What do you think the direction of Web3 will be next? If we get more specific: looking at a certain major exchange listing, what insights have you gained?
🤔 Kaito and Sign are very typical projects with the following characteristics:
1. The product is innovative, effectively solving certain market pain points, such as influence monetization and token distribution issues.
2. At the same time, there are very practical application scenarios, with reliable revenue sources, reaching up to tens of millions of dollars.
3. The integrated style as a 'bridge' is quite important. For example, Kaito connects the influence channels between the project and the community, while Sign opens up the distribution channels.
4. I hope the Chinese-speaking area does not become too competitive (actually, the above two do not quite fit; the Chinese-speaking area is quite competitive).
5. It also has good market potential, basically making it a unique case in its field, meaning that this market value will be fully occupied early on.
After 71 days of research, I found a project that meets my aforementioned needs: @ICN_Protocol.
👍 How does ICN meet the above requirements?
1. The project is building the infrastructure layer for a decentralized internet. This is a real Web3 pain point. Every year, platform usage issues arise due to cloud server failures at major exchanges, and ICN can effectively solve these problems.
2. There are already stable corporate clients and revenue. As far as I know, there are over 1,000 European and American corporate clients, with reserve orders exceeding 250PB. Currently, annual revenue has exceeded $5 million, with growth exceeding 2000%.
3. The product vision of integrated design cannot be compared to single-point Web3 projects like FIL, IO, or Akash; instead, it aims to create a complete decentralized cloud from storage to computing, from off-chain nodes to on-chain networks.
4. The Chinese-speaking area currently has little volume, which is a good thing; the project is very popular in European and American markets. I don't think the Chinese-speaking area is bad, but projects that are popular in Europe and America are also more worthy of our attention.
5. Currently, the entire global cloud infrastructure market revenue is around $313 billion, and it is predicted that by 2034, the entire market size will reach $837.97 billion, with a compound annual growth rate of 12.3%. This market size is enough to dominate in Web3 even if you capture 10% of it.
📒 Project Introduction
Due to the limited introduction in the Chinese-speaking area, I will start with the project introduction as usual.
ICN is building the infrastructure layer for a decentralized internet — a permissionless, composable cloud platform that integrates storage, computing, and networking, with scalability. The project aims to provide a decentralized cloud service alternative with Web2-level performance and experience for the Web3 world.
To put it simply: there is no need to understand the technical jargon; the summary is 'to eliminate' all centralized clouds, such as AWS, Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, etc., and create a one-stop decentralized enterprise-level and censorship-resistant cloud service.
🧑🧑🧒 Team Background
The team background is certainly the most reliable guarantee for whether a project can participate. Let me repeat, character determines the product.
Its co-founder, Dr. Kai Wawrzinek, was the founder of Goodgame Studios, a company that is now indirectly listed on NASDAQ; you can check it out if you're interested.
Other team members include serial entrepreneurs with rich experience in the gaming industry and successful cases worth billions of dollars.
In addition, the CTO holds more than 20 patents related to storage, demonstrating strong technical capabilities.
This combination not only ensures ICN's technical innovation capacity but also establishes its leading position in the European market.
📊 Data Support
The consumer side is also worth noting: ICN has over 250,000 community members, over 220,000 testnet users, and node sales exceeding $12 million.
Never underestimate this data. Compared to the hundreds of millions of testnet addresses, this data is real and unfiltered, and it also reflects the team's integrity!
Of course, the project's data is not limited to the above numbers; the above figures merely reflect ICN's influence in the consumer sector. Let me reiterate the situation on the business side: real-time operational storage exceeds 50PB, reserve orders exceed 250PB, and having over 1,000 corporate clients provides strong support for ICN's future potential.
It's better to present data directly rather than just talk big! Many DePIN projects are still stuck in the testnet and vision stages, while ICN has carved out a rare path 'driven by real demand'.
🆚 Compare with traditional cloud service providers
Through multidimensional comparisons, we can more intuitively see the advantages of ICN, not only in architecture but also in business models, making ICN a comprehensive leader. This is the core factor that allows ICN to 'forge a bloody path' even when facing 'behemoths'.
No matter how much you talk, whether the product is good or not will make the customers decide!
🤔 Personal Thoughts
1. Start from Web3. Whether it's development tools, exchanges, games, or infrastructure providers, I recommend everyone take a look at this product and try it out, or at least consider it as an alternative solution. How can Web3, which claims to be decentralized, still use outdated centralized solutions for cloud servers!
2. Of course, the project's vision is broader. ICN is a 'decentralized rebel' challenging Web2 giants like AWS and Google Cloud. Over 80% of global network infrastructure is controlled by a few tech giants, who can restrict access, censor content, set prices, and even cut off services at critical moments. This is a war with the potential for the small to defeat the large. I personally look forward to ICN, which is small (at present) but has unique advantages, using technology and openness to break the old order. It's time to reshape the cloud service market, and that time is now.
3. If everyone still finds it hard to intuitively understand what this project is like, I will compare it to 'AWS of Web3' (AWS currently occupies 31% of the global cloud infrastructure market share, with annual revenue exceeding $100 billion).
4. I just saw that the project has launched an ICNL node staking, which can earn rewards through staking. Staking link: https://console.icn.global/. However, there may be very few people in the Chinese-speaking area, and I also do not have it; I regret seeing it too late.
5. Although there are not many primary opportunities at the moment, the project may soon have a TGE, but keep an eye on the secondary opportunities.
