2021: Starting the network
Launched on May 10, 2021, a digital token called Internet Computer (ICP) two days later became one of the largest cryptocurrencies in the world with a market value of $45 billion. This makes it the eighth largest digital asset among the 10 largest in the CoinMarketCap ranking.
The network underlying the coin uses smart contracts and competes with the larger rival Ethereum. She joins many other coins and related networks - among them Polkadot, Binance Coin - trying to intercept his leadership from Ethereum.