# Interesting P2P projects

I've created this list to collect decentralized projects that I like.
There is nothing here about commercial goals or shitcoins, only freedom of speech.

=> gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/s/p2p/27641 Discussion on BBS

## Alfis DNS

An alternative to centralized DNS providers.
Domains hosted on the blockchain; require annual updates through Proof of Work (PoW)

=> https://github.com/Revertron/Alfis/ Repository on GitHub

## KevaCoin

Key/Value storage in blockchain.
It's very inexpensive to store any public or encrypted data (such as backups) on other machines as long as network exists!

=> https://kevacoin.org/ Official website
=> https://github.com/kevacoin-project/kevacoin Official repository
=> https://github.com/kevacoin-team/kevacoin Community fork no.1
=> https://github.com/kvazar-network Community fork no.2

## GOSTcoin

Relatively modern fork of AnonCoin that natively operates over the SAM protocol and uses the GOST R 34.11-2012 algorithm along with the GOST R 34.10-2012 signature.

=> https://github.com/GOSTSec/gostcoin GitHub

## Radicle

Radicle is an open source, peer-to-peer alternative to centralized Git hosting platforms.

=> https://radicle.xyz/ Official website

## Twister

Twister is a decentralized P2P microblogging platform that stores usernames and post metadata on the blockchain.
Data is shared over a Distributed Hash Table (DHT) using a modified BitTorrent library.

The author ceased development in 2020, but the network is still active.

=> http://twister.net.co/ Official website
=> https://twisterarmy.github.io/ Community

## YaCy

A decentralized search engine that operates using the BitTorrent protocol for index exchange.

While it is slow and may yield irrelevant results,
it could be interesting for certain local networks or in censored environments.

=> https://yacy.net/ Official website