Internet ComputerICP

A blockchain that hosts full apps and websites; ICP is burned as 'cycles' to pay for computing.

Rank #64Since May 2021
Price on 31 Oct 2026
C$3.48 +19.7% since 31 Jul 2026 · 99.6% below its all-time high

The short version

The Internet Computer is a blockchain that hosts full applications and websites; ICP is converted into 'cycles' that are burned to pay for computing and storage. The Swiss DFINITY Foundation, founded by Dominic Williams, builds it, and holders vote on changes through the Network Nervous System. On 14 Oct 2026 it announced a link to Solana. On 31 Oct 2026 one ICP cost C$3.48. From 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 its price changed +19.7% in Canadian dollars, and it was 99.6% below its all-time high of C$846.80 set on 10 May 2021.[1]

Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 15 sources · next update about 1 Dec 2026

Price, past year

Past year: high C$12.67 (9 Nov 2025) · low C$2.83 (2 Aug 2026) · -15.0%[1]

Month-end prices (table)
DateC$US$
31 Oct 2026C$3.49US$2.50
30 Sep 2026C$4.89US$3.44
31 Aug 2026C$3.25US$2.35
31 Jul 2026C$2.90US$2.07
30 Jun 2026C$3.12US$2.20
31 May 2026C$3.67US$2.66
30 Apr 2026C$3.23US$2.38
31 Mar 2026C$3.12US$2.24
28 Feb 2026C$3.54US$2.59
31 Jan 2026C$4.05US$3.00
31 Dec 2025C$3.88US$2.83
30 Nov 2025C$5.62US$4.00

Daily prices from CoinGecko; C$ converted at the Bank of Canada daily rate. The latest point is live when available. Past prices, not a forecast.

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Key facts

Price, 31 Oct 2026
C$3.48[1]
3-month change
+19.7% in C$ (31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026)[1]
From its high
99.6% below its high of C$846.80 (10 May 2021)[1]
Market rank
#64, market value about C$1.9B[1]
Kind
Native coin · Internet Computer (its own network)
Started
May 2021

Checks: the same 9 questions for every coin

Facts, not a rating
Can an admin key create new coins?NoNew ICP come from NNS rewards set by on-chain governance votes[2, 3]
Can anyone freeze or take coins from holders?NoThe ICP ledger has no freeze or blacklist function; adding one would need an NNS vote[4, 5]
Can the token's contract code be changed?Not applicableRuns on its own blockchain; its rules change only through network upgrades
Is the supply capped?NoNo maximum supply[6]
Any scheduled unlocks in the next 12 months?NoNo vesting left; supply grows through NNS rewards[3]
Does a team or foundation hold over 10% of supply?Not disclosedAbout 52% went to foundation, team and partners at genesis; current holdings unpublished[3]
Do network fees reach coin holders?YesCompute is paid in cycles that burn ICP: US$2.02M in a year[7]
Main network hacked or halted in the past 2 years?NoSingle app subnets stalled briefly (Dec 2024-Oct 2026); no network-wide halt or protocol exploit found[8, 9]
Is a regulator or court case targeting the coin itself?NoUS investor suits dismissed; an appeal court ruled for DFINITY on 30 Jan 2026[10, 11]

Each answer is a fact with a source, not a score. What each check means.

Who controls it

Run by
DFINITY Foundation, a Swiss non-profit in Zurich; changes are voted through the Network Nervous System (NNS)[2]
Founder
Dominic Williams; backers include a16z and Polychain; about US$195M raised in 2018[2]
Genesis split
About 52% to foundation, team and partners and 24.5% to seed investors (DefiLlama model, approximate)[3]

Supply

In circulation
558.20M ICP[1]
Maximum supply
None set[1]
Supply
558.2M ICP circulating, equal to total; no maximum supply[6]
New coins
Net supply rose 1.24M ICP in 30 days, about 2.7% a year (estimate)[3]
Unlocks
None; no vesting left[3]

Use and fees

Main use
Hosting full apps on-chain; ICP is converted into cycles that are burned to pay for compute[12]
Network fees
US$2.02M of cycles burned in the past year; apps took US$0.73M[7]
Activity
US$7.7M locked in apps; about 2,323 transactions a second (weekly average, 24 Oct 2026)[7, 12]

Trading

Daily trading
About C$79.8M a day on average, 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026[1]
Daily turnover
Typically 3.53% of its market value changes hands each day[1]
20-week average
1.5% below its 20-week average price[1]
1-year change
-14.8% in C$[1][13]

History

Not a forecast

Coins ranked 51-200 at this point in past cycles (12-14 months after a Bitcoin peak), one year later: 4,050 cases, 612 coins

39% were higher a year later[14]

Typical result
Median -25% after a year; 45% higher after two years
Lost half or more
38% within a year
Against Bitcoin
12% did better than Bitcoin over the year

History, not a forecast.

Red flags and things to watch

No red flags found
  • On 14 Oct 2026 DFINITY announced Chain Fusion with Solana, adding ckSOL, a token backed 1:1 by SOL.[12]
  • Mission 70, proposed in Jan 2026, aims to cut annual issuance from 9.72% to 2.92-5.42%; on-chain adoption is not confirmed.[15]
  • On 30 Oct 2026 DFINITY connected ICP to Anthropic's Claude through the Model Context Protocol.[12]

Checked: admin keys, contract upgrades, unlocks, insider supply, hacks, legal actions and claims against records.

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