update press release 25-02-27

Updates fev2025

.github/workflows/tf_update_dev.yml

@@ -4,22 +4,43 @@ on:
     branches: [ development ]
 
 jobs:
-  job_one:
+  deploy:
     name: Deploy
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: pushing latest change on www2.threefold.io
       uses: appleboy/ssh-action@master
       with:
-        host: www2.threefold.io
-        username: root
+        host: dev.threefold.io
+        username: webuser
         key: ${{ secrets.TF_SECRET }}
-        port: 22
+        port: 34022
         script: |
-          cd /opt/www_threefold_io/
+          cd websites/www2/www_threefold_io/
           git log -1
           git fetch
           git reset --hard origin/development
-          sed -i "s/https:\/\/www.threefold.io/https:\/\/www2.threefold.io/g" config.toml
+          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

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
     branches: [ master ]
 
 jobs:
-  job_one:
+  deploy:
     name: Deploy
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -20,6 +20,27 @@ jobs:
           git log -1
           git fetch
           git reset --hard origin/master
-          sed -i "s/https:\/\/www2.threefold.io/https:\/\/www.threefold.io/g" config.toml
+          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

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+name: www3.threefold_io
+on: 
+  push:
+    branches: [ development_sasha ]
+
+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 restore .
+          git pull
+          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

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+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'

.gitignore

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ publishtools/publishtools
 .cache
 .DS_Store
 src/.temp
-content/news
 content/person
 content/project
 node_modules

Makefile

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+SHELL := /bin/bash
+
+build:
+	. ./build.sh
+
+start:
+	. ./start.sh

README.md

@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ Production: [www.threefold.io](https://www.threefold.io) (master branch)
 
 Staging: www2.threefold.io (development branch)
 
-Last Updated: May 2023
+Last Updated: September 2024
 
 ## Administrators
+
 [ThreeFold's Web Admins](https://github.com/orgs/threefoldfoundation/teams/team_web_admin)
 
 ## Contribution Procedure
@@ -20,20 +21,69 @@ Last Updated: May 2023
 ![readme](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/43240801/236867088-56c95abd-510c-4202-b0c5-317cdfb75cb3.png)
 
 It is highly important to follow this procedure to contribute to the website content. <br>
-__WARNING__: DO NOT commit straight into __master__ / __development__ branch.
+__WARNING__: DO NOT commit straight into the __master__ / __development__ branches.
 
-1. Create an Issue
-Feel free to [create a new issue](https://github.com/threefoldfoundation/www_threefold_io/issues/new) to report an error on the website, or if you have any suggestions on website improvements. 
+1. Feel free to [create a new issue](https://github.com/threefoldfoundation/www_threefold_io/issues/new) to report an error on the website, or if you have any suggestions on website improvements. 
 
-2. Make your own branch from __'development'__ branch.
-by creating a new branch from 'Master' you will be provided with the latest copy of the live website content.
+2. Make your own branch from the __development__ branch. By creating a new branch from __development__ you will be provided with the latest copy of the live website content at the staging site, www2.threefold.io.
 
 3. Add your edits into your own branch via code editor locally, and push your local changes online. WARNING: DO NOT add your edits straight into __master__ / __development__ branch.
 
-5. Create a PR to merge your own branch into '**development**', and assign one of [ThreeFold's Web Admins](https://github.com/orgs/threefoldfoundation/teams/team_web_admin) on your PR as reviewer, or assign @sasha-astiadi as reviewer.
+5. Create a PR to merge your own branch into **development**, and assign one of [ThreeFold's Web Admins](https://github.com/orgs/threefoldfoundation/teams/team_web_admin) on your PR as reviewer, or assign @sasha-astiadi as reviewer.
 
 7. When PR is approved, you can see your changes on staging env on www2.threefold.io (development branch)
 
-8. Admin will then create a PR to merge 'development' into into '**maste**r' (production branch)
+8. Admin will then create a PR to merge **development** into into **master** (production branch)
 
 10. When PR is approved, you can see your changes live on production www.threefold.io (master branch).
+
+## Development
+
+While contributing content to this site doesn't strictly require setting up a development environment, it will allow you to preview your changes and that's super handy.
+
+To do that, the following prerequisites are needed:
+
+* macOS or Linux
+* [Zola](https://www.getzola.org/documentation/getting-started/installation/)
+
+Then clone the repository recursively to also pull in contents of `threefold_data`:
+
+```bash
+#if you don't have hero installed yet, run the following commands
+curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/freeflowuniverse/crystallib/development/scripts/install_hero.sh > /tmp/hero_install.sh
+bash /tmp/hero_install.sh
+
+#install zola & tailwind
+hero installers -n zola
+
+#get this repo be careful --pr will remove all local changes (pull reset), -b development means we are on the development branch
+hero git pull -u https://github.com/threefoldfoundation/www_threefold_io -b development -pr
+
+#cd to the directory
+eval $(hero git cd -u https://github.com/threefoldfoundation/www_threefold_io)
+
+bash build.sh
+
+```
+
+Finally, start a browsable local copy of the site that will respond to changes in the source files like this:
+
+```
+zola serve
+```
+
+Zola will display a local address such as `http://127.0.0.1:1111` which you can click or copy and paste into your browser to view the site on your own machine.
+
+That's it—have fun!
+
+
+# Guidelines for Editing Blog, News, and Team Images
+
+### General:
+Ensure all images are optimized to be less than 1MB for faster loading and better performance.
+
+### Blog & News:
+Use a resolution of **1200 x 600** pixels or maintain the same aspect ratio to fit seamlessly with placeholders.
+
+### Team:
+Keep images square with a resolution of **640 x 640** pixels for consistent appearance.

_archive/team.html

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<div class="bg-transparent relative isolate overflow-hidden py-12">
+    <div class="mx-auto max-w-7xl px-6 lg:px-8">
+      <div class="mx-auto max-w-2xl lg:max-w-none">
+        <div class="text-center">
+          <h2 class="fade-in text-balance text-4xl font-normal tracking-tight text-white lg:text-5xl">The Team Behind ThreeFold</h2>
+          <p class="mx-auto mt-4 max-w-3xl text-pretty lg:text-2xl text-xl font-medium text-gray-200 fade-in">Founded by Internet Pioneers 1.0</p>
+          <p class="mx-auto mb-10 mt-6 max-w-4xl text-pretty lg:text-xl text-lg font-light text-gray-200 fade-in">We are a dedicated group committed to advancing a new digital era. Some of us have been working on Internet technology since the early days, when it was a decentralized network. We aim to help bring that vision to life once more. Beyond those below, we have more than 50 engineers, developers, and other team members supporting the project.</p>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="mt-12 grid grid-cols-1 gap-x-4 lg:gap-y-10 lg:gap-x-8 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-y-0">
+
+            <!-- Team Member -->
+            <div class="group relative fade-in mb-8">
+              <div class="h-56 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-md bg-gray-200 group-hover:opacity-75 lg:h-72 xl:h-80">
+                <img src="/images/kds.png" alt="kristof_de_spiegeleer" class="size-full object-cover">
+              </div>
+              <h3 class="mt-4 text-xl font-semibold text-white">
+                  Kristof de Spiegeleer
+              </h3>
+              <p class="text-md text-gray-300">Co-founder & CEO</p>
+              <p class="mt-1 text-sm font-light  text-white">
+                Serial entrepreneur with 30 years of experience in Internet infrastructure and cloud technology. Passionate about tech for good. +600m $ exits.</p>
+            </div>
+
+            <!-- Team Member -->
+              <div class="group relative fade-in mb-8">
+                <div class="h-56 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-md bg-gray-200 group-hover:opacity-75 lg:h-72 xl:h-80">
+                  <img src="/images/adnan.png" alt="adnan_fatayerji" class="size-full object-cover">
+                </div>
+                <h3 class="mt-4 text-xl font-semibold text-white">
+                    Adnan Fatayerji
+                </h3>
+                <p class="text-md text-gray-300">Co-founder</p>
+                <p class="mt-1 text-sm font-light  text-white">
+                  Tech entrepreneur with multiple exits. Based in Dubai for 20 years. Head of Partnerships and Business Development..</p>
+              </div>
+
+                <!-- Team Member -->
+              <div class="group relative fade-in mb-8">
+                <div class="h-56 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-md bg-gray-200 group-hover:opacity-75 lg:h-72 xl:h-80">
+                  <img src="/images/jan.png" alt="jan_de_landtsheer" class="size-full object-cover">
+                </div>
+                <h3 class="mt-4 text-xl font-semibold text-white">
+                    Jan De Landtsheer
+                </h3>
+                <p class="text-md text-gray-300">Co-founder & CTO</p>
+                <p class="mt-1 text-sm font-light  text-white">
+                  Engineer with 40+ years of experience in deep tech, networking, cloud and storage.</p>
+              </div>
+                  
+                    <!-- Team Member -->
+              <div class="group relative fade-in mb-8">
+                <div class="h-56 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-md bg-gray-200 group-hover:opacity-75 lg:h-72 xl:h-80">
+                  <img src="/images/flo.png" alt="florian_fournier" class="size-full object-cover">
+                </div>
+                <h3 class="mt-4 text-xl font-semibold text-white">
+                    Florian Fournier
+                </h3>
+                <p class="text-md text-gray-300">Co-founder & CMO</p>
+                <p class="mt-1 text-sm font-light  text-white">
+                  Ex Apple marketing director, serial entrepreneur living between Africa and Latin America.</p>
+              </div>
+          </div>
+     </div>
+     <div class="mt-8 flex items-center justify-center gap-x-6 fade-in">
+        <a href="/people" class="fade-in rounded-2xl bg-white px-4 py-2.5 text-sm font-semibold text-black shadow-sm hover:bg-gray-200 hover:text-gray-800 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2">Meet the Team</a>
+      </div>
+ </div>
+    

build.sh

@@ -1,32 +1,34 @@
 echo "Starting build..."
 
+SOURCE=${BASH_SOURCE[0]}
+DIR_OF_THIS_SCRIPT="$( dirname "$SOURCE" )"
+ABS_DIR_OF_SCRIPT="$( realpath $DIR_OF_THIS_SCRIPT )"
+
 # TODO: Check if current version is latest to avoid redundant installation
 if [[ -f "tailwindcss" ]]
 then
-    echo "Tailwind installed"
-else
-    # rm tailwindcss
-    # checks os and architecture for correct release
-    # https://stackoverflow.com/a/8597411 
-    echo "Installing & building tailwind..."
-    ASSET="tailwindcss"
-
-    if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "linux-gnu"* ]]; then
-        ASSET="$ASSET-linux"
-    elif [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
-        ASSET="$ASSET-macos"
-    fi
-    if [[ "$(uname -m)" == "x86_64"* ]]; then
-        ASSET="$ASSET-x64"
-    elif [[ "$(uname -m)" == "arm64"* ]]; then
-        ASSET="$ASSET-arm64"
-    fi
-
-    curl -sLO "https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/releases/latest/download/${ASSET}"
-    chmod +x $ASSET
-    mv $ASSET tailwindcss
+    rm tailwindcss
 fi
 
+# checks os and architecture for correct release
+# https://stackoverflow.com/a/8597411 
+echo "Installing & building tailwind..."
+ASSET="tailwindcss"
+
+if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "linux-gnu"* ]]; then
+    ASSET="$ASSET-linux"
+elif [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+    ASSET="$ASSET-macos"
+fi
+if [[ "$(uname -m)" == "x86_64"* ]]; then
+    ASSET="$ASSET-x64"
+elif [[ "$(uname -m)" == "arm64"* ]]; then
+    ASSET="$ASSET-arm64"
+fi
+
+curl -sLO "https://github.com/tailwindlabs/tailwindcss/releases/download/v3.4.17/${ASSET}"
+chmod +x $ASSET
+mv $ASSET tailwindcss
 
 
 # initialized and configures tailwind if not configured
@@ -41,6 +43,4 @@ fi
 echo "Compiling tailwindcss and building zola project..."
 rm -rf public static/css
 ./tailwindcss -i css/index.css -o ./static/css/index.css --minify
-zola build
-
-
+zola --root $ABS_DIR_OF_SCRIPT build

config.toml

@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 # The URL the site will be built for
-base_url = "https://www2.threefold.io"
+base_url = "https://dev.threefold.io"
 # Change this to your own URL! Please note this variable **must** be uncommented .
 
 title = "ThreeFold"
-description="Our global digital backbone"
+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 = "index.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).
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ external_links_no_referrer = true
 # For example, `...` into `…`, `"quote"` into `“curly”` etc
 smart_punctuation = true
 
+[build]
+not_found = "404.md"
+
 [[taxonomies]]
 name = "categories"
 feed = true
@@ -83,19 +86,15 @@ paginate_path = "tags"
 
 [[taxonomies]]
 name = "people"
-feed = true
+feed = false
 paginate_by = 9
 paginate_path = "people"
 
 [[taxonomies]]
 name = "memberships"
-feed = true
+feed = false
 paginate_by = 8
 paginate_path = "people/memberships"
 
 [extra]
 # Put all your custom variables here
-
-
-
-

content/404.md

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+title: "404"
+description: ""
+insert_anchor_links: "left"
+template: "404.html"
+
+---
+

content/_index.md

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ---
-title: "Home"
-description: "A global movement together building an open-source, community-driven, decentralized Internet – from the ground up." # quotation marks to allow colons where used
+title: "ThreeFold"
+description: "TF offers a secure, sovereign infrastructure layer for the Internet, delivering unparalleled scalability, incorruptible and permanent data storage, AI and Web2/Web3/Edge compatibility, and 100% uptime for a resilient digital future." # quotation marks to allow colons where used
 date: 2018-09-14T21:00:00-05:00
 updated: 2021-02-20T14:40:00-06:00
 draft: false
 extra:
-  author: Your name here
-  imgPath: images/threefold_globe.png
+  author: ThreeFold
+  imgPath: home/tf.png
 ---
 
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ extra:
 <br/>
 <br/>
 
-![Image](images/black_threefold_header.png#mx-auto#medium)
+![Image](images/white_threefold_header.png#mx-auto#medium)
 
 <br/>
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ ThreeFold is a peer-to-peer open-source Internet platform that connects users di
 
 |||
 
-<button>[Get TFT](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/tokens/threefold__how_to_buy)</button>
+<button>[Get TFT](https://www.manual.grid.tf/documentation/threefold_token/buy_sell_tft/tft_lobstr/tft_lobstr_short_guide.html)</button>
 
