{
  "url": "https://blockindex.ai/coin/icp",
  "name": "Internet Computer",
  "links": {
    "github": "https://github.com/dfinity",
    "website": "https://internetcomputer.org/",
    "whitepaper": null
  },
  "dScore": 54,
  "market": {
    "priceUsd": 2.2318410368020904,
    "marketCapUsd": 1236757561.6539123,
    "volume24hUsd": 60375430.01096708,
    "priceChange7dPct": -0.8929075,
    "priceChange24hPct": -2.29582045
  },
  "source": "BlockIndex.AI",
  "supply": {
    "max": null,
    "circulating": 554142316.258334,
    "circulatingPct": null
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  "ticker": "ICP",
  "founder": "Dominic Williams",
  "vcFunded": true,
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-19T06:00:25.039722+00:00",
  "fairLaunch": false,
  "launchYear": 2021,
  "description": "The Internet Computer (ICP) is an ambitious Layer‑1 blockchain developed by the DFINITY research program and stewarded by the DFINITY Foundation. Positioned as a decentralized alternative to traditional cloud providers, the platform is designed to run full‑stack applications, websites, and enterprise workloads entirely on‑chain. Central to the network’s approach are canisters — a WebAssembly‑based smart contract abstraction that bundles code and state and enables complex application logic, persistent data, and direct HTTP interfaces. Since the mainnet launch and open‑sourcing on May 10, 2021, ICP has focused on delivering developer tooling, interoperability layers, and production‑grade features aimed at enabling real‑world applications and AI workloads.\n\nTechnically, ICP departs from classical single‑chain architectures with a subnet and node‑machine model that composes independent subnets to scale compute and storage. The project has introduced a number of novel infrastructure components including boundary nodes (API/HTTP gateways), a QUIC‑based peer transport, and an evolving storage roadmap (Stellarator) to increase on‑chain storage capacity. Interoperability features such as the EVM RPC canister and threshold ECDSA support for canisters have materially expanded the platform’s ability to interact with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other networks. The platform also emphasizes governance automation via the Network Nervous System (NNS), neuron‑based staking mechanics that lock ICP for voting power, and proposal flows that govern protocol changes and reward distribution. The DFINITY Foundation remains the core steward and primary R&D organization while the NNS provides token‑based, on‑chain governance mechanics.\n\nFrom an ecosystem and use‑case perspective, ICP aims to host production applications ranging from enterprise web frontends to decentralized AI services. The launch of Caffeine (DFINITY’s AI no‑code platform), partnerships such as the SingularityNET collaboration, and accelerator programs like Olympus indicate a strategic push toward on‑chain AI (DeAI) and developer adoption. ICP’s token economics link ICP to computation: tokens are used to buy cycles for canister computation (effectively burned), while staking via the NNS enables governance participation and rewards. The project has demonstrated meaningful market traction and exchange liquidity, with circulating supply snapshots in the mid‑500M ICP range and market cap in the low billions at the time of the captured data.\n\nGovernance and decentralization remain central themes: the NNS and neuron mechanics create a clear on‑chain governance path but the DFINITY Foundation continues to play a pivotal organizational role. Security assessments (Trail of Bits) and incremental production launches (threshold ECDSA, vetKeys) reflect ongoing engineering maturity. On‑chain metrics and explorer data show significant transaction activity (coverage cited >170 million transactions) and an active development and roadmap cadence across 2024–2025 focused on compute scaling, interoperability, privacy, and developer experience. While some low‑level tokenomics and distribution percentages were not present in the provided materials, the evidence indicates a live, evolving Layer‑1 ecosystem targeted at shifting certain cloud and AI workloads on‑chain.",
  "methodology": "https://blockindex.ai/dscore",
  "classification": {
    "layer": "Layer 1",
    "isToken": false,
    "consensus": "Other",
    "parentChain": null
  },
  "dScoreComponents": {
    "autonomy": 5,
    "ageHistory": 11,
    "governance": 20,
    "nodeDistribution": 18,
    "initialDistribution": 0
  },
  "decentralizationVerdict": "Moderately Decentralized"
}