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Note that "private blockchain" means "gives you a Merkle tree", which you literally get just putting all transactions into git. I suspect the "private blockchain" products that actually exist (and aren't just vapour) are git underneath.

Thanks for sharing this. A picture paints...cuts through all the hype.

Perfect starting point. Thank you for posting this.

According to this diagram, IPFS should use (or be) a blockchain.

I think very many IPFS use cases do need / benefit from blockchains.

With the same logic also a BitTorrent tracker should use a blockchain, but obviously it's not the case. You are distributing trust-based units (money, legal and financial instruments, etc), not files (video, images, etc).

This diagram is to answer the private blockchain hype. It's not meant to address any piece of technology- just qualify when a blockchain doesn't provide clear value.