4EVERLAND: A decentralized cloud computing platform that integrates DePIN resources

1. 4EVERLAND Background Overview

1.1 Project Introduction

1.1.1 Market Background

In recent years, advancements in cloud computing technology have brought significant transformations to traditional IT infrastructure. Centralized cloud computing once dominated the market, but decentralized models are rapidly emerging, reshaping industry rules in a more free, secure, and environmentally friendly manner. Compared to traditional centralized models, decentralized cloud computing, with its flexibility and privacy protection advantages, is becoming the main direction for future development.

The uniqueness of decentralized cloud computing lies in its reliance not on a single super server, but on distributing data across nodes located around the world. This architecture offers greater flexibility and scalability, allowing for resource allocation to be adjusted at any time based on demand.

Environmental issues are also an important factor driving the development of decentralized cloud computing. The energy consumption and carbon emission problems of traditional data centers are becoming increasingly serious, and it is estimated that by 2025, data centers will account for more than 3% of global carbon emissions. By 2040, digital data storage is expected to generate 14% of global carbon emissions, equivalent to the current carbon emission levels of the United States.

DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network) has emerged to address these issues. DePIN encompasses several key areas including network infrastructure, energy and the sharing economy, edge computing and distributed computing power, and decentralized storage. Through blockchain technology and token incentive mechanisms, DePIN integrates dispersed resources into an efficiently operating network. Projects such as Helium's wireless network, DIMO's automotive IoT, Grass's data scraping platform, and io.net's computing power platform all demonstrate the immense potential of DePIN.

The DePIN project has received significant investment in recent years, with a substantial increase in fundraising scale. From the third quarter of 2023 to the third quarter of 2024, the total funds raised by the DePIN project increased nearly sevenfold. In addition, BNB Greenfield, launched by Binance in April last year, has also become an important milestone in the decentralized storage field, providing the core decentralized storage infrastructure for the BNB Chain ecosystem.

The entire DePIN industry currently has a market size of 90 billion USD, but 95% of its infrastructure capacity has not yet been fully utilized. Against this backdrop, 4EVERLAND stands out as an emerging project. It is not only a decentralized cloud computing platform but also a resource integrator for the entire DePIN field.

4EVERLAND integrates various DePIN technologies to consolidate Web3 storage, computing, and network resources, providing customers with a one-stop service. For example, 4EVERLAND has established a close partnership with Arweave, enabling users to conveniently access Arweave's storage services. Well-known projects like Snapshot have adopted 4EVERLAND's solutions to store off-chain data on IPFS and Arweave, ensuring the verifiability and persistence of the data.

The goal of 4EVERLAND is to become a bridge connecting Web2 and Web3, helping millions of Web3 applications and developers transition smoothly to a decentralized architecture. By integrating a decentralized physical infrastructure network and community-contributed idle resources, 4EVERLAND provides efficient, secure, and scalable cloud services, gradually realizing this vision.

1.1.2 Establishment and Development History

4EVERLAND was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Singapore. Its investors include renowned institutions such as BIXIN, FENBUSHI, FBG, Mint Ventures, Arweave, and WaterDrip Capital.

As a new generation decentralized cloud service platform, 4EVERLAND integrates storage, networking, and computing capabilities, dedicated to providing users with efficient, secure, and scalable cloud computing services through innovative technology architecture and resource integration models. The architecture of 4EVER Network is positioned at the center of the DePIN ecosystem, aiming to efficiently integrate and utilize decentralized physical resources to provide infrastructure support for millions of Web3 developers and applications.

The strategic focus of 4EVERLAND includes two directions: first, deeply integrating the existing DePIN protocols to maximize resource utilization efficiency; second, connecting global idle physical resources to significantly reduce operating costs. Through the combination of these two strategies, 4EVERLAND is committed to creating a decentralized cloud infrastructure aimed at developers and enterprises, featuring both efficiency and resilience, and promoting a new era of sustainable cloud computing.

4EVERLAND is not fighting alone; it is deeply integrated into the BNB Chain ecosystem, a significant supporter of BNB Greenfield, and occupies a key position on Messari's DePIN map. It is more like an "infrastructure madman" in the DePIN ecosystem, helping global developers smoothly transition from Web2 to Web3 and leading the decentralized revolution of cloud computing.

1.1.3 Important Milestones

• March 2021: 4EVERLAND project launched
• July 2021: Reached a strategic partnership with IPFS
• August 2021: Completed seed round financing, led by BIXIN
• November 2021: Launched Hosting service
• February 2022: Launched Bucket service
• April 2022: Gateway service launched
• May 2022: Arweave integration completed
• July 2022: Strategic cooperation reached with BNB Chain
• September 2022: Completed Series A financing, led by Fenbushi Capital.
• November 2022: Application Accelerator Project Launched
• March 2023: Become a partner of the BNB Greenfield ecosystem
• June 2023: Became an important infrastructure provider for the Filecoin L2 network
• September 2023: 4EVER Network testnet launched
• December 2023: 4EVER token officially launched on the exchange

1.2 Data Overview

1.2.1 Project Data

4EVERLAND has rapidly developed since its independent online launch. Currently, the platform has accumulated 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 customers. Recent data shows that 4EVERLAND's independent active wallet count (UAW), trading volume, and other indicators are all showing a strong growth trend.

