# btfs

> medium.com | Storage; 1 record: free tier, limits, identity cost and evidence.

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## btfs (bittorrent file system)

- `storage/btfs` | self-hosted, last resort | verdict fails-quota | evidence reported | binding none | category rejected-provider
- identity a placeholder: card and phone unknown | verified 2026-10-21 (inherited) | stale on 2026-11-05
- url https://medium.com/@BitTorrent/btfs-releases-new-staking-rules-87fb573dc4ee
- free tier: It is a host-side staking scheme, not a consumer storage tier: hosts must stake in 500,000 BTT units, redeem only after 90 days, and are penalised 10,000 BTT per failed validation. Docs… | unit: none | metered on: none | read on: 2026-10-21 | source: [1]
- per-object cap: not recorded | source: [1] | note: not recorded
- retention: not recorded | source: [1]
- egress: not recorded | metered: no
- identity: email
- interface: unknown
- tooling: not recorded
- composes with: the same as tooling
- reliability: the same as the free tier
- notes: the same as the free tier
- self hosted: yes
- extras:
  - dead_end.failure_class: quota
  - dead_end.why: It is a host-side staking scheme, not a consumer storage tier: hosts must stake in 500,000 BTT units, redeem only after 90 days, and are penalised 10,000 BTT per failed validation. Docs…
  - dead_end.first_recorded: 2026-10-21
- evidence:
  - [1] 2026-10-21: It is a host-side staking scheme, not a consumer storage tier: hosts must stake in 500,000 BTT units, redeem only after 90 days, and are penalised 10,000 BTT per failed validation. Docs…
  - [2] 2026-10-21: cited as the basis of the rejection: It is a host-side staking scheme, not a consumer storage tier: hosts must stake in 500,000 BTT units, redeem only after 90 days, and are penalised 10,000 BTT per failed validation. Docs host
- sources:
  - [1] https://medium.com/@BitTorrent/btfs-releases-new-staking-rules-87fb573dc4ee
  - [2] https://docs.btfs.io/docs/btfs-overview