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title: "ThreeFold"
description: "TF offers a secure, sovereign infrastructure layer for Web4, delivering unparalleled scalability, incorruptible and permanent data storage, AI and Web2/Web3/Edge compatibility, and 100% uptime for a resilient digital future." 
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   ### Three Inventions at the Core of Our System

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    title_2="A Global Community",
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        <a href="https://docs.threefold.io/docs/category/become-a-farmer" target="_blank" class="fade-in rounded-2xl bg-white px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-black shadow-sm hover:bg-green hover:text-gray-800 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2">Become a Farmer</a>
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# More Resilient, More Powerful, <br> More Diverse With You

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## Frequently Asked Questions

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    question="Why do we need a new Internet?",
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    question="What can I do with the ThreeFold Grid?",
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    description="Individuals, businesses, and organizations who want to be autonomous and have full control over their data and applications. Security is a very big problem today, Technology as used by ThreeFold has the potential to resolve this if used properly. We are building a channel of solution providers and integrators who want to build on top of ThreeFold."
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