Although IPFS—the so-called Interplanetary File System— has far less name recognition than blockchain, it represents one of the essential technologies underlying the current boom in NFTs (non-fungible ...

What do you actually get when you buy an NFT? You own a unique token on a blockchain that references some off-chain data. The token is non-fungible (unique) and immutable (being on a blockchain). That ...

Bluzelle, a decentralized storage network, has announced the release of its mainnet R2 file storage system, which is designed to enhance the decentralization of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and their ...

The recent explosion in the decentralized universe due to blockchain has invited a lot more than just opportunities. It has introduced a way of living for the next generation, which can genuinely mend ...

As NFTs continue their march into the mainstream, it’s important to know how these supposedly permanent digital assets stay that way – or not. IPFS (or the InterPlanetary File System) is a protocol ...

Recording an NFT onto Ethereum or other blockchain. The NFT, which certifies ownership, resides on the blockchain, but the actual NFT image is stored on IPFS or some other storage system. See IPFS.

The privacy-focused document editor Skiff believes it’s found a better way to protect your files. Instead of stashing your documents with a major cloud storage provider such as Amazon Web Services, ...

Earlier this year, a digital artist conned unsuspecting NFT collectors to highlight a vulnerability in the way cryptographically secured assets are managed online. The anonymous artist, known by their ...

Legendary NFT developers Larva Labs were the victims of an exploit this morning, as an attacker found a way to mint a rare NFT worth over $700,000 from the “Meebits” collection. The attacker, ...