Nic at Storj here. Can't really talk about Maidsafe as I don't know much about it. But can tell you more about what Storj is trying to do.
Storj aims to create a cloud storage platform that cant be censored, monitored, or have downtime. Storj is a platform, cryptocurrency, and suite of decentralized applications that allows users to store data in a secure and decentralized manner.
Storj is working hard to solve data security issues with the help of its own web app, MetaDisk, and client app, DriveShare. It is the first decentralized end-to-end encrypted cloud storage provider that uses blockchain technology and cryptography to secure online files. There is no need to trust a corporation, their vulnerable servers, or their employees with your files. Storj completely removes trust from the equation. To best protect your files, they are encrypted client-side on your computer before they are uploaded. Furthermore, each file is split up into chunks which are first encrypted and are then distributed for storage across the Storj network. The network is comprised of DriveShare nodes run by users around the world who rent out their unused hard drive space in return for Storjcoin X (SJCX).
The decentralized aspect of Storj means that there are no central servers to be compromised, and because of the use of client-side encryption, only the end users have access to their unencrypted files and encryption keys.
What sets us apart from other projects in the space is that we do release regular progress updates and we are very open to collaboration. You can see our latest update on our blog here: http://blog.storj.io/post/101207370053/storj-news-october-28-2014. On http://blog.storj.io you will also find quite a few interviews of our Founder and Lead Developer Shawn (super3). Many more updates were sent out via our newsletter and are available on our forum.
And you can also have a look at our intro video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl3bUzfn2lg
To keep up with news and updates feel free to subscribe to our newsletter here: http://storj.io and join our forum https://storjtalk.org. We also keep a list of all the news articles about Storj, not trying to show off here but there is quite a bit of interest in our project: Storj In The News and here is a list of Videos about us: Storj Related Videos and Interviews
Our Devs are hard at work and you can see their progress on GitHub: http://github.com/storj
You can try our MetaDisk beta here: http://node1.metadisk.org
We are nearing the early beta release for DriveShare, more info here: http://storj.io/earlyaccess
See below a screenshot of our "DriveShare Live" dashboard where we are doing some preliminary farming tests.
A screenshot of our simple DriveShare GUI
Storj aims to create a cloud storage platform that cant be censored, monitored, or have downtime. Storj is a platform, cryptocurrency, and suite of decentralized applications that allows users to store data in a secure and decentralized manner.
Storj is working hard to solve data security issues with the help of its own web app, MetaDisk, and client app, DriveShare. It is the first decentralized end-to-end encrypted cloud storage provider that uses blockchain technology and cryptography to secure online files. There is no need to trust a corporation, their vulnerable servers, or their employees with your files. Storj completely removes trust from the equation. To best protect your files, they are encrypted client-side on your computer before they are uploaded. Furthermore, each file is split up into chunks which are first encrypted and are then distributed for storage across the Storj network. The network is comprised of DriveShare nodes run by users around the world who rent out their unused hard drive space in return for Storjcoin X (SJCX).
The decentralized aspect of Storj means that there are no central servers to be compromised, and because of the use of client-side encryption, only the end users have access to their unencrypted files and encryption keys.
What sets us apart from other projects in the space is that we do release regular progress updates and we are very open to collaboration. You can see our latest update on our blog here: http://blog.storj.io/post/101207370053/storj-news-october-28-2014. On http://blog.storj.io you will also find quite a few interviews of our Founder and Lead Developer Shawn (super3). Many more updates were sent out via our newsletter and are available on our forum.
And you can also have a look at our intro video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl3bUzfn2lg
To keep up with news and updates feel free to subscribe to our newsletter here: http://storj.io and join our forum https://storjtalk.org. We also keep a list of all the news articles about Storj, not trying to show off here but there is quite a bit of interest in our project: Storj In The News and here is a list of Videos about us: Storj Related Videos and Interviews
Our Devs are hard at work and you can see their progress on GitHub: http://github.com/storj
You can try our MetaDisk beta here: http://node1.metadisk.org
We are nearing the early beta release for DriveShare, more info here: http://storj.io/earlyaccess
See below a screenshot of our "DriveShare Live" dashboard where we are doing some preliminary farming tests.
A screenshot of our simple DriveShare GUI