remove unused folder

fix typo

.github/workflows/tf_update_dev.yml

@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-name: www2.threefold_io
-on: 
-  push:
-    branches: [ development ]
-
-jobs:
-  deploy:
-    name: Deploy
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - name: pushing latest change on www2.threefold.io
-      uses: appleboy/ssh-action@master
-      with:
-        host: dev.threefold.io
-        username: webuser
-        key: ${{ secrets.TF_SECRET }}
-        port: 34022
-        script: |
-          cd websites/www2/www_threefold_io/
-          git log -1
-          git fetch
-          git reset --hard origin/development
-          sed -i "s/https:\/\/www.threefold.io/https:\/\/dev.threefold.io/g" config.toml
-          ./build.sh
-          
-  wait:
-    needs: deploy
-    name: Wait for Website Update
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - name: Wait Period
-      id: wait-deploy
-      run: |
-        echo "Sleeping for 30"
-        sleep 30
-        
-  checklinks:
-    needs: wait
-    name: Check for Broken Links
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Check for Broken Links
-        id: link-report
-        uses: docker://ghcr.io/threefoldfoundation/website-link-checker:latest
-        with:
-          args: 'https://www2.threefold.io -w 404'

.github/workflows/tf_update_prod.yml

@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-name: www.threefold_io
-on: 
-  push:
-    branches: [ master ]
-
-jobs:
-  deploy:
-    name: Deploy
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - name: pushing latest change on www.threefold.io
-      uses: appleboy/ssh-action@master
-      with:
-        host: www.threefold.io
-        username: root
-        key: ${{ secrets.TF_SECRET }}
-        port: 22
-        script: |
-          cd /opt/www_threefold_io/
-          git log -1
-          git fetch
-          git reset --hard origin/master
-          sed -i "s/https:\/\/dev.threefold.io/https:\/\/www.threefold.io/g" config.toml
-          ./build.sh
-          
-  wait:
-    needs: deploy
-    name: Wait for Website Update
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - name: Wait Period
-      id: wait-deploy
-      run: |
-        echo "Sleeping for 30"
-        sleep 30
-        
-  checklinks:
-    needs: wait
-    name: Check for Broken Links
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Check for Broken Links
-        id: link-report
-        uses: docker://ghcr.io/threefoldfoundation/website-link-checker:latest
-        with:
-          args: 'https://www.threefold.io -w 404'

.github/workflows/update_dev2.yml

@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-name: www3.threefold_io
-on: 
-  push:
-    branches: [ development_light_mode ]
-
-jobs:
-  deploy:
-    name: Deploy
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - name: pushing latest change on www3.threefold.io
-      uses: appleboy/ssh-action@master
-      with:
-        host: www3.threefold.io
-        username: webuser
-        key: ${{ secrets.TF_SECRET }}
-        port: 34022
-        script: |
-          cd websites/tmp/www_threefold_io/
-          git log -1
-          git fetch
-          git reset --hard origin/development_light_mode
-          sed -i "s/https:\/\/dev.threefold.io/https:\/\/dev2.threefold.io/g" config.toml
-          bash build.sh
-          
-  wait:
-    needs: deploy
-    name: Wait for Website Update
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - name: Wait Period
-      id: wait-deploy
-      run: |
-        echo "Sleeping for 30"
-        sleep 30
-        
-  checklinks:
-    needs: wait
-    name: Check for Broken Links
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Check for Broken Links
-        id: link-report
-        uses: docker://ghcr.io/threefoldfoundation/website-link-checker:latest
-        with:
-          args: 'https://www3.threefold.io -w 404'

.github/workflows/update_www3.yml

@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-name: www3.threefold_io
-on: 
-  push:
-    branches: [ 3.10.0 ]
-
-jobs:
-  deploy:
-    name: Deploy
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - name: pushing latest change on www3.threefold.io
-      uses: appleboy/ssh-action@master
-      with:
-        host: www3.threefold.io
-        username: webuser
-        key: ${{ secrets.TF_SECRET }}
-        port: 34022
-        script: |
-          cd websites/www3/www_threefold_io/
-          git log -1
-          git restore .
-          git pull
-          sed -i "s/https:\/\/www.threefold.io/https:\/\/www3.threefold.io/g" config.toml
-          bash build.sh
-          
-  wait:
-    needs: deploy
-    name: Wait for Website Update
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - name: Wait Period
-      id: wait-deploy
-      run: |
-        echo "Sleeping for 30"
-        sleep 30
-        
-  checklinks:
-    needs: wait
-    name: Check for Broken Links
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Check for Broken Links
-        id: link-report
-        uses: docker://ghcr.io/threefoldfoundation/website-link-checker:latest
-        with:
-          args: 'https://www3.threefold.io -w 404'

config.toml

@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ title = "ThreeFold"
 description = "Our global digital backbone"
 
 # When set to "true", a feed is automatically generated.
-#generate_feed = true
+generate_feed = true
 
 # The filename to use for the feed. Used as the template filename, too.
 # Defaults to "atom.xml", which has a built-in template that renders an Atom 1.0 feed.
 # There is also a built-in template "rss.xml" that renders an RSS 2.0 feed.
-#feed_filename = "atom.xml"
+feed_filename = "atom.xml"
 
 # The number of articles to include in the feed. All items are included if
 # this limit is not set (the default).
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ external_links_no_referrer = true
 # For example, `...` into `…`, `"quote"` into `“curly”` etc
 smart_punctuation = true
 
-#[build]
-#not_found = "404.md"
+[build]
+not_found = "404.md"
 
 [[taxonomies]]
 name = "categories"

content/about/index.md

@@ -172,9 +172,7 @@ Over the past decades, we’ve tackled complex challenges in areas such as data
     button_text_1="Participate",
     button_link_1="/signup",
     button_text_2="Stay Updated",
-    button_link_2="https://t.me/threefoldnews",
-    button_text_3="Chat",
-    button_link_3="https://t.me/threefold"
+    button_link_2="https://t.me/threefoldnews"
 ) }}
 
 

content/blog/3_step_rollout/index.md

@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+---
+id: 3_step_rollout
+title: The Three Step Rollout to a Sovereign Agentic Cloud
+image_caption: technology
+description: "ThreeFold is enabling a Sovereign Agentic Cloud through three architectural layers: Cloud, Network, and Agents – a new generation of cloud and AI infrastructure."
+date: 2025-10-17
+taxonomies:
+  people: [raj_mitra]
+  tags: [tech,grid,community]
+  categories: [tech,grid,cloud]
+extra:
+    imgPath: 3_step_rollout.png
+    isFeatured: true
+---
+
+The internet is evolving once again – but this time, not through the types of platforms or services that defined past waves. What we’re witnessing is the emergence of an **agentic internet**, where autonomous digital agents will become the foundation of online life.
+
+</br>
+
+This evolution could unfold in one of two directions:
+
+- **Centralized**, where a handful of corporations and governments control the agents, their data, and the infrastructure they run on
+- **Decentralized**, where individuals and communities own their agents, data, and digital environments, creating a more open, sovereign web.
+
+</br>
+
+At ThreeFold, we believe the decentralized path requires a new kind of digital foundation – one we call the **Sovereign Agentic Cloud**.
+
+</br>
+
+This is not just another version of the internet, it’s the necessary foundation for a decentralized digital ecosystem built for the future: a new generation of cloud and AI infrastructure that is faster, greener, smarter, private, and secure.
+
+</br>
+
+Our rollout to this future is unfolding now in three phases:
+
+- The Cloud: Live
+- The Network: Live
+- The Agents: January 2026
+
+</br>
+
+Each layer builds on the one before it, sequentially creating the architecture for a truly sovereign agentic cloud.
+
+</br>
+
+The **Cloud** lays the groundwork with decentralized compute and storage – the base layer of an independent digital life that expands as new capacity comes online across the grid.
+
+</br>
+
+But capacity alone means little without coordination. That’s where the **Network** comes in, connecting distributed nodes into an intelligent mesh where data, models, and services can move freely.
+
+</br>
+
+With computation and connectivity in place, the system becomes ready for cognition – the **Agents**. These self-owned AI agents emerge as the logical extension of the architecture, using the Cloud for processing and the Network for communication. Together, they form the first generation of decentralized, autonomous intelligence.
+
+### **The Cloud**
+The Cloud forms the foundation, a 100% Kubernetes-compatible compute and storage layer that operates as a global, distributed cloud.
+
+</br>
+
+Built on top of the ThreeFold Grid, it draws from independent capacity providers around the world. Each contributes compute, storage, and network resources, forming a resilient, peer-to-peer infrastructure that’s already live today.
+
+</br>
+
+This layer makes decentralized Kubernetes real and accessible. Developers can spin up clusters directly across the grid using familiar declarative workflows, autoscaling, monitoring, and logging tools – all without reliance on centralized cloud vendors.
+
+</br>
+
+The result is a production-grade environment that offers the usability of conventional clouds combined with the sovereignty, security, and resilience of decentralization. Developers gain the freedom to deploy applications anywhere, anytime, without gatekeepers.
+
+</br>
+
+While ThreeFold’s community-driven open-source cloud has been live for years with [builders already commercializing its resources](/blog/tf-decentralized-cloud-new/), this new Kubernetes-based solution marks a major evolution: simplified, commercial-ready, and purpose-built to host the next generation of autonomous agents. It’s the necessary foundation for the sovereign agentic cloud.
+
+<br/>
+
+Stay tuned this month for the release of the Kubernetes Cloud.
+
+### **The Network**
+The next step extends this foundation into a living, intelligent network layer.
+
+</br>
+
+This step introduces a full suite of decentralized network services – including VPN, DNS, CDN, and LLM gateways – all designed to make the underlying grid fully reachable, programmable, and autonomous.
+
+</br>
+
+These gateways transform ordinary grid nodes into public-facing endpoints, solving one of the hardest problems in decentralized hosting: achieving global accessibility while providing greater independence from scarce IPv4 addresses and centralized ISPs.
+
+</br>
+
+Traffic moves dynamically across the mesh. Every connection is encrypted end-to-end. And instead of relying on fixed routes or central ISPs, the network forms a peer-to-peer overlay that automatically discovers and maintains the most efficient path between nodes. 
+
+</br>
+
+When a node or connection goes down, the network self-heals, rerouting traffic in real time to maintain uptime. This allows workloads running anywhere on the grid, even on devices without public IPs, to communicate securely and act as if they were hosted in a single, unified data center. 
+
+</br>
+
+What sets this network apart is not just its autonomy, but its evolutionary behavior. As the grid grows, it adapts, reconfiguring routes, optimizing performance, and expanding reach.
+
+</br>
+
+Parts of the network are already operational, with ongoing developments making it ever more powerful, efficient, and resource-rich.
+
+### **The Agents**
+The final phase brings the architecture to life: the Agent Layer, the cognitive and operational tier of the Sovereign Agentic Cloud.
+
+</br>
+
+Within this layer, every person can have one or more Personal Agents – intelligent digital counterparts that manage tasks, workflows, and communication while maintaining full sovereignty over data and identity.
+
+</br>
+
+These personal agents can coordinate networks of "Worker Agents," each capable of handling specialized functions such as research, coding, analysis, or transactions.
+
+</br>
+
+Supporting them is a secure foundation of semantic search, private active memory, and long-term, zero-knowledge storage, allowing agents to learn, reason, and operate within encrypted, self-contained sandboxes. 
+
+#### Agent Layer Evolution: From AGI to ACI
+While much of the world is racing toward AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) – massive centralized systems aiming to replicate human cognition – we’re charting a different course.
+
+</br>
+
+Today’s AI giants control nearly all of the compute, data, and infrastructure required to train and deploy large models. This concentration of power brings enormous risks such as surveillance-driven data collection, bias embedded at scale, and energy consumption rivaling entire nations.
+
+</br>
+
+ThreeFold’s approach is rooted in Augmented Collective Intelligence (ACI). Not a machine trying to mimic humans, but a system that grows through shared human experience while protecting each individual’s privacy.
+
+</br>
+
+There’s no hidden monetization model, no surveillance layer, no opaque black box where your information disappears. Each agent learns locally, contributes globally, and respects the sovereignty of its user. It’s a model of intelligence that grows organically, not hierarchically.
+
+### **Building The Vision**
+That is the vision of what we call the Sovereign Agentic Cloud: a fully decentralized ecosystem where the Cloud provides resilient compute and storage, the Network connects nodes into an intelligent, self-healing mesh, and the Agent layer brings autonomous, personal intelligence to life. Together these layers form a self-sovereign foundation for the next generation of digital life.
+
+</br>
+
+Development toward this vision is well underway, with the Cloud and Network systems already live and evolving, and agents coming in Q1 2026. Stay tuned via our [news channel](https://t.me/threefoldnews) and [chat](https://t.me/threefold) as the rollout unfolds.

content/blog/_index.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ insert_anchor_links: "left"
 template: "layouts/blog.html"
 page_template: "blogPage.html"
 #transparent: true
-#generate_feed: true
+generate_feed: true
 extra:
   imgPath: tf.png
 ---

content/blog/africa_regen_summit_ii/index.md

@@ -24,14 +24,4 @@ The second summit saw the birth of Dunia Yetu (meaning "Our World" in Swahili),
 
 <br>
 
-Looking ahead to 2024, our vision includes a continued series of gatherings focused on OurWorld, ThreeFold, and other projects and individuals prioritizing a planet-first, people-first approach to support Tanzania and the broader African continent.
-
-<br>
-
-More information: 
-
-<br>
-
-- **Summit I:** Read [Zanzibar Seeks to Become a Digital FreeZone](https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/zanzibar/zanzibar-seeks-to-become-digital-freezone--4316150) (via The Citizen) and [Mwinyi Commits to Improvement of Digital Spaces](https://dailynews.co.tz/mwinyi-commits-to-improvement-of-digital-spaces/) (via Daily News Tanzania) for further details.
-- **Summit II:** Learn more about [Dunia Yetu](https://www.threefold.io/newsroom/duniayetulaunchdar/) 
-- **Dunia Yetu:** Read [Sovereign Internet - A game changer for Tanzania](https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/national/sovereign-internet-a-game-changer-to-tanzania-startups-ecosystem-growth-449806) (via The Citizen)
+Looking ahead to 2024, our vision includes a continued series of gatherings focused on OurWorld, ThreeFold, and other projects and individuals prioritizing a planet-first, people-first approach to support Tanzania and the broader African continent.

content/blog/cloudfare_wtf_happened/index.md

@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+---
+id: cloudfare
+title: "Cloudflare... Wtf Happened?"
+image_caption: cloudfare
+description: A single Cloudflare update knocked out 20% of the internet on November 18th, serving as another reminder of how fragile our centralized web infrastructure really is. So what went wrong?
+date: 2025-11-19
+taxonomies:
+  people: [raj_mitra]
+  tags: [tech,grid,community]
+  categories: [tech,grid,cloud]
+extra:
+    imgPath: cloudfare_wtf_happened.png
+    
+---
+
+This genuinely felt like groundhog day.
+
+<br/>
+
+On Tuesday, 18th November, a fifth of the world’s websites went down as Cloudflare went down. And yes, a lot of, so called, “decentralized” services also went down as a result. 
+
+<br/>
+
+However, we have seen this movie before. Last month, we saw websites going down due to a [global AWS outage](https://www.threefold.io/blog/what-comes-next/).
+
+<br/>
+
+This really begs the question. How resilient is the world wide web, if it is constantly dependent on centralized service providers?
+
+<br/>
+
+Let’s understand what exactly happened.
+
+### **The Update That Broke The Internet**
+
+Cloudflare’s global outage wasn’t caused by DNS issues, an attack, or any systemic failure across the internet. 
+
+<br/>
+
+Believe it or not, it just came down to a single configuration file used for bot mitigation. The file in question is automatically generated from live threat-intelligence feeds. It’s meant to update continuously to block bots, abusive traffic, and malicious patterns. At some point before the outage, its size expanded far beyond what the underlying software was built to tolerate.
+
+<br/>
+
+Under normal circumstances the system reloads this file without incident. However, this time, the oversized file hit a latent bug inside Cloudflare’s bot-management engine, causing it to crash repeatedly.
+
+<br/>
+
+Now, since this component sits in the request path for most Cloudflare products, its failure caused widespread 500 errors across the network.
+
+<br/>
+
+Once that service collapsed, the effects rippled through Cloudflare’s global infrastructure. Websites depending on Cloudflare’s CDN, WAF, and bot filtering began failing almost simultaneously. Users saw generic “500 errors,” and even Cloudflare’s own dashboard and API became inaccessible. 
+
+<br/>
+
+Major platforms like ChatGPT, X, Shopify, Uber, Spotify, Indeed, Claude, Perplexity, Canva, NJ Transit’s digital systems, and countless others were unreachable for hours simply because they are all fronted by Cloudflare’s global network.
+
+<br/>
+
+![image](./cloudfare.jpg)
+
+<br/>
+
+Eventually, a fix was rolled out by late morning Eastern Time. Engineers patched the underlying issue, reverted the problematic configuration, and gradually restored dependent systems.
+
+### **What Is the Solution?**
+
+To his credit, Cloudflare CTO Dane Knecht admitted that the company "failed” its customers. However, an apology isn't enough when a system that is currently responsible for the global trillion dollar economy and other critical services is seemingly so fragile that it can't handle a single company's update.
+
+<br/>
+
+Cloudflare “fixed” the issue. But did they actually heal the wound or put a flimsy little band aid? History tells us that it is likely the latter.
+
+<br/>
+
+We saw the same pattern with AWS’s regional DNS failure, Microsoft’s global Azure collapse, and CrowdStrike’s faulty update that halted hospitals and grounded planes. Quick patches are applied, but the core fragility remains untouched.
+
+<br/>
+
+This isn’t a Cloudflare problem.
+
+<br/>
+
+It’s an internet architecture problem.
+
+<br/>
+
+And that’s where alternatives must be taken seriously. 
+
+<br/>
+
+Fixing configuration files is not the solution. Rebuilding the foundation is.
+
+### **The ThreeFold Alternative: A Different Kind of Internet**
+
+Instead of patching over the centralization crisis, ThreeFold rebuilds the foundation entirely.  
+
+<br/>
+
+Instead of a few hyperscale providers powering the world, ThreeFold utilizes thousands of independent capacity providers to contribute compute, storage, and bandwidth to a unified, autonomous grid. Its Sovereign Agentic Cloud is designed around decentralization, autonomy, and distribution. The exact qualities today’s internet has lost.
+
+<br/>
+
+ThreeFold works across three layers:
+
+<br/>
+
+- **The Cloud:** A decentralized, Kubernetes-compatible cloud running on independent capacity providers instead of hyperscale data centers.
+- **The Network:** A peer-to-peer mesh with built-in VPN, DNS, CDN, and gateways, creating a self-healing connectivity fabric.
+- **The Agents:** Autonomous, user-owned digital agents running on decentralized compute, not Big Tech servers.
+
+<br/>
+
+Together, these create an internet that grows more resilient as it expands.
+
+### **Why This Actually Fixes the Problem**
+
+ThreeFold’s solution represents a return to that original vision of the internet. A decentralized, sovereign, human-aligned internet that isn’t vulnerable to the failure of one company, one region, or one configuration file. As ThreeFold co-founder Florian Fournier puts it:
+
+<br/>
+
+*“The internet was meant to be a network of peers, open, resilient, and free. Over time, it became a network of platforms.”*
+
+<br/>
+
+ThreeFold’s work is aimed at rebuilding the web from the ground up. This is not a band aid. Our solution dares to restructure what is broken. And In a world where a single file update can cripple platforms worth billions, it’s clear that this is the direction the internet should have taken all along.
+
+<br/>
+
+Do you want to join our mission? [Start here](https://threefold.info/mycelium_meet_4nov/docs/) and [stay tuned](https://t.me/threefoldnews).