 {% end %}
 

content/about/index.md

@@ -0,0 +1,543 @@
+---
+title: "About"
+description: "Our mission is to empower individuals and organizations with secure, private, and autonomous access to computing resources, ensuring fair cloud access for everyone." # quotation marks to allow colons where used
+template: "page.html"
+insert_anchor_links: "left"
+extra:
+ author: Your name here
+ imgPath: about/about_hero.png
+---
+
+
+<!-- section 1 (header) -->
+
+
+<div class="container mx-auto">
+
+
+{% row(style="header center") %}
+
+
+<div class="max-w-none lg:max-w-4xl leading-normal mx-auto">
+
+
+# **The Internet as <br><span class="blue">Hope for Humanity</span>**
+
+
+ThreeFold was started by a group of passionate Internet & Cloud veterans<br> 
+who wants to restore the Internet to its original glory
+<br><br>
+*The Internet is a network of computers which are typically hosted in large data centers. These data centers are owned by a few large corporations. **This is not how the Internet was designed**. The Internet was designed to be decentralized, open, and available to everyone.*
+<br><br>
+
+**We have invented a new data, cloud, and network system as an engine for an upgraded Internet.**
+
+
+<br>
+
+
+<!-- <button class="blue_b">[Host the cloud](/host)</button>
+<button class="green">[Deploy](/deploy)</button> -->
+
+</div>
+
+{% end %}
+
+
+</div>
+
+
+
+
+<!-- section 5  -->
+<div style="background-color:#F6F6F6">
+
+
+<div class="container mx-auto">
+
+
+{% row( style="mtop") %}
+
+
+#### <span class="blue uppercase">ROADMAP</span>
+
+
+## **Expanding ThreeFold**
+
+
+{% end %}
+
+
+{% roadmap() %}
+
+
+## **roadmap**
+
+
+{% end %}
+
+
+</div>
+</div>
+
+
+
+
+<!-- section 2 our Story  -->
+
+
+<div class="container mx-auto">
+
+
+{% row( style="center semiNarrow mtop") %}
+
+
+#### <span class="green_text uppercase">rethinking the way the internet works </span>
+
+
+## **ThreeFold’s Journey**
+
+
+<br>
+
+
+![Image](about_journey2.png#mx-auto)
+
+
+{% end %}
+
+
+{% row( style="center semiNarrow mbottom") %}
+
+
+#### OUR JOURNEY BEGAN<br><span class="green_text uppercase">+10 YEARS AGO</span>
+
+
+<br>
+
+
+Years ago, we realized that the existing Internet Infrastructure isn’t sustainable nor secure, lack sovereignty and will not succeed to meet future Internet demands.
+
+
+<br>
+
+
+In response, we came together with a shared mission- to design a revolutionary decentralized, open-source, inclusive and sustainable cloud solution for all.
+
+
+|||
+
+
+
+
+#### WHERE WE ARE<br><span class="blue uppercase">TODAY</span>
+
+
+<br>
+
+
+The ThreeFold Grid is in its third generation technology and live in +50 countries. 
+
+<br>
+
+
+We are at the start of a journey to millions of nodes and will soon launch the fourth generation of the ThreeFold Grid.
+For this, a token called $INCA will been created.
+
+
+
+{% end %}
+
+<!-- section 6 TEAM -->
+<div class="container mx-auto">
+
+
+{% row( style="mtop") %}
+
+
+
+
+
+
+#### <span class="blue uppercase">MEET THE TEAM</span>
+
+
+## **Founded by <span class="green_text">Internet 1.0 Pioneers</span>**
+
+
+We are a dedicated group committed to advancing a new digital era. Some of us have been working on Internet technology since the early days, when it was a decentralized network. We aim to help bring that vision to life once more. Beyond those below, we have more than 50 engineers, developers, and [other team members](/people) supporting the project.
+
+
+{% end %}
+
+
+<br>
+
+
+{% row( style="") %}
+
+
+<div class="person flex md:flex-row flex-col items-start mb-4">
+
+
+<div class="">
+
+
+![Image](kristof_de_spiegeleer.jpeg#mx-auto)
+</div>
+<div class="mx-3">
+
+
+**KRISTOF DE SPIEGELEER** <br>
+
+
+<p class="blue text-base font-semibold">Co-Founder & CEO</p>
+
+
+<p class="text-base leading-tight">Serial entrepreneur with 30 years of experience in Internet infrastructure and cloud technology. Passionate about tech for good. +600m $ exits.</p>
+
+
+</div>
+</div>
+
+
+|||
+
+
+<div class="person flex md:flex-row flex-col items-start mb-4">
+
+
+<div class="">
+
+
+![Image](florian_fournier.jpeg#mx-auto)
+</div>
+<div class="mx-3">
+
+
+**FLORIAN FOURNIER** <br>
+
+
+<p class="blue text-base font-semibold">Co-Founder & CMO</p>
+
+
+<p class="text-base leading-tight">Ex Apple marketing director, serial entrepreneur living between Africa and Latin America.</p>
+
+
+</div>
+</div>
+
+
+|||
+
+
+<div class="person flex md:flex-row flex-col items-start mb-4">
+
+
+<div class="">
+
+
+![Image](adnan_fatayerji.jpg#mx-auto)
+</div>
+<div class="mx-3">
+
+
+**ADNAN FATAYERJI** <br>
+
+
+<p class="blue text-base font-semibold">Co-Founder</p>
+
+
+<p class="text-base leading-tight">Tech entrepreneur with multiple exits. Based in Dubai for 20 years. Head of Partnerships and Business Development.</p>
+
+
+</div>
+</div>
+
+
+{% end %}
+
+
+{% row( style="mbottom") %}
+
+<div class="person flex md:flex-row flex-col items-start mb-4">
+
+
+<div class="">
+
+
+![Image](jan_de_landtsheer.jpeg#mx-auto)
+</div>
+<div class="mx-3">
+
+
+**JAN DE LANDTSHEER** <br>
+
+
+<p class="blue text-base font-semibold">Co-Founder & CTO</p>
+
+
+<p class="text-base leading-tight">40+ years of experience in deep tech, networking, cloud and storage.</p>
+
+
+</div>
+</div>
+
+
+|||
+
+<div class="person flex md:flex-row flex-col items-start mb-4">
+
+
+<div class="">
+
+
+![Image](alexandre_hannelas.jpeg#mx-auto)
+</div>
+<div class="mx-3">
+
+
+**ALEXANDRE HANNELAS** <br>
+
+
+<p class="blue text-base font-semibold">CFO</p>
+
+
+<p class="text-base leading-tight">Finance lead with experience in Investment Banking and Administration.</p>
+
+
+</div>
+</div>
+
+
+|||
+
+<div class="person flex md:flex-row flex-col items-start mb-4">
+
+
+<div class="">
+
+
+![Image](sacha_obeegadoo.jpg#mx-auto)
+</div>
+<div class="mx-3">
+
+
+**SACHA OBEEGADOO** <br>
+
+
+<p class="blue text-base font-semibold">Business Development & Community</p>
+
+
+<p class="text-base leading-tight">Business development lead with strong network on African continent. </p>
+
+
+</div>
+</div>
+
+</div>
+</div>
+
+{% end %}
+
+<br>
+<br>
+
+
+<!-- section ACHIEVEMENTS -->
+
+
+{% row( style="center semiNarrow") %}
+
+
+#### <span class="blue">KEY ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE</span>
+
+
+## **Milestones in Our Journey**
+
+
+{% end %}
+
+
+{% row( style="semiNarrow mbottom") %}
+
+
+<p class="bg-gray-50 p-2 road_border">The ThreeFold Grid: connected across +50 countries by independent people and organizations called ThreeFold farmers, live and usable in its third generation opensource technology.
+</p>
+
+
+<br>
+
+
+<p class="bg-gray-50 p-2 road_border">Partnerships with governments, to deploy physical infrastructure and introducing coding academies and innovation hubs across the country, to deploy physical infrastructure locally.
+</p>
+
+
+<br>
+
+
+<p class="bg-gray-50 p-2 road_border">An extensive community of 1000+ farmers and several thousand others – grid users and supporters / advocates of the project
+</p>
+
+
+<br>
+
+
+<p class="bg-gray-50 p-2 road_border">Our strategic partnerships with key DePIN players: more will be announced soon</p>
+
+
+
+
+{% end %}
+
+
+</div>
+</div>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+<!-- section 3  -->
+
+
+<div style="background-color:#F6F6F6">
+
+
+<div class="container mx-auto">
+
+
+{% row( style="center between margin") %}
+
+
+#### <span class="green_text uppercase">OUR MISSION & VISION</span>
+
+
+## **Empowering <span class="blue"> Human Potential</span>**
+
+
+<br>
+
+
+
+*We believe that the Internet should be affordable, accessible, and available to everyone on the planet.*
+
+
+<br>
+
+
+We envision a global, community-driven network of interconnected computers that democratizes the deployment of the Internet. 
+<br>
+We support an open ecosystem that facilitates the seamless exchange of Internet network, data and cloud capacity.
+
+<br>
+
+**This internet needs to be available in every region, reliable, secure, private, and sustainable.**
+
+{% end %}
+
+
+</div>
+</div>
+
+
+
+
+<!-- section 7  -->
+<div class="container mx-auto">
+
+
+<div class="relative lg:p-4 p-1 flex flex-col sm:grid sm:grid-cols-2 sm:gap-10 xl:flex xl:flex-row lg:items-center lg:pt-24 pt-2">
+
+
+<div class="flex-1 w-2/3 mb-6 md:mb-0 px-2 md:px-4 m-2 lg:m-0">
+
+
+
+
+#### <span class="green_text uppercase">BE PART OF OUR JOURNEY</span>
+
+
+## **Let’s redefine our digital <br>landscape <span class="blue"> together</span>**
+
+
+</div>
+
+
+<div class="w-1/3 mb-6 md:mb-0 px-2 md:px-12 m-2 lg:m-0 road_border">
+ <h3 class="mt-0 font-semibold">JOIN IN</h3>
+ <div class="my-4">
+   <a href="https://manual.grid.tf" target="_blank">
+    <h4 class="green_text font-normal my-0">Manuals</h4>
+    <p class="white-gray font-normal">Dive deeper into our technology</p>
+   </a>
+ </div>
+ <div class="my-4">
+   <a href="https://threefoldfaq.crisp.help/en/" target="_blank">
+    <h4 class="green_text font-normal my-0">Support</h4>
+    <p class="white-gray font-normal">Get assistance from our Support Team</p>
+   </a>
+ </div>
+ <div class="my-4">
+   <a href="/community" target="_blank">
+    <h4 class="green_text font-normal my-0">Community</h4>
+    <p class="white-gray font-normal">Be part of our journey and participate</p>
+   </a>
+ </div>
+   
+</div>
+
+
+</div>
+
+
+</div>
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+<style>
+
+
+.rounded_img img {
+ border-radius: 8px;
+}
+
+
+.person img{
+ border-radius: 100%;
+ max-width:100px;
+ }
+
+
+.myscale{
+ transition: transform .5s;
+}
+
+
+.myscale:hover{
+ transform: scale(1.2);
+ background-color: whitesmoke;
+}
+
+
+.road_border{
+  
+     border-left: 1px solid rgb(156, 156, 156);
+
+
+   }
+
+
+ .white-gray{
+  color: #9f9f9f;
+}
+
+
+ </style>

content/action/index.md

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+---
+title: "Take actions"
+description: "Take actions and become a part of a pioneering Web4 movement with ThreeFold on 12.12.2024" # quotation marks to allow colons where used
+template: "layouts/action.html"
+insert_anchor_links: "left"
+extra:
+ author: ThreeFold
+ imgPath: tf.png
+---
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+<style>
+
+
+.rounded_img img {
+ border-radius: 8px;
+}
+
+
+.person img{
+ border-radius: 100%;
+ max-width:100px;
+ }
+
+
+.myscale{
+ transition: transform .5s;
+}
+
+
+.myscale:hover{
+ transform: scale(1.2);
+ background-color: whitesmoke;
+}
+
+
+.road_border{
+  
+     border-left: 1px solid rgb(156, 156, 156);
+
+
+   }
+
+
+ .white-gray{
+  color: #9f9f9f;
+}
+
+
+ </style>

content/archive/utilization/index.md

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+---
+title: "Utilization"
+description: "ThreeFold’s decentralized autonomous cloud is in its third generation and ready to go commercial."
+template: "page.html"
+insert_anchor_links: "left"
+extra:
+  imgPath: utilization_section1.png
+---
+
+
+<!-- section 1  -->
+
+<div class="container mx-auto">
+
+{% row(style="header reverse") %}
+
+#### <span class="text-xl subtitle">The First Experiences</span>
+
+## **Utilization & <span class="blue">Ecosystem</span>**
+
+ThreeFold's decentralized autonomous cloud is in its third generation and ready to go commercial. It will empower many projects and digital experiences as we
+grow.
+
+|||
+
+![Image](utilization_section1.png#mx-auto)
+
+{% end %}
+
+
+
+
+
+<!-- section 2  -->
+
+{% row( style="center between mtop") %}
+
+#### <span class="blue uppercase">Core Partners</span>
+
+## **Building with ThreeFold**
+
+<br>
+
+Meet the projects with whom we are working closely this year to drive utilization on top of the ThreeFold Grid. Each of these projects alone has the potential to use up all of ThreeFold's existing capacity – and the team is preparing methods for the grid to scale quickly.
+
+{% end %}
+
+
+<br>
+
+
+{% row( style="semiNarrow") %}
+
+
+<div class="shadow-md rounded-md border-solid border-2 border-gray-100 p-4 md:p-6 mypartners">
+
+[![Image](social_logo.png#icon#mx-auto)](/partners/social-network)
+
+<br>
+
+**Scaling Bitcoin**
+
+<p class="text-base mt-2">Bitcoin is the clear leader when it comes to the “future of money,” but the network faces key blockchain challenges like scalability, reliability.. </P>
+
+<span class="text-base">[Read More](/partners/social-network)</span>
+
+
+
+</div>
+
+
+|||
+
+
+<div class="shadow-md rounded-md border-solid border-2 border-gray-100 p-4 md:p-6 mypartners">
+
+[![Image](ourworld_logo.png#icon#mx-auto)](/partners/our-world-free-zone)
+
+<br>
+
+**A Sovereign Economic Zone**
+
+<p class="text-base">In July 2023, Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, President of Zanzibar, spoke at a summit hosted by ThreeFold to announce our collaboration... </P>
+
+<span class="text-base">[Read More](/partners/our-world-free-zone)</span>
+
+</div>
+
+
+|||
+
+
+<div class="shadow-md rounded-md border-solid border-2 border-gray-100 p-4 md:p-6 mypartners">
+
+[![Image](ict_logo.png#icon#mx-auto)](/partners/tanzania-sovereign-internet)
+
+<br>
+
+**A Sovereign Internet, By and For Tanzania**
+
+<p class="text-base">Most countries lose numerous benefits from not owning their own Internet. Digital sovereignty is inexistent and economic gains are lost... </P>
+
+<span class="text-base">[Read More](/partners/tanzania-sovereign-internet)</span>
+
+</div>
+
+{% end %}
+
+
+{% row( style="semiNarrow") %}
+
+<div class="shadow-md rounded-md border-solid border-2 border-gray-100 p-4 md:p-6 mypartners">
+
+[![Image](sikana_logo.png#icon#mx-auto)](/partners/sikana)
+
+<br>
+
+**Education For All**
+
+<p class="text-base">Sikana has delivered over 400 million lessons via free educational videos but because of this incredible scale they could not afford hosting costs... </P>
+
+<span class="text-base">[Read More](/partners/sikana)</span>
+
+</div>
+
+|||
+
+
+<div class="shadow-md rounded-md border-solid border-2 border-gray-100 p-4 md:p-6 mypartners">
+
+[![Image](veverse_logo.png#icon#mx-auto)](/partners/veverse)
+
+<br>
+
+**Own Your Metaverse**
+
+<p class="text-base">We met the founder of VeVerse several years ago, who had the vision to democratize access to art globally through metaverse technology... </P>
+
+<span class="text-base">[Read More](/partners/veverse)</span>
+
+</div>
+
+|||
+
+<div class="shadow-md rounded-md border-solid border-2 border-gray-100 p-4 md:p-6 mypartners">
+
+[![Image](vverse_logo.png#icon#mx-auto)](/partners/vverse/)
+
+<br>
+
+**Metaverse Meets Edge Cloud**
+
+<p class="text-base">VVerse (not to be confused with VeVerse) is one of the most capable metaverse technologies... </P>
+
+<span class="text-base">[Read More](/partners/vverse/)</span>
+
+</div>
+
+{% end %}
+
+</div>
+

content/blog/_index.md

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 ---
-title: "Blog"
+title: "ThreeFold Blog"
 paginate_by: 9
+description: "Dive in to read more of our stories, our past, our present, and our future. We envision a global, community-driven network of interconnected servers and nodes—the grid—that democratizes computing power and storage."
 # paginate_reversed: false
+
 sort_by: "date"
 insert_anchor_links: "left"
 #base_url: "posts"
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@ insert_anchor_links: "left"
 template: "layouts/blog.html"
 page_template: "blogPage.html"
 #transparent: true
+generate_feed: true
 extra:
-  imgPath: images/threefold_img2.png
+  imgPath: tf.png
 ---

content/blog/a_better_understanding_of_wealth/index.md

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----
-id: a_better_understanding_of_wealth
-title: A Better Understanding of Wealth
-image_caption: a better understanding of wealth
-description: Wealth is more than the accumulation of money and resources.
-date: 2021-01-27
-taxonomies:
-    people: [alexandre_hannelas]
-    tags: [why,digital_twin]
-    categories: [twin]
-extra:
-    imgPath: a_better_understanding_of_wealth.jpg
----
-
-# A better understanding of wealth 
-
-<br>
-
-Wealth is more than the accumulation of money and resources. It can be generated in ways other than through conventional financial means. The financial justice warrior, Bernard Liataer, highlighted that to capture the wealth of our societies, our culture and our environments, we have to pay heed to the notion of wealth as well-being.
-
-<br>
-
-But how do we obtain that well-being? We all know the answer to this question – we have a sense of well-being when all of our needs are met. It is not just the basic needs of food, clothing and shelter but also the need to be a creative participant in our community, have a voice in our own destiny, and pursue our own spiritual development unhindered by social sanction. Developing real wealth implies making choices that enable all members of the community to attain well-being. Achieving sustainable wealth implies meeting the present's needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
-
-<br>
-
-Digital Twin has been created while taking into consideration the different types of community capital that need to be achieved to create real wealth: 
-
-<br>
-
-1. Natural Capital - It includes the community environment that produces more assets. Our today's economies failed to measure, understand and account for the true value of nature's riches - clean air and water, soil and pollination for food, the social, intrinsic and spiritual values of natural beauty. Digital Twin will be the tool for us to place a proper value on Natural capital finally. 
-
-<br>
-
-2. Technological Capital – It includes how we harness our intellectual resources to create tools, systems, machines, arts, skills, and materials designed to improve our lives. This is what Digital Twin is all about - providing the required technology to enhance our lives and those of our communities' members through collective efforts and intelligence. Digital Twin is only the foundation for this future global well-being. People will support education and creativity throughout the world and give access to material information required to create additional innovative technologies.
-
-<br>
-
-3. Social Capital – It recognizes the economic importance of all the ways we are connected: the relationships, our networks and values we share and the cooperative systems, and all its different components we use for interacting. Nowadays, our social capital is threatened through the repetitive act of violence, betrayal of trust, exclusion or less sharing and caring towards our fellow humans. Digital Twin has been created to encourage the easy sharing and exchange of resources and cooperate with each other on a platform.
-
-<br>
-
-4. Historical and Cultural Capital – Through history, we have learned, and now we are transmitting our cultural understanding and recommendation about the economic and financial system to others through an open-source, public and transparent peer-to-peer exchange protocol.
-
-<br>
-
-5. Human Capital – It includes all capabilities that people have to learn, invent, create, work, care for each other, and contribute to the community. This is the reason why Digital Twin has been created - A project to benefit us all.
-<br>
-
-6. Financial Capital – It is the creation of real wealth through the availability of liquidity resources through a multi-currency system and Savings & Investments made by individuals and institutions. By strengthening and increasing this type of capital, our peer-to-peer platform believes that it is the obvious path to a successful economic development.
-
-<br>
-
-All of these forms of capital produce the critical flows of assets through the economic system. Capital is the foundation, the reproductive system, the greenhouse that grows a healthy economy. This has been one of the fundamental beliefs of Digital Twin - For the well-being of worldwide communities. 
-
-

content/blog/a_different_approach_to_blockchain/index.md

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----
-id: a_different_approach_to_blockchain
-title: Not your average blockchain project
-image_caption: a different approach to blockchain
-description: Sometimes we're compared to blockchain projects. We love the blockchain but that's just not who we are.
-date: 2021-04-20
-taxonomies:
-    people: [sacha_obeegadoo]
-    tags: [digital_twin,data,why]
-    categories: []
-extra:
-    imgPath: a_different_approach_to_blockchain.png
----
-
-<br/>
-
-Sometimes we're compared to blockchain projects. We love blockchains and have many partners there – CasperLabs, DigiByte, Polygon, and Dash, to name a few – but that's just not what we are. Here's a few ways we are different than the "typical" blockchain project.
-
-## ThreeFold is actually much more than a blockchain 
-
-ThreeFold is not actually even a blockchain project, rather it uses blockchain technology by combining it with other cutting-edge solutions. It's way more that just a blockchain alternative to a public cloud. <!--  -->ThreeFold started everything from scratch – built a super-lightweight and shell-less operating system, and a fully autonomous (self-driving and self-healing) architecture to enable a true peer-to-peer infrastructure.  With zero intermediaries on the ThreeFold Grid,  that leads to high efficiency and minimum complexity.<!--  -->
-<br/>
-<br/>
-The blockchain database (BCDB) acts as a registry for the workloads on the Threefold Grid. Workloads can only be accessed and managed with the private key of the data owner. The BCDB can prove to any party that their workloads are executed exactly as intended and that their data is untouched.
-<br/>
-<br/>
-In most distributed systems, data is stored multiple times to guarantee redundancy. This leads to a lot of unnecessary overhead and is also not the most secure mechanism. ThreeFold uses a dispersed storage algorithm to store the workloads on the ThreeFold Grid. <!--  -->The dispersed storage algorithm breaks data into shards and stores them on different nodes.<!--  --> This enables two things – first, performance efficiency (no need for consensus to run compute and storage) and second, energy efficiency (as there’s no more need for data duplication).
-<br/>
-<br/>
-
-*As mentioned up top, we have many partners in the space and we are working with them to bring true decentralization to their blockchains.*
-
-## ThreeFold had no ICO nor IEO. It pre-farmed its tokens
-
-ThreeFold didn’t have an ICO or IEO. ICOs and IEOs are fundraising schemes for blockchains to sell tokens to investors either directly (ICO) or through regulated exchanges (IEO). Instead, ThreeFold pre-farmed (ThreeFold’s sustainable alternative to mining) its tokens prior to going to the market and listed them on several exchanges, public and decentralized.
-<br/>
-<br/>
-This allowed ThreeFold to incentivize its early contributors, while also securing the ongoing development of the project until the launch of the Threefold Grid 2.0 in April 2020. Pre-mining is also an organic approach to the market, in line with ThreeFold’s values and vision of delivering products over using hype.
-
-## Product over Hype
-
-In some cases, ICOs and IEOs were surrounded with hype. It is always very hard to judge the ability of a project to deliver its promises through a white paper.
-<br/>
-<br/>
-Instead of fundraising with a white paper, the technological development remained the primary focus. For 4 years, ThreeFold developed the whole technology stack, starting with an operating-system built from scratch to the autonomous smart contract and virtual system administrator technology that enables a fully-autonomous peer-to-peer Cloud. 
-<br/>
-<br/>
-In 2020, ThreeFold held the public launch of the ThreeFold Token on Liquid Exchange. At that time, the ThreeFold Grid was already live in its 2nd version.
-<br/>
-<br/>
-Today, you can go through the whole Threefold Universe and find ready-to-use products. You can participate in growing the world’s most advanced peer-to-peer Internet infrastructure, or use the peer-to-peer compute and storage capacity available on the P2P Cloud.

