Storj is a protocol that creates a distributed network for the formation and execution of storage contracts between peers. The Storj protocol enables peers on the network to negotiate contracts, transfer data, verify the integrity and availability of remote data, retrieve data, and pay other nodes. This is Storj Labs version 2 white paper that describes a concrete implementation of such a network, and a set of tools for interacting with that network.

A peer-to-peer cloud storage network implementing end-to-end encryption would allow users to transfer and share data without reliance on a third party data provider. The removal of central controls would eliminate most traditional data failures and outages,as well as significantly increasing security,privacy,and data control.

Metadisk is an open source software project seeking to prove conceptually that cloud storage applications can be made more decentralized,more secure,and more efficient. In addition,Metadisk provides a prototyping platform for a fully decentralized network.