ThreeFold News & Updates

2022-02-04 12:36:23 New Blog Alert!

Building a new Internet from the ground up is not a simple task, as you might imagine. Yet this is exactly what the team has done – and what we're all doing together.

In part IV of his series on the inner workings of the ThreeFold Grid, Scott explores how ThreeFold uses and builds new protocols, like the Planetary Network and Web Gateways, to create a robust network that is interoperable with the existing Internet.

Learn all about it here.

Take a look back at the rest of the series on Building a New Internet From the Ground Up:

Part I: Introduction
Part II: Storage
Part III: Compute Open / Comment

2022-02-03 13:00:23 Validator Node Reservations Update!

Since opening ThreeFold Validator Node reservations earlier in the week, there has been strong interest from the community – applications are coming in, TFT are being accumulated – and limited spots remain!

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L0 Validators (25 left)
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Be amongst the first ThreeFold Validators contributing to the decentralization and expansion of the Internet – and get rewarded for it! Join in now. Open / Comment

2022-01-31 22:30:07 ThreeFold Validator Node Update

In support of the establishment of ThreeFold’s DAO we have officially opened registrations for the first L2 and L0 validators.

L2 Validator Node registration forum post:
https://forum.threefold.io/t/procedure-to-register-your-l2-validator-node/1864

L0 Validator Node registration forum post:
https://forum.threefold.io/t/procedure-to-register-your-l0-validator-nodes/1866

This marks an important step towards realizing the promise of a decentralized Internet owned by the people. Open / Comment

2022-01-31 00:47:14 ThreeFold Weekly! January 30th Edition (Volume Four)

Another week has come to an end, so it’s time for a recap of this week‘s key updates from the ThreeFold ecosystem.

https://forum.threefold.io/t/threefold-weekly-january-30th-edition-volume-four/1908

Share your thoughts on this week‘s updates in the replies. Open / Comment

2022-01-25 16:16:02 Get TFT Directly with BTC!

In our ongoing efforts to make TFT more accessible to the world, we’re happy to share that anyone can now buy TFT directly with the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, BTC (Bitcoin).

https://forum.threefold.io/t/get-tft-directly-with-btc/1825

There’s been lots of positive attention around TFT over the last weeks despite the downward market. People are waking up to ThreeFold and showing their belief in the People’s Internet! Open / Comment

2022-01-23 19:12:12 ThreeFold Weekly! January 23rd Edition (Volume Three)

As we head into another week, let's look at the week that was, around the ThreeFold ecosystem. Some nice Sunday reading!

https://forum.threefold.io/t/threefold-weekly-january-23rd-edition-volume-three/1813

A warm hello and thank you to both new and long-time community members, the pioneers of the People’s Internet. Open / Comment

2022-01-23 13:41:08 Last week we received a visit from Tina Taylor, Dr Michael A. Stubblefield and Tunica-Biloxi Chairman Marshall Pierite in Dubai to study the deployment plan of a regenerative and inclusive Internet infrastructure for HBCUs and Native American communities. We're thrilled about this potential collaboration, and hope to share more on this exciting opportunity very soon! Open / Comment

2022-01-21 21:00:03 ThreeFold in the News

For people to safely be in the metaverse – it all starts by not letting the technology fall into the hands of centralized parties. The metaverse will need a decentralized Internet infrastructure – and it needs to have collaborative ownership.

Check the article here via CMSWire.

The post discusses the metaverse and the future of work. Have you seen what we’re working on with DigiCorp Labs? DigiThree is preparing enterprises for the decentralized metaverse. Open / Comment

2022-01-21 17:54:13 From Zero to Hero: Deploying a VM on TF Grid 3

Thanks to Weynand for this great demo where he attempts to go from “zero” (nothing installed) to deploying a Virtual Machine on TF Grid 3 in under 10 minutes!

For the technical audience, you’ll be able to understand why this is so cool – and for those who need some more explaining, not a problem – we’ve included info on Virtual Machines and some of the benefits of deploying them on the ThreeFold Grid.

If you’d like to get started yourself, please visit this section of our manual. Open / Comment

2022-01-21 10:13:29 Get to know the ThreeFold Token (TFT)

TFT is the utility token of the People's Internet, backed by the continuous growth of the ThreeFold Grid and driven by strong tokenomics. It has real-world value that meet real-world demands. And the world is starting to take notice.

https://forum.threefold.io/t/the-potential-of-the-threefold-token-tft/1796

Now's the time to get TFT! This post is a great share for anyone interested in getting involved in the project! Open / Comment