# TF Marketplace

## Introduction

The TF Marketplace is a decentralized cloud platform that operates on a mutual credit [TFP Points](./tfp.md) system, connecting suppliers (providers) and consumers through a sovereign, efficient, and sustainable infrastructure network.

## Core Documentation

This repository contains detailed specifications for all components of the TF Marketplace:

- [**TF Marketplace**](./marketplace.md) - The platform for discovering and acquiring resources and services
  - [**Mutual Credit TFP System**](./points.md) - How value is exchanged between suppliers and consumers
- [**Products & Services**](./products.md) - Overview of all offerings in the marketplace
  - [**Slices (Virtual Machines)**](./slices.md) - The fundamental compute resources of the marketplace
  - [**Mycelium Nodes**](./mycelium_nodes.md) - Physical computing hardware marketplace
  - [**Mycelium Names**](./names.md) - The global fair name system
  - [**Mycelium Gateways**](./mycelium_gw.md) - Internet connectivity services linking the marketplace to the outside world
  - [**Bandwidth Providers**](./bandwidth_providers.md) - Bandwidth supply for TF-run Mycelium Gateways
  - [**Self-Healing Applications**](./apps.md) - Managed applications that run on user-owned infrastructure
- [**Certification**](./certified.md) - Enhanced reliability and support guarantees for farmers and solution providers
- [**TFP = ThreeFold Tokens**](./tfp.md) = mutual credit

## Key Principles

- **Sovereignty**: Users maintain control over their resources and data
- **Decentralization**: No central authority controls the marketplace
- **Fairness**: Transparent pricing and value exchange
- **Sustainability**: Balanced contribution and consumption model
- **Efficiency**: Direct matching of suppliers and consumers

## Participants

- **Suppliers**: Provide resources and services (farmers, gateway providers, solution providers)
- **Consumers**: Utilize resources and services (end users, developers, organizations)
- **Dual Roles**: Participants can be both suppliers and consumers in different contexts

## Value Exchange

The marketplace operates on a mutual credit [TFP Points](./tfp.md) system where:

- TFP represent value exchanged within the marketplace
- Suppliers earn TFP by providing resources and services
- Consumers spend TFP to utilize resources and services
- TFP can be exchanged for traditional currencies through [liquidity pools](./tfp.md) when needed

For detailed information on any aspect of the TF Marketplace, please refer to the specific documentation linked above.