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content/newsroom/2021/02/post-2/index.md

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+---
+id: grid_24_mainnet_soon
+title: Grid 2.4 is coming to mainnet soon!
+description: We are in the final stages of testing Grid 2.4 & will soon release on mainnet!
+date: 2021-02-02
+taxonomies:
+    tags: [threefold_grid,update,technology]
+    news-category: [farming,cloud,foundation]
+extra:
+    imgPath: images/newsroom/grid_24_mainnet_soon.png
+    image_caption: Grid 2.4 is coming to mainnet soon
+    authors: [sam_taggart]
+    authorImg: /images/people/sam_taggart.jpg
+---
+
+Hi all – we are pleased to share that we are in the final stages of testing Grid 2.4. We have found eVDC, 3Bot SDK, and Marketplace solution deployment & payment to be quite stable.
+<br/>
+<br/>
+In the coming days we will have an exact date for mainnet launch and some more details for you to get started on our most exciting release to date!
+<br/>
+<br/>
+
+As a reminder, feel free to join our testing community [here](http://t.me/joinchat/TSI25Ee-RcQaOmieYJ9Yyg)

content/newsroom/2021/04/post-12/index.md

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+---
+id: grid_27_testnet_news
+title: Grid 2.7 is Live on Testnet
+description: Last week we announced Grid 2.6 live on testnet, and a week later here we are announcing Grid 2.7!
+date: 2021-04-12
+taxonomies:
+    tags: [threefold_grid,threefold_cloud,update,technology,community]
+    news-category: [foundation,cloud,farming,marketplace,aci]
+extra:
+    imgPath: images/newsroom/grid27testnetnews.png
+    image_caption: Grid 2.7 is live on testnet
+    authors: [sam_taggart]
+    authorImg: /images/people/sam_taggart.jpg
+---
+
+Well, that was fast! 👀
+<br/>
+<br/>
+
+Last week we announced Grid 2.6 live on testnet, and a week later here **we are announcing Grid 2.7!**
+<br/>
+<br/>
+
+You can find the full release notes [here](https://threefold.io/info/cloud#/cloud__release_notes_2_7_0).
+<br/>
+<br/>
+We’re also working on a major mainnet upgrade. Stay tuned for more news on that!
+<br/>
+<br/>
+
+*As a reminder for active cloud users, please always be sure to back up your workloads before moving to the next upgrade.*
+<br/>
+<br/>
+
+*And as always, you can join our testing group [here](https://bit.ly/tftesting).*

content/newsroom/2021/04/post-5/index.md

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+---
+id: grid_26_testnet_news
+title: Grid 2.6 is Live on Testnet
+description: Updates to the eVDC, 3Bot SDK, Quantum Safe Filesystem, Zero-OS, and Digital Twin!
+date: 2021-04-05
+taxonomies:
+    tags: [technology,threefold_grid,threefold_cloud,update,community]
+    news-category: [foundation,cloud,farming,marketplace,aci]
+extra:
+    imgPath: images/newsroom/grid26testnetnews.png
+    image_caption: Grid 2.6 live on testnet
+    authors: [sam_taggart]
+    authorImg: /images/people/sam_taggart.jpg
+---
+
+What you'll find in this exciting release (live on testnet): Updates to the eVDC, 3Bot SDK, Quantum Safe Filesystem, Zero-OS, and Digital Twin!
+<br/>
+<br/>
+
+You can find the **full release notes [here](https://threefold.io/info/cloud#/cloud__release_notes_2_6_0).**
+<br/>
+<br/>
+
+*Join [our testing community](https://bit.ly/tftesting), now up to more than 160 members!*

content/newsroom/2021/05/post-28/index.md

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+---
+id: grid_is_growing
+title: New Nodes In New Parts Of The World
+description: The ThreeFold Grid is growing steadily.
+date: 2021-05-28
+taxonomies:
+    tags: [threefold_grid]
+    news-category: [foundation,farming,cloud]
+extra:
+    imgPath: images/newsroom/grid_is_growing.png
+    image_caption: The grid is growing
+    authors: [sam_taggart]
+    authorImg: /images/people/sam_taggart.jpg
+---
+
+This month, we had new nodes come online in Brazil, Cyprus, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Romania, the United States, Italy, Bulgaria, and more. Welcome to our new farmers!
+<br/>
+<br/>
+
+If you're a farmer or if you're interested in farming and have some questions, please join our farmers chat [here](https://t.me/threefoldfarmers).
+<br/>
+<br/>
+And you can always explore live grid stats – total capacity, locations, and much more – [via our grid explorer](https://explorer.threefold.io/)

