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+ {% row(style="header") %} + ![Image](about_hero.png#mx-auto) + ||| -#### a credible alternative to centralized clouds -## **Collaborative & Sovereign** +#### A STRONG VISION FOR THE FUTURE + + +## **The Internet as Hope for Humanity** + + +The project was started by some Internet & Cloud veterans who believe that the Internet represents an amazing opportunity. We are a group of passionate people building a new foundational layer for a better Internet, more like how the Internet was originally intended to be. -Imagine a cloud built by everyone, for everyone—a place where we collectively own and control our data. By joining forces, we create a secure, efficient, and decentralized infrastructure that empowers individuals and communities. Together, we can ensure privacy, boost innovation, and pave the way for a more equitable digital future. Let’s build this cloud, hand in hand.
+ -{% end %} - -
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- -{% row( style="center semiNarrow mtop") %} - -#### rethinking the way the internet works - -## **ThreeFold’s Journey** - -
- -![Image](about_journey2.png#mx-auto) {% end %} -{% row( style="center semiNarrow mbottom") %} - -#### OUR JOURNEY BEGAN
+10 YEARS AGO - -
- -Years ago, we realized that the existing Internet Infrastructure isn’t sustainable nor secure, lack sovereignty and will not succeed to meet future Internet demands. - -
- -In response, we came together with a shared mission- to design a revolutionary decentralized, open-source, inclusive and sustainable cloud solution for all. - -||| - - -#### WHERE WE ARE
TODAY - -
- -As we embark on the expansion and commercialization phase, the ThreeFold Grid is in it’s third generation and live ±60 countries, significant milestones in our ongoing commitment to redefine the future of the digital landscape. - -
- -We are at the start of a journey to millions of nodes and will launch soon the fourth generation of the Grid- Project Internet Capacity. - - -{% end %}
-
- - + +
+ +
+ {% row( style="center between margin") %} + #### OUR MISSION & VISION + ## **Empowering Human Potential** +
+ Our mission is to empower individuals and organizations with secure, private, and
autonomous access to computing resources, ensuring fair cloud access for everyone. -
- -We envision a global, community-driven network of interconnected servers and nodes—the grid—that democratizes
computing power and storage. This decentralized infrastructure fosters innovation, digital sovereignty, and an equitable internet, where users fully control their data and interactions.
+ +We envision a global, community-driven network of interconnected servers and nodes—the grid—that democratizes
computing power and storage. This decentralized infrastructure fosters innovation, digital sovereignty, and an equitable internet, where users fully control their data and interactions. + + +
+ + Through our token, we support an open ecosystem that facilitates the seamless exchange of internet capacity,
fostering a new digital era of sovereignty, security, privacy, and inclusivity. + {% end %} + +
+ +
+ + +{% row( style="center semiNarrow mtop") %} + + +#### rethinking the way the internet works + + +## **ThreeFold’s Journey** + + +
+ + +![Image](about_journey2.png#mx-auto) + + +{% end %} + + +{% row( style="center semiNarrow mbottom") %} + + +#### OUR JOURNEY BEGAN
+10 YEARS AGO + + +
+ + +Years ago, we realized that the existing Internet Infrastructure isn’t sustainable nor secure, lack sovereignty and will not succeed to meet future Internet demands. + + +
+ + +In response, we came together with a shared mission- to design a revolutionary decentralized, open-source, inclusive and sustainable cloud solution for all. + + +||| + + + + +#### WHERE WE ARE
TODAY + + +
+ + +As we embark on the expansion and commercialization phase, the ThreeFold Grid is in it’s third generation and live ±60 countries, significant milestones in our ongoing commitment to redefine the future of the digital landscape. + + +
+ + +We are at the start of a journey to millions of nodes and will launch soon the fourth generation of the Grid- Project Internet Capacity. + + + + +{% end %} + + + + + +{% row( style="center semiNarrow") %} + + +#### KEY ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE + + +## **Milestones in Our Journey** + + +{% end %} + + +{% row( style="semiNarrow mbottom") %} + + +

