What does IPFS stand for?
AnswerInterPlanetary File System
IPFS is the InterPlanetary File System.
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IPFS facts & stats
7 fact-checked facts about IPFS, content addressing and decentralized file storage, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
What does CID stand for in IPFS?
AnswerContent Identifier
A CID is a hash-based identifier for content.
Going deeper
Which organization created IPFS?
AnswerProtocol Labs
Protocol Labs developed IPFS.
Who created IPFS?
AnswerJuan Benet
Juan Benet founded Protocol Labs and designed IPFS.
What happens to a file's CID if you change one byte?
AnswerIt gets a completely different CID
The CID comes from a hash of the content.
Expert level
Which project was designed as an incentive layer for storage alongside IPFS?
AnswerFilecoin
Filecoin rewards providers for storing data.
Version 0 CIDs typically start with which two characters?
AnswerQm
CIDv0 base58 SHA-256 multihashes start with 'Qm'.
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