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REBUILD ON
WORLD COMPUTER


WORLD COMPUTER BLOCKCHAIN:
A NEW PARADIGM

The Internet Computer (ICP) is the first World Computer blockchain, powered by
innovations in cryptography and computer science derived from deep crypto
research begun in 2015. It is a blockchain that is scalable without limits and
can host and run smart contracts with efficiency comparable to traditional
centralized IT infrastructure. Internet Computer smart contracts can even serve
web experiences, securely interact with Web2, and create and sign transactions
for other blockchains. As a World Computer blockchain, it supports the full
end-to-end decentralization of online systems and services, which can now be
built entirely on chain exclusively from smart contracts, without the need for
centralized traditional IT and Big Tech's cloud services.

Try Web3 apps on ICP

Build your own Web3 app


DECENTRALIZATION++

WEB 3.0Own
WEB 2.0Write
WEB 1.0Read

The Internet Computer makes it possible to escape the web2 dilemma of users
being monetized by the services they use. Instead, with IC dapps, users become
the owners of the services and decide on how their services should evolve. This
is made possible through a new form of on-chain governance for online services
that are running 100% on chain, for the very first time. There is no need for
centralized traditional IT, such as cloud services, which otherwise have to be
used in Web3. Since all code and data is fully decentralized, community DAOs can
control services in a completely decentralized way. No companies, boards of
directors, or CEOs required.

Learn the basics

Cool ICP features


OVER 0.0 BILLION BLOCKS PROCESSED. 10X MORE THAN THE NEAREST COMPETITOR.

Transaction Rate
The number of transactions being processed each day.
0 TX/day0 TX/sec
Canisters (smart contracts/dapps)
The total number of canisters running.
0
Cycles Burn Rate
The total amount of cycles burned each second.
0 cycles/s≈0.0 ICP/day
See Internet Computer stats


ON-CHAIN EFFICIENCY COMPARISON

Relative cost of storing data inside smart contracts measured in USD.

$79,000,000/ GB
$110,000/ GB
$5/ GB per year
$79,000,000/ GB per year
$110,000/ GB per year
$5/ GB per year


DEFIMETAVERSESOCIAL MEDIASOCIAL NETWORKINGMULTI-CHAIN DAPPSENTERPRISE
SERVICESR&D INFRASTRUCTUREFUNDRAISINGPUBLISHINGMESSAGING GAMINGNFTSFULLY
ON-CHAIN

Featuring a few Web3 project teams already reinventing the internet on the ICP
blockchain.

DSCVR

Web3 alternative to Reddit with user governed Portals

140,000+ users

DISTRIKT

100% on-chain microblogging social media platform

110,000+ users

OPENCHAT

Decentralized alternative to WhatsApp

40,000+ users

SONIC

Swap-built end-to-end DeFi platform

$360,000+ TVL

KINIC

The world’s first Web3 search engine

3,000,000+ searches

CUBETOPIA

Decentralized alternative to Minecraft with NFT worlds

13,200+ ICP volume

PLETHORA

3D platformer meets Web3 with NFT rewards

10,000+ users

ENTREPOT

ICP’s most popular NFT marketplace

1,000,000+ ICP volume

INFINITY SWAP

A wallet to store and manage NFTs, Tokens, and connect to dApps on the Internet
Computer.



Join the Web3 movementStart coding


THE NEXT-GEN DAOS

Service Nervous Systems.
100% on-chain governance.
True decentralization.

A new form of digital democracy.

DAOs on ICP


BLOCKCHAIN OPERATION THAT'S CLIMATE FRIENDLY

Thanks to the unique architecture and novel cryptography of the Internet
Computer blockchain, it can host smart contract software, data, and computation,
with levels of efficiency competitive with traditional software that runs on Big
Tech's cloud services. Meanwhile, it is currently tens of thousands of times
more efficient than the next most efficient blockchain. Web3 projects that
incorporate Internet Computer smart contracts can consequently dramatically
lower their carbon footprint, and help reduce climate change.

ICP Sustainability reportGet the gist on Medium

Wh/tx







A comparison of the energy consumption per transaction between blockchains


BLOCKCHAIN'S LARGEST
R&D OPERATION

TEAM MEMBERS

270+

PUBLICATIONS

1564

CITATIONS

86,347

PATENTS

191

The DFINITY Foundation is committed to realizing the most disruptive vision in
tech: the adoption of public blockchain as a single technology stack that hosts
all of humanity’s systems and services.

Visit the dfinity foundation


EXTEND BITCOIN, ETHEREUM AND OTHER BLOCKCHAINS

Learn about Bitcoin integration

Sample contracts Developer Docs




HTTPS OUTCALLS REPLACE ORACLES

Learn how ICP does this

Sample code


INTERNET IDENTITY IS YOUR DIGITAL IDENTITY

Create Internet Identity

Learn more


COOL FEATURES OF THE INTERNET COMPUTER


CHeck out ICP tech features

Be a pioneer of Web3

Start a DAO, create a token, build dapps and host assets with the full tech
stack entirely on chain.

BUILD REAL WEB3

Dev Forum

Engage with the ICP community to shape future features, propose new ideas, and
ask questions.

Dev Docs

Get to know the concepts, architecture and technical breakthroughs that enable
the ICP. Plus step-by-step guides on how to stake your tokens, and more.

Sample Code

From a simple DEX, to on-chain encrypted storage, NFT minting, and a basic DAO,
learn how to build on the Internet Computer.

Motoko Playground

Play around with Motoko, the native language of the Internet Computer, right in
the browser without having to download the SDK.


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