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by skeebuzz 3255 days ago
Not out yet, but Filecoin: https://filecoin.io/. It's like Ethereum but with file storage capabilities + built-in bridges to other cryptocurrencies.
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Filecoin doesn't have any smart contracts as far as I'm aware, so it's limited to use as a decentralized storage network. I believe it would be possible to build something very similar to Filecoin on the Ethereum platform. Storj (https://storj.io/) may be trying to do that.
Edit: Filecoin does mention smart contracts in its white paper.