Shawn Wilkinson, founder and lead developer of Storj, joins us for our first deep dive into a decentralized application. Storj’s particular domain is the decentralization of cloud storage. Their applications allow users to store their files in a decentralized peer-to-peer network that promises to be more secure and effective. At the same time, it creates a market where people can earn money by renting out spare hard disk space.

Topics covered in this episode:

Why cloud storage lends itself to decentralization

How the efficiency of Storj compares to conventional providers like Dropbox

The architecture of Storj including the applications Driveminer and Metadisk

How Storj interacts with protocols such as Counterparty and Ethereum

The Storjcoin X crowdsale and its economics

Episode links:

Storj

Metadisk

Metadisk Beta

Driveshare

Stroj Talk

Storj & Metadisk whitepapers

This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/046