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Decentralized Infrastructure Technology for Everyone, Everywhere
Mycelium is a comprehensive DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure) system designed to scale to planetary level, capable of providing resilient services with end-to-end encryption, and enabling any machine and human to communicate efficiently over optimal paths.
Mycelium is Compatible with Kubernetes, Docker, VMs, Web2, Web3 – and building towards Web4.
Terminology Clarification
- Mycelium Tech: The core technology stack (ZOS, QSS, Mycelium Network)
- ThreeFold Grid: The decentralized infrastructure offering built on Mycelium Tech
- GeoMind: The commercial tech company operating tier-S/H datacenters with Mycelium
Why Decentralized Infrastructure Matters
Traditional internet infrastructure is burdened with inefficiencies, risks, and growing dependency on centralization.
The Challenges We Face
- Centralization Risks: Digital infrastructure is controlled by a few corporations, compromising autonomy and creating single points of failure.
- Economic Inefficiency: Current infrastructure models extract value from local economies, funneling resources to centralized providers.
- Outdated Protocols: TCP/IP, the internet's core protocol, was never designed for modern needs like dynamic networks, security, and session management.
- Geographic Inefficiency: Over 70% of the world relies on distant infrastructure, making access expensive, unreliable, and dependent on fragile global systems.
- Limited Access: Over 50% of the world lacks decent internet access, widening opportunity gaps.
Mycelium addresses these challenges through a complete, integrated technology stack designed from first principles.
What Mycelium Provides
Mycelium is unique in its ability to deliver an integrated platform covering all three fundamental layers of internet infrastructure:
Compute Layer - ZOS
- Autonomous, stateless operating system
- MyImage architecture (up to 100x faster deployment)
- Deterministic, cryptographically verified deployment
- Supports Kubernetes, containers, VMs, and Linux workloads
- Self-healing with no manual maintenance required
Storage Layer - Quantum Safe Storage (QSS)
- Mathematical encoding with forward error correction
- 20% overhead vs 400% for traditional replication
- Zero-knowledge design: storage nodes can't access data
- Petabyte-to-zetabyte scalability
- Self-healing bitrot protection
Network Layer - Mycelium Network
- End-to-end encrypted IPv6 overlay
- Shortest-path optimization
- Multi-protocol support (TCP, QUIC, UDP, satellite, wireless)
- Peer-to-peer architecture with no central points of failure
- Distributed secure name services
Key Differentiators
| Feature | Mycelium | Traditional Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Distributed peer-to-peer, no central control | Centralized control planes |
| Deployment | Stateless network boot, zero-install | Local image installation |
| Storage Efficiency | 20% overhead | 300-400% overhead |
| Security | End-to-end encrypted, zero-knowledge design | Perimeter-based, trust intermediaries |
| Energy | Up to 10x more efficient | Higher consumption |
| Autonomy | Self-healing, autonomous agents | Requires active management |
| Geographic Awareness | Shortest path routing, location-aware | Static routing, no geographic optimization |
Current Status
- Deployed: 20+ countries, 30,000+ vCPU
- Proof of Concept: Technology validated in production
- Commercialization: Beginning phase with enterprise roadmap
Technology Maturity
- All our core cloud technology: Production
- Quantum Safe Storage: Production (6+ years)
- Mycelium Network: Beta
- Deterministic Deployment: OEM only
- FungiStor: H1 2026
Mycelium represents not just an upgrade to existing infrastructure, but a fundamental rethinking of how internet infrastructure should be built—distributed, autonomous, secure, and efficient.%