2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/105718We describe an efficient incentive mechanism for P2P systems that generates a wide diversity of content offerings while responding adaptively to customer demand. Files are served and paid for through a parimutuel market similar to that commonly used for betting in horse races. An analysis of the performance of such a system shows that there exists an equilibrium with a long tail in the distribution of content offerings, which guarantees the real time provision of any content regardless of its popularity.Networking and Internet ArchitectureComputers and SocietyPhysics and SocietyBootstrapping the Long Tail in Peer to Peer Systemstext