The ThreeFold Grid: connected across ±60 countries by independent people and organizations called ThreeFold farmers, live and usable in its third generation technology +

+ + +
+ + +

Partnerships with the governments of Tanzania, to deploy physical infrastructure and introducing coding academies and innovation hubs across the country, and Zanzibar, to deploy physical infrastructure locally and introduce a digital free zone +

+ + +
+ + +

An extensive community of 1000+ farmers and several thousand others – token holders, grid users, and supporters / advocates of the project +

+ + +
+ + +

Our strategic partnerships with key DePIN players: more will be announced soon

+ + +{% end %} + + +
+ +
+
+ {% row( style="mtop") %} + #### ROADMAP + ## **Expanding ThreeFold** + {% end %} + {% roadmap() %} + ## **roadmap** + {% end %} +
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+ {% row( style="mtop") %} + + + #### MEET THE TEAM + ## **Founded by Internet 1.0 Pioneers** + We are a dedicated group committed to advancing a new digital era. Some of us have been working on Internet technology since the early days, when it was a decentralized network. Our goal is to help bring that vision to life once more. + {% end %} +
+ {% row( style="") %} +
+
+ ![Image](kristof_de_spiegeleer.jpeg#mx-auto)
+ **KRISTOF DE SPIEGELEER**
+

Co-Founder & CEO

+

Serial entrepreneur with 30 years of experience in Internet infrastructure and cloud technology. Passionate about tech for good, 500m USD in exits.

+
+ ||| +
+
+ ![Image](jan_de_landtsheer.jpeg#mx-auto)
+ **JAN DE LANDTSHEER**
+

Co-Founder & Master Architect

+

Network guru who has been innovating the internet from the early days and has witnessed the rise of centralization.

+
+ ||| +
+
+ ![Image](adnan_fatayerji.jpg#mx-auto)
+ **ADNAN FATAYERJI**
+

Co-Founder & CEO of TF DMCC

+

Social entrepreneur and startup investor, responsible for driving the ThreeFold Foundation. Built successful grass-root businesses in the UAE for the past 20 years.

+
+ {% end %} + {% row( style="mbottom") %} +
+
+ ![Image](sabrina_sadik.jpg#mx-auto)
+ **SABRINA SADIK**
+

Operations Manager

+

As the Internal and Grid Operations Lead, Sabrina handles customer communications and logistics. Sabrina prioritizes people and fosters and inclusive workplace culture.

+
+ ||| +
+
+ ![Image](florian_fournier.jpeg#mx-auto)
+ **FLORIAN FOURNIER**
+

Ecosystem Developer

+

Experienced social entrepreneur and marketing executive with extensive network in the US and Latam. Spearheaded all marketing at Apple in Latam.