content/blog/access_threefold_token_and_provide_liquidity_on_stellar/index.md

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----
-id: access_threefold_token_and_provide_liquidity_on_stellar
-title: "How to Access the ThreeFold Token and Provide Liquidity on Stellar"
-image_caption: How to Access the ThreeFold Token and Provide Liquidity on Stellar
-description: The more liquidity we provide on Stellar, the more we contribute to creating and sustaining a healthy market for TFT there. So today, we’re embarking on a little journey to find out how to access TFT and how to provide liquidity on Stellar via Albedo.
-date: 2022-09-08
-taxonomies:
-    people: [sam_taggart]
-    tags: [threefold_grid, threefold_token, blockchain]
-    categories: [foundation]
-extra:
-    imgPath: access_threefold_token_and_provide_liquidity_on_stellar.png
----
-
-*"This article was originally published by Hannah Cordes, a former member of ThreeFold Foundation."*
-
-<br>
-
-As we previously shared, we believe in the organic and sustainable growth of ThreeFold Token and the Internet of Internets vision. And one of our key goals is to strengthen the foundation of the ecosystem by enhancing the stability and liquidity of the ThreeFold Token (TFT). So today, we’re embarking on a little journey to find out how to access TFT and how to provide liquidity on Stellar via [Albedo](https://albedo.link/).
-
-#### What are liquidity pools?
-
-Liquidity pools are an integral part of DeFi systems and can be understood as a “[collection of tokens or digital assets stored in a smart contract](https://www.blockchain-council.org/defi/crypto-liquidity-pools/)” on a decentralized exchange (DEX). Liquidity pools allow users to buy or sell such assets in a decentralized way and are used to enhance decentralized trading, lending/borrowing and other DeFi services. Users get rewarded with a cut of the fees generated in the process to incentivize them to become liquidity providers.
-
-#### What does it mean to drive liquidity on Stellar?
-
-Stellar offers multiple great solutions and basically everything we need, so it’s crucial for us to start building our own liquidity there. Since every asset and currency starts with zero liquidity when issued on Stellar, it is up to the community to put capital onto the Stellar Network and to put that capital to use for trading, e.g. by adding liquidity to pools with TFT. The more liquidity we provide on Stellar, the more we contribute to creating and sustaining a healthy market for TFT there – while simultaneously attracting others to get involved in TFT.
-
-#### About Stellar 
-
-[Stellar](https://threefold.io/blog/thriving_with_stellar/) is an open network for storing, moving and trading any kind of money transparently and efficiently, with a thriving ecosystem on top and a huge community. Find out all about Stellar, its role for the TFT ecosystem, how to buy TFT on Stellar, and more [here](https://threefold.io/blog/thriving_with_stellar/).
-
-#### About Albedo 
-
-[Albedo](https://albedo.link/) acts as a single access point to the Stellar ecosystem. It’s a free, open-source, secure and simple browser wallet for the Stellar Network. Albedo allows other Stellar apps to request transaction signing or identity verification – without ever requiring the exposure of users’ secret keys. It’s a nice and simple browser-based keystore with wallet-, swap- and liquidity pool functionalities. 
-
-<br/>
-
-Together, we will now go through the process of accessing TFT and providing liquidity on Stellar by using Albedo and its key features. All it takes are four simple steps:
-
-1. Set up Albedo
-2. Get TFT
-3. Choose another asset
-4. Add liquidity to a pool
-
-## Step 1 – Set up Albedo
-
-Albedo is not just a wallet. It’s a **keystore** that interconnects applications across the Stellar universe and signs a transaction or verifies your identity for you, without running the risk of exposing your secret key or having to create new accounts for every Stellar application. 
-
-### Step 1.1: Open Albedo
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-Albedo works as a **web app and browser extension**, meaning you can either access it in your browser or install the extension on [Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kbojmmmibkfijmjgnfgfpngmmgkkpncl) or [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/albedo-signer-for-stellar/). Once you’ve either opened Albedo in your browser or installed the extension, just follow the instructions.
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-<br/>
-
-For this step-by-step guide, I’ve chosen to open Albedo in my browser instead of using the extension.
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-### Step 1.2: Set up your Albedo account
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-First, click on the “Create Albedo account”-button. Next, click “Proceed” on the bottom of the Welcome page.
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-<br/>
-
-Now, you can choose between between three main options:
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-* Log in
-* Import account
-* Create account
-
-If you already have an Albedo account, either directly **log in** or – if it’s the first time you’re using Albedo on a new device – click on the “Import Account”-button to **import the 24 word passphrase or secret key** and access your account.
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-<br/>
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-![Import Wallet](./import_wallet.png)
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-<br/>
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-If you’re new to Albedo, you’ll need to create an Albedo account first in order to use the keystore. Choose a **safe password** for this account and hit “Create account”.
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-<br/>
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-![Set Account Password](./set_account_password.png)
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-<br/>
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-You just set up your Albedo account! Make sure to carefully read the instructions on keeping your **recovery phrase** safe, before continuing.
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-<br/>
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-![Recovery Phrase](./recovery_phrase.png)
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-<br/>
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-Now you can check out your new account and play around with the settings, e.g. to change your account’s name. You also get an overview of all the possible ways to use Albedo.
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-<br/>
-
-![Albedo Overview](./albedo_overview.png)
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-### Step 1.3: Activate account on ledger
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-In order to make your Albedo account fully functional, you’ll need to initially activate the account on the ledger by sending at least **1.6 XLM** to your account’s address. 
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-## Step 2 – Get TFT
- 
-The time has come to fund your Albedo account with TFT. Simply swap other assets for TFT if you’re already holding some in your Albedo account or transfer TFT from other wallets.
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-<br/>
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-*Good to know: Albedo doesn’t provide a direct fiat gateway. Visit our TFT knowledge base to discover all the ways you can [buy TFT](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/tokens/threefold__how_to_buy?id=how-to-buy-amp-sell-tft), including fiat options.*
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-### Step 2.2.A: Deposit TFT to your Albedo account
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-If you’re holding TFT in a different wallet, simply transfer the tokens and send them to your Albedo account. Simply open your wallet and send TFT to your Albedo address. It’s best to copy your Albedo address which is displayed in the top-left corner by clicking on the copy-symbol – it’s not only faster but also safer as copying prevents you from making typos.
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-<br/>
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-![Copy Wallet Address](./copy_wallet_address.png)
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-### Step 2.2.B: Swap XLM/USDC for TFT within Albedo
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-You could also stay within Albedo by buying XLM or USDC first and then swapping them for TFT.
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-<br/>
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-![Swap for TFT](./swap_for_tft.png)
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-<br/>
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-***Important note**: I recommend buying XLM regardless of whether you’re choosing option A or B, as you’re going to **need XLM to pay for the transaction fees** within the Stellar Network anyways.*
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-### Step 2.3: Activate assets
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-Please note that you have to add a trustline for any asset you want to store in your Albedo account in order to activate it. Just go to “Balance” in your account overview. On the bottom of the page, you’ll find the “Add trustline”-button.
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-![Activate Assets](./activate_assets.png)
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-Click on “Add trustline”, then press the “Choose an asset” on the next page and type TFT into the “Select an asset”-field.
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-![Choose Asset Trustline](./choose_asset_trustline.png)
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-**Caution: make sure to select the right TFT** – the one with our logo that’s linked with our website threefold.io – as shown in the image below.
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-<br/>
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-![Select Asset Trustline](./select_asset_trustline.png)
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-<br/>
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-Now you can activate the selected asset by pressing “Add trustline”.
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-![Add Trustline](./add_trustline.png)
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-## Step 3 – Choose another asset
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-At this point, you already have TFT in your Albedo account, so it’s time to choose a second asset to combine with TFT as a trading pair like XLM or USDC. You can get XLM or USDC on many exchanges and then deposit it to your Albedo wallet.
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-Repeat the same procedure of buying/depositing/swapping and activating for this second asset – the other part of the trading pair you’ve chosen to provide liquidity to in a pool. We chose USDC.
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-## Step 4 – Add liquidity to a pool
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-For this guide, we’ll be depositing TFT and USDC in order to provide liquidity to the pool. 
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-<br/>
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-So after creating and activating your account and assets on Albedo, you’re now holding TFT and USDC. You’re ready to add liquidity to the TFT <> USDC pool on Albedo.
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-### Step 4.1: Select assets & amount
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-Head to the “Liquidity” section in order to select the two assets you’d like to provide liquidity to and to set the amount of TFT and USDC you would like to provide to this pool.
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-![Select Assets and Amount](./select_assets_and_amount.png)
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-### Step 4.2: Deposit liquidity
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-Now you’re ready to provide liquidity! Click on the “Deposit liquidity to the pool”-button located at the bottom of your screen to add the selected assets to the pool.
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-<br/>
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-![Deposit Liquidity to Pool](./deposit_liquidity_to_pool.png)
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-**Congrats, you’ve just added liquidity to the TFT <> USDC pool!** 
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-<br/>
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-Now you’re a liquidity provider on Stellar! Other ways to contribute to Stellar’s liquidity pools are [xBull Wallet](https://xbull.app/) and [StellarX](https://www.stellarx.com/). No matter which of the interfaces you use, they all enable you to add liquidity to the same underlying pool on the **StellarDEX** for the trading pair you chose.
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-<br/>
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-As exciting as this is, please don’t forget: With great decentralization comes great responsibility! So, do your own research on how liquidity pools work and make sure you understand the risks related to impermanent loss. Also, read [this advice](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/tokens/threefold__threefold_wallets?id=important-notes) on keeping your TFT safe.
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-<br/>
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-Feel free to ask any questions either in the [chats](https://t.me/threefold) or the forum’s [token section](https://forum.threefold.io/c/threefold-token/22)!
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-<br/>
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-*Please note that the ThreeFold Token ([TFT](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold/#/tokens/threefold__threefold_token)) is not an investment instrument. Also, this is not investment advice, everyone is free to make their own choices. So, do your own research and read our [disclaimer](https://library.threefold.me/info/legal/#/legal__disclaimer).*

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-id: actually_you_are_the_product
-title: Actually, you are the product
-image_caption: actually you are the product
-description: Now more than ever with this global pandemic happening since late 2019, our lives are being shaped by our interaction with the digital world
-date: 2021-01-27
-taxonomies:
-    people: [alexandre_hannelas]
-    tags: [digital_twin, data, why]
-    categories: [twin]
-extra:
-    imgPath: actually_you_are_the_product.png
----
-
-# Actually, you are the product 
-
-<br>
-
-Now more than ever with this global pandemic happening since late 2019, our lives are being shaped by our interaction with the digital world - work meetings on Zoom followed by Skype or Messenger Video Call with your family before a quick run with your favourite running app and a google search for your next meal. Technologies and services offer us a lot and greatly improve our daily lives. But what's the real cost of these tools we rely on so much? 
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-<br>
-
-A lot of companies, especially those offering free services, collect data about you. It might be data you knowingly and willingly share to enjoy the benefits of the service (name, age, email address,..) or data that you might not realize you are sharing, like your approximate location through your IP address or your social network identifier or apps accessing your contacts. 
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-<br>
-
-While some of this data, and its collection, may appear harmless to some, what happens behind the scenes is a real source of concern as the data collection is only the first step in a long and opaque process. Adtech companies combine this information and create an assumed picture of you that we may call a digital doppelganger - Your "digital secret identity". Actually, you may have hundreds or thousands of different doppelgangers held by companies you've never heard of. 
-
-<br>
-
-Our data are so valuable that big tech giants spend so much time and effort building the platform that is useful for us and giving those platforms to us for free. Well, this data is collected for a single purpose: to better predict your behaviour and target you with ads. 
-
-<br>
-
-Real example: 
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-<br>
-
-Imagine a person who has never talked about their political views online, never shared anything related to politics, never donated any money and never mentioned anything even in their private emails. Now the algorithms models that had been developed can analyse his/her Facebook likes or the music he/she listen to and with high accuracy can predict their political affiliation, and then being the target of unnecessary ads. 
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-<br>
-
-P.S: This is not only for political affiliation. It stands out for every products and service using these marketing tools. 
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-<br>
-
-Technology isn't just hardware and software; it's a fundamental component of every aspect of our lives and society. Inventions need to be created with social impact in mind. The invention should not be driven solely by profit, and the long-term effects should not be ignored and unknowable. 
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-<br>
-
-If you are not paying for it, you are not the customer. You are the product being sold. It's a powerful phrase, a modern dialogue to get people rethinking their relationship to social media. 
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-<br>
-
-With Digital Twin, regain your freedom where you will live your digital life securely and privately. Now, you will have one and unique digital identity to interact in human-to-human way with your peers, edit, manage and store your documents, publish your web and make automatic payments. 
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-<br>
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-With Digital Twin, only you own your data and no one else.
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+---
+id: africa_regen_summit_ii
+title: "Reflecting on Africa Regenerative Futures Summits : Shaping a better digital future in Africa"
+image_caption: Africa Regen II
+description: In 2023, we had the pleasure of hosting two summits in Zanzibar – Read about the key outcomes. 
+date: 2023-11-21
+taxonomies:
+  people: [sam_taggart]
+  tags: [community, event, collaboration, why]
+  categories: [community, event, collaboration, why]
+extra:
+    imgPath: africa_future_summit1.png
+---
+
+In 2023, we had the pleasure of hosting two summits in Zanzibar – one in July and another in [November](https://www.threefold.io/newsroom/africa-regen-ii/), named the Africa Regenerative Future Summit. These events brought together leading innovators and investors committed to advancing human flourishing, with a specific emphasis on science and technology shaping the trajectory of Africa's future.
+
+<br>
+
+During the inaugural summit in July, Zanzibar's President, Dr. Hussein Mwinyi, honored us with his presence. In a formal declaration, he publicly expressed the government's dedication to establishing a digital free zone, a locally-owned Internet infrastructure, and an incubator to support young local innovators – all in collaboration with ThreeFold – and their commitment to the ICT sector as a whole.
+
+<br>
+
+The second summit saw the birth of Dunia Yetu (meaning "Our World" in Swahili), a collaborative movement forged in partnership with a cohort of tech developers and innovators from Dar Es Salaam. This initiative is driven by a shared commitment to reshape the digital landscape in Tanzania and Africa. Its goals include empowering coders, fostering economic development, and constructing a sovereign, autonomous digital ecosystem for a more promising digital future. 
+
+<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)

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 description: The first episode in an approachable series on the inner workings of the ThreeFold Grid.
 date: 2021-07-19
 taxonomies:
-    people: [scott_yeager]
-    tags: [threefold_grid,technology,peer_to_peer]
-    categories: [foundation,farming,cloud]
+  people: [scott_yeager]
+  tags: [grid, cloud, tech]
+  categories: [grid, cloud, tech]
 extra:
-    imgPath: an_intro_to_the_threefold_grid.png
+    imgPath: building_a_new_internet_1_1.png
 ---
 
 ## An Intro to the ThreeFold Grid

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-id: an_org_building_a_decentralized_internet
-title: "ThreeFold: An Organisation Building a Decentralized Internet"
-image_caption: "ThreeFold: An Organisation Building a Decentralized Internet"
-description: Greetings fellow decentralization lovers, I am in search of people looking to contribute to what is now the largest decentralized network in the world, working towards the goal of providing a decentralized internet that breaks down barriers to information and compute resource access. Our network provides digital equality to all users while placing the control of their data back into their hands.
-date: 2022-11-09
-taxonomies:
-  people: [threefold_community]
-  tags: [threefold_grid, technology, peer_to_peer, threefold_cloud]
-  categories: [foundation]
-extra:
-  imgPath: an_org_building_a_decentralized_internet.png
----
-
-## ThreeFold: An Organisation Building a Decentralized Internet
-
-_*Disclaimer: This blog has been written by ThreeFold community member Drew Smith, and was originally a Reddit post. The team found so much value within it that we felt it was important to give it a permanent space within the ThreeFold Blogs collection, and Drew agreed to this. Besides a few grammatical corrections and minor contextual tweaks, the content has not been edited – and you can find the original post [here](https://www.reddit.com/user/DrewSmith214/comments/yhym2f/an_organization_building_a_decentralized_internet/).*_
-
-<br>
-
-Greetings fellow decentralization lovers, I am in search of people looking to contribute to what is now the largest decentralized network in the world, working towards the goal of providing a decentralized internet that breaks down barriers to information and compute resource access. Our network provides digital equality to all users while placing the control of their data back into their hands.
-
-<br>
-
-The project I’m discussing is [Threefold.io](https://threefold.io/), this is a project that currently has nearly 3000 Bare-Metal\*\* \*\*nodes in 64 countries allowing anyone in the world to deploy an industry standard VPS on the decentralized infrastructure with no involvement of the centralized cloud providers, This is a network meant to be used by everyone that can be expanded by anyone. You can check out a current map of the nodes online on the [ThreeFold Explorer](https://dashboard.grid.tf/explorer/statistics)
-
-<br>
-
-The ThreeFold Grid consists of three synergistic layers: The Nodes, The Network, and the BlockChain.
-
-<br>
-
-- **The Nodes:** These are hardware that gives its grid its power, The requirements for running a 3Node are a bare metal x86_64 machine and a reliable internet connection. These nodes can be hosted in a variety of environments spanning at home deployments to rented-space DC's. This includes DC's themselves being able to bring capacity online so long as it’s a fully bare metal device.
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-  - You can find **_plug and play solutions_** for bringing a 3Node online on the [3Node marketplace](https://marketplace.3node.global/index.php?dispatch= categories.view&category_id=167), this marketplace includes node offerings from both the organizations itself as well as multiple independent businesses that have become certified 3Node Resellers.
-
-  - If you're familiar with the concepts of building a server/pc you can also bring your hardware online as **_D.I.Y 3Node_** this allows you to contribute any additional hardware you may have in your deployment to the support of both the grids network and compute capacity. you can find documentation on D.I.Y nodes on the [Forums](https://forum.threefold.io/t/diy-nodes-guide/837) or in the [Wiki](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/tfgrid/farming/threefold__diy_guide)
-
-  Each node is booted using a fully in house developed autonomous operating system that automates both node deployment and workloads being deployed on the node after its online, called [Zero-OS](https://github.com/threefoldtech/zos). This OS is a hypervisor environment that accepts commands from and is managed by the block-chain.
-
-<br>
-
-- **The Network(s):** The grid is supported by multiple internal and external networks that allow for the nodes to function as a decentralized data center. This is made of two major components.
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-  - **Z-Net**- is an internal private overlay network between VMs, Kubernetes Nodes, Containers and the grid. This network allows for minimal usage of Public ipv4 space while still allowing for global deployment solutions encompassing multiple 3Nodes.
-
-  - **Planetary Network-** This is a peer to peer end to encrypted network solution based on opensource technologies (yggdrasil) that allow grid users to create, develop and overlay networks designed to protect users ability to communicate and access information. You can find the github Repo [here](https://github.com/threefoldtech/planetary_network), with 3000 endpoints all controlled by a single DAO, the potential exists to create the most reliable peer to peer mesh in existence.
-
-  - **Public IPv4-** Threefold farmers have the ability to add Public Ipv4 to the grid in addition to their compute capacity, these IPs can be deployed as gateway addresses in support of the grid, or rented by end users for their workloads, at the time of this writing the threefold grid has 1114 Public Ipv4 addresses available for use. you can find documentation on adding I.P addresses to the grid [here](https://forum.threefold.io/t/diy-public-node-guide/3340)
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-<br>
-
-- **The BlockChain:** the blockchain technologies built into the Threefold Grid represent what makes the grid truly unique and allows it to be utilized to support customer facing workloads or provide a decentralized compute resource pool. grid utilization is supported and created through two avenues
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-  - **Individuals:** can deploy any workload they need on any node on the grid, if it can run on Linux it can run on the grid, this type of use is supported by the [Threefold Playground](https://play.grid.tf/#/), a decentralized deployment solution that provides industry standard Linux vps deployments as multiple use case specific deployment solutions for [Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io/), [Caprover](https://caprover.com/), [Peertube](https://joinpeertube.org/), [Funkwhale](https://funkwhale.audio/), [Mattermost](https://mattermost.com/), [Discourse](https://www.discourse.org/), [Taiga](https://www.taiga.io/), [Owncloud](https://owncloud.com/), [Presearch](https://presearch.io/), [SubSquid](https://subsquid.io/), [CasperLabs](https://casperlabs.io/), and [Node Pilot](https://nodepilot.tech/)
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-    - Custom VM images cab be uploaded to the [Threefold Hub](https://hub.grid.tf/) allowing full deployment customization with any Linux os image supporting cloud-init. Documentation on creating custom images can be found [On the Forums](https://forum.threefold.io/t/manipulating-cloud-images-for-the-grid/3380)
-
-    - Storage workloads can be deployed using [Terraform](https://github.com/threefoldtech/terraform-provider-grid) with offerings of HDD, SSD and [Quantum Safe File Storage](https://github.com/threefoldtech/terraform-provider-grid)
-
-  - **Solution Providers**: these are developers of user facing services that utilize the grid as their hosting platform. These organizations/individuals are able to develop customized solutions that provide needed services in their market and receive rewards for the utilization that their developments bring. A great example of this is [Zonaris](https://zonaris.con/), which is a third party organization that is quickly taking the lead in grid solution development. They have recently released an interface that allows end users to deploy [Streamr](https://streamr.network/discover/network/) nodes on the Threefold grid while paying in fiat currency. you can get started with them at [Get Zonaris](https://get.zonaris.com/).
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-    - This allows developers to invest in only their code while having the infrastructure of a worldwide virtual data center at their disposal to scale their solutions with their business needs.
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-    - Solution providers are able to automate their tools being deployed on the grid using [Terraform](https://github.com/threefoldtech/terraform-provider-grid).
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-<br>
-
-What this has all truly come together to form is an organization where anyone can contribute to building a more private and secure internet that is designed to allow universal access to information and compute power regardless of the end user's nationality or beliefs. Threefold truly exists to capitalize on the ideal economies from every corner of the world, in order to provide a better digital future for all.
-
-<br>
-
-**What Can You Do?**
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-Much of what you see today at Threefold.io is the work of 100s of decentralized contributors working together towards a common goal. The grid is designed so that anyone can contribute whether you're a developer, a property owner, an I.S.P, or just someone with a spare computer and a network connection. As it stands the grid is strong and well supported across the world. The biggest impact that can be made today is by developing solutions that leverage the grid and use its resources to bring affordable and accessible hosting to end users.
-
-<br>
-
-There are many discussions happening on the [Threefold Forum](https://forum.threefold.io) about partnerships with other projects and how we can better support both the crypto landscape and the general internet user base. Even by just joining discussions on the Threefold Forum and providing your input and ideas you can help to make sure that the internet of tomorrow is built for and by the users of tomorrow. but there are lots of ways to contribute:
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-- You can purchase the TFT token following [this guide](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/tokens/threefold__how_to_buy).
-- You can learn about farming [here](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/tfgrid/farming/threefold__farming_intro).
-- You can learn more about the Threefold Cloud and Deploying [here](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/cloud/threefold__cloud_home).
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-<br>
-
-_*Written by Drew Smith*_