content/blog/depin_summit_recap/index.md

@@ -0,0 +1,230 @@
+---
+id: depin_summit_recap
+title: "From Vision to Reality: DePIN Comes Alive in East Africa"
+image_caption: DePIN Summit Recap
+description: A powerful week of community, collaboration, and real-world impact as decentralized infrastructure takes root in East Africa.
+date: 2025-07-11
+taxonomies:
+  people: [sam_taggart]
+  tags: [decentralization, event, why]
+  categories: [decentralization, event, why]
+extra:
+    imgPath: depin_summit_recap.png
+    isFeatured: true
+---
+
+*Recapping an incredible DePIN Summit 2025: Africa Edition. Thanks to [EV3](https://ev3.xyz/) for bringing DePIN Summit to East Africa, [Share](https://www.share.inc/), [Singularity Venture Hub](https://www.singularityventurehub.ai/), our own team, [ZICTIA](https://zictia.go.tz/), all of the organizers, venues, various staff and execution teams, speakers, and participants for being a part of this. Thanks as well to [Proof of Coverage](https://x.com/Proof_Coverage) for some of the photos included in this post. Others are my own (see if you can spot the quality difference!).*
+
+<br/>
+
+Over the course of a powerful week in East Africa, DePIN enthusiasts, builders, founders, investors, government stakeholders, and dreamers from around the globe gathered for DePIN Summit 2025, a one-of-a-kind gathering that brought decentralized physical infrastructure to life through conversation, community, and concrete impact.
+
+<br/>
+
+The summit unfolded in two acts: Mombasa, Kenya and Zanzibar, Tanzania, with some joining for a closing journey to Arusha and sticking around Zanzibar to further solidify discussions and work towards tangible outcomes.
+
+### **Part I: Mombasa**
+
+![Mombasa Opening](./opening.jpg)
+
+#### Sunday June 29: Day Zero: Arrival & Alignment
+
+As the sun set over the Kenyan coast, founders, speakers, and project leads touched down in Mombasa. The [Share](https://share.inc) team, on-the-ground co-organizers of the first leg of the summit, hosted an informal gathering at their HQ, setting the tone for what would be a high-trust, high-purpose summit experience.
+
+#### Monday June 30: Day One: Learning from the Ground Up
+
+![Mombasa School Visit](bridge1.png)
+
+<br/>
+
+We visited two [Bridge International Academies](https://www.bridgeinternationalacademies.com/) where students and teachers are already engaging with digital learning through tablets, despite having a shaky power supply and not having an internet connection on-site. Currently, staff use a single smartphone to upload daily progress.
+
+<br/>
+
+Share will soon equip the school with unlimited WiFi access, using its innovative technology to support and elevate the quality of student learning. It’s a powerful initiative, and one that rightly earned them praise for turning bold vision into real-world impact.
+
+<br/>
+
+*We’re thinking the obvious – and we’re exploring with the Share team how we can support in bringing ThreeFold nodes to Mombasa to ensure these schools will not have just have their connectivity, but that their own capacity as well.*
+
+<br/>
+
+![Mombasa School Visit](bridge2.png)
+
+<br/>
+
+During our visit, some students showed off local song and dance while others even prepared and performed spoken word poetry on the theme of the Internet. Later, that evening, a community dinner allowed conversations to deepen among builders, speakers, and local partners.
+
+<br/>
+
+![Networking Dinner](giraffe.jpeg)
+
+<br/>
+
+*Do you spot our tall friends in the background? An epic photobomb and overall experience at [Nguuni Nature Sanctuary](https://www.nguuninaturesanctuary.org/).*
+
+#### Tuesday July 01: Day Two: Build on the Beach & Dine on a Dhow
+
+As a pre-summit kickoff, [**Beach & Build**](https://lu.ma/4gcze4zw?tk=C6ULfS) offered a relaxed afternoon on the Mombasa shoreline, designed for connection, collaboration, and casual networking, setting the tone for the week ahead.
+
+<br/>
+
+Later in the evening, we enjoyed “DePIN on Deck,” aboard a traditional Swahili coast dhow boat. With stunning coastal views, fresh seafood, and vibrant conversations, guests enjoyed a relaxed, intimate setting to connect and unwind.
+
+#### Wednesday July 02: Day Three: DePIN Summit Launches
+
+The first official summit day featured a full agenda of talks, demos, and showcases. Hosted at the headquarters of [Swahilipot Hub](https://www.swahilipothub.co.ke/), a foundation focused on nurturing youth talent through tech, arts, and entrepreneurship, the summit opened with EV3 and Share explaining why and why now for the summit to be held in Africa and introducing Share as a project.
+
+<br/>
+
+![Mombasa Summit Day](mombasacrowd.jpg)
+
+<br/>
+
+The audience included mostly students and local and international entrepreneurs and founders. ThreeFold co-founder Florian Fournier delivered a keynote on the future of decentralized internet in East Africa.
+
+<br/>
+
+![Florian Keynote](flomombasa.jpg)
+
+<br/>
+
+*Florian spoke about the ThreeFold story and showed off one of the original ThreeFold nodes (perched on top of the podium).*
+
+<br/>
+
+The other projects that gave keynotes included [DeCharge](https://decharge.network/), [Arkreen](https://www.arkreen.com/), [Titan](https://www.titannet.io/), [Element Pay](https://www.elementpay.net/), [Onocoy](https://onocoy.com/), [WeatherXM](https://weatherxm.com/), [RealityNet](https://www.realitynet.xyz/), [Pickspot](https://www.pickspot.net/), [Qualoo](https://www.qualoo.io/), [Natix](https://www.natix.network/), and more.
+
+### **Part II: Zanzibar**
+
+![Time for Zanzibar](zanzibarreg.jpg)
+
+#### Thursday July 03: Day Zero: Crossing to Zanzibar
+
+Some speakers and attendees took a chartered flight from Mombasa to Zanzibar, bringing the summit spirit over the Indian Ocean to Spice Island.
+
+<br/>
+
+![Charter to Zanzibar](charter.png)
+
+<br/>
+
+We were joined by new attendees and warmly welcomed with a sunset session to set intentions for the second leg of the summit.
+
+#### Friday July 04: Day One: Public Infrastructure Meets Policy
+
+The first official day of the Zanzibar summit was held at the Madinat Al Bahr. The event brought together global builders and Zanzibar's local ecosystem, including Eng. Shukuru Awadh Suleiman, Director General of [Zanzibar Communication Corporation](https://zictia.go.tz/) (ZICTIA), our partner on the ground on the island.
+
+<br/>
+
+ThreeFold co-founder Kristof De Spiegeleer started with a presentation on ThreeFold and what it enables in East Africa and beyond.
+
+<br/>
+
+![Kristof Keynote](kristofkeynote.jpg)
+
+<br/>
+
+There were also presentations from WeatherXM, Arkreen, Natix, Reality, Qualoo, [Peaq](https://www.peaq.xyz/) (ThreeFold partner), DeCharge, Share, Swahili Pot, and [Africa Amini Life](https://www.africaaminilife.com/en). Along with that, we had:
+
+<br/>
+
+- **Investment Panel**: Investing in DePIN, featuring Dylan, Rapolas, and Volt  
+- **Ecosystem Panel:** Flora ([Sahara Ventures](https://saharaventures.com/)) and Msechu ([Serengeti Angels](https://serengetiangels.com/)) outlined challenges and opportunities across the region, hosted by Sal of EV3
+
+<br/>
+
+![Ecosystem Panel](panel.jpg)
+
+<br/>
+
+Towards the end of the day, Kristof was joined on stage by Eng. Shukuru Awadh Suleiman of ZICTIA to discuss the collaboration between ThreeFold and the government of Zanzibar.
+
+<br/>
+
+![Kristof and Eng. Shukuru](znzcollab.jpg)
+
+<br/>
+
+Following a long but inspiring day, the guests enjoyed Swahili BBQ with live music and with local artist [Tryphon Evarist](https://www.musicinafrica.net/directory/tryphon-evarist).
+
+<br/>
+
+![Tryphon](tryphon.png)
+
+#### Saturday July 05: Day Two: Demo Day & Closing Ceremony
+
+At the historic Mbweni Ruins, DePIN builders showcased their hardware, software, and product experiences. Florian led a visit to the land of [Dunia Cyber City and Zanzibar Free Zone](https://ourworld.tf/ventures/).  
+
+<br/>
+
+![Demo Day](demoday.jpg)
+
+<br/>
+
+*WeatherXM deployed some of their hardware in Kenya and we’re working on getting a station live here in Zanzibar!*
+
+<br/>
+
+Builders from around the world presented real-world solutions for emerging markets.
+
+<br/>
+
+![Light DAO](lightdao.jpeg)
+
+<br/>
+
+Later, the community gathered with [Light DAO](https://lightdao.one/) for a thought session with Kristof and Florian, followed by a closing celebration with local music and performances to honor both global innovators and the communities they serve.
+
+<br/>
+
+![DCMA](dcma.png)
+
+<br/>
+
+*Students from the [Dhow Countries Music Academy](https://www.zanzibarmusic.org/) in Stone Town, Zanzibar performed and brought summit attendees on stage to participate.*
+
+### Part III: Arusha
+
+![Arusha Time!](arushacrew.jpg)
+
+<br/>
+
+Following the summit, a group of 35 attendees traveled to Arusha for a post-summit visit to experience authentic Tanzania. The trip included a safari and time with the Maasai tribe at one of their lodges, as well as a visit to a local school where students received tablets on their first day back. Both the lodge stay and the school visit are part of the Africa Amini Life project, with a portion of the lodge proceeds helping to fund the school, medical clinics, and other key local institutions.
+
+<br/>
+
+![Maasai](maasai.png) <br/>
+![School Visit](schoolvisit.png)
+
+<br/>
+
+*ThreeFold and Africa Amini Alliance are working to collaborate to bring further digital inclusion to even the most remote communities in Tanzania.*
+
+<br/>
+
+Then, nearly twenty of us returned to Zanzibar to reunite with other summit attendees and ground the ideas and discussions from the summit into tangible next steps.
+
+### Final Reflections
+
+What an unforgettable experience. We were honored to co-host this landmark event along with EV3 and Share, and deeply proud to have showcased a diverse range of groundbreaking DePIN projects while spotlighting Africa as a powerful hub for emerging technology and innovation.
+
+<br/>
+
+From Mombasa to Zanzibar to Arusha, we saw the DePIN vision become real.
+
+<br/>
+
+We didn’t just talk about decentralized infrastructure.
+
+<br/>
+
+We lived it.
+
+<br/>
+
+Onward! Together we build.
+
+<br/>
+
+*More to share and more to come as concrete outcomes develop.*

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     imgPath: evolution_of_the_internet1.png
-    isFeatured: true
+    isFeatured: false
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 The internet has undergone a remarkable transformation since its inception in the 1960s. What started as a small, decentralized network designed for sharing knowledge and fostering collaboration has evolved into a vast, complex system that influences almost every aspect of modern life. However, this journey has been marked by significant shifts in the structure and nature of the internet, leading us to a critical juncture today.

content/blog/ground_up_innovations/index.md

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-[Zero OS](https://threefold.info/tech/tech/zos_innovation.html) is an innovative operating system, retaining the Linux kernel but fundamentally redesigned for heightened security, efficiency, and support for true peer-to-peer and decentralized workloads. This unique operating system doesn't require installation on hard disks or SSDs; it remains stateless, consistently up to date, and autonomously managed without human intervention. Its design enables scalability to millions of nodes and self-healing application delivery, opening new possibilities in system resilience and reliability.
+[Zero OS](https://manual.grid.tf/labs/knowledge_base/technology_toc/concepts_readme/zos) is an innovative operating system, retaining the Linux kernel but fundamentally redesigned for heightened security, efficiency, and support for true peer-to-peer and decentralized workloads. This unique operating system doesn't require installation on hard disks or SSDs; it remains stateless, consistently up to date, and autonomously managed without human intervention. Its design enables scalability to millions of nodes and self-healing application delivery, opening new possibilities in system resilience and reliability.
 
 ### **A quantum safe storage system**
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Newer generation storage systems such as protocol-driven or blockchain-based sol
 
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-[Quantum Safe Storage](https://threefold.info/tech/tech/zstor_innovation.html) is an ultra-scalable system capable of storing data indestructibly and efficiently. Previous versions of this system created by our team are widely used to store Zetabytes of information by large organizations.
+[Quantum Safe Storage](https://manual.grid.tf/labs/knowledge_base/technology_toc/qsss_home) is an ultra-scalable system capable of storing data indestructibly and efficiently. Previous versions of this system created by our team are widely used to store Zetabytes of information by large organizations.
 
 ### **A quantum safe network system**
 
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-[Mycelium](https://threefold.info/tech/tech/mycelium_inno.html) is an overlay network layer designed to enhance the existing internet infrastructure while remaining compatible with all current applications. It empowers true peer-to-peer communication. Mycelium can look for the shortest path, has a built-in naming and CDN (Content Delivery) system, and can survive disaster and network cuts much more efficiently as is possible today.
+[Mycelium](https://mycelium.threefold.io) is an overlay network layer designed to enhance the existing internet infrastructure while remaining compatible with all current applications. It empowers true peer-to-peer communication. Mycelium can look for the shortest path, has a built-in naming and CDN (Content Delivery) system, and can survive disaster and network cuts much more efficiently as is possible today.
 
 ### **The only way**
 

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 - [From the ground up: Three inventions that make ThreeFold possible](https://www.threefold.io/blog/ground-up-innovations/)
-- [The evolution of the Internet: From free to controlled, and back again](https://www.threefold.io/blog/eveloution-of-the-internet/)
 - [ThreeFold Docs: Litepaper, Tokenomics, Node Guide, & More](https://docs.threefold.io/)

content/blog/internet_origins/index.md

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+---
+id: internet_origins
+title: "An Internet That Remembers Its Origins"
+image_caption: An Internet That Remembers Its Origins
+description: The original vision is still alive. Now, we have the tools to realize it on a global scale.
+date: 2025-11-21
+taxonomies:
+  people: [sam_taggart]
+  tags: [grid,why,decentralization,cloud]
+  categories: [grid,why,decentralization,cloud]
+extra:
+    imgPath: internet_origins.png
+    isFeatured: true
+---
+
+Before today’s massive data centers and tightly controlled platforms, the early Internet felt more like a digital frontier than a ubiquitous part of the modern world. It was a living network built by curious engineers, tinkerers, hobbyists, universities – people plugging in a server, hosting a page, running an email service from bedrooms, garages, workspaces, and university basements. The network grew because individuals contributed capacity, creativity, and their intelligence. It was open and full of possibilities.
+
+<br/>
+
+Anyone could participate. Anyone could build. Anyone could host. People were free to own their digital lives instead of renting from cloud giants. That freedom was the Internet’s original superpower.
+
+<br/>
+
+Over time, as the web centralized into a handful of hyperscale clouds, we traded that grassroots openness for convenience. Infrastructure became something only giant companies could provide. The power shifted, the costs shifted, and the Internet’s early sense of shared ownership faded. And that early spirit of tinkering and autonomy was pushed to the margins.
+
+<br/>
+
+But it doesn’t have to stay in the past.
+
+### **A Chance to Reclaim the Original Spirit of the Internet**
+
+ThreeFold (and upcoming Project Mycelium, version 4 of the grid) taps into the idea that the Internet should be something we participate in, not just consume. Instead of relying on centralized cloud providers, the network is powered by individuals running small, efficient nodes that plug into a global, decentralized network. That means:
+
+<br/>
+
+1. **The power to run your own infrastructure (again)** <br/>
+No single company controls the grid. Just like the early days, anyone can plug in capacity and participate, returning ownership to the edges.
+
+2. **The joy of tinkering – at modern scale** <br/>
+Set up a node, plug in capacity, experiment, build, break, fix, repeat. The hands-on creativity of the early Internet meets today’s possibilities.
+
+3. **A community-powered digital commons** <br/>
+Each node strengthens the whole grid. Every contributor helps build a healthier, more neutral Internet, one owned by the people who run it.
+
+4. **A privacy-first alternative to Big Cloud** <br/>
+Decentralized, energy-efficient, and secure. Your data stays yours, your infrastructure stays in your hands.
+
+### **The Future Looks a Lot Like the Past (In a Good Way)**
+
+ThreeFold isn’t about nostalgia. It’s about reviving what the early Internet got right: openness, decentralization, curiosity – and updating those values for a world now powered by AI, automation, and increasingly data-intensive workloads.
+
+<br/>
+
+It gives builders, tinkerers, privacy purists, and anyone uncomfortable with the way the Internet is going a path to reclaim agency in a world that desperately needs alternatives.
+
+<br/>
+
+The original vision is still alive. Now, we have the tools to realize it on a global scale.
+
+<br/>
+
+*With version 4 coming soon, we invite you to take a look at the opportunity [to participate](https://threefold.info/mycelium_economics/docs/hosting_economics/hosting_explanation) in the next phase of our project and ask questions either in our [main chat](https://t.me/threefold) or our [forum](https://forum.threefold.io).*

