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title: "ThreeFold"
description: "TF offers a secure, sovereign infrastructure layer for Web4, delivering unparalleled scalability, incorruptible and permanent data storage, AI and Web2/Web3/Edge compatibility, and 100% uptime for a resilient digital future." # quotation marks to allow colons where used
date: 2018-09-14T21:00:00-05:00
updated: 2021-02-20T14:40:00-06:00
draft: false
extra:
  author: ThreeFold
  imgPath: home/tf.png
---


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## The (Re)Birth of **the Internet.**

ThreeFold is a peer-to-peer open-source Internet platform that connects users directly with <br> local Internet capacity provided by farmers. No intermediaries such as centralized servers.

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<button>[Build](/build)</button>

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<button>[Farm](/farm)</button>

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<button>[Main Chat](https://t.me/threefold)</button>

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<button>[Get TFT](https://www.manual.grid.tf/documentation/threefold_token/buy_sell_tft/tft_lobstr/tft_lobstr_short_guide.html)</button>

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### The ThreeFold Grid v3.7.0

## **Live and Operational**

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## Together **We Build.**

The future is about decentralization, participation, and working together to achieve our goals. As a decentralized movement, we encourage the community to get involved. This new Internet can only succeed if we find ways to collaborate where we together pull this Internet concept forward. Below, please find some of the ways you can join us in building a better Internet.

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### Farm Local Internet Capacity **and Earn TFT**

By connecting hardware at your home or office – or anywhere you'd like – you provide Internet capacity for the people around you and earn a new digital currency, TFT.

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<button>[Buy a 3Node](http://marketplace.3node.global/)</button>

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<button>[Build a 3Node](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/tfgrid/farming/threefold__diy_guide)</button>

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<button>[Farmers Chat](https://t.me/threefoldfarmers)</button>

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### Build On Top of a **Decentralized Infrastructure**

True digital sovereignty for open-source builders. The ThreeFold Grid provides limitless possibilities, and brings a playground of industry-compatible easy-to-deploy solutions for developers.

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<button>[Deploy on ThreeFold](https://dashboard.grid.tf/)</button>

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<button>[The Manual](https://manual.grid.tf/)</button>

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<button>[Builders Chat](https://t.me/threefoldtesting)</button>

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## Featured Stories

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## **The Team**

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## Believers and Collaborators <br> **In a Better Internet**

We are truly proud to be trusted by some of the biggest names in the industry.

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<button>[Check All Partners](partners)</button>

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## **In the News**

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[![forbes](images/forbes.png#mx-auto)](https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2020/06/20/largest-distributed-peer-to-peer-grid-on-the-planet-laying-foundation-for-a-decentralized-internet/?fbclid=IwAR1WKCpqLcWPRWg5bPD6RCQE5JJjRPt6ey5vbEnu3db2FvJnp6-YKeVZNW8#79aa340e6798)

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[![cointelegraph](images/cointelegraph.png#mx-auto)](https://cointelegraph.com/news/peer-to-peer-internet-has-lofty-goal-to-bring-true-decentralization)

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[![yahoo_news](images/yahoo_news.png#mx-auto)](https://news.yahoo.com/news/threefold-set-disrupt-status-quo-051457787.html?guccounter=1)

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[![hackernoon](images/hackernoon.png#mx-auto)](https://hackernoon.com/is-it-possible-to-create-a-decentralized-internet-this-startup-and-its-farmers-think-so-ey2e3ycf)

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[![smartereum](images/smartereum.png#mx-auto)](https://smartereum.com/189750/threefold-is-audaciously-building-a-new-decentralized-internet/)

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[![tga_daily](images/tga_daily.png#mx-auto)](https://tgdaily.com/web/6-dfinity-threefold-are-leading-an-internet-decentralization-revolution/)

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[![cointelegraph](images/cointelegraph.png#mx-auto)](https://cointelegraph-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/cointelegraph.com/news/is-a-new-decentralized-internet-or-web-3-0-possible/amp)

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[![banklesstimes](images/banklesstimes.png#mx-auto)](https://www.banklesstimes.com/2021/06/14/threefolds-green-technology-strategy-to-a-fairer-more-sustainable-world/)

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[![grit_daily](images/grit_daily.png#mx-auto)](https://gritdaily.com/belarus-governments-control-internet/)

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