What is the Internet Computer? Blockchain Explained Simply

What is the Internet Computer (ICP), and how is it different from a traditional blockchain? The Internet Computer is a blockchain network designed to run full applications, including application logic, data, web experiences, and services on blockchain infrastructure. In under three minutes, ICN explains the Internet Computer in simple terms, from how traditional internet applications work to canisters, consensus, Chain Fusion, and cycles. CHAPTERS 0:00 What is the Internet Computer? 0:13 How Traditional Internet Apps Work 0:31 Introducing the Internet Computer (ICP) 0:47 How Applications Run on ICP 1:08 Why Does ICP Use Blockchain? 1:27 What Are Canisters? 1:47 What Can You Build on ICP? 1:58 What Is Chain Fusion? 2:18 How Cycles Pay for Compute 2:34 The Internet Computer Explained Simply 2:46 ICN WHAT YOU'LL LEARN • What the Internet Computer is • How ICP differs from traditional cloud infrastructure • How applications run on the Internet Computer • What ICP canisters are • How subnet consensus works • What Chain Fusion does • How cycles pay for computation • How ICP can interact with other blockchain networks ICN provides independent news, explainers, governance coverage, and analysis of the Internet Computer ecosystem. Learn more at internetcomputer.news #InternetComputer #ICPCrypto #Blockchain