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+---
+id: kubernetes_in_context
+title: "Kubernetes in Context: Why the World Runs on K8s – and Why it Needs to Decentralized"
+image_caption: Kubernetes in Context
+description: Kubernetes has reshaped how the world builds and runs software but faces key challenges because of centralization. ThreeFold has a solution.
+date: 2025-09-10
+taxonomies:
+  people: [raj_mitra]
+  tags: [decentralization, grid, tech, cloud, why]
+  categories: [decentralization, grid, tech, cloud, why]
+extra:
+    imgPath: kubernetes_in_context.png
+    isFeatured: true
+---
+
+Kubernetes (aka K8S) has become the backbone of modern software. Teams use it to deploy, scale, and operate apps and platforms across clouds, data centers, and the edge, from banking to streaming to AI.
+
+<br/>
+
+However, despite its huge utility, most of Kubernetes still relies on centralized cloud providers, introducing issues like rising costs, vendor lock-in, and loss of control over data. The future demands a decentralized version.
+
+<br/>
+
+That’s exactly what our team is building with [KubeCloud](https://github.com/codescalers/kubecloud), a platform that brings Kubernetes to the decentralized ThreeFold Grid with simplicity, sovereignty, and scale.
+
+### **So, What Exactly Does Kubernetes Do?**
+
+At its core, Kubernetes helps teams run applications smoothly, no matter where they live, on laptops, in data centers, or in the cloud. It takes the heavy lifting out of day-to-day operations by automating what would otherwise be slow, error-prone, and manual:
+
+<br/>
+
+- **Tames complexity:** The main benefit is simplification. Kubernetes can simplify the chaos of microservices, making large, distributed systems manageable for multi-team organizations.
+- **Boosts reliability:** Built-in recovery, replication, and load balancing keep applications running with minimal downtime.
+- **Delivers consistency:** Standardizes deployment and operations across clouds, virtual machines, and bare metal. This makes sure that apps run the same everywhere.
+- **Automated deployment:** Roll out applications consistently across physical servers, virtual machines, and clouds without having to configure each by hand.
+- **Elastic scaling:** Add or remove capacity when demand spikes or shrinks, keeping performance steady while optimizing resources.
+- **Self-healing resilience:** Identifies system issues and resolves them automatically.
+- **Service discovery & load balancing:** Gives each connected app a fixed name and address so they can always find each other, while also spreading traffic out so nothing gets overloaded.
+- **Storage orchestration:** Works with many types of storage systems so apps can safely save their data and get it back whenever they need it.
+
+<br/>
+
+In short, Kubernetes takes the chaos out of running modern applications. That’s why it’s become the global standard.
+
+### **Why the World Adopted K8s**
+
+K8s didn’t become the de facto standard by accident. Kubernetes adoption was fueled by two converging technology shifts: the rise of containers and the rise of the cloud.
+
+#### The Rise of Containers
+
+Containers changed how software was built and shipped. These are lightweight “boxes” that package an app with everything it needs to run. They’re faster and more portable than traditional software setups. But once teams started running hundreds or thousands of containers, they needed a smart system to organize them. Kubernetes became that system.
+
+#### The Rise of Cloud
+
+Cloud computing redefined infrastructure. These platforms allow everyone to rent computing power instantly. However, every cloud worked a little differently. What was needed was a universal system that worked across providers. Kubernetes stepped up by becoming a unifying layer for hybrid and multi-cloud strategies.
+
+<br/>
+
+This combination made Kubernetes the go-to tool for modern infrastructure.
+
+### **Limitations of the Centralized Kubernetes Model**
+
+There is no doubt whatsoever about the practicality of traditional Kubernetes. As explained above, it has become the standard for running containerized applications. The issue, however, is that most clusters today live inside centralized cloud providers. This introduces several problems
+
+<br/>
+
+- **Vendor lock-in:** Dependence on a single provider limits flexibility and leverage.
+- **Rising costs:** Data-intensive workloads become expensive to run at scale.
+- **Reduced sovereignty:** Organizations have little control over where and how data is stored or processed.
+
+<br/>
+
+For developers, this means reduced flexibility. For enterprises, it means risk, especially when compliance, data privacy, or infrastructure resilience are on the line. 
+
+<br/>
+
+A decentralized approach to Kubernetes can potentially address these gaps by distributing workloads across independent, globally available nodes, while still preserving the ease and power of cloud-native operations. In this decentralized environment, developers can enjoy the same features, without having to surrender control to hyperscale platforms.
+
+<br/>
+
+For AI and next-generation applications that demand both performance and sovereignty, decentralization is essential.
+
+<br/>
+
+This is where KubeCloud comes in.
+
+### **KubeCloud: Decentralized Kubernetes on Steroids**
+
+KubeCloud is designed to make decentralized Kubernetes both real and accessible. Instead of relying on centralized cloud providers, it provides clusters directly on the [ThreeFold Grid (TFGrid)](https://github.com/threefoldtech/tfgrid-sdk-go). The TFGrid is a decentralized, peer-to-peer cloud made up of independent capacity providers distributed worldwide. The Grid offers compute, storage, and networking resources contributed by individuals and organizations.
+
+#### What Powers KubeCloud
+
+Under the hood, KubeCloud integrates Mycelium. Mycelium forms an adaptive, encrypted mesh across TFGrid nodes, routing traffic securely and efficiently. Unlike traditional networking, which often depends on centralized ISPs and data centers, Mycelium self-heals and reroutes around failures, creating resilient connections between workloads no matter where they run.
+
+<br/>
+
+KubeCloud also supports multi-master clusters for high availability. Control plane nodes are distributed, and if one fails, the others automatically elect a new leader to keep the cluster running smoothly.
+
+<br/>
+
+Key capabilities include:
+
+<br/>
+
+- **Zero-downtime upgrades:** Apply updates without interrupting running workloads.
+- **Built-in failover:** Automatically recovers from node or service failures.
+- **Elastic scaling:** Expand or shrink services on demand to match workload needs.
+
+<br/>
+
+For observability, users can track cluster health through integrated Prometheus and Grafana dashboards. Exposing applications to the public internet is equally streamlined. A simplified web gateway replaces the usual complexity of ingress controllers with built-in domain and prefix-based routing.
+
+### **What It Means for Users**
+
+So, how does KubeCloud help users? Let’s take a look.
+
+#### For Developers and DevOps
+
+- Familiar workflows which includes declarative deployments, autoscaling, monitoring, logging, and collaboration workflows.
+- Runs in a decentralized environment, not a centralized vendor cloud
+- Users retain full control of compute, storage, and networking
+
+#### For Enterprises
+
+- Production-grade Kubernetes, without lock-in. Run clusters confidently, free from dependence on a single vendor.
+- Made for data-heavy teams. Tap into next-gen hardware on the ThreeFold Grid, built for AI and high-performance workloads.
+
+### **In Closing**
+
+Kubernetes has reshaped how the world builds and runs software. By automating deployment, scaling, and recovery. Yet, as powerful as Kubernetes is, most of its deployments still run on centralized clouds, bringing challenges of lock-in, cost, and sovereignty. That is why the next leap is decentralization.
+
+<br/>
+
+KubeCloud combines the familiarity of Kubernetes with the resilience and sovereignty of decentralized infra. It takes the power of the TFGrid and Mycelium and packages it into a platform that anyone can adopt with minimal onboarding friction.
+
+<br/>
+
+Kubernetes changed the world once. By leveraging decentralization and ThreeFold, KubeCloud may do so again.
+
+<br/>
+
+*Join [our Telegram](https://t.me/threefold) and stay up to date with the latest developments on ThreeFold.*

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+---
+id: QSS
+title: "The Quantum Age Is Coming: Will Your Data Survive?"
+image_caption: QSS
+description: The quantum era is approaching fast, threatening encryption, blockchains, and security. ThreeFold’s Quantum Safe Storage delivers sovereign, resilient, and unbreakable protection for data in a post-quantum world.
+date: 2025-09-16
+taxonomies:
+  people: [raj_mitra]
+  tags: [tech,grid,community]
+  categories: [tech,grid,community]
+extra:
+    imgPath: QSS_blog.png
+---
+
+The world is standing at the edge of a technological revolution. Quantum computing, once confined to theoretical discussions in labs, has begun breaking into reality. With advancements like [Google Willow](https://blog.google/technology/research/google-willow-quantum-chip/) and the race towards more powerful machines, quantum computers are an approaching storm, and most of us are not even close to being ready.
+
+### The Quantum Threat to Security
+For decades, the bedrock of digital trust has been cryptography. Public-key encryption (RSA, ECC), digital signatures, and hashing algorithms are what secure our bank accounts, blockchain transactions, confidential files, and online identities.
+
+<br/>
+
+But here’s the problem: quantum computers are tailor-made to break these very defenses. [Shor’s algorithm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shor%27s_algorithm) allows quantum systems to factor large numbers and break asymmetric encryption at a speed classical computers could never match. Once a quantum machine with sufficient qubits (the basic unit of information used to encode data in quantum computing) and error correction is operational, today’s standard cryptography becomes obsolete.
+
+<br/>
+
+This danger unfolds in multiple ways:
+
+- **Harvest-now, decrypt-later:** Encrypted data stolen today can be stored and easily decrypted by quantum machines in the future.
+- **Compromised blockchains:** Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies are secured by vulnerable cryptography. A sufficiently advanced quantum computer could forge transactions or drain wallets.
+- **Broken trust in communications:** VPNs, HTTPS, and secure messaging would be exposed, jeopardizing global internet security.
+- **Critical infrastructure risk:** Power grids, defense systems, and financial networks could all be destabilized by quantum attacks.
+
+<br/>
+
+In short, quantum computing threatens the very assumption of “safety” on which the digital world has been built.
+
+<br/>
+
+For businesses, governments, and individuals alike, this presents both unparalleled opportunity and unprecedented danger.
+
+#### Why Existing Systems Can’t Adapt Quickly 
+Crypto networks, cloud providers, and enterprises face a brutal truth. It is absolutely critical for them to get quantum-safe.
+
+<br/>
+
+For blockchains, transitioning means changing the very essence of their algorithms, requiring contentious hard forks that could split communities and collapse valuations.
+
+<br/>
+
+For cloud storage providers, petabytes of vulnerable data are already locked in centralized infrastructures, making retrofitting costly and slow.
+
+<br/>
+
+For governments and enterprises, complacency is the biggest risk, assuming quantum is “decades away” when in reality, technological breakthroughs are accelerating faster than anyone expected.
+
+<br/>
+
+What’s needed isn’t retrofitting. It’s rethinking.
+
+
+### Enter ThreeFold’s Quantum Safe Storage (QSS)
+Zero-OS provides several core storage primitives like disks, volumes, and 0-DB. Quantum Safe Storage is constructed on top of these primitives, adding the encryption, encoding, and dispersion mechanisms that deliver a storage layer that is unbreakable, sovereign, and efficient.
+
+<br/>
+
+[QSS](https://manual.grid.tf/labs/knowledge_base/technology_toc/qsss_home/) is the productized form of Zero-OS storage, designed specifically for the quantum age. QSS packages its core advantages into a clear value proposition:
+
+- **Quantum-Resistant Security:** Mathematically encoded fragments and post-quantum cryptography protect against future quantum attacks.
+- **Immutable & Append-Only:** Data can’t be altered or erased, ensuring integrity forever.
+- **Self-Healing:** Automatic detection and reconstruction of lost or corrupted fragments.
+- **Sovereign & Compliant:** Data placement can be controlled geographically for governance and compliance.
+- **Efficient:** Achieves redundancy with only ~20% overhead, compared to 400%+ for replication systems.
+
+### The QSS Storage Stack
+The storage stack is made up of three core layers:
+
+- **ZDBFS (Zero-DB FS):** A filesystem abstraction layer that makes the system accessible to applications, developers, and end-users.
+- **ZSTOR (Zero-Stor):** The encoding, encryption, and distribution engine that applies error-correcting codes and disperses fragments.
+- **ZDB (Zero-DB):** The append-only, immutable storage daemon that directly interfaces with physical drives.
+
+#### #1 ZDBFS (Zero-DB FS)
+At the surface, Zero-OS offers the ZBDFS. In this layer, users and applications can interact with each other. To the user, ZBDFS feels like a familiar mounted filesystem. Beneath the surface, every action taken is translated into operations that the deeper architecture understands.
+
+<br/>
+
+When applications interact with ZDBFS, it passes those instructions down to ZSTOR, which performs the real work of encoding, encryption, and dispersal. On retrieval, ZBDFS orchestrates the reverse process, seamlessly reconstructing files from distributed fragments.
+
+<br/>
+
+The filesystem itself is robust at scale:
+
+- It can hold petabytes of data
+- Manage up to two million files per instance
+- Transfer at speeds of 100 MB/s
+- It is optimized for larger objects. 
+
+<br/>
+
+Metadata is redundantly maintained with configurable consistency, typically within a fifteen-minute window, ensuring durability without compromise.
+
+#### #2 Zero-Stor (ZSTOR)
+In ZSTOR, raw input becomes mathematically encoded resilience. When data enters ZSTOR it goes through the following stages:
+
+- The data is compressed to conserve space, then encrypted with user-defined keys
+- Forward error correction transforms it into fragments redundant yet efficient equations that can survive node failures without loss.
+- These fragments are distributed across multiple Zero-DB backends, with metadata carefully managed to map locations, redundancy, and integrity.
+
+<br/>
+
+ZSTOR also watches over data. A built-in monitoring layer continuously checks the health of every connected device, automatically rebuilding missing fragments if one goes dark. ZSTOR can even synchronize across clusters in real time, ensuring redundancy and failover across geographies.
+
+#### #3 Zero-DB (ZDB)
+Unlike conventional storage engines, ZDB is designed for simplicity. It is append-only by default. New data is added sequentially, references update to the latest version, and old data remains as history. Mutation or deletion requires a compaction process, which is possible but not part of normal operation.
+
+<br/>
+
+ZDB is a general-purpose data store. It can hold entire unencrypted objects or the fragmented shards used by ZBDFS, and the engine itself remains indifferent to the content.
+
+### Scalability in QSS
+QSS is built to scale outward, not upward. Each use case runs on its own dedicated instance of ZBDFS and ZSTOR, which connect to a constellation of ZDBs spread across the grid. A typical configuration uses around twenty or more, but the exact number is configurable by the user.
+
+<br/>
+
+These components can be distributed across geographies, giving the system reach without sacrificing integrity.
+
+<br/>
+
+There is no ceiling here. The architecture can support an unlimited number of ZBDFS and ZSTOR instances, each operating independently yet harmoniously. Since data is always processed and consumed at the place of its creation, latency is minimized and sovereignty preserved.
+
+<br/>
+
+The result is a storage fabric that grows horizontally, node by node, instead of demanding ever more powerful centralized machines.
+
+### The Maths Behind QSS
+Replication is the crutch of conventional storage. QSS leaves it behind. A file, once ingested, is broken into sixteen fragments. From those fragments, twenty equations are born. Any sixteen of those equations can rebuild the whole. Four nodes may vanish from the network, and the data remains untouched, its integrity intact.
+
+<br/>
+
+Where traditional systems bloat themselves with 400% overhead just to promise redundancy, QSS achieves it with only 20%.
+
+<br/>
+
+**Example Implementation**
+
+Imagine a piece of data split into three fragments with values:
+
+- a = 1
+- b = 2
+- c = 3
+
+Instead of storing these fragments directly, the system encodes them as equations:
+
+- a + b + c = 6
+- c − b − a = 0
+- b − c + a = 0
+- 2b + a − c = 2
+- 5c − b − a = 12
+- …and more.
+
+<br/>
+
+At first glance this looks like overkill: why so many equations for just three unknowns?
+
+<br/>
+
+Here’s the math behind it:
+
+<br/>
+
+In a system with three variables (a, b, c), only three linearly independent equations are needed to uniquely recover them.
+
+<br/>
+
+Any set of more than three equations will be linearly dependent—they don’t add new information but can be expressed as combinations of the others.
+
+<br/>
+
+From a storage perspective, that means only three equations are strictly necessary.
+
+<br/>
+
+So why generate extra equations? For resilience. If some equations are lost or corrupted, the system can still pick any valid set of three independent ones and reconstruct the original fragments. This redundancy ensures the data remains recoverable even under failure.
+
+<br/>
+
+In production, the model scales. A typical configuration splits each object into sixteen fragments, then produces twenty equations, each stored on a separate device. To rebuild the data, only sixteen of the twenty are required. The system can lose four entire nodes and still recover the file without corruption.
+
+<br/>
+
+This mathematical method achieves redundancy with just 20% overhead, compared to the 400% overhead demanded by traditional replication systems. 
+
+### Deploy Quantum Safe Storage
+The [Quantum Daemon](https://github.com/threefoldtech/quantum-storage/blob/master/quantumd/README.md) is designed to manage all aspects of QSS that don’t fit neatly into the roles of the core components. Its goal is to simplify deployment, operation, and recovery of QSS into a single binary with a single config file.
+
+#### Responsibilities
+The daemon takes care of:
+
+- **Backend deployment:** Initial deployment of backend zdbs and replacement of failed backends during operation.
+- **Service management:** Installation of all required binaries and creation of system services (supports both systemd and zinit).
+- **Event handling:** Processing hook events from zdb (replacing legacy shell scripts).
+- **Data integrity:** Running checks and retries for failed uploads.
+- **Config management:** Providing a single central config file for end users (QSS component configs and CLI args are generated automatically).
+- **Recovery:** Automated restoration of QSS onto a new machine in case of frontend failure.
+- **Simplified operation:** One binary and one config file can bring up the whole system.
+
+#### Usage
+A subset of functionality is already implemented, with heavy changes expected as the project evolves. Today, QSS can already be deployed with quantumd using either local or remote backends.
+
+- Local backends are useful for testing, and can be spun up quickly with a single command.
+- Remote backends are used for real deployments, requiring a TFChain account and configuration details.
+- Daemon mode handles retries, hooks, and caching in the background once set up.
+
+For step-by-step installation and deployment instructions, [see the official deployment guide](https://github.com/threefoldtech/quantum-storage/blob/master/docs/03_deployment.md).
+
+### Comparing QSS With Traditional Storage Solutions
+
+Here is a comparison between QSS and traditional storage to show how it outperforms conventional systems.
+
+<br/>
+
+| | **QSS** | **Traditional Storage Solutions** |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| **Scalability** | Horizontally scalable architecture with no theoretical size limitations | Variable scalability |
+| **Compatibility** | High compatibility through the abstraction layer | Varies by implementation |
+| **Performance** | Optimized for reliability | Variable performance characteristics |
+| **Redundancy Efficiency** | With a 16–20 node setup, QSS achieves 4-node failure tolerance with only ~20% overhead. The overhead changes depending on the cluster size. This flexibility means QSS can be tuned to balance redundancy and efficiency for different deployment needs. | Typically 400-500% overhead (4-5 complete copies) for equivalent redundancy |
+| **Compute Integration** | Integrated with Infrastructure-as-Code tooling | Diverse integration approaches with varying complexity |
+| **Geographic Control** | User-controlled data placement with geographic autonomy | Limited geographic control due to centralized routing |
+| **Security Architecture** | Implements mathematical encoding and encryption | Conventional encryption models |
+| **Post-Quantum Readiness** | Implements post-quantum cryptographic algorithms | Not designed with quantum resistance |
+
+### In Closing
+ZDBFS, ZSTOR, and ZDB form a storage stack that balances performance, sovereignty, and quantum resistance. Whether deployed for simple file storage, global applications, or blockchain-grade data integrity, QSS empowers organizations, developers, and individuals alike to move beyond the vulnerabilities of conventional storage and embrace a future where security, resilience, and sovereignty go hand in hand.