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-id: artheon_blog_one
-title: "Art & Culture in VR: Coming to the ThreeFold Grid"
-image_caption: ThreeFold and Artheon
-description: Taking a deeper look at the Artheon partnership and where we are headed together.
-date: 2021-08-11
-taxonomies:
-    people: [sam_taggart]
-    tags: [partner, peer_to_peer, update]
-    categories: [farming, cloud, foundation, aci, twin]
-extra:
-    imgPath: artheon_blog_one.png
----
-
-Last year at a ThreeFold gathering, a few of us on the team had the pleasure to meet a man named Vasily, a creative mind with a big heart and proud founder of Artheon. Artheon, in its essence, was a virtual reality museum experience focused on bringing fine art and culture from around the world directly to people. The concept was immediately captivating, and the demo brought it to life for us. The graphics were already solid, and being able to walk around a museum and interact with the artwork was a unique experience to say the least. We talked about the implications and his greater vision around access and education, and it was very clear we needed to partner up. Not long after, Artheon and ThreeFold joined forces.
-
-## So what is the partnership all about?
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-Together with ThreeFold, Artheon aims to create the world's largest open art database – made for everyone, and owned by everyone. We will provide access to art and cultural heritage to people around the world, without borders. Not just access, but a high-quality and high-resolution virtual reality experience where people can really immerse themselves in their surrounding environment. With Artheon, people can now even touch and hold paintings or artifacts, something that would clearly not be possible in real life. And while today, only a select few (relative to the total global population) have the opportunity to travel and to experience museums and cultural & sacred sites, Artheon will change that!
-<br/>
-<br/>
-It's not only about experience, though, it's also about community and education and providing a more equal access to art and cultural objects. We'll bring together a global community of museums, artists, and art seekers who can not only enjoy, but also teach and learn about the art and cultural objects housed within the Artheon universe. For Artheon, it's imperative
-that people are able to access information about the artists and the art itself, and then make and share their own perceptions as well. No need or pressure to follow the direction of the current system's ideology. This is a different angle from how we traditionally learn at school, where narrow or accepted views and concepts are imposed upon us. A key aim of Artheon is to bring different perspectives through collective, participatory, and experiental teaching and learning.
-<br/>
-<br/>
-Looking ahead, the vision is that people will be able to create their own virtual spaces and expose them on Artheon. They can create something from scratch or even re-imagine a historical site as it was long ago and share it with the community.
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-## How does ThreeFold benefit Artheon?
-
-From the start, there was a clear connection between Artheon and ThreeFold from a vision, values, and ethos perspective. But there are also some more specific reasons why Artheon chose and benefits from ThreeFold, which mainly revolve around the decentralized nature of the ThreeFold Grid.
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-<br/>
-Virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR) provide significant benefits to our new digital reality. These technologies open new ways of sharing information in areas such as the arts in the case of Artheon, allowing for upgraded and immersive experiences for users.
-<br/>
-<br/>
-Decentralized clouds have been associated with the promise of new digital applications and services that come with a hyper-connected life. Because the graphics of VR/AR experiences require heavy rendering, on-device processes are augmented by splitting workloads between the VR/AR device and a decentralized cloud. So, graphics rendering on a decentralized cloud like what the ThreeFold Grid provides would be significantly improved by achieving a much lower latency. Another advantage of the ThreeFold Grid is that it provides an extremely high level of security and privacy, empowering Artheon and its users with real data sovereignty.
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-And finally, Artheon experienced an unfortunate event earlier this summer where their servers suffered from an intense heat wave and essentially burned up. There was no backup, and this would have been catastrophic in the scenario of them having millions of users. Good thing they aren't live yet, but this is a great example of how centralized models fail. With a decentralized infrastructure like ThreeFold, this type of situation would not have occured, as data would be hosted on many locations.
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-<br/>
-So, by distributing the computing power closer to their users, a VR experience such as Artheon would not only improve their latency speed, security, and privacy, but also the resilience of their business model. 
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-## What is the status of Artheon (and its partnership with ThreeFold)?
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-Over the past year, Artheon has been making incredible improvements to the graphics and experience, and adding as many new pieces of art as possible into the universe. As you can imagine, the possibilities really are endless, but here are some of the milestones planned for the rest of this year:
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-- Planning to add partial DLC (downloadable content) support and photogrammetry-scanned locations for users to experience
-- New UI for desktop (Windows, MacOS, Linux)
-- Implementation of desired social features such as follower and friend system
-- People will be able to see who of their friends or people they follow are online – from that, they can connect to a server and join them to share experiences together
-- People will also be able to see how many people are online at the moment and where they are located on the globe (if permissions are allowed)
-- Allow the possibility for museums to host free or closed paid exhibitions
-- Artheon will be hosted on the ThreeFold Grid!
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-## What can you do now to get involved?
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-If you're reading this section, we're thrilled you are interested in what is happening with Artheon! We are, too! As Artheon is not yet live, the best option for you is to join [the Artheon Early Access chat on Telegram](https://t.me/artheon) where you can stay tuned there for updates and ask questions directly to Artheon's creators and contributors.

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+id: beyond_quick_fixes
+title: Beyond Quick Fixes - An Internet for Equality, Security, and Resilience
+image_caption: technology
+description: The Internet faces issues like limited access, security risks, and high energy use. We need real change with decentralized, secure systems that empower communities and create a fairer digital world.
+date: 2024-10-30
+taxonomies:
+  people: [bernadette_amanda_caster]
+  tags: [tech,grid,community]
+  categories: [tech,grid,community]
+extra:
+    imgPath: beyond_quick_fixes1.png
+---
+
+The Internet is a crucial part of our daily lives, yet it faces many challenges. To name a few, about half of the global population doesn’t have fair or reliable access, data privacy, and cybersecurity threats are greater than ever before, and the current model is unsustainable for our planet. Despite advancements in technology, the Internet has been stuck in a cycle of quick fixes and patchwork solutions, unable to address these fundamental issues truly.
+
+<br/>
+
+To secure an Internet that is equitable, sustainable, and resilient for all, we need a complete transformation – one that decentralizes control, reduces environmental impact, and empowers people and communities to take ownership of the digital world.
+
+#### A System Held Together by Temporary Fixes
+The current Internet relies on "quick fixes" that offer temporary relief but fail to address deeper systemic problems. Security tools like firewalls and antivirus software only guard against known threats and require constant updates. Content delivery networks and bandwidth boosts improve performance but don't fix the limitations of the core infrastructure. Even regulations like GDPR protect privacy, but they don’t fundamentally change how data is managed or secured. Meanwhile, advances like 5G and fiber optics speed up connectivity but don’t solve the root issue of centralization.
+
+#### Centralization at the Root of Many Issues
+Centralization is at the heart of many persistent issues, such as rising cybersecurity threats. Concentrating data in a few locations increases vulnerabilities, leading to more frequent data breaches and malicious attacks. Big tech companies keep building energy-hungry data centers to meet growing demand, but these are unsustainable and expensive to build.
+
+<br/>
+
+While energy-efficient hardware is coming to market, it does little to solve these underlying inefficiencies. The deeper problem lies in the centralization of the Internet – a model that concentrates power in the hands of the few. Cloud services like AWS and Google Cloud help businesses scale but can be expensive, complex, and inaccessible to smaller businesses and underserved communities.
+
+<br/>
+
+At the same time, new technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT) and augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) demand fast data processing at the edge. Still, centralized cloud platforms are too slow and inefficient to meet their needs.
+
+#### A Long-Term Cure: ThreeFold’s Solution
+To truly fix a system as broken as the current Internet, we need more than temporary solutions – we need a complete transformation that attacks the problem at the root.
+
+<br/>
+
+**Autonomous Infrastructure**
+
+<br/>
+
+One of the solutions to the current Internet crisis is a shift toward autonomous infrastructure networks and data centers that can operate independently, with minimal energy consumption and maximum efficiency. ThreeFold's decentralized network uses small, autonomous nodes that can be distributed globally. This infrastructure lowers costs, increases reliability, and improves security while addressing the environmental issues tied to the centralized model. Through the ThreeFold Grid, the project is already providing a foundation for the sustainable Internet of the future.
+
+<br/>
+
+**Quantum-Safe Systems**
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+<br/>
+
+With quantum computing on the horizon, how we secure our Internet infrastructure must evolve. The current Internet isn’t prepared for the threats that quantum computing could pose. ThreeFold recognizes this need and is already creating quantum-safe storage and network systems that protect sensitive information against future threats. This ensures a more resilient Internet that can stand up to tomorrow’s challenges.
+
+<br/>
+
+**Decentralization for Equality**
+
+<br/>
+
+Decentralization can only resolve the imbalance caused by today’s centralized cloud giants. By enabling anyone to host their own infrastructure, ThreeFold’s network levels the playing field and distributes power and opportunity more fairly across the globe. In ThreeFold’s vision, communities, businesses, and individuals can become Internet farmers, contributing to the global network and benefiting from it equally.
+#### Moving Beyond Band-Aid Solutions: Building a Better Internet
+The current Internet is broken, and temporary fixes won’t solve the underlying issues. What’s needed is a complete transformation that returns control to the people, reduces environmental impact, and creates a more equitable, accessible digital economy. We must move beyond the the quick fixes and embrace an Internet that is decentralized, sustainable, and secure for all.
+
+<br/>
+
+ThreeFold is leading the charge by creating an Internet infrastructure that empowers individuals and communities, reduces energy consumption, and fosters innovation. The future of the Internet must reflect the principles of fairness, equality, and sustainability.
+
+<br/>
+
+It’s time to fix the Internet with ThreeFold. We’re already on the path toward a better, more inclusive digital future.
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-id: big_datacenter_myth
-title: Datacenter Myths
-image_caption: internet servers
-description: Hyperscale realities are very different to what most people think. Myth 1 - Bigger data centers are more efficient.
-date: 2017-10-12
-taxonomies:
-    people: [sam_taggart]
-    tags: [technology,threefold_grid_,why]
-    categories: [farming,cloud,foundation,aci]
-extra:
-    imgPath: big_datacenter_myth.png
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-
-*"This article was originally published by Andreas Hartl, a former member of ThreeFold Foundation."*
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-## Hyperscale realities are very different from what most people think
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-### Myth 1: Bigger data centers are more efficient
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-There are advantages in building larger-scale data centers, like economies of scale and sheer bulk buying power, but these are not as significant as what people think. The average cost per rack in a hyper-scale data center is $20-35K USD including all energy requirements and safety systems. The cost of hardware per rack is around the $200-300K USD mark.
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-What is often forgotten is that anything that is of enormous scale and highly concentrated comes with complexity and specific problems to deal with. For example. resource requirements such as investment, operational costs, knowledge, and people increase significantly with size.
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-In reality, keeping things simple, small, and distributed is much more cost-effective than large complex environments.
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-### Myth 2: Big data centers can be sustainable
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-The carbon footprint of a big data center is enormous. To improve the power usage effectiveness (PUE) of most data center farmers have adopted wind, hydro, and/or solar power technologies, which indeed helps drop their PUE by an estimated 20%. But is this leading to more sustainability?
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-This 20% looks great on paper and in the farmers' corporate social responsibility reports. However, it just represents an improvement in the cooling technology and sourcing of energy. It doesn't actually impact the energy consumed by the equipment that runs in their data centers (servers, storage chassis, physical disks, etc.) which is the equipment responsible for the carbon footprint. PUE only refers to overhead power consumption, i.e. cooling the facility, opening, and closing doors, maintaining power security systems, etc.
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-Real improvement lies in deploying technologies that actually consume less power to deliver the actual Internet capacity to run workloads, real CPU chassis, physical disks, and storage cabinets. Improving on how hardware is being more effectively used can have an impact of up to a thousand percent and lead to ten times more power-efficiency.
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-### Myth 3: Redundant systems have better uptime
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-A lot of us believe that systems need redundancy mechanisms to improve their operational uptime and reliability. While it may make sense to IT experts, let's translate this for the non-IT world?
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-To make a car more reliable we add redundancy (as we do in IT). So for the risk of having a puncture, we add one extra tire for all the tires we use continuously. This adds 4 extra tires to the car. Then a decision needs to be made: Do we put those tires in a structure where they are always running along with the primary tires or do we choose not to have them "online" all the time, wearing and tearing in the same way as the primary tires?
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-Building such a system would take a large number of engineers to come up with a solution, and would change cars as we know them. Wouldn't it make more sense to think outside the box and solve the root of the problem by making tires un-deflatable?
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-The IT industry has gone overboard with the concept of redundancy, having forgotten to look at the root cause issues. This has spawned a whole new industry of itself, which has a financial interest in creating complicated and expensive redundant systems.
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-### Myth 4: Big companies optimize better
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-Big companies with a certain track record will know better how to optimize as they have more people and resources.
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-At first glance, this sounds logical, but in reality, ninety percent of the innovation within the IT space comes from startups. The giant IT companies have a heritage they hardly can overcome. They are locked in old infrastructure designs, and building outside of that infrastructure would be costly, timely, and probably put the breaks on their businesses.
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-Real innovation gives way to fix the core symptoms rather than taking the problem pain-killer approach.

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-id: bitcoin_threefold
-title: What Bitcoin did to money, ThreeFold is doing to the Internet
-image_caption: Bitcoin ThreeFold
-description: As the Internet is struggling with issues due to its centralized model, ThreeFold spent the last six years developing a new open-source peer-to-peer Internet infrastructure from the ground up.
-date: 2022-03-11
-taxonomies:
-    people: [sacha_obeegadoo]
-    tags: [peer_to_peer,threefold_grid,blockchain,technology]
-    categories: [foundation]
-extra:
-    imgPath: bitcoin_threefold.png
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-
-The world’s most famous cryptocurrency Bitcoin, established in 2008 by a person or group of people under the pseudonym of Satoshi Nakamoto, is changing the world. With 106 million people owning Bitcoin after only twelve years, the growth momentum is undeniable. The popularity of Bitcoin is transforming monetary systems at large, and establishing trust through irrefutable records.
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-Unlike traditional financial technologies, Bitcoin provides total control over one’s funds without the intervention of a central authority, such as a bank or government. Bitcoin is decentralized and spread across many computers worldwide. It’s not a company, it’s a protocol. No single person or entity can control, manipulate or influence the network’s operations. There has never been a hack at the network level since Bitcoin launched in 2009.
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-Bitcoin sparked a revolution towards decentralized and peer-to-peer systems. The advantage of such systems is that they operate without central authority, can be audited by anyone, and push for collaboration as their designs are public, inviting everyone to take part.
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-New systems built from scratch, like DeFi (decentralized finance), don't have the problem of legacy firms, but they face challenges in scaling towards mass adoption. Most of the so-called ‘Web3’ solutions provide the illusion of decentralization but are actually still quite centralized. Others still have to prove their scalability, security and accessibility to become real alternatives to the current tech giants. While that may change, it's not a given considering the clear limitations they have to overcome.
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-The Internet represents the second largest and fastest growing economy in the world. With plenty of technologies emerging such as Blockchain, Web3, IoT and the Metaverse to name just a few, the infrastructure that holds our digital world together is becoming more important than ever before. However, the Internet is struggling with many issues related to its incredibly centralized model, including a lack of resiliency and scalability, as well as the loss of its neutrality. And these issues keep intensifying.
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-Amazon Web Services alone hosts more than a third of the Internet today. Adding in a few other tech giants, we essentially end up with only four or five companies controlling the majority of the Internet. While the US government has been debating potential regulations and even breakups of big tech corporations, other governments like China or Russia are already regulating certain aspects of the web. However, most regulations have failed to achieve the desired outcomes and are unable to keep up with the pace of innovations.
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-There’s a saying that goes, “If it is free, you are the product.” Social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram are known for being completely free of charge. Their business models and profits are based on collecting, analyzing and selling their users’ data. [Studies](https://www.mcleanhospital.org/essential/it-or-not-social-medias-affecting-your-mental-health) now show that high social media use correlates with self-reported declines in mental and physical health. The same platforms are being manipulated by private companies that spread political disinformation and polarity. According to internal Facebook [reports](https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/26/21270659/facebook-division-news-feed-algorithms), 64% of the people that joined extremist groups did so because algorithms steered them there. In an increasingly interconnected world where people are surrounded by smart devices that collect their data 24/7, data ownership and control has never been more important than anything else.
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-Since the launch of Bitcoin, many cryptocurrencies have rallied the movement of decentralization, but only a handful hold technology that can bring true impact. What if there was one project out there that could apply the peer-to-peer and open-source fundamentals to the Internet? ThreeFold spent the last six years developing a new Internet infrastructure from the ground up consisting of a new decentralized operating system, a quantum safe storage system, a planetary mesh network and a distributed edge cloud solution.
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-ThreeFold builds on 20+ years of technological innovations in the cloud automation, Internet storage and cybersecurity markets brought by its co-founders such as Kristof de Spiegeleer – a serial entrepreneur whose technologies have been acquired by Oracle, Verizon, Data Symantec and others. Together, the ThreeFold co-founders decided to start from scratch as they realized it was the only way to achieve a peer-to-peer and open-source digital backbone that secure, private and self-sovereign.
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-According to de Spiegeleer, “ThreeFold holds more technology than all the Web3 space combined.” ThreeFold’s decentralized operating system can run on any computer, including servers, desktops and laptops, allowing anyone to connect hardware from their home or office to the peer-to-peer Internet."
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-But what differentiates ThreeFold the most from the crowd is that it’s a project anchored in it’s values and vision. The project always remained far from fake hype, market making or FOMO games like the large majority of crypto projects. With a low market cap today, and its ability to transform the Internet at large, the time to buy [ThreeFold Tokens (TFT)](https://threefold.io/tft) is now. “We’re on the verge of signing our first countries and also have use cases across Real Estate, Education, Supply Chain, Metaverse and Blockchain coming up this year,” said de Spiegeleer, “So, we believe we are looking at tens of millions of users on ThreeFold in the upcoming years."
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-Stake your claim in the decentralized Internet by [hosting the Internet](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/tfgrid/farming/threefold__farming_intro) or [getting TFT](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/tokens/threefold__how_to_buy) today.

