Once mocked for its crash,
$ICP is now leading the AI + blockchain race.
The “World Computer” is no longer a meme.
🧵👇
@dfinity 1/ Launched by the DFINITY Foundation,
Internet Computer ( $ICP ) is a public blockchain that runs at web speed
hosting full-stack apps, smart contracts, and even data directly on-chain.
No AWS. No Google Cloud.
Just crypto infrastructure, end to end.
2/ The vision?
Replace the $3.6 trillion cloud industry with an open, decentralized internet.
A “blockchain singularity” where everything digital lives inside unstoppable smart contracts. 👇
3/ Founder: Dominic Williams
In 2015, while running a massive multiplayer game,
he realized blockchains could scale beyond finance.
By 2016, he founded DFINITY, to turn that idea into the world’s first decentralized cloud.
4/ How it started:
2017: Seed round raised ~$4M (3¢ per ICP).
2018: Airdrop to 50,000+ users.
2021: Mainnet goes live - ICP hits $700, Top 5 crypto.
Then: A brutal 99% crash and lawsuits.
But ICP kept building. 💪
5/ Core Technology:
Canisters: Smart contracts that hold both code + data (massive capacity).
Chain-Key Cryptography: One master key validates the entire network.
Subnets: Parallel blockchains scaling horizontally, infinite throughput.
Reverse Gas Model: Users pay nothing; developers cover compute.
6/ What makes ICP unique?
It doesn’t just store data, it serves websites.
Canisters directly host HTTP content.
You can open a full Web3 app in your browser, no AWS, no middleman.
That’s next-level decentralization.
7/ Performance at scale:
• Web-speed transactions
• Infinite scalability (just add subnets)
• Bridge-free interoperability with BTC, ETH & Solana
• Energy use lower than most L1s
ICP is what Ethereum would be...if it ran at cloud scale.
8/ Key Features Recap
→ Internet Identity (login without passwords)
→ On-chain AI + LLMs
→ Direct Bitcoin integration
→ EVM RPC layer (for Ethereum devs)
→ Full censorship resistance
→ Privacy tools like vetKeys (coming soon)
A chain built for both AI and apps.
9/ Major Milestones:
2017–2018: Seed + VC rounds (~$195M raised)
2020: SDKs & dev access open
May 2021: Mainnet Genesis
2023–2024: BTC + ETH integration
2025: AI milestone on-chain LLMs via Caffeine AI
ICP went from “broken promise” to “AI-native blockchain.”
10/ Caffeine AI changed everything.
No-code app builder → create dApps just by chatting.
Devs can now deploy AI agents on-chain, permanently, transparently.
The Web3 “ChatGPT moment” is happening inside ICP.
11/ Recent Stats (Nov 2025):
• Price: ~$7 (up 200%+ from summer)
• TVL: +25% → $28M
• 3rd-highest new developer influx in 2024
• 94 TiB network storage
• Partnerships: UNDP, Cambodia gov’t
ICP’s comeback isn’t narrative, it’s data-driven.
12/ Once called a failure,
ICP is quietly becoming crypto’s most advanced L1.
A chain that runs AI, serves websites, and scales infinitely.
While others talk decentralization, ICP delivers it.
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