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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ taxonomies:
   categories: [community, decentralization, farming, grid, cloud]
 extra:
     imgPath: roadmap_to_web4.png
-    isFeatured: true
+    isFeatured: false
 ---
 
 ### **Part I: A Natural Evolution**
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Today, we are pleased to announce the next step in the roadmap to Web4: V4 3Node
 
 <br>
 
-**[3Phones](https://docs.threefold.io/docs/components/3phone)** are a portal into the Web4 world. We are pleased to share that we will be offering several models of 3Phones into the market based on the [Volla Phone](https://volla.online/en/) platform. 3Phones will be equipped with your own decentralized AI agent called **[3Bot](https://docs.threefold.io/docs/components/3bot)**. You can pre-order a 3Phone [here](https://threefold.io/signup).
+**[3Phones](https://docs.threefold.io/docs/components/3phone)** are a portal into the Web4 world. We are pleased to share that we will be offering several models of 3Phones into the market based on the [Volla Phone](https://volla.online/en/) platform. 3Phones will be equipped with your own decentralized AI agent called **3Bot**. You can pre-order a 3Phone [here](https://threefold.io/signup).
 
 <br>
 

content/blog/tf_decentralized_cloud_new/index.md

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+---
+id: tf_decentralized_cloud_new
+title: "How ThreeFold's Decentralized Cloud Empowers Builders – and End Users"
+image_caption: technology
+description: ThreeFold isn’t just a vision for the future. It’s a functioning, decentralized infrastructure already in production.
+date: 2025-10-08
+taxonomies:
+  people: [raj_mitra]
+  tags: [tech,cloud,community]
+  categories: [tech,cloud,community]
+extra:
+    imgPath: tf_decentralized_cloud_new.png
+    isFeatured: true
+---
+
+A network of decentralized nodes around the world contribute compute, storage, and network capacity to the ThreeFold Grid, powering live workloads for developers and independent projects. This isn’t a vision for the future. It’s a functioning, decentralized infrastructure already in production.
+
+<br/>
+
+While the ThreeFold team pushes forward on our own flagship commercial initiatives, builders are already commercializing the grid’s resources with consumer and enterprise products on top. Together, it’s forming an ecosystem where the infrastructure, builders, and users all reinforce one another. 
+
+#### The Grid: The Foundation
+At its core is the ThreeFold Grid, a global network of independently operated nodes. These nodes are run by “farmers,” aka individuals and organizations that contribute resources and are rewarded for making reliable resources available. Unlike hyperscalers, there is no central owner controlling pricing, access, or usage. Anyone can contribute hardware, anyone can consume capacity.
+
+<br/>
+
+From a [technical perspective](https://manual.grid.tf/labs/knowledge_base/technology_toc/grid3_howitworks), the grid offers the primitives developers need to run modern workloads: Linux VMs, private networking, IPv4/IPv6 routing, and the ability to deploy and manage infrastructure. 
+
+<br/>
+
+A key challenge in decentralized hosting has always been network access, especially scarce and expensive IPv4 addresses. The grid solves this with smart gateway models, such as the Web gateway that turn ThreeFold nodes with public IPv4 addresses into reverse proxies, making any workload accessible from the internet, even if it runs on a node without a public IP. 
+
+<br/>
+
+Farmers can offer gateway services using their own IPv4 addresses, so users can deploy anywhere on the grid without complex networking. This way, small operators can deploy apps without buying lots of expensive IPs.
+
+<br/>
+
+Gateways can also bridge Mycelium with the traditional web. Mycelium is a decentralized, end-to-end encrypted network built on the ThreeFold base layer. Developers building directly on Mycelium can often skip IPv4 gateways entirely.
+
+#### The Builders: Turning Infrastructure into Products
+Above the raw grid sits a growing layer of builders and companies who package its primitives into usable, commercial-grade products.
+
+<br/>
+
+As concrete examples, we have [YourData Network](https://yourdata.network/), a seller of hardware and software, and [Shiloh Code](https://shilohcode.com/), experts in privacy and managed services, that both leverage the grid in their own ways. We also have interesting experiments like this [Ukrainian underground radio](https://github.com/threefoldtech/mycelium/discussions/670) which can safely run using the Mycelium network without worrying about centralized censorship.
+
+<br/>
+
+Independent developers are also using the grid to offer hosting and app gateways. A recent project showed that a single person could set up a reliable front door for many apps in just a few evenings – something that would normally require a lot more time and expensive infrastructure. [This gateway experiment](https://github.com/mik-tf/tfgrid-gateway) helps work around the current limits of decentralized hosting, such as IPv4 scarcity and the fact that many nodes run in residential settings without direct inbound access. 
+
+<br/>
+
+Each of these efforts turns the raw ThreeFold Grid into accessible, commercial-grade services, without the specific need of a central rollout.
+
+<br/>
+
+This builder layer is critical and serves a clear purpose: by abstracting away the complexity of the grid, it makes it possible for end-users to access apps and services running on the grid through easy to use builders’ products.
+
+#### The Users: Plugging Into Decentralization
+At the top of the stack are the end users, people and small teams who want to use products without running servers themselves. Thanks to the builder layer, there are already products and services offered on the internet that run on the grid, making it possible to benefit from a decentralized backbone without managing the infrastructure.
+
+<br/>
+
+They do not need to know how the network works. They simply use products like a hosted drive, a secure gateway or a custom web service that runs on a decentralized backbone. For them it feels as easy as a normal cloud, but without lock-in, tracking or sudden price changes.
+
+#### Why This Matters Now
+This is no longer just a vision. It’s a functioning ecosystem where people are building and deploying. The technology is ready for production. Compute, storage and networking primitives are live, open source and easy to automate with modern tools.
+
+<br/>
+
+If you’re a developer or small company wanting to launch a product in a secure, decentralized environment, this is it. Here is what you should do:
+
+<br/>
+
+- Explore the [ThreeFold Grid](https://dashboard.grid.tf/#/)
+- Read through [our manual](https://manual.grid.tf/)
+- Join the [forum](https://forum.threefold.io/)
+
+<br/>
+
+The future of the internet isn’t coming – it’s already running. ThreeFold is ready for adoption.

content/blog/tf_ecosystem_comes_alive/index.md

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ There are many ways to get involved:
 
 - Join our [main chat](https://t.me/threefold), talk to humans
 - [Learn](https://manual.grid.tf/) about expanding the grid or deploying on top of it
-- [Buy and hold](https://manual.grid.tf/documentation/threefold_token/buy_sell_tft/buy_sell_tft.html) the token to provide fuel to the ecosystem
+- [Buy and hold](https://manual.grid.tf/users/buy-tft) the token to provide fuel to the ecosystem
 - [Stay tuned](https://t.me/threefoldnews) for news, updates, and community calls
 - Take part in the [feedback](https://forum.threefold.io/t/feedback-on-our-tfgrid-3-14/4276) about the next steps for ThreeFold
 

content/blog/the_farming_community/index.md

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ ThreeFold Farmers not only provide capacity but also take the opportunity of Thr
 
 </br>
 
-The ThreeFold farming community is an integral part of our [decentralized autonomous organization (DAO)](https://manual.grid.tf/documentation/dashboard/tfchain/tf_dao.html). A farmer's participation in the DAO discussions and proposals is pivotal as we chart the course for the grid's evolution, from our current version 3.14 release and beyond. Together, we're actively building the grid's future, thanks to our dedicated farmers' collaborative efforts. Join us, share your ideas, and let's shape the future of the ThreeFold Grid together.
+The ThreeFold farming community is an integral part of our decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). A farmer's participation in the DAO discussions and proposals is pivotal as we chart the course for the grid's evolution, from our current version 3.14 release and beyond. Together, we're actively building the grid's future, thanks to our dedicated farmers' collaborative efforts. Join us, share your ideas, and let's shape the future of the ThreeFold Grid together.
 
 ### **The Future of the Farming Community**
 

content/blog/three_layers/index.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ taxonomies:
   categories: [decentralization, grid, cloud, tech]
 extra:
     imgPath: building_blocks_internet1.png
-    isFeatured: true
+    isFeatured: false
 ---
 
 *This article was originally published by Emilie Ouwerx, a former member of the ThreeFold team.*

content/blog/threefold_herdao_dar/index.md

@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ At ThreeFold, we are deeply committed to promoting diversity and inclusion withi
 
 ### ThreeFold x H.E.R DAO
 
-On Monday, ThreeFold and [H.E.R DAO](https://www.her-dao.xyz/), a women-centered developer DAO with a focus on inclusivity, joined forces to host a meetup in Dar Es Salaam, attracting over 50 students, developers, and tech enthusiasts. 
-Read more about the [event](https://www.threefold.io/newsroom/tfherdaorecap/). 
+On Monday, ThreeFold and [H.E.R DAO](https://www.her-dao.xyz/), a women-centered developer DAO with a focus on inclusivity, joined forces to host a meetup in Dar Es Salaam, attracting over 50 students, developers, and tech enthusiasts.
 
 <br>
 
@@ -40,4 +39,3 @@ Moreover, our commitment to diversity and inclusion extends beyond partnerships;
 <br>
 
 Each step forward brings us closer to realizing our vision of a more inclusive and equitable technology industry, where everyone has the opportunity to thrive, regardless of background or identity. 
-Discover our [Dunia Yetu initiative](https://www.threefold.io/newsroom/duniayetulaunchdar/)  and follow our latest developments. 

content/blog/threefold_impact/index.md

@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ taxonomies:
   categories: [tech,community]
 extra:
     imgPath: impacting_the_future1.png
-    isFeatured: true
+    isFeatured: false
 ---
 
 The centralization of today’s Internet raises a slew of challenges around privacy, security, and sustainability – creating some negative impact for people and our planet. Meanwhile, ThreeFold is leading a vital movement towards a decentralized IT infrastructure and ecosystem to enable a more open, secure, and sustainable digital future. Let’s break down the type of positive impact ThreeFold can have.
 
 #### Autonomous Tech to Empower Individuals & Communities
-ThreeFold’s technology is designed to run autonomously, without the need for experts to manage it. The [Zero-OS operating system](https://threefold.info/tech/tech/zos_innovation.html) directly interfaces with the hardware, automating complex tasks like server maintenance, security updates, and system management. This allows anyone to easily set up and run a cloud service, contributing to a global network of servers and nodes without requiring advanced technical skills.
+ThreeFold’s technology is designed to run autonomously, without the need for experts to manage it. The Zero-OS operating system directly interfaces with the hardware, automating complex tasks like server maintenance, security updates, and system management. This allows anyone to easily set up and run a cloud service, contributing to a global network of servers and nodes without requiring advanced technical skills.
 
 <br/>
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ By automating these processes, ThreeFold opens the door for more people to parti
 This means people and communities can own and control their data, applications, and online identities without relying on centralized providers. By equipping communities with these tools, ThreeFold fosters inclusivity, privacy, and digital independence for all.
 
 #### Solutions for Privacy and Security
-In an era plagued by data breaches and privacy concerns that dominate headlines globally, ThreeFold stands out with a comprehensive approach to digital security that includes a [Quantum Safe Storage system](https://threefold.info/tech/tech/zstor_innovation.html) and [Mycelium](https://threefold.info/tech/tech/mycelium_inno.html), a peer-to-peer overlay network developed by our team. And inherently, ThreeFold ensures that your data remains yours and is untampered with by third parties.
+In an era plagued by data breaches and privacy concerns that dominate headlines globally, ThreeFold stands out with a comprehensive approach to digital security that includes a Quantum Safe Storage system and Mycelium, a peer-to-peer overlay network developed by our team. And inherently, ThreeFold ensures that your data remains yours and is untampered with by third parties.
 
 <br/>
 

content/blog/truly_sovereign_tech/index.md

@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+---
+id: truly_sovereign_tech
+title: How Zero OS Makes ThreeFold Technology Truly Sovereign
+image_caption: Truly Sovereign Tech
+description: Zero OS isn’t just an operating system. It’s a self-operating system.
+date: 2025-06-19
+taxonomies:
+  people: [raj_mitra]
+  tags: [tech,grid,community]
+  categories: [tech,grid,community]
+extra:
+    imgPath: truly_sovereign_tech.png
+    isFeatured: true
+---
+
+What is true digital sovereignty?
+
+<br/>
+
+When it comes to digital infrastructure, using "open-source software" or "decentralization" just skims the surface. For true digital sovereignty, you need control, verifiability, and autonomy at every layer of the stack, from physical hardware to workload orchestration.
+
+<br/>
+
+ThreeFold achieves this through a radical reimagination of how internet infrastructure is provisioned, owned, and operated. 
+
+<br/>
+
+At the core of this design is **[Zero OS](https://github.com/threefoldtech/zos)**, an autonomous, minimalist operating system purpose-built to deliver compute, storage, and network primitives without relying on centralized infrastructure, traditional sysadmin practices, or hyperscaler capital.
+
+<br/>
+
+Zero OS has been specifically designed to ensure that:
+
+<br/>
+
+- A high level of computer expertise is typically not required to set up a node. 
+- There is virtually zero maintenance after initial setup. All updates happen automatically. 
+- Recovery from power or network loss happens without human intervention.
+
+### **What is Zero OS?**
+
+![Image](./zos_graphic.png)
+
+<br/>
+
+Zero OS is a stateless, bare-metal runtime environment, employing a minimalist design built from scratch around the Linux kernel. It exposes a tightly scoped set of primitives for compute, storage, and networking.
+
+<br/>
+
+- **Headless by Design:** Runs entirely autonomously after boot. There's no need for user intervention post-deployment.
+- **Ephemeral & Immutable:** The root filesystem is read-only, and all system behavior is stateless and declarative.
+- **Ledger-Driven Provisioning:** Nodes listen to a blockchain-based reservation system and respond by deploying the workloads described in those reservations.
+
+<br/>
+
+It has no package manager, no local user accounts, no shell access, and no remote management via SSH. This drastically reduces the attack surface and operational complexity.
+
+<br/>
+
+The OS acts as a waypoint, converting instructions stored on a distributed ledger into real-world compute deployments. 
+
+### **Composable Primitives**
+
+Instead of exposing bloated APIs or fully fledged orchestration platforms, Zero OS provides a narrow but composable set of system primitives:
+
+<br/>
+
+| Primitive     | Functionality                                                                |
+|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| **VM**            | Stateless KVM-based virtual machines with declarative configuration               |
+| **ZeroDB (ZDB)**  | A lightweight key-value store with optional encryption                            |
+| **Mycelium**      | Mesh-based overlay network with IPv6, E2E encryption, and NAT traversal           |
+| **Network Setup** | Create private networks, web gateways, public IP exposure                         |
+| **Filesystem**    | Encrypted, snapshot-based persistent volumes using ZFS                            |
+
+
+<br/>
+
+These primitives can be composed by developers or workload orchestrators (like ThreeFold Labs or TF Grid SDKs) into more complex services, such as Kubernetes clusters, storage grids, VPNs, or decentralized databases, all without a central coordinator.
+
+### **Programmatic Trust via Blockchain Coordination**
+
+Instead of relying on centralized control systems like AWS Control Tower or Google Cloud IAM, Zero OS nodes operate through a decentralized model driven by TFChain and peer-to-peer communication.
+
+<br/>
+
+Each node is associated with a Twin ID, a unique digital identity stored on TFChain. When a user wants to deploy a workload (like a VM or database), they submit a reservation smart contract to TFChain. This contract includes a cryptographic signature from the user's Twin and a hash of the workload deployment.
+
+<br/>
+
+Here’s how it works:
+
+<br/>
+
+- The blockchain confirms billing authorization and verifies the hash of the deployment. This creates an auditable, tamper-proof record.
+- The full deployment instructions (including specs like CPU, memory, storage, and network) are transmitted off-chain via RMB (Remote Message Bus), end-to-end encrypted, from the user to the node.
+- The node monitors TFChain for reservations tied to its Twin ID, verifies the signature and hash, and then automatically provisions the workload. No human intervention needed.
+
+<br/>
+
+This setup ensures:
+
+<br/>
+
+- **Auditable Infrastructure:** Every change is logged on-chain.
+- **Trustless Automation:** No need for sysadmins or manual approval.
+- **Sovereign Ownership:** Each workload is cryptographically linked to its creator.
+- **Efficiency:** By transmitting heavy deployment data off-chain via RMB, blockchain usage is minimized, reducing on-chain storage and compute load.
+
+<br/>
+
+Just like Ethereum smart contracts execute code, ThreeFold nodes execute real-world workloads. Driven by a hybrid architecture that blends blockchain trust with encrypted peer-to-peer efficiency.
+
+### **Grid Networks for Safe Testing and Rollouts**
+
+Zero OS runs across several different network environments, each designed for a specific stage in the development and deployment process. This setup helps the system evolve safely without risking the stability of the live grid.
+
+<br/>
+
+Here’s how the networks work:
+
+<br/>
+
+| Network | Description |
+| ----- | ----- |
+| **Production** | This is the live network used in the real world. It’s stable, fully audited, and cannot be reset. Only proven, trusted features are allowed here. |
+| **Test** | Used to test new features at scale. It’s close to production quality, but some releases might still contain bugs. Resets are possible though very rare. |
+| **QA** | For early-stage features still being tested. It may lag behind active development and can be reset if needed. |
+| **Dev** | A temporary network just for developers to experiment and debug new code. It can be reset at any time. |
+
+<br/>
+
+This tiered model makes sure that:
+
+<br/>
+
+- New features are tested step by step
+- Production remains stable and secure
+- Developers can safely build and improve the system without risk to users.
+
+### **True Sovereignty at the System Level**
+
+ThreeFold, through Zero OS and the TF Grid, decentralizes the cloud and rebuilds it from the ground up, with sovereignty, automation, and composability at its core.
+
+<br/>
+
+Zero OS isn’t just an operating system. It’s a self-operating system.
+
+<br/>
+
+And in a time when data, identity, and computational infrastructure are geopolitical battlegrounds, that changes everything.
+
+#### **What Does it Enable?**
+
+Think about this:
+
+<br/>
+
+- A school in Uganda can run its own local cloud with no data ever leaving its premises.
+- A nation-state can build a national cloud grid without relying on a centralized provider.
+- A developer collective can launch resilient apps that survive even if core internet services go down.
+
+<br/>
+
+This is infrastructure-native sovereignty. Not just ownership of software, but autonomy over the full lifecycle: deployment, operation, upgrade, and recovery.
+
+<br/>
+
+With Zero OS and the ThreeFold Grid, you move from dependency to autonomy.
+
+<br/>
+
+That’s what makes ThreeFold truly sovereign tech. <br/>
+Not just infrastructure. Not just decentralization. <br/>
+But total autonomy, by design.
+
+<br/>
+
+The future is self-owned, self-operated, and borderless.
+
+<br/>
+
+Whether you're an individual, an enterprise, or a grassroots community, the tools to build your own cloud, on your own terms, are finally here.
+
+<br/>
+
+Start building sovereignty today.
+
+<br/>
+
+**[Explore how Zero OS](https://github.com/threefoldtech/zos)** and the **[ThreeFold Grid](https://docs.threefold.io/docs/introduction)** can power your next step.
+