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-id: threefold_foundation_34
-title: Solving the Blockchain Dilemma
-image_caption: blockchain
-description: Blockchain technology has the power to change the world of IT. There are a huge number of new initiatives using blockchain technology around the world, with countless use cases.
-date: 2018-03-07
-taxonomies:
-    people: [kristof_de_spiegeleer]
-    tags: [technology,threefold_grid,blockchain]
-    categories: [tech, grid]
-extra:
-    imgPath: blockchain_dilemma.png
----
-
-## Introduction
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-Blockchain technology has the power to change the world of IT. There are a huge number of new initiatives using blockchain technology around the world, with countless use cases.
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-<br/>
-In general, there are two types of blockchains: proof of work blockchains and proof of stake blockchains. They are consensus algorithms on how transactions are verified and added to the ledger (forever, as blockchains provide an immutable record of events). More on these two types of blockchains below.
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-## Blockchain Basics
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-A blockchain is, as the word says, a chain of blocks of information. These “blocks” contain information on transactions. For instance transactions like the transfer of value of a digital currency (token) from wallet A to wallet B. The “chain” aspect comes when part of the information is stored in a block as a link to the previous block (a unique number). This is a very simple representation of what a blockchain is.
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-## Private, Permissioned or Public Blockchains
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-The complexity around a blockchain comes from how the blockchain software is run. The software can run in two different ways: a small (or large) number of nodes controlled by one single entity (private blockchain) a person or a company, or a large (or small) number of nodes controlled by multiple entities (public) that do not know each other and where anyone interested to run a blockchain node can join.
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-By running blockchain software under the supervision of one entity (private, centralized) you can quite easily make sure the information stored in the blockchain (transactions) are not tempered with by only operating a small number of nodes and deploying them in very safe physical locations (private data-centers, vaults, basements of offices, etc). A private blockchain does not allow unknown entities to join and run the blockchain software.
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-A permissioned blockchain is operated by known entities such as stakeholders of a given industry. It is a mix of both private and public blockchains. In this type of blockchain network, a participant may not need permission to join the network but needs permission to transact with another network participant.
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-A public blockchain allows anyone to join the blockchain operation and create a new blockchain node. The blockchain is run by multiple entities (decentralized, public) that have no relationship nor knowledge about each other 
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-For these three types of blockchains, there are different mechanisms to protect and guarantee the validity of transactions and make them tamper-proof.
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-## Private Data and Anonymous or Pseudo-Anonymous Data?
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-For private blockchains, it is straightforward to see that all data that is stored on private blockchains is private and creates 100% anonymity for its users. The only entity or person that has access to information stored on the blockchain is the blockchain operator. This is comparable to how a bank operates. The bank knows everything about all of its customers and the customers only know about themselves - the non-bank customers do not know a thing.
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-On a public blockchain, people can join and operate a blockchain node on which all information of that blockchain is stored. While private blockchains get their security from putting their blockchain nodes in secure buildings operated by trusted people a public blockchain achieves its security from having a large number of nodes that have the same data replicated over and over. A consensus algorithm is required in order to accept new data (new blocks) to the chain.
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-## Consensus Protocols for Public Blockchains
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-The main consensus protocols used today are Proof-of-Work and Proof-of-Stake.
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-### Proof of Work (High Cost in Compute and Energy)
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-The proof of work consensus protocol is best explained as a race. The consensus is achieved by having all participating nodes solve a puzzle. The puzzle is a one-way translation of an amount of information consisting of the following items:
-- All the data that present the transactions in the block - all the data is known by all participating nodes
-- The number of the previous block. Remember a blockchain links blocks of information together.
-- A (variable) number. This number is the part that can be changed.
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-The “work” is done by changing the variable number and see what the translation of all data brings. The translation of all this data is a new number, and the requirement is that that number needs to be smaller than what is known as the “difficulty level”. The difficulty level number has a fixed amount of numbers but when the first digits of the number are zero the overall number is lower. So a higher difficulty is built by having a number that has more zeros at the start in the difficulty number.
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-Once the block is completed, all nodes will get the complete block of transactional data, everyone knows the previous block number and will start to change the variable number to get output from the puzzle algorithms comparing it to the required difficulty level.
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-The node that will find the number first will announce that it has found a solution matching the required difficulty level and the variable number of shared with all nodes in the network to verify that his solution is correct. If a large portion of the nodes has verified the solution to be valid the solution is accepted and the block is added to the chain because consensus is reached.
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-### Proof of (Block) Stake (Low Cost in Compute and Energy)
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-With proof of stake consensus algorithms, the consensus algorithm does not solve puzzles in a race to be the first. The first step is to identify and allow a certain number of nodes to be part of the blockchain. This is called a permissioned blockchain because you need to have permission to partake. This permission is given by distributing stakes.
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-Proof of Stake consensus mechanism is solving a puzzle, but the puzzle contains only static elements - not variables - based on different characteristics:
-- The block number
-- The content (part) of blocks a long time ago (>2000 blocks)
-- The transaction number (between the first and the last transaction) in the block of the stake transfer transaction all participating nodes needs to
-- The current timestamp
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-All these numbers are fixed but the time stamp and every node in the block stake blockchain will solve this puzzle every second until the output of this puzzle matches the required difficulty level. 
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-To make sure the one node that has solved the puzzle to match the difficulty level cannot introduce information in the block which allows him to tamper with the next blocks this node cannot use his used stake for a period amount of time for creating new blocks.
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-The fact that the puzzle-solving includes historic block data and once a node is assigned to create the block and put it on a chain will not be able to use that block state for a period of time makes it very costly to try to tamper with the content of the block (and the next blocks). 
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-## The Blockchain Dilemma Problem
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-Public and private blockchains have their specific advantages and disadvantages and are very good for specific use cases - but not all. If we list the specifics of both we end up with a table like this:
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-| Security | Provided by having a large number of nodes running it | Provided by having them in secure controlled places | 
-| People | Build, managed and controlled by unknown people | Build, managed, and controlled by known people |  
-| Speed | Slow by design - all data needs to be copied to all of them | Fast(er) and more efficient by design - a smaller number of copies of the blockchain data |   
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-So what if we want to have a secure, performant, and easy to manage blockchain solution?  This is not what can be delivered by either type of blockchains.  We have to create a new type of blockchain that combines the best of both worlds and delivers.
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-The key element in finding a solution for this problem is to take the human element out of it.  The fact that when you deploy blockchains solutions in locations without human intervention means that you need to create a different deployment mechanism that takes out people touching code, compiling code, deploying code, and in the end operating the machine in which the code runs.
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-A way to get around the trusted people problem is to select a platform on which software can be downloaded, compiled, installed, and operated without human intervention.  Such a platform is a unique platform that has not been developed and launched. Such a platform would have to have the following characteristics. To make this system work and solve the blockchain dilemma we need to have three components working together in an orchestrated way.  The three elements are:
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-- **Zero-OS**: A (simple) operating system that does not allow local and remote logins - a closed operating system that receives instructions to launch or kill applications.  This operating system  needs to be stateless to keep as simple as possible: 
-- **3Bot**: A virtual system administrator that is able to perform system administration tasks to make the system operate, self-heal and execute instructions from authenticated and authorized sources.
-- **Zero-Chain**: A ledger or database to store information with regards to authentication, operational and financial transactions.
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-This system architecture allows for authenticated and trusted virtual system administrators to download, compile and deploy software on a grid of secure Zero-OS nodes with an immutable ledger that records all transactions, operational and financial. This presents a platform on which a public (permissioned) blockchain can be run securely without requiring trusted people to operate the nodes. 
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-In such architecture, we can build and deploy a high-performance secure blockchain which are the combined benefits of a public and private blockchain.

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-id: blockheating_intro
-title: This ThreeFold Farm Keeps Veggies Warm
-image_caption: Meet Blockheating
-description: Somewhere in the Netherlands, a ThreeFold Farm is supporting the growth of vegetable crops such as tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers.
-date: 2021-07-23
-taxonomies:
-    people: [sam_taggart]
-    tags: [why, peer_to_peer, digital_twin, technology]
-    categories: [farming, cloud, foundation, aci, twin]
-extra:
-    imgPath: blockheating_intro.png
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-*"This article was originally published by Roel Van Sabben, a former member of ThreeFold Foundation."*
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-Somewhere in the Netherlands, a ThreeFold Farm is supporting the growth of vegetable crops such as tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. By directing the excess heat generated from the hardware operations to the greenhouse next door, they are able to achieve an incredible model that benefits both hardware and vegetables. 
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-Jeroen Burks, CEO of Blockheating, tells us everything we need to know about their sustainable farming operations. As far as he can remember, Jeroen has always been a protagonist of the “no waste” approach. He started by recycling material previously used by the tech industry, mainly in the cloud market. 
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-"By default, most data center operations replace their power supplies every 3 years, no matter the state they are in. They are being replaced to counter any possible downtime." 
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-By refurbishing and repurposing “old” power units from data centers, he gives them a second life as electric tractor chargers, lithium ION pack chargers, and more. 
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-"You just need to trick the unit into thinking it is still powering servers, add some cables here and there, and it is ready for duty." 
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-His quest towards sustainability started when he was challenged on a pilot project. His friend had bought a new building and was looking for the most sustainable approach to heating it. Jeroen came up with the idea of putting two server racks in the basement and using the heat from that operation, to heat the offices and spaces above. While this project was a success, Jeroen realised that it could be way more efficient, if done with other structures. 
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-He quickly engaged with a second pilot project where he used two server racks to heat a small greenhouse. This model turned out to be a great combination, which benefited both hardware, as well as farming operations. And so sprouted ‘Blockheating’ -- a data center that provides heat for tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. Why specifically these vegetables? Well, the Netherlands has a fair amount of greenhouses cultivating them, and these ‘veggies’ need that heat during summer nights. 
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-Right now Blockheating has around 400 compute nodes with direct cooling that stores all the heat in a buffer throughout the day, which is then released into the greenhouses during the night hours.
-"By doing it the way we do, we grow the internet grid, help grow vegetables and curb fossil fuel usage – in carbon negative compute power!" 
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-Right now, Blockheating has a portion of their data center dedicated to ThreeFold Farming for a few reasons:
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-- The alignment of values is huge
-- ThreeFold Farming is easy to manage
-- ThreeFold Farming counters wasteful behavior of internet resources, so it's a triple win
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-Blockheating envisions to scale up-to three data centers of this kind, in an interconnected way, with a fiber ring between them. By doing so, they will be able to increase their offering and have a larger impact on countering the wasteful patterns of the cloud industry. 
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-ThreeFold is proud to have Blockheating as a ‘State-of-the-Art’ Farmer and Partner, and hopes to see many more people and companies inspired by Blockheating around the world, to expand the ‘People’s Internet’ in a regenerative way. 
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-Find out more about Blockheating here: [https://blockheating.com/](https://blockheating.com/)
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-Find out more about our partners here: [https://threefold.io/partners](https://threefold.io/partners)

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-id: bridges_connecting_threefold_ecosystem
-title: "Bridges Connecting the ThreeFold Ecosystem to External Networks"
-image_caption: Bridges Connecting the ThreeFold Ecosystem to External Networks
-description: Since the launch of ThreeFold Grid 3.0, TFT is now available on three blockchains – Stellar, Binance Smart Chain and the Substrate-based ThreeFold Blockchain (aka TF Chain).
-date: 2022-01-10
-taxonomies:
-    people: [sam_taggart]
-    tags: [threefold_grid, threefold_cloud, technology, blockchain, update]
-    categories: [foundation, cloud, technology]
-extra:
-    imgPath: bridges_connecting_threefold_ecosystem.png
----
-
-*"This article was originally published by Hannah Cordes, a former member of ThreeFold Foundation."*
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-<br>
-
-Wondering how to switch between blockchains? Cross-chain bridges allow you to easily transfer TFT from one blockchain to another. 
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-<br/>
-
-Since the launch of [ThreeFold Grid](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/technology/threefold__threefold_grid) 3.0, [TFT](https://threefold.io/tft) has been available on three blockchains – Stellar, Binance Smart Chain and the Substrate-based ThreeFold Blockchain (aka TF Chain).
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-<br/>
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-There are already active bridges that connect Stellar to Binance Smart Chain and [TF Chain](https://threefold.io/blog/tf_chain/), improving the accessibility and availability of TFT, while also connecting the ThreeFold ecosystem to external blockchain networks.
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-Learn more about TF Chain in our blog post [here](https://threefold.io/blog/tf_chain/).
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-## What are bridges and why are they important?
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-The concept of bridges in crypto is similar to a bridge in the physical world. Bridges in the real world simply connect two different locations and communities so that the people can travel back and forth and resources can be exchanged freely.
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-Similarly, using bridges in blockchain allows users to easily transfer tokens and other crypto assets between two or more networks – regardless of the different protocols, tooling, and governance models these networks have. Simply put, a bridge ensures a secure interoperability between different blockchains.
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-ThreeFold uses blockchain bridges to connect external blockchain networks to the ThreeFold ecosystem. The bridging mechanisms we’ve implemented allow TFT to be transferred securely between [different blockchains](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/technology/threefold__money_blockchain_partity_link). Currently, we’ve established **two 2-way bridges**:
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-* Stellar <> Binance Smart Chain
-* Stellar <> TF Chain
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-But what is the difference between the 3 chains?
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-**[Stellar](https://www.stellar.org/?locale=en)** is an open-source network for storing and moving digital assets, and still remains the main blockchain for the minting of TFT and distribution of farming rewards. Until the launch of TF Chain with Grid 3.0, only TFT living on Stellar were accepted for the reservation of Internet capacity on the ThreeFold Grid. 
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-**[Binance Smart Chain](https://www.binance.org/en/smartChain)** (BSC) is a standalone, parallel Binance chain that is a leading DeFi ecosystem next to Ethereum. On BSC, TFT is implemented as a cross-chain asset, allowing anyone to [connect](https://bridge.bsc.threefold.io/) to the bridge using [Metamask](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/tokens/threefold__tft_bsc_metamask) or [Trust Wallet](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold/#/tokens/threefold__threefold_wallets?id=the-threefold-connect-app) – the most popular Web 3 wallets in the world.
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-**[TF Chain](https://threefold.io/tech/tf-chain)** was built on the [Substrate framework](https://substrate.io/) with the purpose of decentralizing user-farmer relationships on the ThreeFold Grid. It has its own native form of [TFT](https://threefold.io/tft), which can be bridged back and forth from Stellar-based TFT. This model will be implemented for other chains in the future, for interoperability and cross-chain features between blockchain and DeFi ecosystems and the ThreeFold Grid.
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-## What’s new with TF Chain?
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-TF Chain represents a leap forward for simplicity in payments for capacity reservations and a move towards greater decentralization of the systems that support the ThreeFold Grid. With the launch of [ThreeFold Grid 3.0](https://forum.threefold.io/t/what-is-new-in-tfgrid-3-0/1133), TF Chain became the official record of ThreeFold farms and nodes, and brought peer-to-peer [billing](https://forum.threefold.io/t/introducing-tf-chain-an-updated-billing-model/1277) based on smart contracts for workload deployments on the ThreeFold Grid. 
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-For now, minting will remain on Stellar but reservations of nodes and capacity on ThreeFold Grid 3.0 are already executed via [TF Chain](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/technology/threefold__tfchain). Bridges were established between Stellar and TF Chain to facilitate payments, e.g. if you pay for a workload deployment in Stellar TFT, this payment needs to be bridged to TF  Chain’s native TFT to fund the [smart contract](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/technology/threefold__smartcontract_it).
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-### The two-way [bridge](https://bridge.bsc.threefold.io/) between Stellar & BSC 
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-Until recently, the bridge between Stellar and Binance Smart Chain (BSC) was one-way only: from BSC to Stellar. Even though it was possible to transfer TFT from Stellar to BSC via  [command line](https://github.com/threefoldfoundation/tft/blob/main/bsc/bridges/stellar/transfers.md), this was only an option for tech-savvy people. Now, you can also deposit TFT from Stellar to BSC using the bridge with a proper UI, as you can see in the image below.
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-![tft_bsc_bridge](./tft_bsc_bridge.png)
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-When depositing from TFT Stellar, **please be sure that both addresses and memo are as indicated** in the instructions or the TFT you transfer will be lost forever. To facilitate the process, a **QR code** is generated and can be scanned using the [ThreeFold Connect app](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold/#/tokens/threefold__threefold_connect), automatically filling in the right address and memo on your behalf.
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-![tft_bsc_transfer](./tft_bsc_transfer.png)
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-As Binance Smart Chain is a more expensive chain, **a fee of 50 TFT** will be automatically charged for the bridge from Stellar to BSC. Find the full **step-by-step guide** for the Stellar-BSC bridge [here](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/tokens/threefold__tft_bsc_bridge). 
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-## What’s next? 
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-As the ThreeFold ecosystem continues to grow, we’re looking into building more bridges (e.g. Cosmos, Ethereum) to improve the accessibility of TFT and simplify the onboarding of blockchain and DeFi projects on the ThreeFold Grid. TF Chain will play an important role in the further development of the People’s Internet, so give our blog post on TF Chain a read [here](https://threefold.io/blog/tf_chain/). 
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-*Try out the Stellar-BSC bridge [here](https://bridge.bsc.threefold.io/) and visit [our forum](https://forum.threefold.io/) to share your experiences.*