+
+ ||| +
+
+ ![Image](plus2.png#mx-auto)
+

Plus over 50+ engineers, developers and other excellent team members

+
+
+ {% end %} + + + + + + + + \ No newline at end of file + + \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/content/home/index.md b/content/home/index.md index 07b27c1b0..28c682790 100644 --- a/content/home/index.md +++ b/content/home/index.md @@ -5,466 +5,580 @@ date: 2018-09-14T21:00:00-05:00 updated: 2021-02-20T14:40:00-06:00 draft: false extra: - author: Your name here - imgPath: home/header_new1.png + author: Your name here + imgPath: home/header_new1.png --- + + +
-{% row(style="reverse header") %} -## **Decentralized
Autonomous Cloud** +{% row(style="reverse header margin") %} -ThreeFold empowers anyone to become a cloud service provider – no technical expertise required – allowing people and organizations to buy, sell, and use cloud resources autonomously and securely. -
+#### HELLO THREEFOLD -Together we are creating a cloud for everyone, owned by everyone. -
+## **Evolving the Internet, Together** - + +We envision the Internet as a free-flowing, global network of authentic information – connecting everyone, everywhere, and unlocking the unlimited potential of humanity. This vision is within reach and we are building it as we speak. All are welcomed to join. + +
+ + ||| -![Image](home_hero.png) + +![Image](autonomous.png#mx-auto) + {% end %} +
- + {% logo_slider() %} + ## **logo** + {% end %} + + + +
+
+ + + + +{% row( style="center margin narrow") %} + + +#### COLLABORATION, INNOVATION, EVOLUTION + + +## **A Decentralized Future for Us All** + + +
+ + +The sum of our collective digital lives requires **a physical infrastructure** to house and connect us all. Today that infrastructure **has been centralized** in the hands of a few powerful entities, leading to **issues around control, privacy, security, accessibility, and impact on the planet**. This often dictates how we interact, store our data, and access information, creating single points of failure and potential misuse. + + +
+ + +#### But there is a better way forward. + + +
+ + +ThreeFold believes in **open-source collaboration** to **empower human potential**. + + +Together, we create, host, and **co-own** the foundational layer of an **upgraded Internet**. + + +
+ + +#### Our story is a collective story. Let’s write it together. + + +
+ + + + + +{% end %} +
+ {% grid_stats() %} -#### BECOME A CLOUD & INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER ON -## **The ThreeFold Cloud** +#### LIVE AND OPERATIONAL + + +## **The ThreeFold Grid** + + +ThreeFold enables a true alternative to power-hungry, centralized data centers. The ThreeFold Grid
is a global network of Cloud capacity connected and owned by people, not big tech. + + +**Version 3.14 is live on Mainnet** -Provide cloud and Internet capacity in your area and become a part of the largest
and most advanced decentralized autonomous cloud network in the world. {% end %} + +
+
+ {% row(style="reverse margin") %} + #### HOST THE CLOUD + ## **It starts with Nodes** -3Nodes are specialized computers running Zero OS, an operating system invented by the ThreeFold team, enabling anyone to provide decentralized compute storage, and network capacity to the ThreeFold Grid – and earn for it. + + +3Nodes are specialized computers running Zero OS, an operating system invented by the ThreeFold team, enabling anyone to provide decentralized compute, storage, and network capacity to the ThreeFold Grid – and earn for it. +
+ + ||| + ![Image](home_nodes.png#mx-auto) + {% end %} +
+ +
+ {% row(style="margin") %} + ![Image](home_inca.png#mx-auto) + ||| -#### A BASE LAYER FOR DEPIN + +#### A NEW PHASE FOR THREEFOLD +

Project INternet CApacity:
the fourth generation of the ThreeFold Grid

-We’ve developed robust technology that enables anyone to become a cloud and internet service provider. Our secure autonomous system is capable of self-healing without human intervention, giving users complete control over where their data and applications are hosted. + +For years, ThreeFold has been quietly and steadily developing its revolutionary technology on mainnet, with a solid foundation of mature infrastructure that is now ready to take the next leap forward. +
-**Project INternet CApacity** s the fourth generation of the grid, representing the culmination of years of work by ThreeFold. + +We are now entering a new phase of the ThreeFold Grid with the Grid 4.0 and Project INCA. As we transition into this next phase, we're enabling commercial entities to seamlessly build on the grid, which requires significant expansion. This phase has the aim to unlock unprecedented growth opportunities for ThreeFold stakeholders. +
-This project serves as the foundational layer for AI, Web2, Web3, and DePIN projects. It allows everyone to host their applications on a decentralized cloud infrastructure, providing reliable, sovereign storage, network, and compute capacity. -
+ -**ThreeFold has been building decentralized physical infrastructure long before the term “DePIN” was coined.** {% end %} -
- - - -
-
- - -{% row( style="center margin between") %} - -#### COLLABORATION, NOT COMPETITION - -## **A Decentralized Future for Us All** - -
- -ThreeFold believes in open-source collaboration to empower human potential. - -Together, we create, host, and co-own the foundational layer of an upgraded internet. - -
- -Our technology operates close to the hardware, enabling most Web2, Web3,
and DePIN projects to run on top of the ThreeFold Decentralized Cloud. - -
- -**Our story is a collective story. Let’s write it together.** - -
- - - -{% end %} - -
-
- - - - - - -
- -{% row( style="center mtop between") %} - -#### A ROBUST AND PRODUCTION-READY ECOSYSTEM - -## **What does it mean to be a truly Decentralized Autonomous Cloud for everyone?** - -
- -![Image](autonomous.png#semilarge#mx-auto) - -{% end %} - -{% row( style="semiNarrow center mbottom") %} - -### Decentralized - -
- -