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@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+---
+id: what_comes_next
+title: When the Cloud Stopped Working, and What Comes Next
+image_caption: what_comes_next
+description: ThreeFold’s decentralized infrastructure offers a stronger, more reliable path for the future of the internet, a reality highlighted by the recent AWS outage.
+date: 2025-11-07
+taxonomies:
+  people: [raj_mitra]
+  tags: [tech,cloud,why]
+  categories: [tech,cloud,why]
+extra:
+    imgPath: what_comes_next.png
+    
+---
+
+Last month, the world was reminded of an uncomfortable truth: even the cloud can fail.
+
+<br/>
+
+For hours, millions of people couldn’t stream, shop, or even switch on their smart lights. The cause? A massive outage in Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) US-East-1 region, the digital heartbeat of thousands of apps, from Netflix to banking systems.
+
+<br/>
+
+What began as a small DNS failure spiraled into a full-scale breakdown: databases couldn’t be found, load balancers misfired, and apps flooded the network with endless reconnection attempts. By the time AWS engineers restored service, much of the internet had already felt the impact.
+
+<br/>
+
+It wasn’t the first time, and it most certainly won’t be the last.
+
+<br/>
+
+Zero OS has been specifically designed to ensure that:
+
+### **The Cracks in the Cloud**
+
+The irony of modern computing is that we’ve built the most advanced infrastructure in human history, yet it’s still held together by a handful of companies. When one of them sneezes, the entire web stumbles.
+
+<br/>
+
+David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH), the creator of Ruby on Rails and co-founder of Basecamp, has been one of the loudest critics of this model. In 2023, his team made headlines [by leaving both AWS and Google Cloud](https://x.com/dhh/status/1980245233339408596), migrating all their apps, [Basecamp](https://basecamp.com/cloud-exit), HEY, and others. onto their own hardware. According to him, they are projected to save $10M in over five years.
+
+<br/>
+
+*“The cloud was supposed to be cheaper, faster, and easier,” DHH wrote. “But the savings never materialized, and the team never shrunk.”*
+
+<br/>
+
+There was also another reason behind this move. For DHH, the decision wasn’t just financial. He argues that the modern internet has strayed far from its original design, a distributed network meant to survive even if one node went down. Instead, we’ve rebuilt it around a handful of hyperscale data centers like AWS’s US-East-1, turning the web into a system where a single outage can take out a third of global traffic.
+
+<br/>
+
+Ultimately, his critique is simple. The cloud was sold as faster, easier, and cheaper, yet in practice it’s become more complex, more expensive, and dangerously centralized. AWS, once seen as a democratizer, now runs at nearly 40% margins, proof that the economies of scale no longer benefit users, only the providers.
+
+<br/>
+
+And...he is right. For the most part. Centralization does indeed breed dependence. However, his approach is easier said than done. 
+
+<br/>
+
+Not every company can afford to buy, house, and maintain its own servers across multiple continents. Wasn’t that the whole point of the cloud in the first place? For most organizations, the choice still feels binary: go cloud or go home.
+
+### **Enter ThreeFold’s Solution**
+
+At ThreeFold, we believe the internet should belong to everyone, not a handful of corporations. At the center of this vision is the [ThreeFold Grid](https://manual.grid.tf/), a decentralized infrastructure layer designed to make the internet more autonomous, efficient, and resilient. Each node on the Grid provides compute, storage, and network capacity through a peer-to-peer architecture. These nodes, operated by independent farmers, form the backbone of the network.
+
+<br/>
+
+Anyone can access this capacity directly, no intermediaries, no corporate gatekeepers. The result is a self-healing data, network, and cloud layer that keeps running even when parts of it fail.
+
+<br/>
+
+On top of this infrastructure runs the ThreeFold Cloud, a 100% Kubernetes-compatible decentralized cloud built on the global Grid. It allows developers to deploy applications anywhere in the world using familiar workflows, without renting space from Amazon or Google.
+
+### **The Three Paths Ahead**
+
+So, as a company today, you really have three paths in front of you:
+
+<br/>
+
+- **Centralized Cloud**: You rent capacity from service providers, and when they go down, so do you. 
+- **Run Your Own Servers**: What DHH’s Basecamp chose. You buy and maintain physical hardware.
+- **Decentralized Cloud**: Shared, decentralized infrastructure that combines the resilience of self-hosting with the accessibility of the cloud. (In this article we specifically focus on ThreeFold.)
+
+<br/>
+
+| | **Centralized Cloud** | **Run Your Own Servers** | **ThreeFold** |
+| -- | -- | -- | -- |
+| **Infrastructure** | None. Fully managed by provider | Full physical and operational control | Shared and self-managed through a peer-to-peer grid |
+| **Cost Structure** | Starts low, rises with usage | High upfront, lower long-term | Pay-per-use with option to contribute capacity |
+| **Scalability** | Near-instant global scaling | Limited by owned capacity | Global scaling through distributed nodes |
+| **Complexity** | Easy to start, complex to manage at scale | Requires in-house expertise | Moderate setup, familiar Kubernetes workflows | 
+| **Resilience** | Single points of failure in provider regions | High | Self-healing through distributed design | 
+| **Vendor Dependence** | High | None | Minimal. Community-governed |
+
+<br/>
+
+As we see it, the answer isn’t to abandon the cloud, but to decentralize it, to distribute its power, its risks, and its rewards.
+
+<br/>
+
+The choice to consume or provide capacity doesn't have to be binary either. ThreeFold Grid users who want to install their own nodes can do so at any time, both to optimize their own use cases and earn additional revenue from spare capacity.
+
+<br/>
+
+The ThreeFold Grid shows that a different kind of internet is not only possible, it’s already working. The future doesn’t belong to data centers. It belongs to people.
+
+<br/>
+
+The next step is simple. Become part of it.
+
+<br/>
+
+Take in the latest on the next phase of ThreeFold [here](https://threefold.info/mycelium_meet_4nov/docs/).

content/blog/yin_yang/index.md

@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+---
+id: yin_yang
+title: "Rebalancing the Digital Economy: The Yin–Yang Vision of Project Mycelium"
+image_caption: yin_yang
+description: Project Mycelium is reshaping its tokenomics around a Yin–Yang inspired model, pairing AUR’s stability with SPORE’s growth. This balanced design sets the stage for a more sustainable and predictable digital ecosystem.
+date: 2025-11-14
+taxonomies:
+  people: [raj_mitra]
+  tags: [why,decentralization,community]
+  categories: [why,decentralization,community]
+extra:
+    imgPath: yin_yang.png
+    isFeatured: true
+    
+---
+
+We recently revised some of our tokenomics and project mechanics to better reflect our mission and vision. In a nutshell, Project Mycelium (version 4 of the grid) will be utilizing a dual-token system, inspired by Bernard Lietaer’s Yin–Yang currency concept, which builds on Taoist balance and applies it to monetary systems.
+
+<br/>
+
+The Yang side represents the competitive, profit-driven market economy powered by assets that are scarce and designed to generate financial and physical capital. It is responsible for fuelling growth, innovation, and trade but also concentrates wealth and erodes social and ecological foundations. 
+
+<br/>
+
+The Yin side, by contrast, consists of cooperative, community-oriented systems enabled by mutual-credit or complementary currencies. These currencies strengthen trust, relationships, and sustainability by regenerating social and natural capital.
+
+<br/>
+
+In Project Mycelium, the Yin token is “AUR” and the Yang token is “SPORE.” 
+
+### **Yin-Yang Economy In Practice**
+
+In our modern economy, we have a dominance of Yang. So while modern civilization is highly competitive and productive, it’s financially fragile, socially fragmented, and ecologically depleted. A balanced economy needs the Yin circuit to maintain cohesion and resilience.
+
+<br/>
+
+When both circulate together, economic systems become self-correcting, capable of creating prosperity without undermining the very social and environmental foundations on which that prosperity depends.
+
+<br/>
+
+All this sounds really good, but what about in practice? Let’s see how it works in Bali. The island is known for its artisans, farmers, and craftsmen, each contributing to a vibrant creative ecosystem. 
+
+<br/>
+
+On one side lies the Yang economy. We have tourism, export trade, and monetized craftsmanship, all powered by cash flow, pricing, and market exchange. 
+
+<br/>
+
+Running parallel to it is the Yin economy, sustained through the [“banjar”](https://baritessler.com/2009/05/yin-and-yang-currency/) system. The local village cooperative that governs community labor, temple upkeep, festivals, and mutual aid. Neighbors exchange time, skills, and support through “gotong royong” (collective work), maintaining both social harmony and shared prosperity. The result is an economy that sustains both body and spirit.
+
+<br/>
+
+We have another example in [Japan's Fureai Kippu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fureai_kippu) (caring relationship tickets) system. Introduced in the 1990s, it allows individuals to earn credits by helping elderly or disabled members of their community.  
+
+<br/>
+
+The help includes shopping, cooking, cleaning, or simply providing companionship. These credits can later be redeemed for similar services when the giver grows older, or even transferred to a family member in another part of Japan. By design, it reinforces trust, empathy, and reciprocity, the core traits of a Yin system.
+
+<br/>
+
+[Local Exchange Trading Systems (LETS)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_exchange_trading_system) follow a similar principle across many parts of the world. LETS allows neighbors to trade skills and services using locally created credits instead of national money. 
+
+<br/>
+
+A graphic designer might earn 20 credits for a logo design, then spend those credits on carpentry, tutoring, or home repairs offered by other members. Each transaction strengthens relationships and keeps value circulating within the community rather than flowing out to centralized markets.
+
+<br/>
+
+These systems don’t replace national currencies, they complete them by filling social and ecological gaps that money alone cannot reach.
+
+### **Applying The Same Principles In Project Mycelium**
+
+Let’s see how SPORE and AUR work together to reflect Lietaer’s philosophy.
+
+#### SPORE: The Force of Growth
+In nature, spores are small, resilient units that carry the potential for life. They drift through the air and across the earth until they find the right conditions to grow. When they do, they become mycelium, which are vast underground networks that connect, communicate, and share resources across ecosystems. It’s a living system built on balance, movement, and renewal.
+
+<br/>
+
+That same idea lies at the heart of Project Mycelium. The Mycelium Network forms the foundation, a decentralized IPv6 overlay that mirrors the adaptability and reach of biological mycelium. 
+
+<br/>
+
+On top of it sits Mycelium Cloud, a platform that allows anyone to run scalable Kubernetes clusters with strength and flexibility. 
+
+<br/>
+
+The Virtual Data Center (VDC) layer adds another dimension by making it simple to run applications on Mycelium Cloud clusters. It removes much of the complexity behind Kubernetes, giving users an intuitive interface to deploy and manage workloads without needing deep technical knowledge. For those who prefer full control, the underlying Kubernetes layer is still available for direct configuration and resource management.
+
+<br/>
+
+At the top of the stack is the Mycelium AI Agent Framework. These agents sense, decide, and act within the network, optimizing resources and automating complex tasks. Together these layers create a digital ecosystem that grows, adapts, and self-organizes just like its biological counterpart. 
+
+<br/>
+
+This entire stack is powered by SPORE, representing the Yang energy of expansion and reward. It fuels the competitive, entrepreneurial side of the ecosystem. Hosters, farmers, builders are all incentivized to grow the network and earn value through contribution.
+
+<br/>
+
+##### **Core Characteristics:**
+
+<br/>
+
+- **Type:** Tradable, utility token. Supply capped at 10 billion.
+- **Purpose:** Compensation and incentive
+- **Mechanism:** 80% of every rental payment flows to hosters in SPORE. 10% is burned, creating long-term scarcity, and the other 10% flows into the Project Mycelium development fund.
+
+<br/>
+
+SPORE channels ambition and innovation. The controlled minting and burn model ensures that growth remains disciplined, not inflationary.
+
+
+#### **AUR: The Force of Stability**
+
+AUR is the stabilizing currency of the Mycelium ecosystem. The Yin counterpart to SPORE’s growth-oriented energy. In most decentralized systems, service pricing fluctuates with token volatility, creating uncertainty for both users and hosters. Mycelium solves this through AUR.
+
+<br/>
+
+AUR’s design emphasizes reciprocity, trust, and sufficiency over speculation. It is non-tradable, meaning it cannot be hoarded, pumped, or gamed on external exchanges. 
+
+<br/>
+
+Every AUR in circulation exists to facilitate real economic activity. Users paying hosters, hosters providing services, and the network sustaining itself. Its value is anchored to gold (1 AUR = 0.001 g), ensuring that transactions remain fair and predictable across time.
+
+<br/>
+
+##### **Core Functionality**
+
+<br/>
+
+- **Reciprocity:** AUR circulates within a closed ecosystem. It moves between users, hosters, and the protocol, never leaving the community.
+- **Sufficiency:** Supply expands only as needed for real demand, avoiding the scarcity-driven competition of Yang currencies.
+- **Trust & Continuity:** Gold-backing and internal use preserve value without exposure to speculative volatility.
+- **Community Flow:** Because AUR can’t be hoarded or traded externally, it continually recycles through the system, mirroring the mutual-credit flow that Bernard Lietaer identified as the heart of cooperative economies.
+- **Predictable Economics:** Users know exactly how much they pay. For example, “1 compute slice = 9,375 AUR.” That value remains constant in gold terms regardless of token market swings.
+
+
+### **The Balance** 
+Most of today’s systems lean too far toward the Yang side. That’s why markets swing wildly and communities fracture. Mycelium was built to correct that imbalance. 
+
+<br/>
+
+The dual-token model is how we bring balance into a system that’s often one-sided. AUR allows Mycelium to decouple network utility from market volatility. Users and developers can plan, price, and deploy services with confidence, while hosters earn in SPORE. This separation of functions between AUR (stability) and SPORE (growth) keeps the ecosystem in equilibrium.
+
+<br/>
+
+By giving equal weight to cooperation and competition, we’re building something that can scale without breaking the people who make it work.
+
+<br/>
+
+For more information on our tokenomics, [read this](https://threefold.info/mycelium_economics/docs/).
+

content/build/index.md

@@ -97,12 +97,17 @@ extra:
 
   <br>
 
-![Deploy with ThreeFold](/images/all_apps.png)
+
+  <!-- Mobile image -->
+<img class="image-mobile" src="/images/app.png" alt="Deploy with ThreeFold">
+
+<!-- Desktop image -->
+<img class="image-desktop" src="/images/all_apps.png" alt="Deploy with ThreeFold">
 
