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Hello everyone,

I recently came across an article on TorrentFreak about the BitTorrent protocol and found myself wondering if it has remained relevant in today's digital landscape. Given the rapid advancements in technology, I was curious to know if BitTorrent has been surpassed by a more efficient protocol, or if it continues to hold its ground (like I2P?).

Thank you for your insights!

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[–] schizo@forum.uncomfortable.business 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

There's some cryptobro projects about sticking distributed file sharing on top of ~ THE BLOCKCHAIN ~.

I'm skeptical, but it might actually be a valid use of such a thing.

[–] melroy@kbin.melroy.org 4 points 3 days ago

Blockchain is a nice technology, but not all the solutions need blockchain technology. Just like BitTorrent doesn't require blockchain, a decentralized internet alternative also doesn't need blockchain.