No matter who or where you are, you can participate in the ecosystem. Anyone can host or use cloud services.

- -
- -**Everyone has 100% control over their data and online presence.**
-||| - -### Autonomous - -
- -

The ThreeFold software operates entirely without human intervention, allowing our cloud service providers to participate without needing to be experts.

- -
- -**Participating in the cloud has never been so easy.** - -
- -||| - -### Cloud - -
- -

Thanks to our innovative bare metal operating system and quantum-safe storage and network system, we achieve significant efficiency and security benefits.

- -
- -

Our aim is to allow all AI, Web2 and Web3 workloads to run natively on the grid

- -
- -{% end %} - -
+
+ {% row( style="mtop center between ") %} + #### BETTER FOR PEOPLE, BETTER FOR OUR PLANET -## **Advantages of a Decentralized Cloud** + +## **What We Resolve** + {% end %} +
+ {% row( style="center semiNarrow") %} + ![Image](icon_privacy.png#tft_img#mx-auto) +
+ #### **Privacy** + Users maintain control over their data and minimize the risk of data breaches by processing information closer to its source. + ||| + ![Image](icon_sovereignty.png#tft_img#mx-auto) +
+ #### **Sovereignty** + Enables nations and individuals to control their Internet capacity, promoting digital independence through an autonomous cloud network. + ||| + ![Image](icon_performance.png#tft_img#mx-auto) +
+ #### **Performance** -By processing data closer to users, it reduces latency and improves real-time responsiveness. + +By processing data closer to users, it reduces latency and improves real-time responsiveness. + + {% end %} + {% row( style="mbottom center semiNarrow") %} + ![Image](icon_cost.png#tft_img#mx-auto) +
+ #### **Cost Efficiency** + Reduces costs by minimizing data transmission over centralized networks. + + ||| + ![Image](icon_scalability.png#tft_img#mx-auto) +
+ #### **Scalability** + As devices multiply, central data centers face data overload. Edge cloud distributes processing and boosts scalability. + ||| + ![Image](icon_green.png#tft_img#mx-auto) +
+ #### **Green** + Uses local resources to cut the carbon footprint and promotes eco-friendly practices with decentralized hosting. + {% end %} +
+ + + +
+ {% row( style="center mtop narrow") %} +