content/newsroom/2021/06/post-16/index.md

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+---
+id: greener_tech_strategy
+title: ThreeFold Coverage in Bankless Times
+description: ThreeFold’s Green Technology Strategy to a Fairer, More Sustainable World - via Bankless Times
+date: 2021-06-16
+taxonomies:
+    tags: [news,update]
+    news-category: [farming,cloud,foundation]
+extra:
+    imgPath: images/newsroom/greener_tech_strategy.png
+    image_caption: ThreeFold Coverage in Bankless Times
+    authors: [sam_taggart]
+    authorImg: /images/people/sam_taggart.jpg
+---
+
+🗞 **ThreeFold’s Green Technology Strategy to a Fairer, More Sustainable World**
+<br/>
+<br/>
+“We have the potential to offset energy usage 100 per cent by the end of 2021, and our goal is to take two times more carbon out of the air than we put in,” says, Kristof de Spiegeleer, co-founder of ThreeFold.
+<br/>
+<br/>
+
+Full article [here](https://www.banklesstimes.com/2021/06/14/threefolds-green-technology-strategy-to-a-fairer-more-sustainable-world/)
+<br/>
+<br/>
+
+If you want to read more about ThreeFold energy savings, dive into [our wiki](https://library.threefold.me/info/tfgrid/#/threefold__energy_savings)!

content/newsroom/2021/07/post-29/index.md

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+---
+id: filebrowser_demo
+title: Watch the P2P File Browser Demo!
+description: Take a look at the file browser (storage) solution we're building at ThreeFold!
+date: 2021-07-29
+taxonomies:
+    tags: [technology,update,peer_to_peer,threefold_grid,digital_twin]
+    news-category: [farming,cloud,foundation,aci,twin]
+extra:
+    imgPath: images/newsroom/filebrowser_demo.png
+    image_caption: Filebrowser Demo
+    authors: [sam_taggart]
+    authorImg: /images/people/sam_taggart.jpg
+---
+
+Today, we're excited to share with you **[a demo of the ultra-secure peer-to-peer file browser (storage) solution](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT_dKuvF6Ng)** that's being built on top of the ThreeFold Grid!
+<br/>
+<br/>
+This is part of a series of demos showcasing a little piece of what we're building at the ThreeFold – private, secure, peer-to-peer alternatives to many of the tools and experiences we all use today.
+<br/>
+<br/>
+
+*Last week, we shared a demo of the self-hosted video solution, which you can find [here](https://threefold.io/news/post/video_chat_demo/).*
+<br/>
+<br/>
+See you next time! 👋

content/newsroom/2021/08/post-25/index.md

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+---
+id: grid_utilization_plan
+title: ThreeFold Grid Utilization Plan – Part 1
+description: Part one (of two) of our ThreeFold Grid utilization plan, focusing on TF Grid solutions.
+date: 2021-08-25
+taxonomies:
+    tags: [threefold_grid]
+    news-category: [foundation,farming,cloud]
+extra:
+    imgPath: images/newsroom/grid_utilization_plan.png
+    image_caption: Grid Utilization Plan Part 1
+    authors: [sam_taggart]
+    authorImg: /images/people/sam_taggart.jpg
+---
+
+The ThreeFold Foundation’s primary goal is to achieve **sustainable and organic growth of the ThreeFold Grid**.
+<br/>
+<br/>
+Here’s **[part one](https://forum.threefold.io/t/grid-utilization-plan-part-one/1157) (of two) of our TF Grid Utilization Plan**, which focuses primarily on TF Grid Solutions.
+<br/>
+<br/>
+*As always, we’d love to have your feedback. And you can look forward to part two, which will cover some of our key partnerships.*

content/newsroom/2021/09/post-15/index.md

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+---
+id: grid3_testing
+title: Calling All Grid 3.0 Testers
+description: We are now ready to invite a limited group from our community to test an early release of Grid 3.0!
+date: 2021-09-15
+taxonomies:
+    tags: [community,update,technology,threefold_grid,threefold_cloud]
+    news-category: [farming,cloud,foundation,twin]
+extra:
+    imgPath: images/newsroom/grid3_testing.png
+    image_caption: Grid 3.0 Testing
+    authors: [sam_taggart]
+    authorImg: /images/people/sam_taggart.jpg
+---
+
+**We are now ready to invite a limited group from our community to test an early release of Grid 3.0!**
+<br/>
+<br/>
+If you’re interested, please read through **[this post](https://forum.threefold.io/t/join-the-grid-3-0-beta-testers-group/1194)** and answer three quick questions for us.

