Last week, ThreeFold made several announcements including the introduction of our Web4 vision and roadmap, along with several components and integrations / bridges which signal a move towards commercialization and general expansion.
Web4 Vision
The story of the Internet is one of ongoing evolution. The Internet began as a decentralized ecosystem and became centralized over time. This has led to many challenges around security, efficiency and sustainability, misinformation and disinformation, and the loss of control over our data. Now with artificial intelligence, a new paradigm is emerging. Soon, we will all interact with AI agents to manage our digital lives. If we continue down the centralized path, these AI agents will also be out of our control, posing some alarming possibilities for our collective future. ThreeFold, amongst others, envisions a new way forward – where a decentralized infrastructure enables a digital world owned and operated by all of us, not just the few. Learn more by watching this video or reading our Web4 roadmap.
Web4 Components
To achieve our Web4 vision, we’ve announced several new components. (If you’re curious to know more about all that we’ve done so far, read more here.)
3Phone: A secure phone, based on the Volla Phone platform, offering a robust solution for a protected digital life. 3Phones are available for pre-order now.
3Bot: 3Bot is your AI-driven virtual system administrator. With it you can manage decentralized applications effortlessly with 100% uptime, empowering users with complete control over their digital ecosystem. 3Bot is pre-installed on every 3Phone. Learn more about 3Bot here.
3AI: 3AI is an AI-driven agent (leveraging Morpheus AI) designed to empower individuals with a private, secure, and decentralized AI experience on the 3Phone. Learn more about 3AI here.
3Router: The 3Router is powered by our Mycelium technology, enabling seamless, secure communication between every person and machine on the planet. These routers form the backbone of a truly decentralized network, offering unmatched convenience, safety, and privacy. 3Routers will be available for pre-order Q1 2025 but you can express your interest now.
3Node: V4 nodes are available now and you can buy them directly via our official partners – HostService (Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia) and Duck Farm Data (Americas), both long-time participants of the ThreeFold community.
BTC: The ThreeFold ecosystem will fully embrace Bitcoin (BTC) as a native payment and reward mechanism. Users will seamlessly utilize BTC to access any product or service within the ThreeFold ecosystem, from deploying workloads to paying for services. Learn more here.
TFT will be made available on more blockchains – starting with Solana.
What This Means
ThreeFold has always maintained a “for everyone” vision but the truth is that until now, ThreeFold was mostly relevant for “nerds” – developers and system administrators – and believers. These components, particularly the phone and its decentralized AI-driven capabilities, mean that ThreeFold is now relevant for a much wider audience, the everyday Internet user.
This also means we need to deploy a lot more capacity. We are extremely grateful for the community of farmers who have enabled the ThreeFold Grid. Together we have shown that a functioning decentralized cloud is possible. This was a huge effort. For the next phase of ThreeFold to come together, we’ll need millions of nodes, routers, and phones. But as the saying goes, there’s only one way to eat an elephant – piece by piece! And our expansion efforts will involve not just individual farmers but projects and organizations, communities, and even governments.
What Happens Next
For sure we need to explain some things in greater detail. How the phone and router work exactly, for example. This will come in time, we are creating content on these topics as we speak.
We also need to get the word out. We are employing several strategies on our side, including reaching out to journalists and other press, podcasters, and KOLs. In Q1, we will host some X spaces with friends of the project. The community is also getting active with its own initiatives, more to come on that.
We know many of you still have questions about INCA. As shared in last week’s announcements, there is a separate team who will launch ThreeFold in the DePIN space and they will share updates when ready.
Additionally, you can expect our next major round of announcements on 03.03 of next year, with regular milestone announcements every three months – on 06.06, 09.09, and 12.12. That being said, there may be some additional big announcements before March – stay tuned.
How to Support
ThreeFold is a community-driven project. We encourage you to do your part in spreading the word and sharing the message. For those who are interested, you can also order a phone or pre-order a phone or router. Find out more details here.
How to Share
There is a ton of information and content available here, all collected in one place. We invite you to share widely or share directly – you know your networks best. And engaging with ThreeFold content on your platform of choice – we’re active on X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Reddit, and CoinMarketCap.