Are there decentralized file sharing use cases already in operation? Two examples where IPFS has been used are with Wikipedia and the Android version of the Opera browser. The Turkish government previously attempted to ban Wikipedia, citing it as a national security threat. Hacktivists uploaded a version of Turkish Wikipedia and posted it using IPFS as a way of circumventing the ban. IPFS has also been integrated into the Android version of the Opera web browser as part of its bid to introduce Web 3.0 capabilities. BTFS is integrated into decentralized video streaming network DLive, enabling fast and censorship-resistant livestreaming. …

<<<<<<<a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/10-tips-to-create-your-own-cryptocurrency">a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/is-cointellect-a-scam">a href="https://cointelegraph.com/tags/united-kingdom">a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-raspberry-pi-runs-full-bitcoin-node-for-35">a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/the-future-of-bitcoin-litecoin-dogecoin">a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/4-surprising-ways-to-get-bitcoins-anonymously">p>Surreptitious mining ware planted on user PCs by torrent site uTorrent has created a backlash and could even be behind this week’s 3000% increase in Bitcoin Wikipedia requests. uTorrent’s Epic Scale software, until recently installed on client machines to mine bitcoin as part of what uTorrent calls “a common model for software companies that provide products and technology for free,” has come under fire with users experiencing slow running and a lack of transparency. In a blog post released Sunday, uTorrent attempted to calm the situation by issuing a form of apology, while maintaining …