What do you think the direction of Web3 will be next? If we get more specific: looking at a certain major exchange listing, what insights have you gained?
🤔 Kaito and Sign are very typical projects with the following characteristics:
1. The product is innovative, effectively solving certain market pain points, such as influence monetization and token distribution issues.
2. At the same time, there are very practical application scenarios, with reliable revenue sources, reaching up to tens of millions of dollars.
3. The integrated style as a 'bridge' is quite important. For example, Kaito connects the influence channels between the project and the community, while Sign opens up the distribution channels.
4. I hope the Chinese-speaking area does not become too competitive (actually, the above two do not quite fit; the Chinese-speaking area is quite competitive).
5. It also has good market potential, basically making it a unique case in its field, meaning that this market value will be fully occupied early on.
After 71 days of research, I found a project that meets my aforementioned needs: @ICN_Protocol
👍 How does ICN meet the above requirements?
1. The project is building the infrastructure layer for a decentralized internet. This is a real Web3 pain point. Every year, platform usage issues arise due to cloud server failures at major exchanges, and ICN can effectively solve these problems.
2. There are already stable corporate clients and revenue. As far as I know, there are over 1,000 European and American corporate clients, with reserve orders exceeding 250PB. Currently, annual revenue has exceeded $5 million, with growth exceeding 2000%.
3. The product vision of integrated design cannot be compared to single-point Web3 projects like FIL, IO, or Akash; instead, it aims to create a complete decentralized cloud from storage to computing, from off-chain nodes to on-chain networks.
4. The Chinese-speaking area currently has little volume, which is a good thing; the project is very popular in European and American markets. I don't think the Chinese-speaking area is bad, but projects that are popular in Europe and America are also more worthy of our attention.
5. Currently, the entire global cloud infrastructure market revenue is around $313 billion, and it is predicted that by 2034, the entire market size will reach $837.97 billion, with a compound annual growth rate of 12.3%. This market size is enough to dominate in Web3 even if you capture 10% of it.
📒 Project Introduction
Due to the limited introduction in the Chinese-speaking area, I will start with the project introduction as usual.
ICN is building the infrastructure layer for a decentralized internet — a permissionless, composable cloud platform that integrates storage, computing, and networking, with scalability. The project aims to provide a decentralized cloud service alternative with Web2-level performance and experience for the Web3 world.
To put it simply: there is no need to understand the technical jargon; the summary is 'to eliminate' all centralized clouds, such as AWS, Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, etc., and create a one-stop decentralized enterprise-level and censorship-resistant cloud service.
🧑🧑🧒 Team Background
The team background is certainly the most reliable guarantee for whether a project can participate. Let me repeat, character determines the product.
Its co-founder, Dr. Kai Wawrzinek, was the founder of Goodgame Studios, a company that is now indirectly listed on NASDAQ; you can check it out if you're interested.
Other team members include serial entrepreneurs with rich experience in the gaming industry and successful cases worth billions of dollars.
In addition, the CTO holds more than 20 patents related to storage, demonstrating strong technical capabilities.
This combination not only ensures ICN's technical innovation capacity but also establishes its leading position in the European market.
📊 Data Support
The consumer side is also worth noting: ICN has over 250,000 community members, over 220,000 testnet users, and node sales exceeding $12 million.
Never underestimate this data. Compared to the hundreds of millions of testnet addresses, this data is real and unfiltered, and it also reflects the team's integrity!
Of course, the project's data is not limited to the above numbers; the above figures merely reflect ICN's influence in the consumer sector. Let me reiterate the situation on the business side: real-time operational storage exceeds 50PB, reserve orders exceed 250PB, and having over 1,000 corporate clients provides strong support for ICN's future potential.
It's better to present data directly rather than just talk big! Many DePIN projects are still stuck in the testnet and vision stages, while ICN has carved out a rare path 'driven by real demand'.
🆚 Compare with traditional cloud service providers
Through multidimensional comparisons, we can more intuitively see the advantages of ICN, not only in architecture but also in business models, making ICN a comprehensive leader. This is the core factor that allows ICN to 'forge a bloody path' even when facing 'behemoths'.
No matter how much you talk, whether the product is good or not will make the customers decide!
🤔 Personal Thoughts
1. Start from Web3. Whether it's development tools, exchanges, games, or infrastructure providers, I recommend everyone take a look at this product and try it out, or at least consider it as an alternative solution. How can Web3, which claims to be decentralized, still use outdated centralized solutions for cloud servers!
2. Of course, the project's vision is broader. ICN is a 'decentralized rebel' challenging Web2 giants like AWS and Google Cloud. Over 80% of global network infrastructure is controlled by a few tech giants, who can restrict access, censor content, set prices, and even cut off services at critical moments. This is a war with the potential for the small to defeat the large. I personally look forward to ICN, which is small (at present) but has unique advantages, using technology and openness to break the old order. It's time to reshape the cloud service market, and that time is now.
3. If everyone still finds it hard to intuitively understand what this project is like, I will compare it to 'AWS of Web3' (AWS currently occupies 31% of the global cloud infrastructure market share, with annual revenue exceeding $100 billion).
4. I just saw that the project has launched an ICNL node staking, which can earn rewards through staking. Staking link: https://console.icn.global/. However, there may be very few people in the Chinese-speaking area, and I also do not have it; I regret seeing it too late.
5. Although there are not many primary opportunities at the moment, the project may soon have a TGE, but keep an eye on the secondary opportunities.
