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Bitdust

BitDust provides a free-to-use open source application where by you can safely and securely upload and manage your personal data. In addition it offers you the ability to chat and share files with your friends.
Imagine a decentralized network maintained by other users just like you. Here all your personal files are encrypted and only you hold the key to unlock them. Completely anonymous and secure.

An easy to install application that gives you full control over your personal data. You can share files and chat securely with whomever you want without being tracked by service providers.

Main sectors: IT & Telecommunications; Social Economy

Main applications: Public Utilities; Cybersecurity; Disintermediation and decentralized networks; Self Sovereign - digital identity

Established in: 2014

URL: https://bitdust.io

 

Organisation: Trondekk

Organisation type: Companies (non-profit) – Startup

Founders: Veselin Penev; Desmond Dekker; Renato Cardoso

Partners: N/A

Country: Netherlands

City: Amsterdam

Stage of project: Demo

Geographical reach: International

DLT / Blockchain: Public – Bitcoin

Other technologies: Other/s

 

Whitepaper: https://bitdust.io/eu-1.pdf

Github: https://github.com/bitdust-io

Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitdust_io

 

This project is part of the #DLT4Good Scanning. ‘#DLT4Good: Co-creating a European Ecosystem of Distributed Ledger Technologies for Social and Public Good’ is a forward-looking science for policy project supported by the European Parliament, and coordinated by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) in cooperation with the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content & Technology (DG CONNECT). Learn more about #DLT4Good.