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We are at the dawn of AI, a transformative force that will redefine how we live, work, and interact with technology. AI presents an incredible opportunity for humanity, however, as AI systems become more powerful, their control sits in the hands of a few corporations, raising serious concerns around privacy, bias, accessibility, and so on.
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- Further, centralized cloud providers are bottlenecks, as AI compute demand is outpacing supply and training AI models is too expensive.
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- We must not repeat mistakes of the past. Without decentralization, AI will remain controlled by a few corporations—limiting accessibility, innovation, and independence. To ensure AI benefits everyone, we must advocate for decentralized, open-source AI models that are transparent, ethical, and community-driven. And this can only happen on an infrastructure like ThreeFold.
The Internet brings the world together, yet much of it is now concentrated in the hands of a few powerful corporations. This wasn't its original intent.
The Internet was envisioned as a decentralized, open space.
A tool for freedom, collaboration, and equal access for all.
ThreeFold has invented a new Data, Network, and Cloud system
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- ThreeFold is working with the Zanzibar Communication Corporation (ZICTIA), on behalf of the Zanzibar government, to create the world’s first 100% Digital Free Zone – accessible and affordable for all.
The announcement was made August 2023, and progress has been ongoing behind the scenes since then.
- Updates expected Q4 2024.
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- In January 2024, ThreeFold announced in collaboration with The ICT Commission of Tanzania and Holochain a collaboration to deploy sovereign Internet in Tanzania, along with the introduction of coding academies and innovation hubs.
The Dunia Yetu cooperative is being set up and efforts will ramp up in 2025.
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- For +30 years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to this vision, and ThreeFold is the culmination of that journey. Today, we have a fully operational product (V3) and a thriving community of farmers, users, and partners.
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- Web4 is the next generation of the Internet and our team has been working on it for +10 years—the Decentralized Cloud was the base layer to create Web4. As far as we know, we are the world’s first project approaching a fully functional Web4 infrastructure that places priority on both the planet and people.
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--Over the past decade, we’ve tackled complex challenges in areas such as data storage, secure overlay networking, and autonomous cloud security to bring this vision to life.
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- For +30 years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to this vision, and ThreeFold is the culmination of that journey. Today, we have a fully operational product (V3) and a thriving community of farmers, users, and partners.
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- But we won’t stop here.
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- Web4 is the next generation of the Internet and our team has been working on it for +10 years—the Decentralized Cloud was the base layer to create Web4.
- As far as we know, we are the world’s first project approaching a fully functional Web4 infrastructure that places priority on both the planet and people.
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- Over the past decade, we’ve tackled complex challenges in areas such as data storage,
- secure overlay networking, and autonomous cloud security to bring this vision to life.
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- The Internet started as a peer-to-peer network, but over time it has become fragile and overly centralized. This shift has led to serious issues: data centers are extremely expensive to build and maintain, privacy and security are compromised, misinformation is rampant, and half the world remains poorly connected.
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- Big tech companies now dominate the Internet, tracking our activities and influencing our decisions, consolidating control in ways that don't serve everyone equally.
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- For +30 years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to this vision, and ThreeFold is the culmination of that journey. Today, we have a fully operational product (V3) and a thriving community of farmers, users, and partners.
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-The founders have been working in Internet technology since its early days when it operated as a decentralized, peer-to-peer network. ThreeFold is an open-source movement driven by a dedicated team and a vibrant community of contributors helping to bring our shared vision to life.
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The project is supported by over 50 full-time active developers.
Over the past decades, we’ve tackled complex challenges in areas such as data storage, secure overlay networking, and autonomous cloud security. With significant experience in Internet and Cloud and a strong vision for the future, these pivotal milestones have shaped our growth and drive us towards a better digital future.
-Unlike traditional internet infrastructure, which relies on centralized data centers and corporate control, ThreeFold is built on a global mesh of independent cloud providers—individuals and organizations who contribute data, cloud and network power directly to the ecosytem.
-This makes ThreeFold uniquely decentralized at the physical layer, eliminating single points of failure and gatekeepers. It’s a truly neutral and scalable foundation that puts privacy, resilience, and digital sovereignty at the core of the internet.
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-+ At the base, nodes form the physical foundation—distributed computers that provide processing power, storage, and networking capabilities. These nodes work together to create a global, community-powered infrastructure. +
++ Regardless of technical expertise, anyone can deploy nodes 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.” +
+All you need to get started is a modern computer, electricity and network. Once booted with Zero OS, a computer becomes a ThreeFold Node.
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+The capacity of the node gets verified and registered in the ThreeFold Blockchain, securing access to a decentralized autonomous cloud.
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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. +
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