 <br>
 
 <div class="mt-6 lg:mt-10 flex items-center justify-center gap-x-6">
-        <a href="https://dashboard.grid.tf/#/deploy/labs/" target="_blank" class="fade-in rounded-2xl bg-white px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-black shadow-sm hover:bg-green hover:text-gray-800 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2">Discover Labs</a>
+        <a href="https://manual.grid.tf/labs/documentation/dashboard/deploy/applications/" target="_blank" class="fade-in rounded-2xl bg-white px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-black shadow-sm hover:bg-green hover:text-gray-800 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2">Discover Labs</a>
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@@ -168,63 +173,63 @@ extra:
   title="ZERO-OS V3",
   description="A stateless and lightweight operating system that allows for an improved efficiency of up to 10x for certain workloads.",
   button_text="Learn More",
-  button_link="https://manual.grid.tf/knowledge_base/technology/concepts/zos.html?highlight=zero-os#overview-of-zero-os"
+  button_link="https://manual.grid.tf/labs/knowledge_base/technology_toc/concepts_readme/zos"
 )}}
 
 {{ portfolio(
   title="MYCELIUM NETWORK",
   description="Decentralized communication layer of TF Grid that connects and coordinates nodes on the ThreeFold Grid, enabling secure and efficient peer-to-peer interactions.",
   button_text="Learn More",
-  button_link="https://manual.grid.tf/documentation/system_administrators/mycelium/overview.html"
+  button_link="https://manual.grid.tf/users/category/mycelium/"
 )}}
 
 {{ portfolio(
   title="QUANTUM SAFE STORAGE",
   description="QSS is a decentralized, globally distributed data storage system. It is unbreakable, self-healing, append-only, and immutable.",
   button_text="Learn More",
-  button_link="https://manual.grid.tf/knowledge_base/technology/qsss/qsss_home.html"
+  button_link="https://manual.grid.tf/labs/knowledge_base/technology_toc/qsss_home"
 )}}
 
 {{ portfolio(
   title="TF CHAIN",
   description="n application-specific blockchain customized for the operation of a single application – provisioning decentralized compute, storage, and network capacity.",
   button_text="Learn More",
-  button_link="https://manual.grid.tf/knowledge_base/technology/concepts/tfchain.html"
+  button_link="https://manual.grid.tf/labs/knowledge_base/technology_toc/concepts_readme/tfchain/"
 )}}
 
 {{ portfolio(
   title="3NODES",
   description="ecentralized, user-owned hardware devices that provides computing, storage, and networking resources to power the TF Grid.",
   button_text="Learn More",
-  button_link="https://manual.grid.tf/documentation/developers/tfchain/tfchain.html?highlight=nodes#nodes"
+  button_link="https://docs.threefold.io/docs/components/3node"
 )}}
 
 {{ portfolio(
   title="GATEWAY NODES",
   description="Specialized nodes that provide secure access points to the ThreeFold Grid, enabling decentralized networking, private data communication, and seamless interaction between users and applications.",
   button_text="Learn More",
-  button_link="https://manual.grid.tf/documentation/dashboard/deploy/node_finder.html?highlight=gateway%20nodes#gateway-nodes"
+  button_link="https://manual.grid.tf/labs/documentation/dashboard/deploy/node_finder"
 )}}
 
 {{ portfolio(
   title="TF DASHBOARD",
   description="A user-friendly interface for monitoring, managing, and deploying resources on the ThreeFold Grid.",
   button_text="Learn More",
-  button_link="https://manual.grid.tf/documentation/dashboard/dashboard.html"
+  button_link="https://manual.grid.tf/labs/documentation/dashboard/"
 )}}
 
 {{ portfolio(
   title="TF DAO",
-  description="A community-driven governance model that allows token holders to participate in decision-making processes related to the development and direction of the ThreeFold ecosystem.",
+  description="A community-driven governance model that allows farmers to participate in decision-making processes related to the development and direction of the ThreeFold ecosystem.",
   button_text="Learn More",
-  button_link="https://manual.grid.tf/documentation/dashboard/tfchain/tf_dao.html"
+  button_link="https://manual.grid.tf/labs/documentation/tfconnect_toc/tfconnect_dao"
 )}}
 
 {{ portfolio(
   title="TF CONNECT APP",
   description="A mobile app that serves as a gateway to the ThreeFold ecosystem and its various ThreeFold products and services.",
   button_text="Learn More",
-  button_link="https://manual.grid.tf/documentation/tfconnect/tfconnect_toc.html"
+  button_link="https://manual.grid.tf/labs/documentation/tfconnect_toc/"
 )}}
 
 </dl>
@@ -241,13 +246,27 @@ extra:
     button_text_1="Participate",
     button_link_1="https://form.typeform.com/to/GO9G8ZBa",
     button_text_2="Stay Updated",
-    button_link_2="https://t.me/threefoldnews",
-    button_text_3="Chat",
-    button_link_3="https://t.me/threefold"
+    button_link_2="https://t.me/threefoldnews"
 ) }}
 
 
-
+<style>
+.image-mobile {
+  display: block;
+}
+.image-desktop {
+  display: none;
+}
+
+@media (min-width: 1024px) {
+  .image-mobile {
+    display: none;
+  }
+  .image-desktop {
+    display: block;
+  }
+}
+</style>
 
 
 

content/home/index.md

@@ -1,24 +1,25 @@
 ---
 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." 
+description: "ThreeFold is a fully operational, decentralized internet infrastructure – deployed locally, scalable globally, and owned and powered by the people." 
 insert_anchor_links: "left"
 extra:
  author: ThreeFold
  imgPath: home/tf.png
 ---
 
+
+
+
 <!-- section 1 (header) -->
 
 {{ hero_text_center(
-    title="Built for Everyone by Everyone, Everywhere",
+    title="Internet Built for Everyone By Everyone, Everywhere",
     subtitle="Unleashing the Power of Decentralized Networks",
     description="ThreeFold is a fully operational, decentralized internet infrastructure – deployed locally, scalable globally, and owned and powered by the people.",
     button1_text="Start Building",
     button1_link="/build"
     button2_text="Start Hosting",
     button2_link="/host"
-    button3_text="Read EV3's Report",
-    button3_link="https://paragraph.com/@ev3news/threefold-rearchitecting-the-internet"
 
 ) }}
 
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ extra:
     title_1="Powered by",
     title_2="A Global Community",
     description_1="ThreeFold’s groundbreaking technology enables anyone – individuals, organizations, and communities – to deploy their own Internet infrastructure.",
-    description_2="Today, our proof-of-concept network is live and operational worldwide, running on version 3.16 technology.",
+    description_2="Today, our proof-of-concept network is live and operational worldwide, running on version 3.17 technology.",
     subtext="As we expand, we may need millions of nodes to support this growing ecosystem to build a truly decentralized and resilient infrastructure",
     button_text="Explore Grid Capacity",
     button_link="https://dashboard.grid.tf/#/tf-grid/node-statistics/"
@@ -104,11 +105,7 @@ At the base, nodes form the physical foundation. These are distributed computers
 
 <br>
 
-Until now, anyone could deploy nodes from their home or office and earn rewards simply for hosting and take part in a decentralized alternative to corporate-owned data centers. In return for their contributions, participants earn rewards. We call this process “farming.”
-
-<br>
-
-Starting this summer, farming is evolving. With the launch of the ThreeFold Marketplace, rewards will be based on actual usage. This shift unlocks new commercial potential and supports a more sustainable and dynamic decentralized network.
+Anyone can deploy nodes from their home or office and take part in hosting a decentralized alternative to corporate-owned data centers. Rewards are based on utilization, with 80% of earnings going to the hoster.
 
 </div>
 
@@ -123,18 +120,18 @@ Starting this summer, farming is evolving. With the launch of the ThreeFold Mark
 
 {{ farm_steps(
     title="2. OFFER CAPACITY",
-    description="The capacity of the node gets verified, registered and secured on the ThreeFold Blockchain. Farmers can then list their resources on the ThreeFold Marketplace, making them available directly to users."    
+    description="The capacity of the node gets verified, registered and secured on the ThreeFold Blockchain. Capacity is now available for usage. Hosters (farmers, in our ecosystem) can then list their resources on the ThreeFold Marketplace (soon), making them available directly to users."
 ) }}
 
 {{ farm_steps(
     title="3. EARN REWARDS",
-    description="Farmers earn rewards when their resources are used through the Marketplace, enabling a fair and transparent peer-to-peer economy."    
+    description="Hosters earn rewards when their resources are utilized, enabling a fair and transparent peer-to-peer economy."    
 ) }}
 
    </dl>
 </div>
 <div class="mt-6 lg:mt-10 flex items-center justify-center gap-x-6">
-        <a href="/host" class="fade-in rounded-2xl bg-white px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-black shadow-sm hover:bg-green hover:text-gray-800 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2">Become a Farmer</a>
+        <a href="/host" class="fade-in rounded-2xl bg-white px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-black shadow-sm hover:bg-green hover:text-gray-800 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2">Host on ThreeFold</a>
   </div>
 </div>
 
@@ -151,7 +148,19 @@ Starting this summer, farming is evolving. With the launch of the ThreeFold Mark
 ) }}
 
 
-{{ header_section() }}
+{{ card_with_image(
+    image_src="/images/tft_logo.png",
+    image_alt="TF logo",
+    title="ThreeFold Cloud",
+    subtitle="Open-Source Cloud",
+    description="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.",
+    button_link="https://manual.grid.tf/",
+    button_text="Manual",
+    image_src_right="/images/app.png",
+    image_alt_right="App screenshot"
+
+
+) }}
 
 </div>
 
@@ -167,7 +176,7 @@ Starting this summer, farming is evolving. With the launch of the ThreeFold Mark
 
 <div class="max-w-4xl">
 
-There are many ways to be part of our mission to create a more open, autonomous, and interconnected digital world. Farming is just one pillar of our ecosystem.
+There are many ways to be part of our mission to create a more open, autonomous, and interconnected digital world. Hosting is just one aspect of our ecosystem.
 <br>
 Explore all the products that are driving this transformation.
 
@@ -250,7 +259,7 @@ Explore all the products that are driving this transformation.
 
 <!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
 
-<!-- section 7 (More Resilient)-->
+<!-- section 8 (More Resilient)-->
 
 <div class="lg:py-24 py-12 text-center">
 
@@ -272,7 +281,7 @@ Explore all the products that are driving this transformation.
 
 <!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
 
-<!-- section 8 (Faq) -->
+<!-- section 9 (Faq) -->
 <div class="lg:py-24 py-12 px-6">
 <div class="lg:max-w-7xl container mx-auto">
 
@@ -295,19 +304,24 @@ Explore all the products that are driving this transformation.
 {{ accordion(
     id_accordion="accordion3"
     question="How can I participate?",
-    description="You can participate by becoming a farmer, a user, a partner or by developing apps. Provide capacity to the ThreeFold Grid, Use capacity, build solutions, develop applications, and many more."
+    description="You can participate by becoming a hoster, a user, a partner or by developing apps. Provide capacity to the ThreeFold Grid, Use capacity, build solutions, develop applications, and many more."
 ) }}
 
 {{ accordion(
     id_accordion="accordion4"
     question="How can I get V4 nodes?",
-    description="Our partners are selling V4 nodes with a new reward scheme and ready to grow to millions of nodes."
+    description="Our partners are selling V4 nodes with a new reward scheme and ready to grow to millions of nodes.",
+    link="https://docs.threefold.io/docs/become-a-farmer/get_started/",
+    text_link="Click here to get V4 nodes."
 ) }}
 
 {{ accordion(
     id_accordion="accordion5"
     question="What can I do with the ThreeFold Grid?",
-    description="ThreeFold grid can be used to host any web2, web3 and future workload. For more details see our docs."
+    description="ThreeFold grid can be used to host any web2, web3 and future workload. For more details see ",
+    link="https://docs.threefold.io/docs/category/how-to-use/",
+    text_link="our docs."
+
 ) }}
 
 {{ accordion(
@@ -329,7 +343,7 @@ Explore all the products that are driving this transformation.
 
 <!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->
 
-<!-- section 9 Cta -->
+<!-- section 10 Cta -->
 
 {{ cta(
     title_1="Building a",
@@ -338,9 +352,7 @@ Explore all the products that are driving this transformation.
     button_text_1="Participate",
     button_link_1="/signup",
     button_text_2="Stay Updated",
-    button_link_2="https://t.me/threefoldnews",
-    button_text_3="Chat",
-    button_link_3="https://t.me/threefold"
+    button_link_2="https://t.me/threefoldnews"
 ) }}
 
 

content/host/index.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ extra:
     image_alt="",
     title="Become a Farmer",
     subtitle="",
-    description="and provide storage, compute & network capacity to the ThreeFold Grid",
+    description="and provide storage, compute & network capacity to the ThreeFold Grid.",
     button1_text="Get Started",
     button1_link="https://docs.threefold.io/docs/category/become-a-farmer"
     target="_blank"
@@ -35,9 +35,10 @@ ThreeFold Farming is a unique concept in the ThreeFold ecosystem where individua
  
 - Deploy nodes (3Nodes) that connect to the ThreeFold Grid
 - Contribute computing resources (data, cloud and network) to the decentralized ThreeFold Grid
-- Earn rewards whenever your nodes provide capacity and are actively utilized on the grid.
+- Earn rewards whenever your nodes are actively utilized on the grid
 - Support a peer-to-peer cloud infrastructure alternative to centralized providers
 
+</div>
 </div>
 
 <!-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -->
@@ -55,8 +56,7 @@ Anyone can become a ThreeFold Farmer by running nodes that contribute capacity t
 
 ### **3NODES**
 
-The ThreeFold Nodes are self-healing and autonomous. They provide data, network and cloud resources to the ThreeFold Platform, becoming active contributors to a decentralized digital infrastructure. 
-Each node still delivers a powerful combination of modern technology and thoughtfully crafted design.
+The ThreeFold Nodes are self-healing and autonomous. They provide data, network and cloud resources to the ThreeFold Platform, becoming active contributors to a decentralized digital infrastructure. Each node still delivers a powerful combination of modern technology and thoughtfully crafted design.
 
 
 <div class="flex flex-col lg:flex-row justify-center items-center my-6 lg:my-10">
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Each node still delivers a powerful combination of modern technology and thought
 <blockquote class=" fade-in px-6">
 
 **A new bare metal operating system**
-Zero-OS supports all required Web2 and Web3 workloads and allows millions of nodes to operate in full autonomous mode providing lower cost, better energy efficiency, more reliability and security.
+Zero-OS supports all required Web2, Web3, and AI workloads and allows millions of nodes to operate in full autonomous mode providing lower cost, better energy efficiency, more reliability and security.
 
 <br>
 
@@ -86,26 +86,21 @@ Mycelium can look for the shortest path, has a built-in naming & CDN (Content De
 </blockquote>
 </div>
 </div>
-<div class="container max-w-5xl">
+</div>
 
-<br>
-<br>
-<br>
+
+<!-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -->
+
+<!-- section 3 (The Power of 3Node ) -->
+
+<div class="lg:py-24 py-12 px-4 lg:px-8">
+<div class="container max-w-7xl mx-auto">
 
 ## Build your own: DIY 3Node
 
 ThreeFold makes it easy to become part of the network by setting up your own node. With compatible hardware, a stable internet connection, and a few simple steps, you can get started quickly and start contributing to the network and earning utilization rewards.
 
-<br>
-<br>
-
-
-### HOW IT WORKS
-
-
- <br>
-
-<ol class="relative text-gray-500 border-s border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 dark:text-gray-400">                  
+<!-- <ol class="relative text-gray-500 border-s border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 dark:text-gray-400">                  
     <li class="mb-10 ms-6">            
         <h3 class="font-medium leading-tight">Create a Farm</h3>
         <p class="text-sm lg:text-base">Simply download the <a href="https://docs.threefold.io/docs/become-a-farmer/create_a_farm#download-the-app" class="text-white font-semibold">ThreeFold Connect App</a>, create an account and then create a farm.</p>
@@ -131,9 +126,10 @@ ThreeFold makes it easy to become part of the network by setting up your own nod
 
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         <a href="https://manual.grid.tf/farmers/category/build-a-3node" target="_black" class="fade-in rounded-2xl bg-white px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-black shadow-sm hover:bg-green hover:text-gray-800 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2">Step-by-Step Guide</a>
-  </div>
+  </div> -->
+
+{{ vertical_timeline() }}
 
-</div>
 </div>
 </div>
 
@@ -172,11 +168,6 @@ Start providing capacity to others and join our Farmers community
     card_link="https://manual.grid.tf/farmers/category/build-a-3node"
 ) }}
 
-{{ image_card(
-    header="Farmers community",
-    tooltip=" ",
-    card_link="/community"
-) }}
 
 </div>
 </div>
@@ -195,7 +186,7 @@ Start providing capacity to others and join our Farmers community
 
 ### **A new chapter for capacity providers in the decentralized internet**
 
-With the upcoming ThreeFold Marketplace (expected late Summer 2025), farming is evolving. 
+With the upcoming ThreeFold Marketplace (expected end September 2025), farming is evolving. 
 It’s now easier than ever to share resources and earn based on real usage through a transparent, peer-to-peer platform.
 
