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How Does ICP Work?

Introduction

  • How Does ICP Work?

Blockchain Protocol

  • Blockchain Protocol
  • Peer to peer
  • Consensus
  • Message Routing
  • Execution Layer
  • State Synchronization

Canister Smart Contracts

  • Canister Smart Contracts
  • Computational Model
  • Cycles
  • Canister Control
  • What is a Principal?

Chain-Key Cryptography

  • Chain-Key Cryptography
  • Certified Communication
  • Chain-Key Signatures
  • Subnet Keys and Subnet Signatures

Tokenomics & Governance

  • NNS - Network Nervous System
  • SNS - Service Nervous System
  • Tokenomics & Governance
  • Tokenomics

Chain Fusion

  • Chain Fusion
  • Bitcoin Integration
  • Ethereum Integration
  • Chain-Key Tokens

Evolution & Scaling

  • Evolution & Scaling
  • Fault Tolerance
  • Chain Evolution
  • Subnet Creation

ICP and the Internet

  • ICP and the Internet
  • ICP Edge Infrastructure
  • HTTP Gateway Protocol
  • Asset Certification
  • HTTPS Outcalls
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