As cloud computing technology has developed rapidly, the demand for cloud services from more and more enterprises and individuals has become diversified and complex. However, traditional centralized cloud service platforms (such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, etc.) often have problems such as high costs, insufficient data privacy protection, and lack of flexibility.
To solve these challenges, the Impossible Cloud Network (hereinafter referred to as ICN) has emerged as a decentralized cloud computing platform, which not only provides a more cost-effective solution, but also drives the transformation of the cloud computing industry through innovative technologies.
This article will comprehensively analyze the vision and mission of ICN, project highlights, core technical architecture, five principles, token mechanism, opportunities for ordinary users, and its potential in the cloud computing field.
I. Vision and Mission of ICN
ICN is an innovative decentralized cloud service platform that can connect enterprise-level hardware with cloud service providers. By leveraging SLA oracle nodes, ICN can ensure unparalleled performance and service quality in a decentralized, secure, and efficient cloud ecosystem. By combining the power of decentralized Web3 technology with the needs of Web2 enterprises, ICN becomes the first truly Web3-based cloud solution to be widely adopted by commercial customers.
Its core vision is to create a decentralized, multi-service cloud platform aimed at breaking the limitations of traditional cloud computing services and providing more flexible, transparent, and secure services. Through its decentralized technical architecture, ICN allows users to connect and trade directly without intermediaries, thereby reducing service costs and enhancing data privacy protection and security.
ICN focuses on broader enterprise-level needs, driving the transformation of decentralized technology into diversified services and solutions, and leading the future development of the cloud computing industry, becoming a formidable competitor to traditional cloud service giants and gradually surpassing them.
II. Project Highlights and Opportunities for Ordinary Users
2.1 Raised $18 million
ICN has raised $18 million from renowned Web3 and Web2 investors, including 1kx, HV Capital, Protocol Labs, very early Ventures, LBBW VC, and TS Ventures.
2.2 Strong Profitability
ICN has signed on over 1,000 paying users and has already signed an ARR of $3 million, which is expected to reach $32.7 million by the end of 2025. The community has over 130,000 members and more than 20 Web3 strategic partners.
ICN's business model can generate sufficient profits and effectively support its steady growth and market competitiveness in the coming years.
2.3 Doxxed Team with Excellent Track Record
Most Web3 projects have anonymous teams, and users cannot know their past and whether they are trustworthy enough. The founding team of ICN is all doxxed, and they have previously built Goodgame Studios into a company with revenue over $1 billion and listed on NASDAQ! They also launched ApeCoin with a market cap of $6.8 billion.
2.4 SLA Oracle Nodes Provide Participation Opportunities for the Community
According to the roadmap, ICN will conduct node sales on the Base chain in November and promise to allocate 20% of the tokens to contributors running nodes in the token economy. Participation in nodes may be related to contributions, so it is recommended to participate in the upcoming testnet Airdrop activity.
2.5 Testnet Airdrop Activity FairDrop is Ongoing
ICN has already launched the testnet and initiated the FairDrop activity. FairDrop is a fair and transparent airdrop allocation system based on activity and contribution, which will provide 10.5 million $ICNT to the top 20,000 most active test users, rewarding participants who complete tasks and contribute during the testnet operation period.
Official tutorial:
Testnet link: testnet.icn.global/
The testnet Airdrop is the best way to obtain project tokens at zero cost, not only to provide the project with sufficient samples and data, and to contribute to the progress of the project, but also to obtain token incentives through continuous participation, which is a rare early opportunity.
III. Decentralized Multi-Layer Technical Architecture
3.1 SLA Oracle Nodes
SLA oracle nodes are responsible for monitoring and verifying service level agreements (SLAs) to drive the secure and stable operation of the cloud ecosystem. Any user who wants to participate in ICN can contribute by running SLA oracle nodes, ensuring the reliability and performance of the network, while also receiving rewards. Through the SLA node network, a strong community will be established, and the community is the core component of ICN.
3.2 Hardware Providers
Hardware providers are crucial to the robustness and scalability of ICN. They participate in a transparent market, receiving reliable remuneration and incentives to provide top-notch service quality.
