Internet
Infrastructure
for Everyone by Everyone, Everywhere
ThreeFold is a DePIN system designed to scale to a planetary level, capable of providing 100% uptime, and enabling any machine and human to communicate over the shortest path.
Compatible with AI, Cloud, Web2, Web3 – and building towards Web4.
ThreeFold is a Decentralized Infrastructure Layer for The Internet
A foundational DePIN platform that operates directly on bare metal, delivering a truly scalable solution that redefines the core pillars of the Internet and Cloud: Compute, Data, and Networking.
Discover How It WorksThree Inventions at the Core of Our System
- Bare Metal
Operating System - Zero OS, an efficient and secure operating system, runs directly on the hardware – enabling an autonomous cloud.
- Can run any Web2, Web3, or AI workload at the edge of the Internet, with more scalability and reliability.
- Unbreakable Data
- Data cannot be compromised and always remains private, owned by you. A scalable system, to the planetary level.
- Can be distributed and stored in ways which are at least 10x more efficient and orders of magnitude more secure and reliable.
- Unbreakable Network
- End-to-end encrypted overlay network, always looking for the shortest possible path between participants.
- Logical Internet address securely linked to a private key. Unlimited scale and performance optimizations.
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A Global Community
ThreeFold’s groundbreaking technology enables anyone – individuals, organizations, and communities – to deploy their own Internet infrastructure.
Today, our proof-of-concept network is live worldwide, running on version 3.16 technology.
- SSD CAPACITY
- CORES
- NODES
- COUNTRIES
As we together roll out Web4 we might need millions of nodes.
This will establish a truly decentralized and resilient infrastructure.
Anything That Runs on Linux Can Run on ThreeFold
The grid can be used by any Web2, Web3, AI, or Edge IT workload – enabling a world of possibilities. Here are some of the primary use cases of the grid.
- ThreeFold Cloud
- Open-Source Cloud
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ThreeFold is open for developers and system administrators. Deploy virtual machines, containers, Kubernetes clusters, web gateways, and more on top of a best-effort decentralized open source cloud.
- Mycelium
- Unbreakable Network
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An adaptive and resilient network solution that not only keeps your data safe but also guarantees uninterrupted and efficient communication. The Mycelium Network is the backbone of a new era of connectivity, prioritizing speed, security, and reliability for all users.
How it works
Regardless of technical expertise, anyone can deploy nodes (servers) from their homes or offices, and participate in a decentralized alternative to corporate-owned data centers – while earning rewards for their contributions. We call this process “farming.”
- 1. HOST A NODE
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All you need to get started is a modern computer, electricity and network. Once booted with Zero OS, a computer becomes a ThreeFold Node.
- 2. OFFER CAPACITY
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The capacity of the node gets verified and registered in the ThreeFold Blockchain, securing access to a decentralized autonomous cloud for users and communities.
- 3. EARN REWARDS
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After your node is set up and verified, you’ll be rewarded for the capacity that you provide to the ThreeFold Grid.
A Self-Healing Web4 Infrastructure
Scalable globally, Green, Unbreakable & Secure
Building towards Web4
The Next Evolution of the Internet
Web4 is the natural progression of the Internet, where AI agents replace platforms, intelligence is peer-to-peer, and users own and control their data. Together, humans and machines build an augmented, collective intelligence.
Blockchain was the first step to Web3.
ThreeFold is the next step to Web4.
Frequently Asked Questions
No, ThreeFold is a complementary Internet and works alongside the current Internet. It allows you to continue accessing and interacting with the current Internet.
The Internet used to be a peer to peer network, but has become fragile and too centralized. There are so many problems with the current Internet, such as authenticity, privacy, security, and sustainability that we believe a fundamental new approach is needed.
TFT is our token which was used to build generation 1, 2 and 3 of the ThreeFold Grid capacity. From the start, ThreeFold had 4 billion tokens planned. The ThreeFold community decided to stop minting at 1 billion tokens on Stellar via a DAO vote. TFT is the reward for our loyal community. There can never be more than 1 billion TFT.
We are now building generation 4 of the ThreeFold Grid capacity, and we need a new token to build this new generation. There will be 3 billion new INCA tokens and all TFT holders can transfer their TFT into INCA (one-way bridge).
This means that we keep the community decision to have 4 billion tokens in total and to mint maximum 1 billion on Stellar. Our partners will start selling new ThreeFold Nodes mid December 2024 with a new reward scheme and ready to grow to millions of nodes.
You can participate by becoming a farmer, a user, a partner or by developing a web4 app. Provide capacity to the ThreeFold Grid, Use capacity, build solutions, develop applications for Web4, and many more.
Web4 represents the natural evolution of the Internet, where humans and artificial intelligence collaborate to develop a new paradigm aimed at advancing planetary well-being while making sure everyone has equal chances. This Internet can be sovereign & decentralized, while being totally secure and private. This phase of the Internet can scale indefinitely, is green, self-healing, cost effective and ultra-reliable.
ThreeFold is designed to be secure and private by default. We use end-to-end encryption to protect your data and ensure that only you have access to your data.
ThreeFold grid can be used to host any web2, web3 and web4 (future) workload. For more details see our docs.
Individuals, businesses, and organizations who want to be autonomous and have full control over their data and applications. Security is a very big problem today, Technology as used by ThreeFold has the potential to resolve this if used properly. We are building a channel of solution providers and integrators who want to build on top of ThreeFold.