The third public blockchain platform on our tour is the InterPlanetary File System, or IPFS (https://ipfs.io/). IPFS is a peer-to-peer distributed filesystem that seeks to replace HTTP and build the web of tomorrow for everybody. In some ways, IPFS is similar to the web, but you could also compare it to a BitTorrent network exchanging objects within a single Git repository. IPFS provides a content-addressed block storage model with high throughput and content-addressed hyperlinks.
When you download a file with HTTP, the pieces come from a single computer at a time, rather than multiple computers simultaneously. IPFS claims that it can save 60% in bandwidth costs by distributing high volumes of data with high efficiency and zero duplication. ...