3.3 Service Providers
Service providers utilize ICN's decentralized architecture to design and deliver innovative cloud products. They use ICN to create cutting-edge services that meet customer demands.
3.4 ICN Protocol
The ICN Protocol aggregates heterogeneous hardware into the network, ensuring high-performance and reliability levels as well as competitive pricing, and serves as a foundation for introducing new cloud primitives.
IV. ICN's Core Principles: Building the Cloud Ecosystem of the Future
ICN's construction is based on five core rules, which help it define its position and strategy in the future cloud computing market:
4.1 Diversified Ecosystem
Most customers want to be able to seamlessly integrate multiple cloud services, not just a single product. ICN plans to cover not only basic storage and computing services, but also more cloud service areas such as computing acceleration, artificial intelligence, and big data analysis, thereby building a complete and comprehensive cloud ecosystem.
4.2 Decentralized Storage
Traditional cloud services often rely on large data centers, while ICN's decentralized storage architecture distributes data across multiple nodes globally, avoiding the potential risks and bottlenecks of a single data center.
4.3 Focus on B2B
ICN's target customer group is primarily enterprise-level clients, not direct individual users. This strategy allows ICN to focus on providing more reliable and efficient solutions to meet the large-scale data processing, storage, and computing needs of enterprises.
4.4 Enterprise-Grade Hardware Standards
To ensure system stability and efficiency, ICN chooses to use the most advanced hardware facilities, rather than relying on low-cost equipment. This allows ICN to provide performance on par with or even exceeding traditional cloud services.
4.5 Overcoming DePIN Verification Issues
Decentralized cloud platforms face verification and consistency issues. ICN, through innovative consensus mechanisms, ensures coordination and data consistency between all nodes on the platform, thereby enhancing system reliability.
V. Token Mechanism
The token of the Impossible Cloud Network is ICNT, and ICNT is crucial to the long-term health of the ecosystem.
ICNT can be used to access network resources, reward network participants, and protect network security, and is directly connected to B2B business. The total supply of ICNT is 1 billion, of which 700 million are used for the following token distribution, and the remaining 300 million tokens will be minted over time, reaching 1 billion in 5 years. ICNT is expected to be issued in Q1 2025.
Among them, the node reward accounts for 20%, of which 21.0M (15%) is immediately unlocked and 119.0M (85%) is gradually unlocked within 48 months. It is also ensured that 20% of all newly minted tokens in the first 4 years will be allocated as network rewards for node holders for their contributions to the network.
For more details, please check the official website: www.icn.global/docs
VI. ICN's Competitive Advantages in the DePIN Track
Powerful hardware support: ICN chooses to use high-performance enterprise-level hardware facilities to provide users with top-notch computing power and storage performance.
Decentralized governance: ICN achieves self-governance and community co-governance of the platform through a decentralized governance mechanism, ensuring fairness and transparency in the development process.
Cross-domain cooperation potential: With the deep integration of cloud computing, IoT, 5G, smart devices and other technologies, ICN can expand its services to multiple industry fields, such as smart cities, autonomous driving, and edge computing, thereby further enhancing its market competitiveness.
Relying on its powerful technical architecture, innovative decentralized solutions, B2B market focus, and the integration of blockchain technology, ICN has shown great prospects and potential. As the demand for decentralized infrastructure grows, ICN may become an important participant in the future cloud computing market, especially in the enterprise-level market. However, ICN still faces challenges such as market education, fierce competition, and technical challenges, and needs to continue to drive innovation and optimization to ensure its leading position in the DePIN track.
VII. Conclusion
With the rapid development of the cloud computing industry, the decentralized cloud service market is facing unprecedented opportunities. Relying on its innovative decentralized architecture, flexible token economic model, and strong technical team, ICN has great competitive potential in the market. By continuously improving its technology, expanding its ecosystem, and meeting the needs of enterprise-level customers, ICN has the ability to further change the landscape of the cloud computing industry and become a formidable competitor to cloud service giants.
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