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-id: threefold_foundation_33
-title: Bringing Trust is a Human Task 
-image_caption: humans
-description: Everyone thinks that Satoshi Nakamoto invented blockchain technology when he published his whitepaper in January 2009
-date: 2019-08-17
-taxonomies:
-    people: [weynand_kuijpers]
-    tags: [blockchain,technology]
-    categories: [twin]
-extra:
-    imgPath: bringing_trust.png
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-## A little history on blockchain technology
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-Everyone thinks that Satoshi Nakamoto invented blockchain technology when he published his whitepaper in January 2009 to make a digital currency the first use case. But it was not!.
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-<br/>
-In 1991, Dr. W. Scott Stornetta published a white paper in which he introduced a 'blockchain' as a decentralized database where digital transactions are secured. The research focused on creating a digital hierarchy system that time-stamped and chronologically secured deals in a chain of blocks.  The first considered use case for blockchain technology was to sign and store land deeds digitally. The technology's main characteristics were decentralization and immutability across the process of storing transaction data.
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-Satoshi was the person (or part of a group of people) that used these blockchain principles to create the first digital currency - Bitcoin.  The rest is history, from one to many digital currencies based on different creation principles (also referred to as cryptocurrencies, digital coins, etc.) that have been launched and existed for over a decade and have begun to come more into the mainstream purview.
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-## Decentralization and immutability
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-The two characteristics that have spawned interest in Blockchain technology are decentralization and immutability. In the current world, centralization is everywhere, in most industries, governments, education systems, the world wide web (Internet), and more. All roads these days seem to lead to centralized setups.
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-Examples of centralized setups today:
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-- **Monetary**: Fiat currencies are governed and controlled by central banks.  According to Wikipedia: "A central bank, reserve bank, or monetary authority is an institution that manages a state's currency, money supply, and interest rates. Central banks also oversee the commercial banking system of their respective countries. In contrast to a commercial bank, a central bank has a monopoly on increasing the monetary base in the state and prints the national currency, which serves as the state's legal tender. Central banks also act as a "lender of last resort" to the banking sector during a financial crisis. Most central banks also have supervisory and regulatory powers to ensure the solvency of member institutions, prevent bank runs, and prevent reckless or fraudulent behavior by member banks." So central banks control fiat currencies, and other institutions control central banks.
-- **World Wide Web (WWW)**: The World Wide Web is an information space where documents and other web resources are identified by Uniform Resource Locators (URLs), interlinked by hypertext links, and accessible via the Internet. English scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989. Although distributed by design, this technology shares and exposes globally developed information and centralized functions crucial to make this World Wide Web work: large (commercial) monopolies have developed centralized search facilities, e.g., yellow pages of the world wide web. These search facilities now control what you find when you are looking for a specific search term.
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-There seems to be a natural "desire" to organize and create different things with central control. Probably the result of our (humankind) social models based on hierarchies and competition. These social models have influenced a lot of what we have built in the industrial and information revolution - creating centralization as the defacto standard of building anything.
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-Now that we have invented a technology that potentially can build different things without a lot of centralization, we need to be careful to use it for the right things.
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-## Blockchain myths
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-To investigate what potential right use cases exist for blockchain technologies, let spend some time on some of the blockchain myths created in recent years. Similar to other new technologies, blockchains market themselves as a miracle technology that overcomes many (if not any) of the challenges and difficulties that exist in modern-day digital technology. Let's name and investigate a few.
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-### Blockchains are "Super Scalable"
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-Are they? Pure blockchain deployments are not super scalable compared to conventional (server-based) transaction methods.  Current financial blockchain transaction times are very slow compared to any other (currency) transaction technologies out there, being it card transactions like Mastercard, VISA, or money transfers from one bank account to another.
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-### Blockchain technology brings "Impeccable security."
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-Very questionable! While blockchains use cryptographic standards, the methods to ensure privacy is entirely outside of any blockchain standards and implementations. It's every implementer's responsibility to ensure security, therefore mostly handled as it is in the old (conventional?) world.
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-### When using Blockchains, "Trustworthiness is guaranteed."
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-By what? Blockchain ensures the integrity of transactions and information storage, but otherwise, nothing is inherently trustworthy about any fact stored on the Blockchain. You need to corroborate trustworthiness by ensuring that the parties who store information in the Blockchain are incorruptible and that these facts are correct —just as you would in the rest of the world without using blockchain technology.
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-### Blockchains can manage "Anything."
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-Blockchain is a protocol expressed in code, and this does not define in terms of any standard. There are no standards bodies to provide sanctioned implementation rules or guidance.
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-Many contracts or types of data are better dealt with not on a blockchain: as it is a database that has only write and read functionality, but no update nor deletion is possible, it's even dangerous to post sensitive and personal data on a blockchain, and if not used well, there might raise conflicts with regulations such as GDPR. However, a blockchain can provide consensus where required.
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-### Smart contracts on the Blockchain can do "Everything."
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-Potentially but maybe not in the way how people see it today. While this is technically true, Blockchain is limited to well-understood and straightforward use cases, without ambiguities. Smart contracts are essentially rocket science. By design, once published (launched), you cannot revise or bug fix them.
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-### Blockchain deployments "If not public - go private!"
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-Not the same thing! Private blockchains are not the answer to privacy or restricted access to information. Purely private/enterprise blockchains might fail to realize any of the benefits of Blockchain.
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-### A new feature, "justifies deploying a new Blockchain."
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-Community-driven blockchain products are being forked left and right by private players who enhance them in various ways. But only the open-source blockchains with the largest communities and install-plus-adoption bases will persist. The rest are mainly lab experiments, and 99.9 percent of these probably fail.
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-## Blockchain myths undone
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-So Blockchain is a hyped new technology, but they are not the answer to everything.  Just like with any other technology or tool, you need to consider if the use case considered carefully is appropriate. In the end, it is only neutral characteristics that might be a reason for applying a blockchain or not:
-- is there a need for decentralization?
-- is there a need for immutability?
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-When considering Blockchain technology for a specific purpose, proper due diligence should happen. This to determine the fit and implementing it if it enhances value for the organization. Humans play a vital role in the decision process and are required to find solutions for the flaws that blockchains bring along.
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-Scalability, security, trustworthiness, functionality are to be added by humans to blockchain deployments.
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-This delicate mix of characteristics to be implemented explains why many Blockchain projects don't succeed, despite the rightful claims around the disruptive nature of the technology.
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-Two frequent mistakes within the Industry:
-- The technology is used as the ultimate technology to solve all the problems described above, and this often leads to failure in the end as Blockchain can't fulfill these promises.
-- The technology is used under the false pretext that decentralization is wanted, whereas the real intention is to be in control. Blockchain thinking also requires an entirely different way of thinking than the classical models embedded in the heart of our economies: concentration of power & control and competition need to make room for decentralization and collaboration.
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-### Blockchains are here to stay!
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-With all the hype around blockchain technology and also all the failed initiatives, blockchain technology does allow for digital worlds to exist without centralization.  The information revolution has brought forward a lot of progress and innovation to the people; however, the outcome has also been only a few large organizations controlling all of it.
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-Examples are:
-- Online search: Google
-- Online social: Facebook, Twitter
-- Online banking: any large international bank
-- Online insurance:  few insurance alliances
-- Customer Relationship Management: SalesForce
-- Enterprise Resource Management: Oracle, SAP
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-<br/>
-All these organizations are leading in their specific digital innovation sector, and some of them even provide services for free.  Nothing is for free in this world and reality -in return for these services, you accept the terms and conditions which allow the companies to use your personal information and user statistics for their benefits and make money from this behavior derived data. 
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-Most industry leaders have become so powerful that there is almost no way around them anymore. You are practically obliged to comply with their terms and conditions to do something useful with the Internet today.
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-The world is awakening and seeking alternatives in which such monopolistic structures do not control data and information.  Blockchain technologies allow new solutions to be built without central governing bodies, creating person-to-person sharing and trading opportunities.
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-### The combination of people and blockchains is really powerful
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-People remain the best to create decentralized business models that combine Blockchain's strengths with complementary measures to compensate for the weaknesses of the technology. Blockchains are not replacing people. Blockchain technology is just a tool that enhances people's ability to organize themselves around decentralized initiatives that require no central body to govern and control. Therefore, Blockchain is a powerful tool indeed but remains just a tool.
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-### A platform for people to start blockchains
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-What if there would be a platform where the strong points of blockchains (decentralization) could enable people to organize themselves around a random initiative and launch it based on blockchain technology?  Blockchain As a Service (BAAS).
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-A platform like that could be powerful to enable people around the world to use and benefit from blockchain technology to organize themselves around digital initiatives, currencies, finance, trade, company, anything. Let's consider a small example:
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-e.g., Sixty people want to start an organization in which they all have an equal stake.  They can organize this by going to the notary and establishing a company with equity and dividing the equity amongst them. They can run quarterly /annual meetings to govern and control the company. They would also need an administration to record decisions and communicate across the organization.
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-<br/> 
-What if a platform could launch several blockchain nodes (60, one for each of them) and record all decisions, having all information trackable and traceable for anyone? Blockchain As A Service (BAAS) will enable people to organize themselves independently and create new movements, companies, groups, tribes. This would be a powerful platform allowing many people (and hopefully all people) to organize themselves in new ways, free of the need to have notaries, lawyers, and contracts.
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-<br/> 
-However, to build such a platform, compliance is needed with some pretty specific requirements.  Requirements that enable such a platform not to be governed and controlled by a single organization.  
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-<br/>
-The requirements for such a platform would sum up as follows:
-- A single organization cannot own the platform, it needs to be owned by many
-- Such a platform cannot have administrator access.  Administrators access takes away the neutrality and privacy that such a platform requires.
-- The platform needs to be very efficient.  To be available to all people globally, it needs to be affordable for anyone.
-- The platform needs to be everywhere.  Part of the efficiency is that it should require expensive international access lines - it needs to be able to live everywhere - in well connected (and affordable) areas as well as in less well-connected places.
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-Such a platform is a very different platform than most of what we know today.  It needs to be a platform build by many people, for anyone.  It needs not be governed by a single organization; it needs to be governed by many.
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-People with the right intentions need to collectively build a platform based on hardware owned by many and software that is open and can be inspected and improved by anyone. It is a platform created by people for people using blockchain technology to achieve a genuinely decentralized nature of the platform running Blockchain as a service.  
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-People should always remain as the element that brings trust in IT. Blockchains help to register that trust forever.
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-id: build_on_threefolds_open_infrastructure_part_one
-title: "Build on ThreeFold’s Open Infrastructure – Part One: Intro"
-image_caption: "Build on ThreeFold’s Open Infrastructure – Part One: Intro"
-description: Dive into the magic of the ThreeFold Grid and what it enables for people around the world – from developers to end users, and everyone in between – with this three-part series! We’ll explore ThreeFold’s infrastructure, solutions and experiences available today. The first part will give a comprehensive overview of the Grid, its evolution and capabilities.
-date: 2022-09-15
-taxonomies:
-    people: [sam_taggart]
-    tags: [threefold_grid,technology,peer_to_peer]
-    categories: [foundation]
-extra:
-    imgPath: build_on_threefolds_open_infrastructure_part_one.png
----
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-*"This article was originally published by Hannah Cordes, a former member of ThreeFold Foundation."*
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-What started out as an idea for a better Internet about a decade ago amongst a few early Internet and Cloud pioneers has now become a reality. Today, ThreeFold is a global movement building a reliable, open and inclusive Internet.
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-We’ve reached a pivotal moment in the evolution of the Internet. And ThreeFold is ready to unlock a new Internet era – one filled with [abundance and opportunity](https://www.threefold.io/blog/planet-first-people-first/) for all, one which is better for [our planet](https://www.threefold.io/blog/planting-the-seeds/). Our open-source technology, future-facing ecosystem and collaborative community have the potential to drive this new era forward.
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-For us, the Internet was always meant to be [peer-to-peer](https://www.threefold.io/blog/p2p-web3/), where anyone could own hardware, and connect and exchange directly with full security and in full privacy – without any entity in the middle. This is how the Internet began. But as demand grew, big tech began to monopolize its infrastructure and all the major platforms.
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-Since its inception, ThreeFold has been committed not only to delivering on the original promise of the Internet, but also to realizing our ultimate vision of a better future for all. For the past six years, we’ve been building up an incredible full-stack, open-source, decentralized Internet, all [from the ground-up](https://forum.threefold.io/t/how-threefold-is-building-a-new-internet-from-the-ground-up/2057?u=hannahcordes). We’ve come a long way and the result is, well, exceptional. There is *nothing* else out there like ThreeFold.
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-From creating our own blockchain-driven and highly secure [operating system](https://forum.threefold.io/t/all-you-need-to-know-about-zero-os/1734?u=hannahcordes) (which allows computers to become decentralized servers), to building an ultra-scalable [Quantum Safe Storage System](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/technology/qsss/threefold__qsss_home?id=quantum-safe-storage-system), a complete far [edge cloud](https://www.threefold.io/blog/internet-at-the-edge/) computing platform and a [planetary peer-to-peer network](https://forum.threefold.io/t/how-our-planetary-network-works/1210?u=hannahcordes) all accessible via a unique Smart Contract for IT on the [ThreeFold Blockchain](https://www.threefold.io/blog/tf-chain/), we’re proud to have the most [complete edge infrastructure](https://www.threefold.io/blog/internet-at-the-edge/) to power the next-generation Internet era.
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-And we’re taking concrete steps to further expand this infrastructure that offers a truly decentralized layer 0 for any blockchain or Internet application. Moreover, with the help of our [community of Grid testers](https://t.me/threefoldtesting), we’re continuously advancing the underlying technology and working towards making it usable for as many people and use cases as possible.
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-Our vision and technology have matured into the [Internet of Internets](https://www.threefold.io/blog/internet-of-internets/) – a network of thousands of community-built and -owned Internets through which we strive to interconnect all of humanity. A new world is coming, and [our technology](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/technology/threefold__technology) has the potential to revolutionize digitization on a global scale, across sectors. And yet we remain a hidden gem.
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-<br/>
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-So, what solutions does the ThreeFold Grid offer today already? And why exactly should you start to build on top of ThreeFold? Let’s explore some of the many possibilities available today.
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-## The ThreeFold Grid – A cutting-edge, highly scalable peer-to-peer infrastructure
-
-*“ThreeFold is growing the ThreeFold Grid by enabling a community of thousands of farmers from around the world to participate and own a piece of the Internet.” – [Adnan Fatayerji](https://threefold.io/news/post/threefold_cybernews/)*
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-The Grid is a peer-to-peer cloud computing network that's highly compatible with current industry standards. In late December 2021, ThreeFold launched the third generation of the ThreeFold Grid on mainnet with a fully functional tech stack – a huge and crucial step towards a fully production-ready and decentralized infrastructure. The third generation not only brought a massive leap forward in the decentralization of the Grid but also made for a much simpler user experience for farmers and Grid users. People from all over the world are connecting thousands of 3Nodes to create the world’s largest decentralized Internet infrastructure, and new capacity is being connected every day. Find the latest Grid stats and utilization numbers in [this regularly updated thread](https://forum.threefold.io/t/grid-stats-new-nodes-overview/3291?u=hannahcordes).
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-[Over the past months](https://www.threefold.io/blog/threefold-2022-reflect-h1-outlook-h2/), the team evolved the Grid through version 3.6.1 and upgraded it to mainnet in July after receiving 100% community approval. This [release](https://forum.threefold.io/t/tfgrid-product-updates-july-2022-tfgrid-v3-6-1-highlights-and-more/3206/2?u=hannahcordes) introduces more stability to the TF Grid and includes various upgrades and new features like the ThreeFold Connect App, the new unified dashboard for a simpler user experience, and more. Big progress was also made in terms of the DAO functionality that went live on TF Chain, with the first TF Chain (L1) DAO proposal was voted on and approved in August.
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-And with each new Grid release, we’re getting one step closer to solidifying the foundation of the Internet of Internets. Currently, the team is working towards completing [Grid version 3.7.0](https://forum.threefold.io/t/threefold-product-updates-august-2022/3272?u=hannahcordes) which includes some significant updates, improvements and new features like FreeFlow Twin, a new Node Pilot, new deployment features and [a lot more](https://forum.threefold.io/t/threefold-product-updates-august-2022/3272?u=hannahcordes). The team continues to do incredible work to further develop and advance the Grid as well as to support utilization and adoption by offering tools and applications that are user-friendly, secure, efficient and scalable. A massive thank you to our incredible tech team and the community of Grid testers!
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-### Next up: our cloud solution
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-So, the ThreeFold Grid has been evolved, advanced and expanded quite a bit, hasn’t it? About time to take a closer look at our cloud solution and everything enabled by the technology and tooling built on top. As a heads up, part two of our series on ThreeFold’s game-changing Internet infrastructure is for the more tech-savvy crowd. If you don’t consider yourself “a tech person” you might prefer to jump to part three on weblets and end-user experiences right away.
-
-<br/>
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-Helpful Resources:
-* Dive into the [manual](https://library.threefold.me/info/manual/#/) to get started
-* Find out more about our [technology](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/technology/technology)
-* Learn more about [testing the ThreeFold Grid](https://library.threefold.me/info/manual/#/manual__grid3_testing?id=testing-the-threefold_grid3)
-* Join this growing [movement](https://t.me/threefold) & our [testing community](https://t.me/threefoldtesting)

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-id: build_on_threefolds_open_infrastructure_part_three
-title: "Build on ThreeFold’s Open Infrastructure – Part Three: Weblets & End-Users"
-image_caption: "Build on ThreeFold’s Open Infrastructure – Part Three: Weblets & End-Users"
-description: In the final part of our three-part series, we’ll dive into a world of possibilities for developers, end-users and everyone in-between. Find out what’s possible on the ThreeFold Playground and discover your digital sovereignty with our end-user experiences.
-date: 2022-09-21
-taxonomies:
-    people: [sam_taggart]
-    tags: [threefold_grid,technology,peer_to_peer]
-    categories: [foundation]
-extra:
-    imgPath: build_on_threefolds_open_infrastructure_part_three.png
----
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-*"This article was originally published by Hannah Cordes, a former member of ThreeFold Foundation."*
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-*This post is the third one in a series about building on ThreeFold's open infrastructure. While [part one](https://www.threefold.io/blog/build-on-threefolds-open-infrastructure/), gives you a comprehensive overview of the Grid, its evolution and capabilities, the [second part](https://www.threefold.io/blog/build-on-threefolds-open-infrastructure-part-two/) is focused on the low-level building blocks and particularly interesting for the more tech-savvy crowd.*
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-Welcome to the third and final part of our series on ThreeFold’s game-changing Internet infrastructure and the solutions available today. This time, we’ll show you what’s possible on the ThreeFold Playground today and how you can become one of the first testers of digitally sovereign end-user experiences.
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-<br/>
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-This is an incredible opportunity to become early adopters of our unique solutions, to get a taste of what it means to become digitally sovereign, and to help shape the future of the Internet. Together we build a decentralized digital world!
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-## Explore a playground full of simple yet powerful deployment experiences
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-The [ThreeFold Playground](https://play.grid.tf/) makes it quite easy to build on top of the ThreeFold Grid by deploying weblets. A [weblet](https://library.threefold.me/info/manual/#/manual__weblets_home?id=weblets) is a compiled JavaScript component which can be embedded in any site. With ThreeFold, it basically establishes a private environment running inside your browser, and allows you to share it – while you maintain full control of all activities happening there by using your private key, and with full decentralization.
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-On the TF Playground, a variety of applications are made available and deployable within just a few clicks, all on top of a fully decentralized peer-to-peer Internet infrastructure. From Virtual Machines to Kubernetes to Presearch Nodes, CapRover, ownCloud, and more – the playground allows you to build in a truly decentralized environment. Essentially, the Playground is an ever-expanding ecosystem of easily-deployable weblets that are built for a decentralized future. It’s the fastest way to build, test, and deploy and enables pretty much anyone to build and experiment with deployment on the Grid. So, this is huge!
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-[Visit](https://play.grid.tf/) the TF Playground to explore the possibilities and read this [post](https://forum.threefold.io/t/threefold-product-focus-series-tf-playground-v3-7-0/3315?u=hannahcordes) to find out what the new version 3.7.0 of the Playground – now live on testnet – has to offer. Dive right in and [get started](https://library.threefold.me/info/manual/#/getstarted/manual__tfgrid3_getstarted) on the TF Grid today!
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-Here are a few examples of the weblets available on the Playground:
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-#### Presearch
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-Presearch is a longstanding partner of ThreeFold and one of the most popular solutions offered on the Grid. As of the Grid v3.6 release, any 3Node can now host a Presearch node – so if you’re a ThreeFold farmer, it’s now become quite easy for you to host Presearch on your own node. Simply follow [this deployment guide](https://forum.threefold.io/t/presearch-nodes/3250?u=hannahcordes) to get decentralized search on top of a truly decentralized infrastructure!
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-#### CapRover
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-Leverage the entire [CapRover app catalogue](https://forum.threefold.io/t/caprover-your-app-environment/2133/3) even faster and easier and deploy CapRover apps on the ThreeFold Grid. You’ll benefit from full decentralization, energy efficiency and affordability. [CapRover](https://forum.threefold.io/t/create-your-own-app-environment-fast-and-easy-with-caprover-on-the-people-s-internet/2644?u=hannahcordes) is a powerful platform for app deployment and thanks to our [CapRover weblet](https://library.threefold.me/info/manual/#/manual__weblets_caprover?id=caprover), you’re able to deploy anything you want on top of the ThreeFold Grid!
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-#### NEW: Subsquid (testnet)
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-The [latest addition](https://forum.threefold.io/t/tfgrid-v3-7-0-is-now-live/3375?u=hannahcordes) to the ThreeFold Playground is [Subsquid](https://library.threefold.me/info/manual/#/manual__weblets_subsquid), Web3’s premier API framework which is supercharging decentralized apps across more than 30 chains. Basically, you can think of Subsquid as an ETL (extract, transform, load) tool, with a GraphQL server included. With Grid v3.7.0 live on testnet, you can now pre-process and decode raw chain data and store it for easier access by the query nodes by deploying your own Subsquid instance on the Grid’s testnet within just a few clicks [here](https://play.test.grid.tf/#/subsquid).
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-So with the ThreeFold Playground, ThreeFold is building a vast ecosystem of advanced deployment experiences and opening up a world of possibilities – allowing anyone to build, test and deploy easily and within a few clicks.
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-And the best thing about the [playground](https://library.threefold.me/info/manual/#/getstarted/manual__tfgrid3_getstarted)? It’s already been available for a while and continuously being improved and extended!
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-## How to achieve digital sovereignty with a set of end-user experiences
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-*“Through simple, secure, and scalable technology, ThreeFold empowers millions to invent and explore new experiences." – [Kristof de Spiegeleer](https://www.threefold.io/newsroom/paradise-hills/)*
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-We’ve entered the [third phase of our journey](https://www.threefold.io/blog/four-phases-of-threefold/) towards our ultimate vision of a better future – the phase of Web 4. In addition to fully comprehensive decentralized edge cloud solutions, the ThreeFold ecosystem is also developing a range of applications and experiences across IoT, metaverse, blockchain, DeFi, banking, education and beyond.
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-Throughout this phase – which has only just begun – a multitude of valuable and meaningful experiences are being built by the ThreeFold ecosystem and partners to empower people with equal chances to learn, create, and thrive in a decentralized digital economy – what we like to call an abundance-based future for humanity.
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-The first roll-out of the third phase will empower people to become fully self-sovereign thanks to ThreeFold’s Digital Twin technology and a variety of decentralized alternatives to popular applications and tools. 
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-#### FreeFlow Twin
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-The Digital Twin technology provides each user with a unique digital identity that can serve as the key to an open, self-sovereign and complete digital future. This solution was designed with a very simple objective in mind: everyone should be the center of their entire digital life. It represents your digital self and hosts your entire digital life in a secure and private way – empowering you to own your data and offering you decentralized applications that enable you to maintain your sovereignty. For end users, owning their own deployments opens the possibility for a full range of experiences that have the same quality as crypto – self custody.
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-With Grid V3.7.0, ThreeFold’s all-in-one decentralized productivity tool that includes instant messaging, video call, social, and data storage features – formerly known as Uhuru – is being rebranded to [FreeFlow Twin](https://forum.threefold.io/t/lets-test-out-freeflow-twin-beta-formerly-uhuru/3299?u=hannahcordes). It brings sovereign and secure alternatives to many of the centralized solutions we use every day like Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube, Chrome, Zoom and many more.
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-[FreeFlow Twin](https://forum.threefold.io/t/threefold-product-updates-august-2022/3272?u=hannahcordes) will be part of an ecosystem of decentralized alternatives called FreeFlow Life. Find more information on the experiences, how to start testing now and where to share your feedback [here](https://forum.threefold.io/t/lets-test-out-freeflow-twin-beta-formerly-uhuru/3299?u=hannahcordes)!
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-This paradigm shift is a pretty big deal, isn’t it?
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-#### DeFi Solutions
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-We've also decided to develop our [own DeFi solutions](https://www.threefold.io/blog/future-tft-ecosystem/) to support the growth and expansion of the Internet of Internets and an abundance-based future where we are truly sovereign: community-based liquidity pools and the P2P DeFi Wallet – both expected early next year. Learn more about the upcoming solutions [here](https://www.threefold.io/blog/future-tft-ecosystem/)!
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-## The Grid is open – an invitation to build, deploy and test
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-ThreeFold’s open Internet infrastructure is fully peer-to-peer, decentralized and super reliable. It already offers a multitude of solutions for developers, end-users and everyone in-between. And the Grid and the solutions offered are ready for the community to build, deploy and test, as we continue to collectively build, advance and expand.
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-While we’re still in a spot where we can be considered a hidden gem and being way undervalued, remember this: ThreeFold is inevitable. We are visionaries, building the plane in the air. We are confident in growing the project in a real and authentic way. We have a strong plan and vision. Our technology is needed. The underlying foundation is functional and ready. Now, it’s up to the believers to build, test and deploy the solutions we need for a better world. And together, we build. Together, we can achieve the extraordinary and provide better alternatives for people, enterprises and governments.
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-We not only invite you to come see what’s possible. We invite you to get involved. What are you waiting for?
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-Start exploring and using the many solutions on the ThreeFold Grid today – whether by deploying a weblet, testing the FreeFlow Twin or simply joining our [testing group](https://t.me/threefoldtesting)!
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-* [Build on ThreeFold’s Open Infrastructure – Part One: Intro](https://www.threefold.io/blog/build-on-threefolds-open-infrastructure/)
-* [Build on ThreeFold’s Open Infrastructure – Part Two: For Experts](https://www.threefold.io/blog/build-on-threefolds-open-infrastructure-part-two/)
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-*Not sure where to start? Dive into the [manual](https://library.threefold.me/info/manual/#/) and learn more about [testing the ThreeFold Grid](https://library.threefold.me/info/manual/#/manual__grid3_testing?id=testing-the-threefold_grid3).*