 
@@ -292,9 +283,8 @@ Farming is just one core part of our ecosystem, here are all the products drivin
     button_text_1="Participate",
     button_link_1="/signup",
     button_text_2="Stay Updated",
-    button_link_2="https://t.me/threefoldnews",
-    button_text_3="Chat",
-    button_link_3="https://t.me/threefold"
+    button_link_2="https://t.me/threefoldnews"
+
 ) }}
 
 

content/newsroom/317_mainnet_live/index.md

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ taxonomies:
   news-category: [tech,grid,community]
 extra:
     imgPath: 317_live.png
-    isFeatured: true
 ---
 
 We are pleased to announce that ThreeFold’s mainnet has now been upgraded to version 3.17! 

content/newsroom/318_live/index.md

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+id: 318_mainnet_live
+title: TF Grid 3.18 Live on Mainnet
+image_caption: 318-live
+description: TF Grid 3.18 is now live on Mainnet. Take a look at what's inside of this release.
+date: 2025-11-26
+taxonomies:
+  people: [bernadette_amanda_caster]
+  tags: [tech,grid,community]
+  news-category: [tech,grid,community]
+extra:
+    imgPath: 318_live_mainnet.png
+---
+
+We're pleased to share that as of yesterday version 3.18 of the grid is now live on mainnet (and across all nets). All services are running smoothly.
+
+<br/>
+
+You can find the release announcement and current status [here](https://status.grid.tf/status/threefold).
+
+<br/>
+
+*As always, thanks to all those who built, tested, and otherwise contributed to bringing this release live!*

content/newsroom/_index.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ insert_anchor_links: "left"
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 page_template: "newsPage.html"
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-#generate_feed: true
+generate_feed: true
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   imgPath: newsroom.png
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content/newsroom/aug_2025_call_recap/index.md

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+id: aug_2025_call_recap
+title: "Recapping August 29 2025 Community Commercialization Discussion"
+image_caption: Recap Aug 29 2025
+description: Read about some of our latest developments, what's launching next, and how the ecosystem is evolving.
+date: 2025-09-02
+taxonomies:
+  people: [sam_taggart]
+  tags: [community, grid, tech]
+  news-category: [community, grid, tech]
+extra:
+    imgPath: aug_2025_call_recap.png
+---
+
+Last Friday, the team spun up a video conference call on the grid and connected with some of the community around commercialization progress and how the ecosystem is evolving.
+
+<br/>
+
+The call featured updates from the team and a lot of time for discussion & feedback around topics such as the marketplace, our commercial Kubernetes offering, positioning, vision, and tokens.
+
+<br/>
+
+Read the summary [on our forum](https://forum.threefold.io/t/recapping-august-29-community-call-commercialization/4630).

content/newsroom/depin_summit_2025/index.md

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ taxonomies:
   news-category: [community,news, tech]
 extra:
     imgPath: depin_summit_2025.png
-    isFeatured: true
 ---
 
 We’re thrilled to co-host this year’s DePIN Summit with EV3 Ventures and Share! Please find the official details below:

content/newsroom/depin_summit_begins/index.md

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+id: depin_summit_begins
+title: DePIN Summit Africa Kicks Off!
+image_caption: DePIN Summit Begins
+description: DePIN Summit begins in Mombasa, Kenya today and makes its way to Zanzibar later in the week. Stay tuned!
+date: 2025-06-30
+taxonomies:
+  people: [sam_taggart]
+  tags: [decentralization, event, why]
+  categories: [decentralization, event, why]
+extra:
+    imgPath: depin_summit_begins.png
+---
+
+Greetings from Mombasa, Kenya! [DePIN Summit Africa](https://depinsummit.xyz/) is getting underway this week, with Share hosting the first leg in Mombasa and ThreeFold hosting the Zanzibar side of things.
+
+<br/>
+
+The summit brings together founders, actors, and investors in the space of Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN) with local stakeholders to explore the future of infrastructure and infrastructure ownership.
+
+<br/>
+
+We will be sharing as we go, stay tuned in here and on [X](https://x.com/threefold_io).

content/newsroom/dev_snapshot_sep_05_25/index.md

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+id: dev_snapshot_sep_05_25
+title: "ThreeFold Development Snapshot: September 05 2025"
+image_caption: ThreeFold September 05 Development Snapshot
+description: A digest of the latest development activities around some of our core grid and commercial projects.
+date: 2025-09-05
+taxonomies:
+  people: [sam_taggart]
+  tags: [tech,news]
+  news-category: [news, tech]
+extra:
+    imgPath: dev_snapshot_sep_05_25.png
+---
+
+The team is advancing commercialization with necessary enhancements in security, scalability, and usability across our stack – paving the way for real-world decentralized workloads. Let's take a look at recent development activities across some of our various priority projects.
+
+<br/>
+
+Full details [here](https://forum.threefold.io/t/threefold-development-snapshot-september-05-2025/4634).

content/newsroom/end_of_tft/index.md

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+id: end_of_tft
+title: TFT Minting Through End October
+image_caption: end_of_tft
+description: October marks the final full month of TFT minting as ThreeFold shifts to a utilization-based reward model.
+date: 2025-09-19
+taxonomies:
+  people: [bernadette_amanda_caster]
+  tags: [community, tech]
+  news-category: [community, tech]
+extra:
+    imgPath: end_of_tft.png
+---
+
+As has been discussed, we are nearing the end of TFT minting and moving into a utilization based reward system for farmers as ThreeFold goes into commercialization mode.
+
+<br/>
+
+On that note, we wanted to update that October will have a full month of rewards. We will share more specifics about the end of TFT minting next week.

content/newsroom/ipv4_gateway_demo/index.md

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+---
+id: ipv4_gateway_demo
+title: "Watch: TF Grid IPv4 Gateway Demo"
+image_caption: ipv4_gateway_demo
+description: In this demo, Mik and Scott showcase how a single IPv4 gateway VM can bridge non-IPv4 workloads to the public internet, enabling scalable and flexible setups for builders.
+date: 2025-09-29
+taxonomies:
+  people: [bernadette_amanda_caster]
+  tags: [community, tech]
+  news-category: [community, tech]
+extra:
+    imgPath: ipv4_gateway_demo.png
+---
+
+The community has been asking for an easier way to connect workloads on the grid and to get them accessible without wasting IPv4 addresses.
+
+<br/>
+
+In response, the team listened and brought in a solution. In this demo, Mik and Scott showcase how a single public IPv4 gateway VM can unlock powerful deployments on the ThreeFold Grid. By combining IPv4, WireGuard, and Mycelium, the gateway securely connects non-IPv4 VMs without requiring their own public IPs.
+
+<br/>
+
+It’s a smart way to stretch scarce IPv4 resources while still providing grid users with options, including NAT or proxy setups, resiliency through multiple protocols, and overall efficient networking.
+
+<br/>
+
+And it doesn’t stop there; Scott & Mik also highlighted what this could mean going forward, such as Mycelium acting as a Cloudflare alternative with CDN features, running apps like Nextcloud, Jitsi, or experimenting with decentralized databases like Dolt.
+
+<br/>
+
+It’s more than a proof of concept; it is a template for builders to play with, adapt, and improve. It is a starting point to keep pushing toward a more open and resilient Internet, together.
+
+<br/>
+
+Watch the demo [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L36FbD3oY2s) with timestamps for easy navigation, and leave your feedback [here](https://forum.threefold.io/t/watch-tf-grid-ipv4-gateway-demo/4640).
+
+<br/>
+
+*Please note that this demo was conducted on Tuesday, 23rd Sept 2025, and some information may become outdated.*

content/newsroom/jan_2025_roundup/index.md

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ The initial [V4 3Nodes](https://docs.threefold.io/docs/components/3node/) are cu
 
 <br/>
 
-[3Phones](https://docs.threefold.io/docs/components/3phone) come with [built-in decentralized apps](https://docs.threefold.io/docs/components/3bot) and seamlessly integrate with the ThreeFold Grid. The team expects a Q2 release for the 3Phone.
+[3Phones](https://docs.threefold.io/docs/components/3phone) come with built-in decentralized apps and seamlessly integrate with the ThreeFold Grid. The team expects a Q2 release for the 3Phone.
 
 <br/>
 

content/newsroom/june_2025_calls/index.md

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+---
+id: june_2025_calls
+title: "Announcing: June & July 2025 Community Calls"
+image_caption: June & July 2025 Community Calls
+description: We are lining up a series of demos and community calls this June and July. Join in!
+date: 2025-06-13
+taxonomies:
+  people: [sam_taggart]
+  tags: [community, grid, tech]
+  news-category: [community, grid, tech]
+extra:
+    imgPath: june_2025_calls.png
+---
+
+We are lining up a series of demos and community calls this June and July. Here’s what we have so far, and we’ll add / share updates as they come:
+
+<br/>
+
+**New Upcoming Date: TF Connect App** <br/>
+With the recent 3.17 upgrade, the TF Connect app has introduced some powerful new features, and we’re excited to walk you through them. Join Mik for a live demo session to explore what’s new and how to make the most of the app.
+
+<br/>
+
+*Note: This call has been postponed from June 24 due to technical issues. A new date will be announced shortly.*
+
+<br/>
+
+**Tue July 01: Node Status Bot High Availability Deployment** <br/>
+In this demo, Scott will show the latest developments in the Node Status Bot, which provides an example of creating resilient applications on the ThreeFold Grid.
+
+<br/>
+
+**Wed July 09: ThreeFold Marketplace Discussion** <br/>
+[We recently announced](https://forum.threefold.io/t/the-threefold-marketplace-discover-exchange-build-the-future-of-the-internet/4604) the ThreeFold Marketplace. Now we'd like to host a call with the community to discuss what was announced already, share a bit further, and get your feedback. *Please leave any feedback or questions you might have already as comments on the above forum post.*
+
+<br/>
+
+*Note: This call was rescheduled from Thursday June 19.* 
+
+<br/>
+
+All three calls will be held at 7pm CEST / 1pm EDT at this [link](https://bit.ly/tfcommunitycall).

content/newsroom/june_2025_roundup/index.md

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+---
+id: june_2025_roundup
+title: "Unfolding ThreeFold: June 2025 Roundup"
+image_caption: June 2025 Roundup
+description: June was a month of exciting development for ThreeFold, highlighted by the announcement of the ThreeFold Marketplace and preparations for DePIN Summit Africa 2025.
+date: 2025-07-03
+taxonomies:
+  people: [sam_taggart]
+  tags: [community, grid, tech]
+  news-category: [community, grid, tech]
+extra:
+    imgPath: june_2025_roundup.png
+---
+
+June brought major development across the ThreeFold ecosystem! 🌟 We announced one of our  most exciting project, the ThreeFold Marketplace, prepared for the upcoming DePIN Summit Africa, shared a demo walkthrough, and more. Let’s look at the highlights!
+
+<br/>
+
+### **The ThreeFold Marketplace**
+
+In June, we announced the ThreeFold Marketplace, a major step forward in our mission to build a truly global, peer-to-peer Internet for everyone. The marketplace is an all-in-one platform that connects users and providers to discover, exchange, and manage compute resources, applications, and services within the ThreeFold ecosystem.
+
+It simplifies how participants engage with ThreeFold by bringing everything into a single, accessible hub, including:
+
+* Compute resources
+* Certified hardware
+* Decentralized apps
+* Expert services
+
+The use of TFP (ThreeFold Points) enables fair and flexible exchanges, and together with a unified dashboard, the marketplace opens up new opportunities for collaboration and commercial growth across the community.
+
+Development on both the front-end and back-end is actively underway, and the alpha testing phase will be announced soon. We will continue to share updates and details in the coming weeks as we finalize the official launch plan. 
+
+![Image](img/market_home.png)
+
+→ Read our [announcement blog](https://www.threefold.io/newsroom/threefold-marketplace/)
+
+→ Experience the marketplace firsthand in this walkthrough with our co-founder Kristof.
+<br/>📺 Watch the full demo [here](https://youtu.be/-8CvcZwLRDE)
+
+<br/>
+
+### Demo Time: Node Status Bot High Availability Deployment
+
+In this demo, Scott shows the latest developments in the Node Status Bot, which provides an example of how to create resilient applications on the ThreeFold Grid.
+<br/>📺 Watch the full demo [here](https://youtu.be/4fLz-HyNj_w?si=6psLBjtFtLlZXWkb)
+
+<br/>
+
+### GEP Minting Proposal for June
+
+As many of you know, the grid experienced an unexpected outage from June 13 to June 17, due to a central domain infrastructure issue beyond the control of individual farmers. To ensure a fair outcome for everyone affected, a [proposal](https://forum.threefold.io/t/gep-minting-june/4611) has been submitted to exclude this period from the minting uptime calculation for all farmers.
+
+🗳️ Voting is now open and will run until July 7 at 6.05 PM CEST.
+<br/>You can cast your vote via the [dashboard](dashboard.grid.tf) under “TFChain - DAO” or in the TF Connect app.
+
+We invite everyone to participate and share their feedback.
+
+<br/>
+
+### DePIN Summit is here
+
+This month, our team worked closely with the EV3 and Share teams to prepare for [DePIN Summit Africa 2025](https://depinsummit.xyz). The event has begun this week on July 2nd in Mombasa 🇰🇪 and continues on July 4th and 5th in Zanzibar 🇹🇿.
+
+**Recap**: The summit brings together experts and builders to explore the future of decentralized infrastructure, with a focus on practical solutions and the Global South. ThreeFold co-founders Kristof De Spiegeleer and Florian Fournier will be speaking to highlight our role in this growing movement.
+
+We’ll be sharing more insights and takeaways from the event in July.
+
+<br/>
+
+![Image](img/depin_summit_africa.png)
+
+<br/>
+
+### **Looking Ahead** 
+Stay tuned in July for several updates! You can expect more details on the Marketplace, on-the-ground insights from the summit, news about the 3.18 release, and 2 demos this month. Keep an eye on our [news channel](https://t.me/threefoldnews) for the latest developments. 👀
+
+<br/>
+
+Thanks for reading and taking part. See you next time!

content/newsroom/kubecloud/index.md

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+---
+id: kubecloud
+title: "Meet KubeCloud: Simplifying Decentralized Kubernetes Cluster Deployment"
+image_caption: KubeCloud
+description: Learn about an innovative Kubernetes platform that transforms how teams can deploy and manage cloud-native applications at scale.
+date: 2025-09-03
+taxonomies:
+  people: [sam_taggart]
+  tags: [community, grid, tech]
+  news-category: [community, grid, tech]
+extra:
+    imgPath: kubecloud.png
+    isFeatured: true
+---
+
+In last week’s Summer/Winter 2025 Roundup, we shared a bit about KubeCloud:
+
+<br/>
+
+*The team has been working on a simple but powerful platform to provision Kubernetes clusters with low friction of onboarding to the ThreeFold Grid. A catalog / directory view makes it easy for users to find what they need and credit card payments make it easy to get started.*
+
+<br/>
+
+*Kubernetes delivers standard, cloud-native deployment models, empowering developers and DevOps engineers to deploy resilient, scalable workloads using familiar tools, while maintaining sovereignty over compute, storage, and networking.*
+
+<br/>
+
+*The main features requested have been completed and the team is in testing mode.*
+
+<br/>
+
+The introduction of KubeCloud is part of the greater ongoing commercialization of the grid, which is one of the highest priorities of the team at the moment. This includes the developments of the ThreeFold Marketplace and HERO and necessary improvements to the flagship Mycelium and Quantum Safe Storage offerings. Additionally, the team is pursuing several commercial collaborations around utilization and grid expansion and looking into integrating new hardware models capable of handling serious next-generation / AI workloads.
+
+<br/>
+
+![Image](img/kubecloud_home.png#mx-auto)
+
+<br/>
+
+### **What KubeCloud Means for Users**
+
+While users have long been able to deploy Kubernetes clusters on ThreeFold, KubeCloud makes it possible for people to deploy modern, containerized workloads without the steep learning curve typically associated with setting up clusters.
+
+<br/>
+
+Here’s what users can expect right out of the box:
+
+<br/>
+
+- Deploy clusters in one-click
+- Discover what’s available via the integrated catalog / directory view
+- Pay seamlessly with credit cards (shown below)
+- Use familiar Cloud-native tools
+- Retain full sovereignty & control
+- Leverage enterprise-grade security
+- Scale workloads flexibly based on demand
+- Monitor clusters in real-time
+- Collaborate seamlessly with your team(s)
+
+<br/>
+
+<div style="padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/1115414163?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;" title="KubeCloud: Add funds with a credit card"></iframe></div><script src="https://player.vimeo.com/api/player.js"></script>
+
+<br/>
+
+To go deeper on some of the key advantages of the solution:
+
+<br/>
+
+- **Integration with Mycelium** provides ultra-fast end-to-end encrypted decentralized networking inspired by nature, forming a resilient, adaptive mesh that routes around failures and optimizes for speed and security.
+- **Simple web gateway access** exposes any service to the public web with a simple Kubernetes resource. No complex Ingress controllers. Domain and prefix-based routing is built-in.
+- **Multi-master clusters** deliver high-availability with multiple control plane nodes. Automatic failover, leader election, and zero-downtime upgrades are built-in.
+- **Kubernetes automatically balances traffic and scales your services** up or down based on demand. Enjoy high availability and optimal performance with zero manual intervention.
+
+<br/>
+
+Users have the flexibility to either reserve nodes and deploy on them or deploy first and expand their clusters as necessary using shared nodes.
+
+<br/>
+
+<div style="padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/1115414061?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;" title="KubeCloud: Reserving a node"></iframe></div><script src="https://player.vimeo.com/api/player.js"></script>
+
+<br/>
+
+<div style="padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/1115414109?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;" title="KubeCloud: Deploy clusters"></iframe></div><script src="https://player.vimeo.com/api/player.js"></script>
+
+<br/>
+
+### **Testing and Release Plan**
+The team has already finalized the initial feature set and entered active internal testing. From this testing, they are compiling and resolving issues, which can be found on the project’s [GitHub repository](https://github.com/codescalers/kubecloud). Following this phase, we’ll invite community testers for a controlled pilot before moving towards a public beta release.
+
+<br/>
+
+### **Attracting Users**
+
+Initial utilization will come from the ThreeFold team itself, and the community. Beyond this, we’re also aiming to spark through several collaborations being developed at the moment and outreach. Good audiences for us to target Developers and DevOps engineers who need a fast, reliable way to run Kubernetes Clusters, enterprises seeking production-grade clusters with full control and no vendor lock-in, and AI and data-intensive teams that need access to high-performance next-generation hardware through the grid. We’ll share more as the plan becomes clearer.
+
+<br/>
+
+### **Follow Along**
+
+More to come. In the meantime, follow the progress and support the project by giving it a star on GitHub: [github.com/codescalers/kubecloud](https://github.com/codescalers/kubecloud)

content/newsroom/may_2025_roundup/index.md

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ taxonomies:
   news-category: [community, grid, tech]
 extra:
     imgPath: may_2025_roundup.png
-    isFeatured: true
 ---
 
 May was a month of strong developments for the ThreeFold ecosystem 🧱 bringing a new version of the grid, the first device in the 3Phone family, important DAO proposals, and an exciting demo. Here’s a quick look at what’s been happening and what’s ahead!
@@ -43,6 +42,8 @@ This update brought a new Market feature which allows people to swap USDC for TF
 
 The SDK update introduced a Stellar/Solana bridge package and support for multiple SSH keys in deployments. Logged out visitors can now easily explore the apps and services available for decentralized deployment on the grid, which now includes the Open WebUI App , a new addition in this release.
 
