In this Episode of Missing Links John, Brock and Stephen talk about data storage using IPFS, Filecoin and Arweave.

IPFS is a protocol created by Protocol Labs to share and transfer verifiable data between a peer to peer network. Filecoin is a complimentary protocol  built on top of IPFS which incentivizes node operators to store data for a given period of time. Filecoin offers contract based storage to its users, where users have to pay a monthly fee in order for a network of nodes to store that data for an agreed amount of time. Arweave offers a completely different economic model to Filecoin. Arweave offers permanent storage for a one time up-front free.

Listen as the guys discuss, how each of these protocols work, what are the pros and cons of each protocol,  how do they handle data and how do they incentivize miners to ensure availability and reliability of data storage.