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-title: "Build on ThreeFold’s Open Infrastructure – Part Two: For Experts"
-image_caption: "Build on ThreeFold’s Open Infrastructure – Part Two: For Experts"
-description: This post is part of an ongoing series on building on ThreeFold’s open infrastructure. It’s for the more tech-savvy crowd, as we’ll dive into our cloud solution and everything enabled by the technology and tooling built on top.
-date: 2022-09-21
-taxonomies:
-    people: [sam_taggart]
-    tags: [threefold_grid,technology,peer_to_peer]
-    categories: [foundation]
-extra:
-    imgPath: build_on_threefolds_open_infrastructure_part_two.png
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-*"This article was originally published by Hannah Cordes, a former member of ThreeFold Foundation."*
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-ThreeFold’s reliable, open-source, peer-to-peer Internet infrastructure together with a growing community of enthusiastic, driven early-adopter developers and end-users are the key to accelerating the growth and development of the Grid and to unlocking all of its potential. While the foundation has been laid, it will be up to all of us as a movement to improve and build upon it.
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-After looking back at the ThreeFold Grid’s evolution and what makes it a game-changing Internet infrastructure in [part one](https://www.threefold.io/blog/build-on-threefolds-open-infrastructure/), it’s time to explore our cloud solution and the technology available today in part two! You can think of these as some of the essential low-level building blocks that when combined created a limitless sandbox for developers.
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-If you’re wondering what virtual machines are, haven’t heard about Kubernetes before and don’t know your way around coding languages, this part might be less interesting for you. Feel free to skip and jump right into [part three](https://www.threefold.io/blog/build-on-threefolds-open-infrastructure-part-three/) on weblets and end-user experiences.
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-## Elements of our comprehensive & decentralized cloud solution
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-The ThreeFold Grid provides [various primitives](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/technology/threefold__tfgrid_primitives) for compute, storage, and network – fulfilling all the needs centralized cloud providers cater to as well, while offering advantages in terms of decentralization, energy efficiency, security and more. [Zero-OS](https://forum.threefold.io/t/all-you-need-to-know-about-zero-os/1734) includes a collection of components, called primitives. These primitives are the low-level constructs which can be deployed on the ThreeFold Grid. As mentioned above, they act as building blocks for skilled developers that enable them to build and create in complete digital freedom.
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-Additionally, the high compatibility of ThreeFold’s primitives with industry-standard tools and protocols makes it easy and seamless for developers to migrate workloads to the Grid. All of the primitives not only benefit from the unique efficiency and security features of [Zero-OS](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/technology/threefold__zos), but also come with unique features and capabilities themselves. Here are some of the primitives to give you an idea of what you’ll get:
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-#### ZMachine
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-ThreeFold’s [ZMachine](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/technology/zmachine?id=zmachine) is a lightweight virtual machine (VM) solution that’s unique to the ThreeFold Grid. ZMachine enables both traditional VM deployments and also introduces a next generation container specification built on our [ZFlist](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/technology/threefold__zos_fs?id=why-this-zflist-concept) technology. ZFlist containers enabled by ZMachines are more secure and more flexible than the current industry standard Docker-based containers. With Kubernetes running on top of ThreeFold’s ZMachine [technology](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/tfgrid/threefold__grid_use?id=tfgrid-kubernetes-cloud), we have a highly compatible and unique solution.
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-#### ZFlist
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-The [ZFlist](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/technology/threefold__zos_fs?id=why-this-zflist-concept) is a next generation container format – supported directly at the operating system level on Zero-OS – which extends the industry-standard Docker container concept in an efficient and secure way. It provides a unique advantage over traditional containers via the use of mini VMs. By employing mini VMs, the FList concept provides better isolation than traditional container systems while retaining the advantages that containers offer over full VMs.
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-#### Kubernetes
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-ThreeFold has long supported the most used open-source container orchestration tool in the world, [Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io/), which integrates the industry standard [Docker](https://www.docker.com/) format, a container creation and management tool. It’s used to manage many of the largest and most complex cloud deployments. Kubernetes can be used to create a production-ready environment. The ThreeFold Grid provides a lightweight Kubernetes VM that can be used to create clusters according to specific needs. By providing both VMs and Kubernetes, we’re able to offer the most comprehensive solution in the decentralized/blockchain space to deploy, scale, and manage cloud compute workloads. Kubernetes users can, for the most part, simply bring their existing configuration files and recreate their deployments on a Grid based cluster seamlessly. With the third generation of the Grid, we provided a very simple way to provision [Kubernetes clusters with Terraform](https://library.threefold.me/info/manual/#/manual3_iac/grid3_terraform/manual__terraform_k8s?id=more-info).
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-#### Terraform
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-[Terraform](https://forum.threefold.io/t/threefold-grid-3-0-supports-terraform/1184?u=hannahcordes) is a widely-used open-source Infrastructure as Code (IaC) software tool enabling a consistent workflow in order to manage complex deployments across different cloud providers. It also integrates directly with our Grid’s [existing Kubernetes functionality](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/cloud/threefold__usp_compatible?id=kubernetes) to offer a complete solution for reserving hardware and deploying software.
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-In a nutshell, Terraform offers a complete solution for reserving hardware and deploying software. It allows for specifying deployments on the [ThreeFold Grid](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/tfgrid/threefold__tfgrid_home) in a simple, declarative, and human-readable language describing the desired end state. Terraform can be used to deploy the full set of [Zero-OS](https://forum.threefold.io/t/all-you-need-to-know-about-zero-os/1734) primitives, supporting any existing or future Linux workload, with endless possibilities. It is like a lower-level Kubernetes for the hardware part of cloud deployments.
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-#### Dedicated Nodes
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-We’re also supporting [dedicated nodes](https://forum.threefold.io/t/exciting-news-dedicated-nodes-on-the-people-s-internet/2645?u=hannahcordes). By utilizing dedicated nodes on the ThreeFold Grid, you’ll benefit from a truly decentralized and highly reliable Internet infrastructure that uses less energy and comes at a much more affordable price than any comparable alternative. With dedicated nodes, users are able to exclusively reserve the entire capacity of a 3Node to deploy solutions for themselves or for other customers, while also paying for all capacity of the respective 3Node. Dedicated nodes on our Grid will be highly cost effective, as they’ll be available with a 70% discount on [pricing](https://forum.threefold.io/t/pricing-for-tfgrid/2518/7). All the ThreeFold Grid features will be available on [dedicated nodes](https://forum.threefold.io/t/exciting-news-dedicated-nodes-on-the-people-s-internet/2645?u=hannahcordes) as well – from deploying VMs and containers to CapRover and more. Dedicated and non-dedicated 3Nodes can be combined.
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-ThreeFold is built with simplicity in mind which is why we’re using [V](https://www.threefold.io/partners/vlang/) – a statically typed programming language similar to Go, and inspired by Rust, Swift, and Oberon. It’s the official [smart contract](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/technology/threefold__smartcontract_it) language on the Grid, as its simplicity and readability allows anyone to go through and understand any code base, even non-developers.
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-Despite being simple, V gives a lot of power to the developer and can be used in pretty much every field, including systems programming, webdev, gamedev, GUI, mobile, science, embedded, tooling, etc. It aims to become an alternative to JavaScript as the de facto coding language on the market in the upcoming years. With V, the developer doesn’t need to change anything in their code. “It just works”, like in Python, Go, or Java, except there’s no heavy GC tracing everything or expensive RC for each object. V can translate your entire C project and offer you the safety, simplicity, and 10-25x faster compilation speeds.
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-With +30,5K Stars on [GitHub](https://github.com/vlang/v), V brings a strong open-source developer community to the ThreeFold ecosystem to develop the infrastructures and applications of tomorrow – making it the ideal smart contract language for the ThreeFold ecosystem.
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-## An open invitation
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-So, now that you’ve learned more about the building blocks of the ThreeFold Grid and how you can build with them, we’d like to invite you to try and test them yourselves!
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-While we’re very proud of our progress and the strong ecosystem around us, now’s the time to build upon the foundation. The team continues to do incredible work to further develop and advance the Grid with each and every release. They continue to improve the components, develop new features and build new solutions.
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-With your support, the team can work even faster. If you share our belief in open source and decentralization, we invite you to help us test and improve not only the Grid and its primitives but also the solutions built on top. Together, we keep building and advancing to realize our Internet of Internets vision and to empower people with true digital sovereignty. 
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-* Dive into the [manual](https://library.threefold.me/info/manual/#/) to get started
-* Learn more about [testing the ThreeFold Grid](https://library.threefold.me/info/manual/#/manual__grid3_testing?id=testing-the-threefold_grid3)
-* Join this growing [movement](https://t.me/threefold) & our [testing community](https://t.me/threefoldtesting)
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-### Join us for [part three](https://www.threefold.io/blog/build-on-threefolds-open-infrastructure-part-three/)!
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-Get ready for [part three](https://www.threefold.io/blog/build-on-threefolds-open-infrastructure-part-three/) of our series where we’re diving into a world of possibilities for developers, end-users and everyone in-between. The final part will not only show you what’s possible on the ThreeFold Playground today but also introduce you to our end-user experiences that empower you with digital sovereignty which are available for beta testing now!

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 description: Part two of an approachable series on the inner workings of the ThreeFold Grid. This time, storage
 date: 2021-07-28
 taxonomies:
-    people: [scott_yeager]
-    tags: [threefold_grid,technology,peer_to_peer]
-    categories: [foundation,farming,cloud]
+  people: [scott_yeager]
+  tags: [grid, cloud, tech]
+  categories: [grid, cloud, tech]
 extra:
-    imgPath: building_a_new_internet_2.png
+    imgPath: building_a_new_internet_2_1.png
 ---
 
 Welcome back for the second part of this introductory series on ThreeFold Grid technology. [Last time](https://threefold.io/blog/an_intro_to_the_threefold_grid/) we took a high level view of all that the Grid offers. This time, we'll be zooming in on storage, covering the low level components and how they can provide a familiar experience like the cloud "drives" and "boxes" we use today.

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 description: Part three of an approachable series on the inner workings of the ThreeFold Grid. This time, we're exploring compute.
 date: 2021-10-04
 taxonomies:
-    people: [scott_yeager]
-    tags: [threefold_grid,technology,peer_to_peer]
-    categories: [foundation,farming,cloud]
+  people: [scott_yeager]
+  tags: [grid, cloud, tech]
+  categories: [grid, cloud, tech]
 extra:
-    imgPath: building_a_new_internet_3.png
+    imgPath: building_a_new_internet_3_1.png
 ---
 
 *Welcome back for another installment of our accessible series on ThreeFold Grid technology. We are working through the three major     categories that make up cloud infrastructure: storage, compute, and network. This time, we'll be focusing on compute.*

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 description: We're (finally) back with part 4, looking at the networking aspects of the ThreeFold Grid.
 date: 2022-02-03
 taxonomies:
-    people: [scott_yeager]
-    tags: [threefold_grid,technology,peer_to_peer]
-    categories: [foundation,farming,cloud]
+  people: [scott_yeager]
+  tags: [decentralization, grid, cloud, tech]
+  categories: [decentralization, grid, cloud, tech]
 extra:
-    imgPath: building_a_new_internet_pt_4.png
+    imgPath: building_a_new_internet_4_1.png
 ---
 
 After introducing the ThreeFold Grid in [part one](https://threefold.io/blog/an_intro_to_the_threefold_grid/) and diving deep into [storage](https://threefold.io/blog/building_a_new_internet_from_the_ground_up_pt2/) and [compute](https://threefold.io/blog/building_a_new_internet_from_the_ground_up_3/), we’re back with part 4 to look at the networking aspects of the ThreeFold Grid.

