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Why is IPFS Essential for Blockchain?

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Protocol Labs invented the Interplanetary File System (IPFS) as a peer-to-peer file sharing system. This system stores and accesses files, websites, applications, and data. It uses content-addressing to identify every file in a global namespace connecting all computing devices. Peer-to-peer file sharing with IPFS allows users to host and receive content in a decentralized manner. this means that users hold a portion of the overall data, resulting in a secure system for storing and sharing data. Users can serve files simply by providing their content addresses, and other users can locate and request those files using a distributed hash table (DHT). What is IPFS? IPFS is a distributed, peer-to-peer file-sharing network that provides a scalable, decentralized foundation for the internet. This system implements a decentralized network. Git, a version control software that is popular among decentralized systems, is one of the most popular decentralized systems. Due to the fact th...