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Re:Show HN: Arxiv.org on IPFS by amelius on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @01:09PM (#28447206)
Why do you need a blockchain to implement Skynet?
Re:Show HN: Arxiv.org on IPFS by Taek on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @01:30PM (#28447434)
The blockchain gets us a decentralized marketplace for decentralized storage providers. Anyone can join as a provider and get paid, and the blockchain can act as a decentralized escrow that holds the payment until proof is provided that the storage contract was properly fulfilled.

98% of our technology is off-chain. Only a little tiny sliver (the file contract open and close) is actually posted to the blockchain.