Read this introductory guide if you want to understand in a clear easy-to-understand way what a big deal MaidSafe's SAFE Network is.
http://www.safenetworkprimer.com/

Contents
- A statement of intent
- A short history of decentralized networks
- A fully autonomous data network
Two sides of the network – Vaults and Clients
- The architecture of the SAFE Network
Sections – Consensus and quorum
- Node Age and Proof of Resource
- Everything’s encrypted
Proxy Node for Clients
Self-encryption of data
Multilayered encryption
- Farming for Safecoin
Safecoin
- Vault personas
The Client Manager
The Data Manager
- Data types
MutableData
ImmutableData
- The SAFE API
Authorization
CipherOpt and Crypto APIs
DOM API
- Conclusion – the promise of the SAFE Network