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Storage CostsCost of storing 1 GB for a year in a canister smart contract

$5 / GB / Year

Cost per InstructionCost per instruction when executing canister smart contact code

$0.000000000000536

CanistersNumber of running canister smart contracts

ICP Demystified: Learn the Essentials

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Languages

Explore coding, from beginner to pro, with our comprehensive guides, tutorials, samples, and API docs for Rust, Motoko, and TypeScript

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Motoko

Get started with a high level programming language designed specifically for the Internet Computer

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Rust

Use Rust - a high performance and safe programming language to build high efficiency apps on Internet Computer

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Typescript

Azle allows you to build Internet Computer apps using TypeScript and JavaScript, the languages of the web

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Solidity

Bitfinity allows you to deploy smart contracts on the Internet Computer written in Solidity, a popular language for DeFi applications

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Start your developer journey with Jessie

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Hackathon Prep Course

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Chain Fusion

Develop cross-chain applications using ICP's direct integrations with other networks

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Supported chains

Learn which chains ICP integrates with and how

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Bitcoin

ICP has a direct integration with the Bitcoin network using a Bitcoin adapter and threshold signatures such as t-ECDSA and t-Schnorr. Learn how your canister can sign and submit transactions for BRC-20, Ordinals, Runes, and more

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Ethereum

ICP canisters can sign and submit transactions directly to Ethereum and EVM chains through the EVM RPC canister. Learn more about how you can build Ethereum applications on ICP

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Chain-key tokens

Chain-key tokens are digital twins of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and ERC-20 tokens that are secured on ICP with chain-key cryptography

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Quickstarts & Frameworks

Start deploying on ICP easily with our Quickstart guides for developers, tailored to your preferred language

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Juno

Juno is a cutting-edge blockchain-as-a-service platform designed to enable developers to create decentralized applications at lightning speed

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Testnets

In contrast to other blockchain networks, there are no testnets on ICP. Instead, you can deploy a smart contract for free on the playground using the IC SDK

Learn more about the playground