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+id: cloud_service_providers
+title: "What does it mean to be a Cloud and Internet Service Provider?"
+image_caption: Cloud Service Providers
+description: Our decentralized solutions empower individuals and promote a more sustainable internet. Learn how you can become a cloud provider and join us in shaping a brighter future.
+date: 2024-04-09
+taxonomies:
+  people: [marion_ravarino]
+  tags: [grid, tech]
+  categories: [grid, tech]
+extra:
+    imgPath: cloud_internet_provider1.png
+---
+
+Cloud and Internet service providers form the backbone of our digital experiences. They host data and applications, and facilitate connectivity. Major corporations have long dominated this space. When the Internet started to become mainstream, it was necessary to scale the infrastructure quickly to meet growing demand. Thus, with their vast amounts of resources, big companies were the ones to build this infrastructure and offer services on top.
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+<br/>
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+For decades, this has been the paradigm – big companies offer commercial services, and businesses and individuals pay for those services. Endless features, sleek design, and high levels of customer support make it easy and efficient for the user and make the services worth paying for. However, as “users,” we have had to give up a great deal of control and the sovereignty of our data. Further, most of the investment in infrastructure has been done in already-rich countries, leaving large populations in emerging markets without fair and affordable access to Cloud and Internet services. And the economic benefit of the entire industry has mostly stayed in the hands of the few large corporations operating these systems.
+
+<br/>
+
+But a new way forward has emerged. Decentralized and edge computing solutions, such as those offered by ThreeFold, aim to empower individuals, strengthen control and promote a more resilient and environmentally-friendly approach to internet and cloud services. Edge computing, a cornerstone of this paradigm shift, involves processing and storing data closer to the source rather than relying on centralized servers. Leveraging edge computing offers many benefits. By processing data closer to its source, it reduces latency for real-time applications, enhances privacy and security, and empowers regions with local data storage. It also optimizes bandwidth, reduces costs, enables seamless scalability, and contributes to environmental sustainability by minimizing energy consumption. Thus, this initiative directly addresses existing limitations and is essential to creating a better infrastructure.
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+<br/>
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+The best part? We can achieve it together.
+
+### **Be a cloud service provider, not just a cloud consumer.**
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+With ThreeFold’s autonomous technology, anyone can be a cloud service provider without any technical expertise. You can be the Internet, for yourself and for those around you. 
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+<br/>
+
+Being a cloud service provider is a thrilling opportunity to tap into a market worth trillions of dollars – which today is being shared by a relatively small number of companies. This calls for change – a chance to level the playing field and allow more players to benefit from this lucrative industry. But it's not just about financial gain. By entering the cloud services space, you become a catalyst for change. You're not just providing a service; you're creating connections, bridging gaps, and fostering inclusivity. The people around you benefit, too. Lower costs, improved performance, data sovereignty and greater privacy are just some of the advantages they'll enjoy with your services. 
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+<br/>
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+Finally, by contributing to a more sustainable edge cloud, you're not only ensuring a better future for yourself, but also for the planet. The adoption of a decentralized autonomous cloud reduces energy consumption and minimizes the environmental impact of data transfer, contributing to global sustainability efforts and a greener future.
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+<br/>
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+Best of all, you're not just investing in technology - you're investing in a sustainable, connected and rewarding future, powered by the people, for the people. It's ultimately good for you, good for the people around you, and good for the planet. 
+
+### **How to become a cloud provider?**
+
+ThreeFold enables you to become a cloud service provider by hosting a 3node, bringing local capacity where people need it most and providing compute, storage and AI capabilities. After setting up this node, being verified and sharing capacity on our grid, your contribution is rewarded. 
+
+![Image](./farming_steps.png)
+
+<br/>
+
+Join the movement and [Become a Host](https://www.manual.grid.tf/knowledge_base/technology/grid3_howitworks.html)!
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-id: connecting_the_dots
-title: "Connecting the Dots: ThreeFold plans to scale globally"
-image_caption: "Connecting the Dots: ThreeFold plans to scale globally"
-description: ThreeFold started as an idea about ten years ago and is now manifesting itself into the most comprehensive peer-to-peer Internet and cloud infrastructure in the world. The potential of our technology to revolutionize digitization globally is endless and limited only to our collective imagination.
-date: 2022-03-29
-taxonomies:
-    people: [sacha_obeegadoo]
-    tags: [threefold_grid, peer_to_peer, community, why]
-    categories: [foundation]
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-ThreeFold started as an idea about ten years ago and is now manifesting itself into the most comprehensive peer-to-peer Internet and cloud infrastructure in the world. The potential of our technology to revolutionize digitization globally is endless and limited only to our collective imagination. In this blog, we share our ‘glocal’ strategy on how we will build our ecosystem, and the exciting opportunities opening up around the world for those interested to join us!
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-Let’s start with some background. Today’s Internet is global*. However, it is incredibly centralized and vulnerable. ThreeFold aims to decentralize its infrastructure,  empower people to be sovereign, and accelerate the world’s transition towards open-source systems to build a more inclusive and fair future for all. 
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-A peer-to-peer Internet has an undeniable potential in driving a distributed global economy. This is for a number of reasons – including, but not limited to the fact that instead of relying on centralized cloud providers and tech giants to expand the infrastructure that holds humanity’s data and applications, the peer-to-peer Internet allows any global citizen to participate in the Internet economy by connecting a computer from their house or office to build the decentralized future they want to live in.  Also, while half of the world takes Internet access for granted, it remains  unavailable to the other half.
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-*So then is the Internet really “global?”
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-## Empowering sovereignty and economic freedom
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-Billions of people around the world still remain without access to the Internet or financial services today. Yet many of them have access to electricity and network, and some even already own a mobile phone that could help them access the Internet and financial services. But without fair and reliable connectivity, they remain in the dark. ThreeFold holds an answer here.
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-The Internet is a human right but it is unequally distributed around the world. ThreeFold enables the realization of an open-source, peer-to-peer Internet that can scale to anywhere electricity and network exists. Everyone deserves access to the Internet, education and financial services to equally learn, partake and succeed, regardless of where they were born, their gender or their socioeconomic status.
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-## So how can ThreeFold go truly global?
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-Going global is complicated and even more these days with the evolving regulatory and socio-economical landscapes. Thus, it’s important for us to be on the ground. So we will work with our community and ecosystem on one hand, and with governments and regulators on the other hand, for all of us to meet in the middle. We will always aim to be the most transparent, trusted, inclusive and decentralized Internet solution wherever we go. 
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-A first step in our strategy is to support the growth of local communities across regions to build local presence on the ground. The only way for a truly decentralized Internet to emerge is to involve people in the building process of it, both on a hardware and software level. We are in the midst of kicking off an extensive global expansion strategy, with grants and hiring plans to grow the ThreeFold Grid across markets and ultimately build strong local communities that can serve potential customers locally. 
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-Together with these communities, we will develop and grow the ThreeFold Grid, establish our presence with local developers, grow our ecosystem, and collaborate closely with our network.
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-Throughout the last year we have made incredible connections across industries including Blockchain, Web 3.0, IoT, Real Estate and Supply Chains.
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-Every region is unique and we cannot take the same approach wherever we go. This is where the idea of ‘glo-cality’ comes in – a global concept applied locally with regional context.
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-## Global Concept: Launch of educational campaigns around the importance of a peer-to-peer Internet
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-ThreeFold’s mission is to realize the promise of an open-source, peer-to-peer Internet owned by humanity, and we take this commitment heartedly. The first objective of our global strategy is to allow anyone who wants to expand the peer-to-peer Internet to their neighborhood to be able to find compatible computers and how to get started. 
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-Most countries are looking for new Internet infrastructure alternatives to protect their sovereignty. ThreeFold’s peer-to-peer Internet supports any current and emerging technological trend in a way that is fully compliant with any local digital laws and regulations. For developers and  enterprises, this includes a peer-to-peer Infrastructure as a service which offers a distributed, quantum-safe storage and a decentralized edge computing platform to host any current or future technology. For institutions, we will offer a suite of advanced infrastructure set-ups for a sovereign and unbreakable Internet infrastructure. 
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-At ThreeFold, we’re committed to building and expanding the open Internet that is owned by humanity. We are always looking at expanding our ecosystem with the world’s best thinkers and talent ready to be at service of a mission that unites us all. If you think this could be you, we’re waiting for you! 
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-Have you read our [manifesto](https://threefold.io/blog/realizing_the_promise/) yet? Join the peer-to-peer [movement](https://t.me/threefold) today!
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-*Apply for an open position [here](https://threefold.io/careers) and bring your proposals to the community-led [forum](https://forum.threefold.io/t/about-the-join-the-fold-category/2570).*

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-title: "Consensus 2022 Recap – ThreeFold Community Celebrates the  Internet of Internets"
-image_caption: "Consensus 2022 Recap – ThreeFold Community Celebrates the  Internet of Internets"
-description: In June, the ThreeFold Team went to Austin to share our vision for a decentralized Internet as sponsor of Consensus 2022. Throughout an incredible week, we spread the word about ThreeFold, formed meaningful connections and planted the seeds for the first sovereign Regional Internet.
-date: 2022-06-28
-taxonomies:
-    people: [sam_taggart]
-    tags: [threefold_grid, threefold, peer-to-peer, community]
-    categories: [foundation]
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-*"This article was originally published by Hannah Cordes, a former member of ThreeFold Foundation."*
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-The ThreeFold Team was in Austin, Texas, in June to share our vision for a decentralized Internet as an exhibitor and sponsor of [Consensus](https://threefold.io/blog/threefold_at_consensus_2022/) by Coindesk. The four-day conference attracted over [20,000 people](https://cointelegraph.com/news/consensus-2022-web3-unpacking-regulations-and-optimism-for-crypto-s-future) who explored conversations on topics like decentralization, blockchain, crypto, Web 3 and more. The ThreeFold team shared our “planet first, people first” vision and story with hundreds of attendees who visited our conference booth to learn about ThreeFold – leading to new community members, farmers, token holders, and partners. 
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-Together with some of [our Austin friends](https://www.yourhomecommunity.com/), we gathered with 45 like-minded people at Casa de Luz, a spiritual and wellness retreat, to launch the first sovereign Regional Internet in Austin, Texas. All of us shared our own stories and reasons for attending. Then we explored the opportunities, benefits and next steps for Austin to establish its own truly self-sovereign regional Internet.
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-The founding gathering in Austin was just the beginning. Building meaningful relationships with local communities to start the next few Regional Internets will be a big focus for the ThreeFold ecosystem in 2022. Therefore, we’ll be travelling to various places across the globe to [connect the dots](https://threefold.io/blog/connecting_the_dots/) in the upcoming months.
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-After entering a partnership with [Paradise Hills](https://threefold.io/blog/paradise_hills/) to build the first Community Cloud, planting the seeds for the first Regional Internet in Austin represents another crucial step in our journey to create the [Internet of Internets](https://threefold.io/blog/internet_of_internets/) – a glocal model that is infinitely scalable. So, the next few months will be vital for our [expansion phase](https://threefold.io/blog/four_phases_of_threefold/) and for building a better future for all of us.
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-*New to ThreeFold? [Join](https://t.me/threefold) the movement now and learn how to [be](https://threefold.io/blog/what_is_farming/) the Internet.*

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-title: Can a 'Democratized' Internet exist in times of a Cyber War?
-image_caption: The Cyber War
-description: With cyber sovereignty turning into a non-territorial challenge to sovereignty itself irrespective of the virtual realm of the internet, is there a way out for humanity?
-date: 2022-03-03
-taxonomies:
-    people: [sacha_obeegadoo]
-    tags: [peer_to_peer,data,why,technology]
-    categories: [foundation]
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-On February 24 2022, Russia launched a large-scale military invasion and attack on Ukraine. In the days since the invasion began, the war has been fought not only on the ground and in the air, but also in the digital realm.
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-Cyber warfare is nothing new, especially in Russia and Eastern Europe. “In the relatively short and rapidly evolving history of cyber conflict, perhaps nothing has been established with greater certainty and more widely accepted than the idea that Russia has significant cyber capabilities and isn’t afraid to use them,” [writes Josephine Wolff](https://time.com/6153902/russia-major-cyber-attacks-invasion-ukraine/), associate professor of cybersecurity policy at Tufts University. “Especially on Ukraine.”
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-## A Rise in State-Sponsored Cyber Attacks Globally
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-Digital or cyber warfare does not just apply to Russia and Ukraine. Broadly, cybersecurity experts have been raising concerns in recent years amid a sharp rise in ransomware and other types of digital attacks globally.
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-Nevertheless, these are just the most current examples – Russia is hardly the only country engaging in cyber warfare at a larger scale. In fact, it is becoming increasingly difficult for governments, corporations and organizations to protect themselves against cyber attacks, especially against [state-sponsored attacks](https://www.economist.com/business/2022/02/19/companies-have-a-lot-to-fear-from-russias-digital-warmongering?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=babbage&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners). And in the digital space, the best and most dangerous hacks are those that go unnoticed until it’s too late.
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-A set of countries like Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, and Iran have certain [aspirations for the internet](https://www.codastory.com/authoritarian-tech/global-rise-internet-sovereignty/). Domestically, these countries want control and think governments should get to decide what information flows across their borders. Globally, they want governments, not companies and NGOs, to be in charge of the internet. While some may say that government-owned internet infrastructures would be the only way to protect a country’s sovereignty, it goes without saying that what once was a neutral space for humanity to connect and exchange information is turning into a political schema.
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-Taken together, these goals are an attempt to align cyberspace with national borders, so they are sometimes dubbed the [“cyber sovereignty” doctrine](https://www.codastory.com/authoritarian-tech/global-rise-internet-sovereignty/). The term comes from China, whose internet censorship system, called the Great Firewall, is the vanguard of the global cyber-sovereignty push. China’s cyberspace agency released a much-ridiculed musical ode to cybersecurity under Lu Wei’s leadership, which included the line: “A cyberpower: Where the Internet is, so is the glorious dream.”
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-The vision of effective cyber-sovereignty is expanding to new horizons. A November [report](https://www.codastory.com/authoritarian-tech/global-rise-internet-sovereignty/) from Freedom House examined 65 countries and found since the previous year that internet freedom declined in 26 of them. Chinese-style “digital authoritarianism,” meanwhile, is growing in influence as China exports both its surveillance known-how and technology.
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-The problem here is that digital sovereignty is a major concept that not only addresses the issues of communication and connection but also the impact on societies and culture at large. With cyber sovereignty turning into a non-territorial challenge to sovereignty itself irrespective of the virtual realm of the internet, is there a way out for humanity?
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-It is evident that the current internet is facing some big challenges that have major implications for humanity. Data privacy and self-sovereignty is almost impossible today, raising serious questions towards those that control the Internet. But it also seems that these companies fell into the trap of their own business models and algorithms.
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-When taking a step back, the world seems just a few years away from the Matrix, as depicted by the Wachowskis.
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-The Internet is playing an incredibly important role for the most powerful intelligence companies. As depicted by Meyers, we wouldn’t even notice that our information is being stolen all the time to benefit the greed of powerful geo-political actors. The internet is not a public good anymore, and unless humanity reacts fast, it may be that the world will lose all forms of freedom or sovereignty.
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-[“A declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace”](https://www.eff.org/cyberspace-independence) by John Perry Barlow once attempted to shed light on the applicability of government and institutions on the rapidly growing internet, already in 1996 trying to protect its neutrality. According to research, the world is experiencing innovation at an increasingly rapid pace. With the rise of blockchains and web3 technology, could the dream of John Perry Barlow turn into reality?
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-## So, What is the Solution?
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-In a world aching for more decentralization and less dependence on governments and corporations, new decentralized and peer-to-peer models are already proving to be more resilient and secure. New Internet infrastructure companies such as ThreeFold have successfully built peer-to-peer internet infrastructures that are more resilient than the current centralized model. On such systems, people and enterprises can store their data and run their applications on a distributed network of computers in such a way that their data cannot be corrupted. ThreeFold even created a so-called “quantum safe” storage that guarantees that even the most powerful computers in the world wouldn’t be able to reconstruct user data.
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-The escalation of this cyber conflict can lead to unforeseen consequences and casualties. That is why it is especially important that our industry works together to protect customers, partners, employees and citizens. ThreeFold is on a mission to realize the promise of a fully-comprehensive, open-source and peer-to-peer internet infrastructure. ThreeFold is a platform for the creators of tomorrow to build that blueprint of responsibility and ensure that the outcome of future systems is neutrality.
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 description: As consumers, we should be able to trust that our data is truly safe and secure. And today, we cannot. It's time we stand up for what is ours.
 date: 2021-06-17
 taxonomies:
-    people: [sam_taggart]
-    tags: [data, why, peer_to_peer]
-    categories: [farming, cloud, foundation, aci, twin]
+  people: [sam_taggart]
+  tags: [decentralization, why]
+  categories: [decentralization, why]
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+    imgPath: stand_up_for_our_data.png
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 Do a quick search for "data leak" on your search engine of choice, and you'll likely see headlines like this:
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 - Personal Details of Over 3.3M Volkswagen Customers Exposed in Data Leak
 - Billions of emails and passwords appear in largest data leak ever
 - Here's How the IRS Could Have Prevented the Tax Data Leak
 - Time to Change Your Password: Tips on Protecting Yourself from Online Scams
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 Week after week, month after month, year after year, companies are being hacked, private consumer data is being compromised and released, and we somehow begin to think that this is the reality of our world, something we just have to deal with.
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-Internet security, cyber attacks, and data leaks are a global threat – and increasingly so as the world moves more digital, and smart people with malicious intent try to take advantage. But this is not normal, nor should it be. As consumers, we should be able to trust that our data is truly safe and secure. And today, we cannot. It's time we stand up for what is ours.
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-Many of today's issues around cyber security and data privacy come from the lack of innovation in the IT industry over the last decades and the reliance on centralized hyper-scale data centers. ThreeFold has disrupted this model in a few ways:
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-Second, we removed people from the equation. IT has become so overly-complex that people are required in order to maintain it. Because of this, "backdoors" are needed to allow these gateholders to enter the systems and make necessary fixes. But this can lead to human error, and also allows people with malicious intent to make their way in as well. With Autonomous IT powering the ThreeFold Grid, the technology runs and heals itself, and drastically reduces the opportunity for humans to interfere.
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-And lastly, your data is owned by you. Rather than relying on centralized data centers, the ThreeFold Grid is an Internet grid made up by independent ThreeFold "Farmers" from around the world who plug in capacity from their home or office. While they own the hardware, they do not own the data inside. User data is stored across multiple devices, and proprietary data storage algorithms ensure that the data cannot be retrieved by anyone besides the user – not the farmer, and not even us.
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-We have a lot more information in [our wikis](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/) about the technology, but what we want to emphasize here with you is that we don't have to accept data leaks and hacking. There is an answer to the cybersecurity issues the world is facing. And that answer is ThreeFold.
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+Internet security, cyber attacks, and data leaks are a global threat – and increasingly so as the world moves more digital, and smart people with malicious intent try to take advantage. But this is not normal, nor should it be. As consumers, we should be able to trust that our data is truly safe and secure. And today, we cannot. It's time we stand up for what is ours.
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+That's where ThreeFold comes in.
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+Many of today's issues around cyber security and data privacy come from the lack of innovation in the IT industry over the last decades and the reliance on centralized hyper-scale data centers. ThreeFold has disrupted this model in a few ways:
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+First, we started from the ground up. Some ThreeFold co-founders have been working in the cloud & storage space for over two decades, having built components of the cloud and Internet still used today. They knew that the only way to have a truly secure and data sovereign Internet was to rebuild the architecture and the technology components from scratch. So they did. A few years down the line, we've created a new operating system, a smart contract for IT, and a peer-to-peer network that can be scaled to anywhere by anyone.
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+Second, we removed people from the equation. IT has become so overly-complex that people are required in order to maintain it. Because of this, "backdoors" are needed to allow these gateholders to enter the systems and make necessary fixes. But this can lead to human error, and also allows people with malicious intent to make their way in as well. With Autonomous IT powering the ThreeFold Grid, the technology runs and heals itself, and drastically reduces the opportunity for humans to interfere.
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+And lastly, your data is owned by you. Rather than relying on centralized data centers, the ThreeFold Grid is an Internet grid made up by independent ThreeFold "Farmers" from around the world who plug in capacity from their home or office. While they own the hardware, they do not own the data inside. User data is stored across multiple devices, and proprietary data storage algorithms ensure that the data cannot be retrieved by anyone besides the user – not the farmer, and not even us.
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+As Einstein said, "We can't solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them."
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+We have a lot more information in [our manual](https://manual.grid.tf/knowledge_base/technology/technology_toc.html) about the technology, but what we want to emphasize here with you is that we don't have to accept data leaks and hacking. There is an answer to the cybersecurity issues the world is facing. And that answer is ThreeFold.

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-title: "How would Decentralisation of the Internet help India?"
-image_caption: Decentralised Internet India
-description: While Indian internet usage ranks second in the world today behind China, with 43% of its total population online, this also means that there is still a lot of untapped potential.
-date: 2023-01-03
-taxonomies:
-    people: [ashish_bansal]
-    tags: [threefold_grid,technology,peer_to_peer,threefold_cloud]
-    categories: [foundation]
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-    imgPath: decentralised_internet_india.png
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-## How would Decentralisation of the Internet help India?
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-*Ashish Bansal has been a member of the ThreeFold support team since October 2021. He was born in India. Ashish believes that we all deserve a better internet which is free, decentralized and equal for all.*
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-The Internet has become one of the most important aspects of human life. Our everyday lives are impacted by social media and other online platforms on a very minute level. Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and others have become the most convenient way to stay in touch with friends and family. WhiteHart, Udemy and others have made quality education accessible to all. Swiggy, Zomato and others have made our favourite cuisine accessible at home. Amazon, Flipkart and others have grown the shopping experience for Indians with a variety of choices. Netflix, Hotstar, Youtube and others have made entertainment on demand easy for us.
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-- Get a node from [the Official ThreeFold webshop]( https://marketplace.3node.global/index.php)
-- Build your [own node](https://library.threefold.me/info/threefold#/tfgrid/farming/threefold__diy_guide)
-- Or join us on [our two-way chat](https://t.me/threefold)

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-title: How ThreeFold Can Truly Decentralize Blockchain
-image_caption: Decentralizing Blockchain
-description: Is a blockchain truly decentralized if it is being hosted on a centralized solution? We say, no.
-date: 2021-10-11
-taxonomies:
-    people: [sam_taggart]
-    tags: [farming,threefold_grid,technology,peer_to_peer,threefold_cloud]
-    categories: [farming,grid,aci,cloud,foundation]
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-The topic of decentralization is commonly tied to blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Blockchain doesn't store any of its information in a central location, rather it is copied and spread across a network of computers. And the most popular name in the blockchain space, Bitcoin, was intended as an alternative payment system free of central control.
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-The blockchain movement, as mentioned, is very heavily tied to the movement around decentralization. Cryptocurrencies represent the move away from centralized banks as the authorities and gatekeepers around money – just as ThreeFold and similar projects represent the move away from centralized clouds as the authorities and gatekeepers around data. The thing is, if blockchains are to rely on centralized cloud for hosting, they aren't truly embodying decentralization.
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-Any full node or validator node can run on ThreeFold’s [Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Cloud](https://cloud.threefold.io/), making that particular Blockchain even more community-owned, and more decentralized from an IT/cloud level. Any node operator can choose to run their nodes from any farmer location on the ThreeFold Grid, totally [peer-to-peer](https://threefold.io/blog/what_is_peer_to_peer/) between the chosen farmer and the node operator. The deployed workloads are computed in a P2P manner, no middle party involved.
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-**Participate now in our quest to fully decentralize the Internet by [becoming a node](https://threefold.io/farm) on our grid or [buying TFT](https://threefold.io/tft).**