Week in Internet Computer (#ICP) News, Jan 21, 2025
ICP's 2025 roadmap aiming to expand AI compute capacity, enhance canister capabilities, and introduce decentralized key management.
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Important Announcements
In 2025, ICP plans to work on several roadmap milestones, including Flux, Ignition, Helium, and Niobium, focusing on increasing network compute capacity for AI, expanding canister capabilities, and enabling decentralized key management.
Self-writing internet paradigm is announced by chatting with AI to create running web apps. Targeting to empower 8 billion non-technical people to enter roles in tech to custome apps and services.
DFINITY released ICP Ecosystem Map 2025.
DFINITY is exploring the integration of OpenID providers as authentication methods, with Google being the first OpenID provider.
Q protocol announced will plan integration with Internet Computer.
Omnity release new product "REE", a bridgeless execution layer bringing Turing-complete smart contracts to Bitcoin.
Governance
134902, Add 17 API boundary node.
134786, Register a node provider 'Aksinia Stavskaya'.
134769, create an SNS named 'Alice'.
134721, Register a node provider 'Blue Ant LLC'.
134720, Register a node provider 'Zarety LLC'.
134662, Make 3099449518038519101 a known neuron (Cosmicrafts).
134661, Create an SNS named 'FomoWell'.
IC Protocol Updates and Forum Digest
Periodic confirmation - API changes & Release plan
With the release of proposal 134771, the feature went live.
The concept of periodic confirmation of following suggests that active voting and regular confirmation of following settings are necessary for governance participants to receive rewards.
Incident Handling with the New Boundary Node Architecture
The rate-limit canister has been installed in the II subnet (uzr34) under the control of the NNS, following the adoption of proposal 134775.
Shipstone, a Rust-based cargo crate and an NPM package
Simplify access to VetKeys functionality, enabling developers to use VetKeys without low-level coding expertise.
This document demonstrates the process of dynamically creating Open Graph images for an IC project and modifying HTML metadata for improved SEO.
7.0.0 - V3 api calls and PocketIC integration
Integrated with PocketIC and V3 api calls.
The Languages Team is implementing significant modifications to the Motoko base library, aiming to enhance the consistency and readability of Motoko canister code for both humans and AI.
Integrating OpenID Providers into Internet Identity
DFINITY is exploring the integration of OpenID providers as authentication methods, with Google being the first OpenID provider.
DFINITY team announced IC_SIWE now supports Vue which allows easily authenticate Ethereum users with ICP app. And ic-siwe 0.2 was released, makes the library work better in a vanilla JS/TS setting.
SNS Launch Updates:
Upcoming Alice DAO SNS Decentralization Sale
SNS sale is living for participation.
Upcoming FomoWell DAO SNS Decentralization Sale
SNS sale completed successfully.
Applications & Builders
Total Staked ICP: 234’570’672
ckBTC: 193.8334
ckETH: 1’009.3106
ckUSDC: 1’546’085
ckUSDT: 3’215’108
Neurons' Fund Maturity: 3,690,102
Total SNSs Treasury: 4,221,094
New members in Ecosystem: Big welcome!
DeDa, a marketplace to exchange and manage datasets.
ZenithCode.ai, a online coding platform.
OracleKit, a LayerZero V2 compatible Decentralized Verifier Node.
Worklob: A Decentralized Hub for Job Seekers, Employers, and Freelancers.
Odoc, a platform to manage tasks, payments, & contracts globally.
The Lab Times, a community-owned satirical news platform.
CMHunt, 1st fully on-chain, real-time multiplayer P2E game.
Aegis Finance, a hedging platform.
Hyperfy, explore and build the immersive web with others.
ALIEN , meme and liquidity pool.
ClassPlus, A Motoko library.
Bitchanga, a crowdfunding platform.
RunePortal, a platform designed to make launching and managing tokens.
Anti-Korrupt, an educational platform built on the Internet Computer.
Alexandria, a place to permanently and publically store all the meaningful content.
Governance-as-a-Service platform, app to track technical NNS proposals and enable reviewers to publish reviews in a standardized format.
ALICE, an AGI for the Bob ecosystem.
EasyDapp:Build IC Dapps Quickly Without Code Using AI.
PacaPump, a token launch platform.
DAOs on Q, use Chain Fusion to operate across chains, starting with the management of cross-chain treasuries.
SNS Projects Highlights:
OpenChat:
Proposed to transfer 35,000 ICP to OpenChat labs for Q1.
Dragginz:
25,000 ICP has been approved to transfer from DAO treasury to Principal: daijl-2yaaa-aaaar-qag3a-cai.
KINIC:
KINIC Blog is launched.
Yral:
Released new roadmap for Yral and ICPump.fun.
BOOMDAO:
Proposed a strategic partnership with FRENZY Studio to make BOOM deflationary and create a catalyst for the BOOM ecosystem in 2025.
DecideAI:
Proposed to transfer 34,482 ICP to Modclub Foundation for research and development in Q1 2025.
ICPCoins:
Proposed to trasnfer 25,000 ICP Tokens to ICP Neuron Vector Source Account.
ICLighthouse:
Proposed to transfer 25,000 ICP from the Treasury to the liquidity Dapp.
ICPanda DAO:
The team has released new code demonstrating the functionality of the ic_object_store library, which integrates Apache Arrow object store on ICP and LanceDB.
ICVC:
Loka Mining has submitted an application for funding on ICVC.
KongSwap:
Kongswap integrated with Oisy wallet.
Sonic:
New feature released: top up canister function available on Sonic.
Community Updates
ICP Hub Canada & US hosted the Chain Chapters ICP San Francisco Meetup.
ICP.Hub Indonesia kicked off weekly podcast.
ICP.Hub German hosted meetup in Berlin.
ICP.Hub Zambia hosted meetup.
ICP.Hub Japan launched 2025 hackathon with 12,000 USD prize.
ICP.Hub India launched ambassadors program.
ICP.Hub Vietnam launched AI agent launcher hackathon.
ICP.Hub Singapore has partnered with Consensus Hong Kong.
Industry News
Sony’s blockchain subsidiary launched the mainnet of its Ethereum Layer 2, Soneium.
Italy's largest bank Intesa buys Bitcoin.
Mark Uyeda Named US Acting SEC Chair.