content/newsroom/2021/09/post-2/index.md

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+---
+id: grid_utilization_plan_2
+title: ThreeFold Grid Utilization Plan – Part 2
+description: Part two (of two) of our ThreeFold Grid utilization plan, focusing on key partnerships.
+date: 2021-09-02
+taxonomies:
+    tags: [threefold_grid,update,threefold_cloud,technology,partner]
+    news-category: [foundation,cloud,farming]
+extra:
+    imgPath: images/newsroom/grid_utilization_plan_2.png
+    image_caption: Grid Utilization Plan 2
+    authors: [sam_taggart]
+    authorImg: /images/people/sam_taggart.jpg
+---
+
+**Today, we’re sharing [part two](https://forum.threefold.io/t/grid-utilization-plan-part-two/1203) of our ThreeFold Grid Utilization Plan.**
+<br/>
+<br/>
+It highlights **some of our main partnerships**, which together can bring **many millions of users** to the grid.
+<br/>
+<br/>
+*If you missed part one (TF Grid Solutions), be sure to check it out [here](https://forum.threefold.io/t/grid-utilization-plan-part-one/1157).*

content/newsroom/2021/09/post-9/index.md

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+---
+id: grid2_possibilities
+title: What's Possible on Grid 2
+description: While we work to open testing of Grid 3.0, we wanted to outline what's already available to test on Grid 2.
+date: 2021-09-09
+taxonomies:
+    tags: [threefold_grid,threefold_cloud,technology,update,peer_to_peer,community]
+    news-category: [foundation,cloud,farming,aci]
+extra:
+    imgPath: images/newsroom/grid2_possibilities.png
+    image_caption: Grid 2 Possibilities
+    authors: [sam_taggart]
+    authorImg: /images/people/sam_taggart.jpg
+---
+
+While we **work to open testing of Grid 3.0** to our community, questions are coming in around how to get started testing the Grid today.
+<br/>
+<br/>
+In **[this post](https://forum.threefold.io/t/what-you-can-do-on-the-threefold-grid-today/1220)**, Scott outlines **what’s currently available to test on Grid 2**.
+<br/>
+<br/>
+*If you’re interested in testing on the ThreeFold Grid, please join [our testing community](https://t.me/threefoldtesting).*

content/newsroom/2021/10/post-26/index.md

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+---
+id: european_cloud
+title: Europe's Next-Gen Edge Computing Platform
+description: We've submitted a joint proposal to the European Commission to build Europe's next-generation edge computing platform!
+date: 2021-10-26
+taxonomies:
+    tags: [update,technology,threefold_cloud,peer_to_peer]
+    news-category: [farming,cloud,foundation,aci]
+extra:
+    imgPath: images/newsroom/european_cloud.png
+    image_caption: European Cloud
+    authors: [sam_taggart]
+    authorImg: /images/people/sam_taggart.jpg
+
+---
+
+We’ve **joined forces** with some incredible European open source projects with the collective ambition **to build Europe’s next-generation edge computing platform**!
+
+<br/>
+
+🌐 [SovereignEdge.EU](https://sovereignedge.eu/MetaOS/)
+
+<br/>
+
+*Please find [the announcement on Twitter](https://twitter.com/threefold_io/status/1452941932129312774) and show your support. The more noise we make with this application, the more chances for our ecosystem to develop Europe's edge cloud.* 🙏

content/newsroom/2021/11/post-18-grid/index.md

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+---
+id: grid_301
+title: What's New in Grid 3.0.1!
+description: Today we are sharing what’s new in TF Grid 3.0.1, now live on Testnet and Devenet – and the path to Mainnet!
+date: 2021-11-18
+taxonomies:
+    tags: [threefold_grid,threefold_cloud,technology,update,peer_to_peer,blockchain]
+    news-category: [foundation,cloud]
+extra:
+    imgPath: images/newsroom/grid_301.png
+    image_caption: What's new in Grid 3.0.1
+    authors: [sam_taggart]
+    authorImg: /images/people/sam_taggart.jpg
+---
+
+We have been, for some months, in testing mode on our ThreeFold Grid 3.X and today we are sharing **what’s new in TF Grid 3.0.1 – and the path to mainnet!** 🚨
+
+<br/>
+
+Including: improvements suggested for 3.x farming model, a web-based widget to simplify calculations, validator nodes, a DAO, and what we still need to for mainnet!
+
+<br/>
+
+**Find the full update [here](https://forum.threefold.io/t/whats-new-in-tf-grid-3-0-1-and-the-path-to-mainnet/1488).**
+
+<br/>
+
+*And a big thank you to the testers & farmers who have offered your time & feedback in helping us get to where we are today!*