{"id":15833,"date":"2025-11-12T13:02:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T13:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/icp-publishes-tongue-in-cheek-apology-for-building-tech-that-proves-dapps-dont-need-aws\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T13:02:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T13:02:30","slug":"icp-publishes-tongue-in-cheek-apology-for-building-tech-that-proves-dapps-dont-need-aws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/icp-publishes-tongue-in-cheek-apology-for-building-tech-that-proves-dapps-dont-need-aws\/","title":{"rendered":"ICP publishes tongue-in-cheek apology for building tech that proves Dapps don\u2019t need AWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">The ICP team has issued a tongue-in-cheek apology boasting about running full-stack apps entirely on-chain, even as the ICP token remains down 99% from ATH.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_8d852691ae5dfef928138d8b64dfe450\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The ICP team issued a tongue-in-cheek \u201capology\u201d bragging about the protocol\u2019s ability to run full-stack applications entirely on-chain without the need for traditional cloud services like AWS.<\/li>\n<li>In response, several community members criticized ICP underwhelming price performance, which dropped from its ATH of $750 to just $6.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>The Internet Computer Protocol (ICP) team has just released an unofficial apology for \u201cproving that \u201cDecentralized Apps\u201d don\u2019t actually need Amazon Web Services to run\u2026\u201d and for \u201cshipping features today that other chains have scheduled for 2030.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">we&#8217;re sorry. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OeP2g3G9uD\">pic.twitter.com\/OeP2g3G9uD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Internet Computer Today (@DfinityToday) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DfinityToday\/status\/1988329375159513535?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">November 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>While the apology is clearly tongue-in-cheek, ICP is indeed able to host full\u2011stack applications entirely on\u2011chain. Its \u201ccanisters\u201d are smart contracts that embed both application logic and data, and can serve web\u2011content directly to users, which removes reliance on traditional cloud services like those provided by AWS. <\/p>\n<p>Some examples of full\u2011stack apps currently running on the ICP network include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>OpenChat: A fully on\u2011chain messaging platform offering real\u2011time chat, file sharing and governance via a DAO, all implemented via ICP canisters. <\/li>\n<li>ICPSwap: A decentralized exchange built on ICP where both front\u2011end and back\u2011end logic are hosted on\u2011chain, enabling token swaps, liquidity provision and governance.<\/li>\n<li>Caffeine: A no\u2011code platform on ICP that allows users to create full\u2011stack web applications via natural\u2011language prompts, with the infrastructure all handled on\u2011chain. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ICP price down 99% from ATH<\/h2>\n<p>Some community members pushed back on ICP\u2019s \u201capology,\u201d pointing to the ICP token\u2019s rocky performance. \u201cI\u2019m bullish, but that\u2019s A LOT of shit talk for a project down 99%,\u201d user <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/detta0215\/status\/1988333652057755984\">@detta0215<\/a> wrote in a post on X.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You&#8217;re right, it was a brutal flush\u2026 But being down 99% and still shipping the most advanced tech in crypto says something about the team&#8217;s conviction. Most projects would have deaded\u2026 just keep coding\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Internet Computer Today (@DfinityToday) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DfinityToday\/status\/1988341826991104075?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">November 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Similarly, user <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OzDefi\/status\/1988373435635150850\">@OzDefi<\/a> said: \u201ckinda wish you would have hyped the whole time, Im down 96%. I only have to get 40X to break even.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For context, ICP has fallen sharply from its ATH of $750, reached 5 years ago, to just $6 today. However, it\u2019s worth noting ICP price has recently staged an impressive\u00a0rally of +240%, climbing from $2.80 to $9.50 at its peak. <\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ICP team has issued a tongue-in-cheek apology boasting about running full-stack apps entirely on-chain, even as the ICP token remains down 99% from ATH. 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