InterPlanetary Linked Data

InterPlanetary Linked Data (IPLD) is the data layer for content-addressed systems and the Web 3.0. It is a suite of technologies for representing and traversing hash-linked data. In this module you’ll understand:

• Why IPLD exists
• Merkle DAGs and Merkle Roots
• The relation of IPLD to IPFS
• How to use IPLD for a distributed data structure

Relevant Links

• → Open Problem on Hash-Linked Data Graph Layouts
• → IPLD docs
• → ProtoSchool Tutorial on IPLD

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