Fourth Anniversary of the Internet Computer: Annual Review and Future Path
'The story of the Internet Computer is not ordinary - it is an extraordinary project driven by a talented group of individuals whose vision, mission, and technology possess unique power.' - Dominic Williams Today, we celebrate the fourth anniversary of the Internet Computer, and on this occasion, we would like to briefly review the achievements of the Internet Computer and its community over the past year and look forward to future developments. In addition to this digital commemorative event, we look forward to gathering the community for an in-person celebration at the upcoming World Computer Summit on June 3, 2025, in Zurich. For more details about the event, please refer to the end of this blog.
The Housing Aspirations of New Crypto Rich: When Bitcoin Becomes Reinforced Concrete
1. From mining machines to real estate. When Zhang Wei first walked into a luxury home sales office in Lujiazui, he was wearing a Uniqlo T-shirt and 99 yuan jeans from Taobao. The saleswoman glanced at this young man touching the real leather sofa in the model room and thought he was just another 'keyboard warrior' coming for a thrill. "How much is this one?" Zhang Wei pointed at the Huangpu River view unit plan. "Sir, this property has a construction area of 380 square meters, with a total price of 68 million." The salesperson intentionally emphasized the pronunciation of 'million.' "Oh, then I want two sets." Zhang Wei took out his phone to check the Bitcoin price: "Wait, make it three sets; BTC has gone up again recently."
Pierre Samaties of DFINITY discusses the 'self-writing internet'
In an exclusive interview, Pierre Samaties discussed DFINITY's Internet Computer (ICP) and its role in supporting the next generation of Web3 applications through seamless blockchain integration. Samaties emphasizes the 'self-writing internet,' allowing users to create on-chain applications using only natural language prompts, fundamentally changing application development. The interview delved into the unique reverse gas model and horizontal scalability of ICP, ensuring cost-effectiveness and a deflationary token economics structure for sustainable Web3 growth.
Internet Computer Dashboard: Making ICP Data More Accessible
We are excited to share the latest updates on the Internet Computer dashboard (dashboard.internetcomputer.org) - this portal aims to help developers, users, and ecosystem explorers better understand the network through clean and accessible data. The dashboard was originally built as a powerful utility for real-time metrics and is now continually evolving into a more structured, insight-driven platform; this article focuses on its recent improvements and explains how we are building a more data-driven, interconnected, ecosystem-level view of the Internet Computer.
What's revolutionary about @LiquidiumFi's Instant Loans? "The lender creates an offer, the borrower accepts it, and the loan immediately starts. No need to wait for the lender to come back." By leveraging the Internet Computer as an assistant, Liquidium eliminates friction points that were previously unavoidable on Bitcoin. 🔴 Rewatch the livestream:
Simple. Safe. Secure. 🔒 The Internet Computer has been running flawlessly since 2021 with: 👀 Zero downtime 👀 Zero successful hacks 👀 Cloud-like user experience Just open your browser, enter a URL, and instantly use unhackable apps. The complex technology disappears so your experience can be simple.
The Frozen Prophet: Hal Finney and the Eternal Winter of Bitcoin
That summer when the ice bucket challenge spread virally on YouTube, Hal Finney's ventilator emitted a rhythmic wheeze. The sunlight in August 2014 pierced through the blinds of the Santa Barbara nursing home, casting alternating shadows on his bony fingers, resembling the immutable hash values on the blockchain. His eye-tracking device captured the news push about Bitcoin's price breaking $600, and an already prepared smiley face popped up on the screen. This was his last way of communicating with the world - controlling a virtual keyboard through subtle muscle twitches in his face; each keystroke felt as difficult as chiseling holes in ice.
I. Core Value and Market Positioning 1.1 Project Overview Piggycell is South Korea's first Web3 project to deeply integrate blockchain technology with shared charging infrastructure, reconstructing the ownership, operation, and revenue distribution system of charging stations through DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network) and RWA (Real World Asset Tokenization) models. The project has deployed 13,000 charging stations and 100,000 batteries, covering 90% of South Korea's shared charging market, serving 3 million users, and holding an absolute leading position. 1.2 Core Issues Resolved Geographic Supply-Demand Imbalance: Token incentives adjust the cross-regional flow of power banks.
ORIGYN acquires ClaimLink, opening a new era of frictionless tokenized asset issuance
ORIGYN is a decentralized protocol for real-world asset (RWA) certification, announcing the acquisition of ClaimLink, which is an on-chain NFT and token distribution platform natively built on the Internet Computer (ICP) blockchain. This acquisition strengthens ORIGYN's mission to provide accessible, user-friendly Web3 infrastructure for on-chain certification and distribution of real-world assets. ClaimLink aims to help creators and communities easily and securely distribute assets, with a user experience that reflects the convenience of Web2 while maintaining the principles of ownership in Web3. With its integration, ORIGYN has a unique advantage in easily guiding both crypto-native users and newcomers.