In the storage field, 4EVERLAND occupies a leading position in multiple decentralized storage ecosystems:

• BNB Greenfield: As the largest decentralized storage provider in the Greenfield ecosystem, 4EVERLAND is an officially certified Storage Provider (SP) and validator. It processes 30,000 storage transactions daily, ranking first in the ecosystem. The storage transaction volume growth rate over the past 7 days reached 180%, far exceeding other competitors.
• IPFS Storage: Cumulative storage capacity reaches 2000 TB, ranking third in the IPFS ecosystem.
• Arweave Storage: Achieving 20 TB of storage capacity, ranking third in the Arweave ecosystem.

4EVERLAND has provided storage and computing services for over 250,000 applications, including well-known projects such as Snapshot, Taiko, PumpFun, Linear Finance, and RSS3. In particular, with its support for Snapshot.org, 4EVERLAND surpasses competitors like Fleek and Pinata with a performance advantage of up to 99.9%, making it the preferred storage solution for developers and teams. 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 over 10 mainstream Web3 wallets, such as MetaMask, OKX Wallet, Binance Web3 Wallet, and Coinbase Wallet, providing users and developers with convenient access methods and a wider range of application scenarios.

1.2.2 Social Media Data

4EVERLAND remains highly active on various social media platforms:

1. Telegram Group: With over 950,000 members, the number of active users exceeds 30,000.
2. X: The number of followers exceeds 360,000, with frequent updates.
3. Discord: The platform has over 75,000 users, with more than 2,000 active users.
4. Telegram miniapp: Over 1 million users per month

There are over 30,000 interactions daily on Github, reflecting the active update frequency of the project.

1.3 Token Economics

4EVERLAND adopts a dual-token economic model: $4EVER as the core governance token and $LAND as the resource token. This design aims to ensure network stability and security while implementing a sustainable dynamic incentive mechanism.

1.3.1 $LAND: Stablecoin and Resource Payment Unit

$LAND serves as a stable and efficient resource payment system within the 4EVERLAND ecosystem:

• Stable value pegging: 1 USD = 1,000,000 $LAND, avoiding volatility risk.
• Resource Payment: Used to measure and account for all resource consumption on the platform.
• Flexible exchange mechanism: supports the conversion of various blockchain assets into $LAND.
• Treasury Circulation: Assets deposited into the treasury will be converted into stablecoins for ecosystem rewards and token buyback burns.
• Non-circulating: Used only for resource payments within the ecosystem, not traded in the secondary market.

1.3.2 $4EVER: Governance and Utility Token

$4EVER is the core value carrier of the 4EVERLAND ecosystem:

• Node staking and rewards: Used for PoS mechanism and AVS mechanism, resource providers need to stake $4EVER to participate in node elections.
• Value acquisition and buyback mechanism: Enhance the scarcity and value of $4EVER through buybacks and burns.
• Resource payment: Can be exchanged for $LAND to pay service fees.
• Ecological Governance: Empowering holders to participate in key decision-making.

The total supply of $4EVER is 10 billion tokens, distributed as follows: 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%.

$4EVER will officially launch on Gate and two other major exchanges on December 12, 2023.

1.4 Technical Architecture Principles

4EVER Network is a decentralized ecosystem that can dynamically allocate resources globally, providing developers and users with a seamless and reliable service experience.

At its core is the 4EVER DePIN aggregator, which integrates decentralized infrastructure from different fields. In terms of storage, it combines IPFS and Arweave, uses Akash and IO.net for computing resources, and introduces the capabilities of Fleek and Cloudflare for network services. This design allows users to freely choose the service combinations that best suit their needs.

Resource providers contribute their computing, storage, or network capabilities to the system by running specific programs. The 4EVER protocol allocates tasks based on user needs, ensuring that resource providers efficiently complete their work and receive rewards. The 4EVER nodes provide a simple way for the community to participate, allowing users to support the network's operation by contributing idle resources.

The 4EVER protocol plays the role of a "Rule Guardian", verifying the credibility of resource providers through a Proof of Stake (PoS) mechanism, while ensuring the healthy operation of the network through token staking, rewards, and penalty mechanisms. Ultimately, the 4EVER protocol integrates and virtualizes all resources through a series of modules, providing developers with a one-stop interface to meet diverse needs.

4EVER Network can be seen as an intelligent, decentralized "super cloud service provider" that is not only efficient and flexible but also offers privacy and resilience that traditional cloud computing finds difficult to achieve.

1.4.1 Calculation Provider

4EVER Network integrates platforms such as Akash, IO.net, and Render Network, providing underlying high-performance computing resources. From training machine learning models to creating virtual reality content, to video encoding and graphics rendering, it can all be done.