[mtgx]

IBM and Samsung are also working on a similar project using Ethereum, Bittorrent and Telehash:

http://www.coindesk.com/ibm-reveals-proof-concept-blockchain...

https://www.theprotocol.tv/adept-demo-ibm-samsung/

I wonder why they don't just use IPFS, too.

[epnk]

IPFS is a cool tech, for sure. But it looks like IPFS is focused on "high throughput content-addressed block storage model, with content-addressed hyperlinks".

The file-transfer needs of DIST is simply for a decentralized method of firmware updates--as outlined in the IBM ADEPT paper.