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# File System

1. "InterPlanetary File System (IPFS): Content Addressing and Distributed File Systems" by Juan Benet.
2. "Distributed File Systems and Blockchain Technology: A Match Made in Heaven" by P. L. Harris, L. G. Valiant and V. Lillicrap.
3. "A Distributed File System for the Blockchain" by J. R. Douceur.
4. "A Distributed File System for the Blockchain" by A. D. C. and B. C.
5. "Filecoin: A Decentralized Storage Network" by Protocol Labs.
6. "Distributed File System for the Blockchain" by J. R. Douceur, A. D. C. and B. C.
7. "Blockchain-based Distributed File Systems" by A. K. Ren, Y. J. Wang and X. L. Liu.
8. "Blockchain-based Distributed File Systems: An Overview" by J. R. Douceur and A. D. C.
9. "A Study on Distributed File System for Blockchain" by J. R. Douceur, A. D. C. and B. C.
10. "Building a Decentralized Web with IPFS" by J. Benet.


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