ECOSYSTEM

+ ## **Utilization Partners** + ThreeFold’s decentralized autonomous cloud will empower many projects and digital experiences as we grow. Here are some of the first projects to come alive. + {% end %} + {% row( style="semiNarrow") %} +
+ [![Image](partner_social.png)](/partners/social-network/) + +
+ #### **Social Network** + + Earth Staking’s Social Network is the first Bitcoin Staking Layer 2 on Earth, collaborating with ThreeFold to improve security, scalability, and energy-efficiency. - + +
+ ||| +
+ [![Image](partner_ourworld.png)](/partners/our-world-free-zone/) + + +
+ #### **Our World Free Zone** + + ThreeFold is working with ZICTIA, on behalf of the Zanzibar government, to create the world’s first 100% Digital Free Zone – accessible and affordable for all. - + +
+ ||| +
+ [![Image](partner_sikana.png)](/partners/sikana/) +
+ #### **Sikana** + + Sikana is on a mission to empower individuals with practical skills through free educational videos – local content in local languages on top of local infrastructure. - + +
+ {% end %} +
+ {% row( style="center") %} + + {% end %} + +
+
+ + + +
+ {% row( style="mtop semiNarrow") %} + ## **Top News** + {% end %} + + + {% row( style="mbottom semiNarrow") %} +
+ [![Image](sovereigndy.png)](/newsroom/duniayetulaunchdar/) +
-##### Sovereign Internet: A game changer for Tanzania + + + +##### Sovereign Internet: A game changer for Tanzania +
+ ||| + + + [![Image](freezone_anouncement.png)](/newsroom/freezone-anouncement/) +
+ + + ##### ThreeFold signs agreement with Zanzibar government for Digital Free Zone + ||| + + + +
+ {% end %} +
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-{% row(style="header") %} + +{% row(style="header") %} + + ![Image](token_hero.png#mx-auto) + + ||| + #### THE FUTURE IS NOW + ## **Compute is the
Currency of the Future** +
+ For hosting the cloud, you earn tokens. For deploying solutions, you use them. Within ThreeFold, tokens are vital for facilitating peer-to-peer transactions between participants and catalyzing the growth of the ecosystem. Take part in a market worth trillions and join a new digital era today. +
+ + + + {% end %} + + + + + + {% row( style="semiNarrow") %} + #### EARN + ## **The Farming Process** -#### Host The Cloud and Earn for your contributions + +#### Host The Cloud and Earn for your contributions + {% end %} +
+ {% row(style="center between") %} +
+ ![Image](host_node.png#mx-auto) +
+ + Set up and connect a node to the existing Internet + ||| +
+ ![Image](offer_capacity.png#mx-auto) +
+ Your node and its capacity is verified by the ThreeFold blockchain. + ||| +
+ ![Image](earn_rewards.png#mx-auto) +
-Earn tokens for the capacity you provide to the ThreeFold Cloud. + + +Earn tokens for the capacity you provide to the ThreeFold Cloud. + {% end %} +
+ {% row( style="mbottom center semiNarrow") %} - + + + {% end %} @@ -99,178 +147,269 @@ Earn tokens for the capacity you provide to the ThreeFold Cloud. + + + + + + {% row( style="mtop semiNarrow") %} + #### USE + ## **The Utilization Process** + #### Access ThreeFold Grid Capacity and Build + {% end %} +
+ {% row(style="center semiNarrow") %} +
+ ![Image](utili_1.png#mx-auto) +
-Users can host any AI, Web2, Web3 application on top of the ThreeFold Sovereign Cloud + + +Users can host any AI, Web2, Web3 application on top of the ThreeFold Sovereign Cloud + ||| + +
+ ![Image](utili_2.png#mx-auto) +
+ Users pay utilization fees to rent and use compute, storage and network capacity. 80% of these fees go to the Farmers (v4) + + {% end %} +
+ {% row( style="mbottom center semiNarrow") %} - + + + {% end %} +
+ + +
+ {% row( style="mtop center semiNarrow") %} + ## **Welcome To $INCA** + {% end %} +
