How it works

You can think of ICP as a way of converting crypto into processing power. The network will establish a fee based on the amount of computing power required by a developer’s project. As long as the fee is paid, the website will run directly on the public internet. 

Keep in mind

In a truly decentralized network, who can be held accountable for hosting abusive content? Corporations running the Internet today employ some degree of moderation, although the flip side is that they can also arbitrarily de-platform anyone at any time. Ideally, Internet Computer can use decentralized governance to create solutions to these tricky issues.

Released: May 2021