On May 8, the decentralized computing platform DFINITY, together with 36Kr and Odaily, jointly held the "DFINITY Internet Computer Mainnet Launch Conference". This conference focuses on the technology and development of Internet computers, and is committed to discussing technology and applications, opportunities and challenges, business and ecology with decentralized builders. (Click to watch the exciting content)
On May 8, the decentralized computing platform DFINITY, together with 36Kr and Odaily, jointly held the "DFINITY Internet Computer Mainnet Launch Conference". This conference focuses on the technology and development of Internet computers, and is committed to discussing technology and applications, opportunities and challenges, business and ecology with decentralized builders. (Click to watch the exciting content)
At the press conference, Dominic Williams, founder and chief scientist of DFINITY, delivered a keynote speech on "The World's First Blockchain Computer with Infinite Scalability and Running at Network Speed".
According to Dominic Williams, the Internet Computer is the third innovation in the blockchain field. The first major innovation is Bitcoin, which is also the oldest cryptocurrency, which plays the role of digital gold; the second major innovation is Ethereum, whose biggest innovation is the introduction of smart contracts, so that digital gold can be used for decentralization financial system; now, the Internet Computer (Internet Computer) appeared. As a brand new blockchain, it enables people to reimagine everything on the blockchain with its unparalleled speed, capacity and availability.
Dominic Williams said that the Internet Computer (Internet Computer) can be used to build a lot of things. For example, it can be used to establish tokenized Internet services, pan-industry platforms, decentralized financial systems, and even traditional enterprise systems and websites. Additionally, the Internet Computer will elevate the blockchain and become a complete replacement for the traditional IT stack.
The following is the full text of Dominic Williams' speech, organized by Odaily:
Hi, my name is Dominic Williams from DFINITY. In this speech, I will give you a brief introduction to the Internet Computer (Internet Computer) blockchain network in 5 minutes. Next, we officially begin!
The purpose of the Internet Computer project is to expand the Internet and make it more powerful.
Today, the Internet is a network that connects everyone and everything. However, their systems and services are currently run over private infrastructure - with the exception of DeFi on Ethereum.
The Internet Computer (Internet Computer) blockchain is designed to enable the public Internet to host smart contracts that run at high speeds without being limited by carrying capacity, so that it can host a wider range of systems and services.
The Internet Computer (Internet Computer) extends the public Internet so that it too can become a world computer platform.
It was clear that the Internet Computer was a massive paradigm shift that would change everything.
Now, a brief introduction to our team. The DFINITY Foundation is a Swiss-based non-profit science foundation that operates R&D centers in Zurich, Palo Alto, San Francisco and Tokyo, as well as remote teams in Germany and the UK.
We have a strong staff of nearly 200, employing the best academics, crypto technologists and partnering with the world's leading technology organizations.
New organizations can also join the Internet Computer (Internet Computer). For example, the Internet Computing Society was recently formed in Geneva and will represent the interests of the various players in the ecosystem.
(1) The leader of the third generation: Internet Computer
Internet Computer (Internet Computer) is the third largest innovation in the field of blockchain.
The number one innovation is Bitcoin. Launched in 2009, Bitcoin is also the oldest cryptocurrency and functions as digital gold.
The second biggest innovation is Ethereum, launched in 2014. Its biggest innovation is the introduction of smart contracts, enabling digital gold to be used in a decentralized financial system.
Now, the Internet Computer (Internet Computer) appeared. As a brand new blockchain, it enables people to reimagine everything on the blockchain with its unparalleled speed, capacity and availability.
Internet Computer (Internet Computer) is created based on the ICP protocol. The full name of the ICP protocol is Internet Computer Protocol (Internet Computer Protocol), from which the DFINITY mainnet governance token is named.
ICP has created the world's first public blockchain network comparable to network speed, network service, which can increase its capacity according to demand, and is autonomous.
Internet Computer (Internet Computer) has huge special nodes, and these devices are distributed in independent data centers around the world and run by independent third parties.
The Internet Computer hosts special smart contracts, called "canisters," whose code is tamper-proof.
A canister (container) is a logical collection of WebAssembly bytecodes, which you can create in any high-level language (such as Rust or Motoko), or through memory pages (where the code runs inside).
The key breakthrough made by the Internet Computer (Internet Computer) is that it can host any number of canister (container) smart contracts, so any amount of data can be fully hosted on the chain. And it can run concurrently, which means that the Internet Computer (Internet Computer) can handle any number of calculations. That is, you can create scalable DAPPs. For example, a tokenized social media service could be created and retain the benefits of smart contracts within it.
(2) Bright design, replacing traditional IT
Internet Computer (Internet Computer) has many innovations.
A canister (container) is unstoppable and immutable. The Internet was originally designed to withstand nuclear strikes, and so is the Internet Computer (Internet Computer), and you don't even need a firewall to protect the hosted canister (container) system - because the mathematical design based on the blockchain can ensure that smart contracts are tamper-proof.
The canister (container) can directly provide web content to end users, and users can interact with blockchain services without holding tokens.
Internet Computer (Internet Computer) is also very user-friendly. Users can seamlessly use their devices (such as fingerprint recognition on Apple laptops) to authenticate themselves, making it the first time systems and services benefit from peer-to-peer blockchain security.
There are many things that the Internet Computer can be used to build. For example, this platform can be used to build tokenized Internet services, pan-industry platforms, decentralized financial systems, and even traditional enterprise systems and websites.
The Internet Computer (Internet Computer) will raise the blockchain to a level that can completely replace the traditional IT stack.
Today, most DAPPs are a combination of smart contracts and unsecured websites running in the cloud, so users can never be sure whether they are interacting with a smart contract. But on the Internet Computer, entire systems and services can be built on-chain, and its speed, capacity, and availability can support almost any build.
For developers, this represents a revolution. Because they can write canister (container) code on a laptop or even a web browser, then upload it to cyberspace, and create brand new systems and services through smart contracts. Compared with traditional IT technology, what the Internet Computer (Internet Computer) does is not complicated at all. Of course, they can also apply blockchain tokens in the design of Internet services, or use the functions of other blockchains.
The purpose of Internet Computer (Internet Computer) is to carry human logic and data. If this goal can be achieved, it will create a blockchain singularity - the blockchain will become the Internet and the platform on which everything is built.