+ + + {% row( style="semiNarrow") %} + + + #### $INCA | VERSION 4 + ### **Catalyzing Expansion** -**In Q4, we will formally announce TF Grid 4.0 and its corresponding token $INCA.** -With version 4, ThreeFold aims to expand to a million nodes in the coming years and $INCA is the token which will facilitate this growth. Its rewards are distributed for capacity usage (80% goes to farmers), capacity provisioning, and hosting solutions on the ThreeFold Cloud. This new tokenomics model is designed to incentivize rapid expansion and utilization of the network. + +**In Q4, we will formally announce TF Grid 4.0 and its corresponding token $INCA.** +With version 4, ThreeFold aims to expand to 1+ million nodes in the coming years and $INCA is the token which will facilitate this growth. Its rewards are distributed for capacity usage (80% goes to farmers), capacity provisioning, and hosting solutions on the ThreeFold Cloud. This new tokenomics model is designed to incentivize rapid expansion and utilization of the network. + ||| + #### $TFT | VERSION 3 + ### **Driving Innovation** -The ThreeFold Token ($TFT) serves as the token of our third generation. This token has been pivotal in driving ThreeFold’s initial phases, playing a crucial role in both the development of the technology and the grid’s initial rollout. There is a maximum supply of 1 billion tokens, which might be reached within six months. This milestone underscores the growth and adoption of the ThreeFold ecosystem, reflecting the project’s progress since its inception. + +The ThreeFold Token ($TFT) serves as the token of our third generation. This token has been pivotal in driving ThreeFold’s initial phases, playing a crucial role in both the development of the technology and the grid’s initial rollout. There is a maximum supply of 1 billion tokens, which might be reached within six months. This milestone underscores the growth and adoption of the ThreeFold ecosystem, reflecting the project’s progress since its inception. + {% end %} + {% row( style="mbottom center semiNarrow") %} + ------------------------------------------------------ +
+ $INCA and $TFT tokens can be used to buy capacity on either version of the grid. + {% end %} +
+ + + + +
+ {% row( style="margin center semiNarrow") %} + #### HOST TF GRID V4 - ## **Earn $INCA** -Do you want to participate?
+ +Do you want to participate?
The only way to get access to $INCA is to become a hoster on TF Grid v4.
Sign up to get a v4 node. +
+
+ {% end %} +
+ + + +
+ {% row( style="mtop semiNarrow") %} + #### COMMON QUESTIONS + ## **Learn more about our tokens** +
+ - #### What is $INCA? - $INCA is the continuation of $TFT for TF Grid v4. A new tokenomics model and reward system allows us to scale out faster. + $INCA is the continuation of $TFT for TF Grid v4. A new tokenomics model and reward system allows us to scale out faster. +
+ - #### How as a user can I use my $TFT and $INCA? - TFT and INCA are both usable on both version of the ThreeFold Cloud. - The INCA and TFT can be used to fund the INCA liquidity pool which allows conversion between USD, INCA and TFT. + TFT and INCA are both usable on both version of the ThreeFold Cloud. + The INCA and TFT can be used to fund the INCA liquidity pool which allows conversion between USD, INCA and TFT. +
+ - #### Will you support currencies like USD or EUR? - In version 4 of the Cloud, users will be able to pay in TFT, INCA and fiat currencies like USD and EUR. The Liquidity pool will take care of the conversion between those currencies. Endusers will not have to understand the specifics of TFT or INCA if they don’t want to.. + In version 4 of the Cloud, users will be able to pay in TFT, INCA and fiat currencies like USD and EUR. The Liquidity pool will take care of the conversion between those currencies. Endusers will not have to understand the specifics of TFT or INCA if they don’t want to.. +
+ - #### How many tokens are there now? - +-960 Million TFT have been farmed on TFGrid 3.x. We will stop farming once we hit 1 Billion. After the Billion TFT has been minted then all farming will be in $INCA. The exact tokenomics has not been defined yet, but we have multiple variations and are making simulators. We are working with tokenomics and DePIN experts to validate the possibilities. + +-960 Million TFT have been farmed on TFGrid 3.x. We will stop farming once we hit 1 Billion. After the Billion TFT has been minted then all farming will be in $INCA. The exact tokenomics has not been defined yet, but we have multiple variations and are making simulators. We are working with tokenomics and DePIN experts to validate the possibilities. +
+ ---------------------------- +
+ **If you have more questions about $TFT or $INCA, we suggest you head to our forum and create a topic there.** + +
+ + {% end %} +
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