+<br/>
+
 ### **OwnPhone: The First Device in the 3Phone Family**
 
 On May 29, 2025, YourData Network launched the [OwnPhone](https://ownphone.net/) – the first smartphone to bring the 3Phone vision to life. Powered by ThreeFold infrastructure, the OwnPhone is designed to give users full control over their data and privacy, marking a major leap forward for decentralized mobile technology.
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ On May 29, 2025, YourData Network launched the [OwnPhone](https://ownphone.net/)
 
 As OwnPhone is the first device in the 3Phone family 📱, features like 3Bot and 3AI will be made available as software upgrades as they are released. Until additional devices are released, anyone interested in 3Phone will be directed exclusively towards OwnPhone. If you’ve pre-ordered a 3Phone through ThreeFold, we’ll be in touch by email in the coming days to explain what this means for you. And our website and documentation will be updated soon to make this clear and easy to navigate.
 
+<br/>
+
 ### **Three DAO Votes Passed by the Community**
 
 At the end of May we had three DAO votes 🗳️ passed by the community, including the 3.17 upgrade to mainnet. We would like to thank the community for your participation. The other two proposals that were passed were:
@@ -71,6 +74,8 @@ As we near the final phase of Grid V3 and 1 billion TFT minted, a [new proposal]
 
 Due to incidents in April that impacted uptime tracking and triggered Farmerbot violations, some farmers lost rewards. A [DAO vote](https://forum.threefold.io/t/dao-minting-april/4595) was held to propose removing those periods from April’s minting calculations and passed.
 
+<br/>
+
 ### **Demo Time: Private Networking with IPv6 and WireGuard**
 
 In this hands-on session, Scott showed how to set up private, peer-to-peer IPv6 networks using WireGuard on the ThreeFold Grid. The demo highlighted WireGuard’s speed, security, and simplicity, making it an ideal solution for creating modern, decentralized VPNs.
@@ -79,6 +84,8 @@ In this hands-on session, Scott showed how to set up private, peer-to-peer IPv6
 
 Watch 📺 the full demo [here](https://youtu.be/TlJSmryxRrk?si=tSYeaS9uoQonz_YR).
 
+<br/>
+
 ### **DePIN Summit Reminder**
 
 Happening on July 2nd in Mombasa 🇰🇪 and July 4th and 5th in Zanzibar 🇹🇿, DePIN Summit 2025 will bring together global experts and builders to explore how decentralized infrastructure is shaping the future. Hosted by EV3, Share, and ThreeFold, the event will focus on real-world solutions and innovation with a special focus on the global south.
@@ -91,6 +98,8 @@ With co-founders Kristof De Spiegeleer and Florian Fournier speaking, they'll br
 
 There’s still time to secure your attendance if you’d like to join! Visit [depinsummit.xyz](https://depinsummit.xyz)
 
+<br/>
+
 ### **Looking Ahead** 
 Stay tuned tomorrow for a special update from the team! In addition, you can expect more information on the next version of the grid, 3.18, in the coming days. And we’ll have two more demos coming for you later in June as well. Stay tuned via our [news channel](https://t.me/threefoldnews) for more as it unfolds. 🔮
 

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+---
+id: node_status_bot_demo
+title: "Watch: Node Status Bot High Availability Deployment Demo"
+image_caption: Node Status Bot Demo
+description: Learn how to create resilient applications on the grid with the latest advancements from the Node Status Bot.
+date: 2025-07-03
+taxonomies:
+  people: [marion_ravarino]
+  tags: [decentralization, grid, farming]
+  categories: [decentralization, grid, farming]
+extra:
+    imgPath: node_status_bot_demo.png
+---
+
+In this demo, Scott shows the latest developments in the Node Status Bot, which provides an example of how to create resilient applications on the ThreeFold Grid.
+
+<br/>
+
+Watch the demo [here](https://youtu.be/4fLz-HyNj_w?si=YlfVMZMdQgdjHNOI) with timestamps for easy navigation, and leave your feedback [here](https://forum.threefold.io/t/watch-node-status-bot-high-availability-deployment/4612).

content/newsroom/oct_round_up/index.md

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+---
+id: oct_round_up
+title: "Unfolding ThreeFold: October 2025 Roundup"
+image_caption: oct_round_up
+description: Highlights from October include the TF Grid 3.18 release, updates on Grid 4 economics, and commercialization.
+date: 2025-11-06
+taxonomies:
+  people: [bernadette_amanda_caster]
+  tags: [tech,grid,community]
+  news-category: [tech,grid,community]
+extra:
+    imgPath: oct_round_up.png
+    isFeatured: true
+---
+
+October marked another strong step forward in ThreeFold’s journey. From new Mycelium Network capabilities to progress in commercialization and economics, every initiative is converging toward one clear goal: building a better Internet – decentralized, sustainable, and owned by the people.
+
+<br/>
+
+As we move toward commercial utilization, the foundation is being set for farmers (hosters), builders, and partners to thrive in an open and resilient internet economy, one powered by collaboration, innovation, and shared value.
+
+<br/>
+
+#### TF Grid 3.18 Mainnet Release
+We’re thrilled to announce that TF Grid 3.18 is ready for Mainnet release. This version brings significant upgrades to TFChain, ZOS, RMB, and Mycelium, enhancing performance, stability, and user experience across the board.
+
+</br>
+
+New features include a twin ownership transfer flow, improved proxy and connectivity support, an updated UI, and VPN functionality for macOS and Windows.
+
+</br>
+
+Thanks to everyone who voted on the recent proposal to bring version 3.18 of the Grid to Mainnet! The upgrade will take place next week, and we’ll share further communication ahead of the migration to ensure a smooth transition.
+
+Read the full release notes [here](https://forum.threefold.io/t/gep-tfgrid-mainnet-release-3-18/4655).
+
+<br/>
+
+#### TF Grid 4 Economics Community Ebook
+In the first part of October, we introduced the TF Grid 4 Economics Community E-Book, a transparent, community-driven plan outlining proposed updates to ThreeFold’s token model and a new liquidity framework built to create lasting value for farmers, holders, and the wider ecosystem.
+
+<br/>
+
+We first created and shared the initial proposal with the community, gathered valuable feedback, and refined it into the version presented during the November 4th community call. Together, we are shaping a fair and balanced economic foundation for the next phase of ThreeFold. See below for more.
+
+<br/>
+
+#### ThreeFold Commercialization in Motion
+- The commercialization phase of the ThreeFold Grid is progressing well. The Kubernetes Cloud offering is technically complete and will be introduced soon, and the Mycelium Network is expanding with new VPN, DNS, and chat features.
+- Several major offtaker agreements have been signed for 2026, signaling the beginning of real-world utilization across diverse industries. As we complete the final TFT minting and shift to a utilization-based revenue model, farmers will earn directly from real-world demand, ensuring a fair and sustainable exchange of value.
+
+<br/>
+
+Read our update from October 20 [here](https://forum.threefold.io/t/threefold-commercialization-update-20-october-2025/4653). Please note that some aspects have evolved since then.
+
+<br/>
+
+#### Community Call: Project Mycelium
+During the latest community call earlier this week, the team shared an update on ThreeFold’s transition from years of development to commercial execution. Our new platform (version 4) will be called Project Mycelium, embodying a vision of an organic, interconnected network that complements existing cloud systems while advancing digital sovereignty.
+
+<br/>
+
+The call highlighted challenges and focuses, deployment plans and partnerships, the Mycelium Cloud ecosystem, and the updated economic model – built to protect long-term value while rewarding real utility.
+
+<br/>
+
+There is a lot of information to read and digest [here](https://threefold.info/mycelium_meet_4nov/docs/transcript_short) and we invite thoughts and feedback [here](https://forum.threefold.io/t/november-4th-community-call-follow-up-questions-and-discussion/4657).
+
+<br/>
+
+#### Looking Ahead
+It’s time to make 2026 the breakthrough year for ThreeFold. As we transition towards Project Mycelium, we’re focused on protecting the token economy and creating real commercial traction. Let’s keep momentum and collaboration strong! Thank you all for your continued belief and support.

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+---
+id: recap_depin_summit
+title: "Recapping DePIN Summit Africa"
+image_caption: DePIN Summit Africa
+description: From Mombasa to Zanzibar, DePIN Summit 2025 showcased the future of decentralized infrastructure on the ground in Africa.
+date: 2025-07-11
+taxonomies:
+  people: [sam_taggart]
+  tags: [event,community]
+  news-category: [event,community]
+extra:
+    imgPath: recap_depin_summit.png
+    isFeatured: true
+    
+---
+
+DePIN Summit 2025 brought global builders, investors, and policymakers to East Africa for a week-long showcase of decentralized infrastructure in action. Hosted across Mombasa, Zanzibar, and Arusha, the summit underscored East Africa’s potential as a leading hub for the future and focused on tangible outcomes.
+
+<br/>
+
+Read all about it [here](/blog/depin-summit-recap).

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+---
+id: sep_2025_roundup
+title: "Unfolding ThreeFold: September 2025 Roundup"
+image_caption: September 2025 Monthly Roundup
+description: Learn about the team's key efforts over the past weeks, with a strong focus on commercialization and fundraising activities.
+date: 2025-10-09
+taxonomies:
+  people: [sam_taggart]
+  tags: [community, grid, tech]
+  news-category: [community, grid, tech]
+extra:
+    imgPath: sep_2025_roundup.png
+---
+
+We’re pleased to share with you key highlights from the past month or so. First, to set the stage:
+
+<br/>
+
+We recognize that progress may not always feel as fast as we’d like, but important steps are being made across both technology and partnerships. Our teams – TF Tech (Geomind) and TF Dubai – remain focused, with ±80% of our current resources dedicated to engineering.
+
+<br/>
+
+TF Tech is advancing commercial discussions and ecosystem collaborations, while TF Dubai is progressing on the funding side, having closed the seed round and now working on larger growth financing. We are getting positive responses and the outlook is good on both of these fronts.
+
+<br/>
+
+Regarding current traction, we now have more than five major channels ready to offtake grid capacity, but we are in a chicken and egg situation. We need more nodes, especially in highly connected locations, to support the needs of these partners. Here are some items which we are working on addressing to improve the situation and reduce friction for grid users:
+
+<br/>
+
+- Implement new utilization based rewards system
+- Minimal implementation of marketplace (farmers set own price, etc)
+- Launch Kubernetes Cloud offering (tech ready, requires above bullet to be resolved)
+- More high-quality high-performance nodes, and many more GPUs
+- V4 of of the grid with ZOS V4 (2-3 months till production; for now we can use V3)
+- End-user applications on top of the grid for some of these channels to sell
+
+<br/>
+
+Tomorrow, we will share more information on the above and announce a community call to discuss further. Now, as for your September recap:
+
+<br/>
+
+### **TF Grid Development**
+Below is a summary of the team’s outputs on key products and features over the past few weeks.
+
+<br/>
+
+#### KubeCloud (Active Development – v0.1.0 base)
+
+- Rapid progress on edge Kubernetes platform with multi-master K8s cluster support, automated scaling (CRDs), integrated Stripe billing with millicent precision, EWF workflow engine with Gorm store, robust node management (resource-based filtering, KYC verification, maintenance mode), and real-time updates via SSE
+- Frontend enhancements include cluster editing, SSH key management, and admin announcements, currently in active development toward production readiness.
+
+<br/>
+
+*This is one of our commercial products in development. From a technical perspective, it is more or less complete but needs minimal implementation of the marketplace.*
+
+<br/>
+
+#### Mycelium (v0.6.2)
+- Enhanced networking capabilities with automatic SOCKS5 proxy discovery on the overlay network
+- A new plain log format for broader compatibility
+- Improved key management with a dedicated generate-keys command.
+- Strengthened RPC API error handling for cleaner message polling
+- Builds on v0.6.1 improvements such as better route handling, new peer discovery metrics, and critical security fixes.
+
+<br/>
+
+*A team is currently working on the Mycelium Network experience layer. This is one of the above-mentioned end user products in development.*
+
+<br/>
+
+#### Quantum Safe Storage (v0.4.3)
+- Critical zstor template configuration fixes, improved documentation
+- Builds on v0.4.2’s new quantumd management daemon with health monitoring, enhanced metadata registry, TOML-based configuration system, and ongoing S3 compatibility evaluations.
+
+<br/>
+
+#### Zero OS (v3.13.6)
+- Updated zosbase with enhanced provisiond debugging for improved troubleshooting, and prerelease support for cloud providers
+- Security patches further harden production deployments
+
+<br/>
+
+#### TFGrid SDK Go (v0.17.0)
+- Major reliability upgrade with adaptive relay failover using cooldown-based selection mechanism
+- Context-driven lifecycle management with resource leak prevention
+- Hardened TTL validation
+- New request tag support (TagFailFast)
+- Includes a new ConnObserver interface for monitoring, buffered channels for better performance under load, improved node tracking, CLI support for v4 nodes and the Solana bridge, plus clearer developer documentation.
+
+<br/>
+
+#### TFGrid Gateway
+- A complete solution for deploying IPv4 gateway VMs on the ThreeFold Grid, leveraging Terraform/OpenTofu for infrastructure provisioning and automated configuration to ensure secure, reliable network connectivity.
+
+<br/>
+
+*Check out the demo on this offering from September, link down below.*
+
+<br/>
+
+### **On the Ground in Singapore**
+Some of the team was in Singapore recently for TOKEN2049 and the Network State Conference, conducting high-level discussions around fundraising and partnerships. The reactions from people, funds, and other organizations who truly get it – decentralization enthusiasts, privacy seekers, deep tech thinkers – have been incredibly validating. They see what has been built, they are excited by what we’ve built and refreshed by our approach as compared to the market – we are now in discussions on how they can support in various ways from investments to driving grid expansion to marketing and promotion.
+
+<br/>
+
+### **TFT Minting Transition Plan**
+
+As announced in September, the last round of minting of TFT will be this month, October 2025. Starting November 2025, we will transition to a utilization-based reward system. Significant capacity reservations will be made in connection with ThreeFold's commercial offerings, ensuring an income for all farmers. More details are coming.
+
+<br/>
+
+### **Community Call**
+We hosted a call with some of our more active community members to share transparent progress. As mentioned above, we’ll be hosting a similar call next week. Some highlights from our last call:
+
+<br/>
+
+- Marketplace: Soft launch very soon; first commercialization step with farmer-set prices, buy/sell resources, and transparent revenue.
+- Decentralized Kubernetes: One-click deployments with scaling, redundancy, and discounts for full-node use. Product nearly ready.
+- AI Agents: Becoming the main user interface for the grid – autonomy, memory, and personal data control.
+- Token & Governance: Minting ends in October; TFT capped at 1B. Cooperative model with open dashboards and governance.
+- Community Requests: Messenger app in development; other asks include email, backups, and clearer communication.
+
+<br/>
+
+Read full recap [here](https://forum.threefold.io/t/recapping-august-29-community-call/4630).
+
+<br/>
+
+### **Demos**
+Mik and Scott demonstrated how a single IPv4 gateway VM can help connect non-IPv4 workloads and even enable private apps to go public, without consuming scarce IPv4 addresses. It is a flexible setup that builders can play with, opening up possibilities such as CDN features, scalable apps, and decentralized databases. Watch the demo [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L36FbD3oY2s).
+
+<br/>
+
+We also hosted a demo on Quantum Safe Filesystem and Quantumd although we ran into some issues with the recording and we’ll revisit when we can.
+
+<br/>
+
+### **Blogs Published**
+Several blogs were published in the past weeks centered on grid commercialization:
+
+- [Kubernetes in Context](https://threefold.io/blog/kubernetes-in-context/): Kubernetes has reshaped how the world builds and runs software but faces key challenges because of centralization. ThreeFold has a solution.
+- [The Quantum Age is Coming](https://www.threefold.io/blog/quantum-safe-storage/): The quantum era is approaching fast, threatening encryption, blockchains, and security. ThreeFold’s Quantum Safe Storage delivers sovereign, resilient, and unbreakable protection for data in a post-quantum world.
+- [Decentralization in Production](https://www.threefold.io/blog/tf-decentralized-cloud-new/): A network of decentralized nodes around the world power live workloads for developers and independent projects. This isn’t a vision for the future. It’s a functioning, decentralized infrastructure already in production.
+
+<br/>
+
+### **Looking Ahead**
+As we move into the fourth quarter of the year, our focus remains on execution and scaling. Key priorities include: finalizing the marketplace implementation, launching the Kubernetes Cloud offering, expanding high-performance node availability, and rolling out other end-user applications on top of the grid. Part of the team remains dedicated to continuing ecosystem and funding discussions to accelerate adoption and support growth.

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+---
+id: sept_2025_calls
+title: "Announcing: September 2025 Calls"
+image_caption: Sept 2025 Community Calls
+description: "Scott and Mik are back with some demos this month featuring two of our flagship technologies: Quantum Storage and Mycelium."
+date: 2025-09-11
+taxonomies:
+  people: [sam_taggart]
+  tags: [community, grid, tech]
+  news-category: [community, grid, tech]
+extra:
+    imgPath: sept_calls.png
+---
+
+Scott and Mik are back with some demos this month featuring two of our flagship technologies: Quantum Storage and Mycelium.
+
+<br/>
+
+**Tue September 16: Quantum Storage & Quantumd** <br/>
+Scott demos quantumd, a new management utility for ThreeFold’s Quantum Safe Filesystem. See how QSFS is easier to deploy and more robust than ever before!
+
+<br/>
+
+**Tue September 23: ThreeFold IPv4 Gateway for Mycelium & WireGuard Networks** <br/>
+In this demo (designed in response to community feedback), Mik provides step-by-step guidance on deploying an IPv4 gateway on the ThreeFold Grid, using open source tools such as Ansible and OpenTofu. The solution enables users to expose applications and data running on internal virtual machines (nodes without public IPv4 addresses) to the public internet.
+
+<br/>
+
+Both calls will take place at 7pm CEST / 1pm EDT. Find the full details [here](https://forum.threefold.io/t/september-2025-demos-discussions/4636).