4EVERLAND: Creating a New Paradigm for Decentralization in Cloud Computing

In recent years, the development of cloud computing has revitalized traditional IT infrastructure. Centralized cloud computing once dominated the landscape, but the decentralization model is rapidly emerging, redefining the rules of the game in a freer, safer, and greener way. Compared to traditional centralized models, decentralized cloud computing, with its flexibility and privacy advantages, is becoming the direction for future development.

Decentralized cloud computing no longer relies on a single super server; data is stored in a distributed manner across global nodes. It can be scaled at any time and allocated on demand, with flexibility surpassing traditional cloud solutions. Moreover, there is an increasing concern about the environmental impact of cryptocurrency systems. It is expected that by 2025, data centers will account for over 3% of global carbon emissions. By 2040, digital data storage is projected to generate 14% of global carbon emissions, comparable to the current carbon emissions of the United States.

In this context, DePIN( decentralized physical infrastructure networks) have emerged. DePIN encompasses several key areas including network infrastructure, energy and the sharing economy, edge computing and distributed computing power, and decentralized storage. Through blockchain and token incentives, DePIN integrates dispersed resources into an efficient network. Projects such as Helium's wireless network, DIMO's automotive IoT, Grass's data scraping platform, and io.net's computing power platform have already demonstrated the potential of DePIN.

The DePIN project has received significant investment in recent years, with fundraising increasing notably. From Q3 2023 to Q3 2024, the total amount of funds raised by the DePIN project has increased nearly sevenfold. In April of last year, Binance launched BNB Greenfield, an important milestone in the field of decentralized storage. Greenfield provides core decentralized storage infrastructure for the BNB Chain ecosystem and innovatively allows users and decentralized applications to create, store, and trade fully autonomous data.

The entire DePIN industry currently has a market value of $90 billion, but 95% of the infrastructure capacity has not been effectively utilized. In this booming market, 4EVERLAND is rising steadily. It is not only a decentralized cloud computing platform but also a resource aggregator for the entire DePIN track. Unlike Filecoin(, which only focuses on a specific area of storage) or io.net( computing power), 4EVERLAND integrates various DePIN technologies to "package" the storage, computing, and network resources of Web3 and provide them to customers on demand.

4EVERLAND has established a close partnership with the leader in the decentralized storage field, Arweave, allowing users to efficiently utilize Arweave's storage services through 4EVERLAND. For example, the renowned open-source voting platform Snapshot uses the 4EVERLAND solution to store off-chain data on IPFS and Arweave, ensuring data verifiability and persistence.

By integrating decentralized physical infrastructure networks and community-contributed idle resources, 4EVERLAND is gradually realizing its vision: to become a bridge connecting Web2 and Web3, helping millions of Web3 applications and developers transition smoothly to decentralized architecture.

Background Overview

Project Introduction

4EVERLAND was established in 2021, headquartered in Singapore, with investors including BIXIN, FENBUSHI, FBG, Mint Ventures, Arweave, WaterDrip Capital, and others.

4EVERLAND is a next-generation Decentralization cloud service platform that integrates storage, networking, and computing capabilities. Through innovative technology architecture and resource integration models, it provides users with efficient, secure, and scalable cloud computing services. The 4EVER Network architecture is positioned as the core of the DePIN ecosystem, aiming to efficiently integrate and utilize decentralized physical resources to provide infrastructure for millions of Web3 developers and applications.

Its strategic focus includes: First, deeply integrating existing DePIN protocols to maximize resource utilization efficiency; second, connecting idle physical resources globally to significantly reduce operating costs. 4EVERLAND is committed to building decentralized cloud infrastructure for developers and enterprises, combining efficiency and resilience to promote a new era of sustainable cloud computing.

As an important supporter of BNB Greenfield, 4EVERLAND is deeply integrated into the BNB Chain ecosystem and has become a key player in the Messari DePIN map. It is more like the "infrastructure madman" in the DePIN ecosystem, helping global developers smoothly transition from Web2 to Web3, igniting a decentralized revolution in cloud computing.

Important Milestones

• March 2021: 4EVERLAND officially established
• June 2021: Launched IPFS hosting service
• September 2021: Launched Bucket Storage Service
• March 2022: Launched Hosting+ service
• June 2022: Launched Compute service
• September 2022: Launched 4EVER Gateway
• March 2023: Strategic partnership established with BNB Greenfield
• June 2023: Launched 4EVER Storage
• September 2023: Launch of 4EVER AI
• December 2023: $4EVER token issuance

Data Overview

Since the launch of the 4EVERLAND mainnet, the development momentum has been rapid. The platform currently has over 3 million registered users, with daily active users (DAU) exceeding 100,000, and monthly active users (MAU) exceeding 1 million, covering over 250,000 developers and clients. Based on the data from the past week, the number of independent active wallets (UAW) and trading volume both show a strong growth trend.

In the storage field, 4EVERLAND occupies an important position:

• BNB Greenfield: 4EVERLAND is the largest decentralized storage provider, an officially certified storage provider (SP) and validator. With 30,000 storage transactions daily, it ranks first in the ecosystem. The storage transaction volume has achieved a growth rate of 180% over the past 7 days, far ahead of other competitors.
• IPFS Storage: Cumulative storage capacity reaches 2000 TB, ranking third.
• Arweave Storage: Achieved 20 TB storage capacity, ranked third.

