Internet ComputerICP
A blockchain that hosts full apps and websites; ICP is burned as 'cycles' to pay for computing.
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$2.83 (2 Aug 2026) · -15.0%[1]
Month-end prices (table)
| Date | C$ | US$ |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2026 | C$3.49 | US$2.50 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | C$4.89 | US$3.44 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | C$3.25 | US$2.35 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | C$2.90 | US$2.07 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | C$3.12 | US$2.20 |
| 31 May 2026 | C$3.67 | US$2.66 |
| 30 Apr 2026 | C$3.23 | US$2.38 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | C$3.12 | US$2.24 |
| 28 Feb 2026 | C$3.54 | US$2.59 |
| 31 Jan 2026 | C$4.05 | US$3.00 |
| 31 Dec 2025 | C$3.88 | US$2.83 |
| 30 Nov 2025 | C$5.62 | US$4.00 |
Daily prices from CoinGecko; C$ 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
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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$195M raised in 2018[2]
- Genesis split
- About 52% to foundation, team and partners and 24.5% to seed investors (DefiLlama model, approximate)[3]
Supply
Use and fees
Trading
History
Not a forecastCoins ranked 51-200 at this point in past cycles (12-14 months after a Bitcoin peak), one year later: 4,050 cases, 612 coins
39% were higher a year later[14]
- Typical result
- Median -25% after a year; 45% higher after two years
- Lost half or more
- 38% within a year
- Against Bitcoin
- 12% did better than Bitcoin over the year
History, not a forecast.
Red flags and things to watch
No red flags found- On 14 Oct 2026 DFINITY announced Chain Fusion with Solana, adding ckSOL, a token backed 1:1 by SOL.[12]
- Mission 70, proposed in Jan 2026, aims to cut annual issuance from 9.72% to 2.92-5.42%; on-chain adoption is not confirmed.[15]
- On 30 Oct 2026 DFINITY connected ICP to Anthropic's Claude through the Model Context Protocol.[12]
Checked: admin keys, contract upgrades, unlocks, insider supply, hacks, legal actions and claims against records.
Sources and dates
- CoinGecko market data, 31 Oct 2026
- Wikipedia: Internet Computer
- DefiLlama unlocks (Internet Computer), 31 Oct 2026
- DFINITY ICP ledger interface (ledger.did)
- DFINITY forum (no way to freeze a neuron), May 2024
- CoinMarketCap, 31 Oct 2026
- DefiLlama (ICP), 31 Oct 2026
- Internet Computer status history, 1 Nov 2026
- DefiLlama hacks, 31 Oct 2026
- Decrypt (DFINITY suit dismissed)
- Cravath (DFINITY appeal), Jan 2026
- CoinMarketCap updates (Internet Computer), Oct 2026
- Bank of Canada USD/CAD rate, 31 Oct 2025
- CoinIvy history data: CoinMarketCap weekly rankings 2013-2026, dead coins included
- tilnote (Mission 70), 2026
Facts as of 31 Oct 2026. Prices from CoinGecko in Canadian and US dollars; US$ figures without a C$ price are converted at 1.3976 C$ per US$.