Project Mycelium

The Project Mycelium is a central platform facilitating the exchange of value through the Credits system. It connects providers and users, enabling the discovery, acquisition, and management of various resources and services within the ThreeFold ecosystem.

The Marketplace offers various categories including: Compute Resources (slices) for cloud computing, physical 3Nodes for hardware, Mycelium Gateways for connectivity, self-healing Application Solutions that maintain your data sovereignty, and Human Energy Services where you can access professional expertise.

Unlike traditional SaaS offerings where you surrender control to the provider, ThreeFold's model maintains your sovereignty in two ways:

1. Direct Management: Manage your own compute slices directly for complete control
2. Sovereign Allocation: Allocate your sovereign compute slices to solution providers who deploy and manage applications on your infrastructure

With application solutions, you maintain control because:

• You still own and control the underlying resources
• Your data remains on infrastructure under your control
• Providers cannot access your data without explicit permission
• You can revoke management access at any time
• Applications feature continuous monitoring, automated recovery, backup systems, and security updates

Credits are the intuitive USD-based currency system used within the marketplace, where 1 Credit = $1.00 USD. This modern approach makes pricing transparent and easy to understand. Credits facilitate seamless transactions between providers and users, with automatic top-up functionality to ensure uninterrupted service. You can purchase Credits with various payment methods, transfer them to other users, and the system automatically handles conversions for all marketplace transactions.

Getting started is simple with three easy steps:

1. Create Account: Create an account and verify your identity
2. Set Up Wallet: Set up your Credits wallet to participate in marketplace transactions, with optional auto top-up for seamless purchases
3. Explore Marketplace: Browse available resources, applications, and services

The platform will guide you through the process of selecting, configuring, and deploying your chosen resources or services.

Auto top-up ensures you never run out of Credits during important transactions. You can configure a threshold amount (e.g., $10) and a top-up amount (e.g., $25). When your balance falls below the threshold during a purchase, the system automatically adds the specified amount using your preferred payment method. This seamless process means your purchases complete without interruption, and you maintain control with daily and monthly spending limits for security.

ThreeFold is built on four core principles:

1. Sovereignty: Users maintain control over their resources and data
2. Transparency: Clear pricing and reputation metrics for all marketplace participants
3. Decentralization: Distributed architecture with no single point of control or failure
4. Community: Built by and for the community, with fair and inclusive participation