4EVERLAND has provided storage and computing services for over 250,000 applications, including well-known projects like Snapshot, Taiko, PumpFun, Linear Finance, and RSS3. In support of Snapshot.org, 4EVERLAND outperformed competitors like Fleek and Pinata with a 99.9% performance advantage. Additionally, it has received grants from BNBChain, Polygon, Optimism, IPFS, Arweave, and ICP.

In terms of ecological support and wallet compatibility, 4EVERLAND is compatible with 10+ mainstream Web3 wallets, such as MetaMask, OKX Wallet, Binance Web3 Wallet, and Coinbase Wallet, providing users and developers with convenient access methods and broader application scenarios.

Token Economics

4EVERLAND adopts a dual-token economic model: $4EVER as the core governance token, and $LAND as the resource token.

$LAND as a stablecoin and resource payment unit:

• Using a fixed exchange rate of ( 1 USD = 1,000,000 $LAND ) as a resource payment settlement tool.
• Used to measure and account for all resource consumption on the platform
• Support for converting various blockchain assets into $LAND
• Assets deposited into the treasury are converted into stablecoins for ecosystem rewards and token buyback burn.
• Only for resource payments within the ecosystem, not tradable on the secondary market.

$4EVER as a governance and utility token:

• Used for node staking and rewards
• Enhance scarcity and value through buyback and burn
• Can be exchanged for $LAND to pay service fees
• Participate in key decisions as a governance token

The total supply of $4EVER is 10 billion tokens, of which 70% is used to support node rewards, community development and operations, and user incentives. The specific allocation is: node rewards 40%, community funds 15%, operational funds 10%, user rewards 5%, token sales 15%, core team and advisors 12%, initial liquidity and market-making funds 3%.

Technical Architecture Principles

4EVER Network is a decentralized ecosystem that dynamically allocates global resources. At its core is the 4EVER DePIN aggregator, which integrates decentralized infrastructure from different fields. Storage integrates IPFS and Arweave, computing resources use Akash and IO.net, and network services introduce Fleek and Cloudflare capabilities.

Resource providers contribute computing, storage, or network capabilities to the system by running specific programs. The 4EVER protocol allocates tasks based on user needs, allowing resource providers to efficiently complete their work and earn rewards. 4EVER nodes provide an easy way for the community to participate.

The 4EVER protocol verifies the credibility of resource providers through the Proof of Stake ( mechanism, ensuring the healthy operation of the network through token staking, rewards, and penalty mechanisms. Ultimately, it integrates and virtualizes all resources through a series of modules, providing developers with a one-stop interface.

4EVER Network brings the following changes for developers:

1. Computing Providers: Integrate platforms such as Akash, IO.net, and Render Network to provide underlying high-performance computing resources. Suitable for machine learning model training, virtual reality content creation, video encoding, and graphics rendering.

2. Storage Providers: Integrate technologies such as IPFS, Arweave, and BNB Greenfield to provide efficient and stable storage services. Avoid single points of failure, support fast data retrieval, suitable for scientific research, CDN, and blockchain applications.

3. Internet Service Providers: Providing stable connections and fast data transmission through platforms like Fleek, Meson Network, and Saturn. Suitable for real-time video conferencing, online gaming, and IoT device management.

4. 4EVER Node: Directly virtualizes users' computing, storage, and network resources, integrating them into the entire network. Enhances resource utilization and encourages community members to share idle devices to participate in platform development.

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) Competitors

1. Filecoin: Focused on Decentralization storage services, developed by Protocol Labs. It achieves data distributed storage through blockchain technology, avoiding the data security risks of a single service provider. In 2023, it launched a virtual machine that allows for the deployment and execution of smart contracts.

2. Storj: Established in 2014, offers secure and economical cloud storage by utilizing surplus hard drive space globally. Introduced bridging protocols in 2020 to enhance interoperability with Ethereum and other blockchains. Uses Reed-Solomon redundancy storage encoding to ensure high data availability.

3. Akash Network: A decentralized cloud computing platform founded by Overclock Labs in 2018. Developed based on the Tendermint consensus protocol and Cosmos SDK, it has cross-chain interoperability. It introduces a decentralized computing marketplace where users can bid for idle computing resources.

4. IO.net: A decentralized GPU allocation infrastructure on the Solana network. Founded in 2018 by former quantitative trading systems engineer Ahmad Shadid, it focuses on providing computing resources for ML and AI model developers.

Compared to these competitors, 4EVERLAND's characteristics are:

• Provide comprehensive solutions: not only storage or computing, but also integrate storage, computing, and network services.
• User-friendly: Unified API design, lowering the threshold for developers.
• Performance and Cost Balance: By utilizing a distributed CDN network and smart routing, it provides performance close to traditional cloud services while significantly reducing costs.
• Focus on privacy and data sovereignty: No KYC mechanism, users can use the services anonymously.
• Global Layout: Globally distributed nodes, providing high-speed and stable content delivery services.
• Multi-chain support: Deep integration with multiple blockchain ecosystems.

4EVERLAND's Ecosystem

The success of 4EVERLAND is inseparable from extensive ecological cooperation. In less than four years, 4EVERLAND has deeply collaborated with numerous Decentralization protocols and blockchain projects, including:

• Blockchain Infrastructure: BNB Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum, zkSync, Solana, etc.
• Decentralization storage: BNB greenfield, IPFS, Arweave, Dfinity
• Web3 applications: Snapshot Labs, Mdex, etc.
• DeFi: Uniswap, SushiSwap, Linear Finance, Venus Protocol, etc.

These core partners ###50+( provide a solid foundation for 4EVERLAND, supporting diverse user scenarios. Thousands of ecosystem collaborations.