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Guides for ICP and ICPay, plus developer resources for our open packages.
What Is the Cycles Minting Canister (CMC)? | ICPay
How the CMC converts ICP to cycles, creates canisters, and tops them up — notify_create_canister, notify_top_up, and ICPay.
Sep 5, 2026 · 9 min read
ICP Canister Controllers Explained | ICPay
Who can manage an ICP canister — status, start/stop, snapshots — and how Internet Identity becomes controller on create.
Sep 5, 2026 · 8 min read
Canister Out of Cycles: What Happens & How to Fix It | ICPay
What happens when an ICP canister runs out of cycles and how to top up via CMC on ICPay before it freezes.
Sep 5, 2026 · 8 min read
How to Create an ICP Canister with CMC (No dfx) | ICPay
What an ICP canister is, the 500B cycle creation fee, 0.5 ICP minimum, and step-by-step CMC create on ICPay — no dfx.
Sep 5, 2026 · 10 min read
How to Manage an ICP Canister: Status, Start & Stop | ICPay
Live canister_status, start/stop, and logs when your Internet Identity is a controller — browser guide with ICPay.
Sep 5, 2026 · 7 min read
How to Mint Cycles to the Cycles Ledger | ICPay
Mint ICP into cycles on the cycles ledger with notify_mint_cycles, then withdraw to any canister — ICPay cycles wallet guide.
Sep 5, 2026 · 8 min read
How to Snapshot an ICP Canister: Take, Load & Delete | ICPay
Take, list, load, and delete Internet Computer canister snapshots when you are a controller — browser guide with ICPay.
Sep 5, 2026 · 7 min read
How to Top Up ICP Cycles: Canister Cycles Guide (2026)
How to top up ICP cycles — convert ICP to canister cycles via the CMC, step-by-step with ICPay, fees, and how to keep canisters from freezing.
Sep 4, 2026 · 12 min read
Instant Crypto Payments with ICPay: Send ICP in Seconds, Not Minutes
Instant crypto payments with ICPay — sub-second ICP transfers, username sends, 0.0001 ICP fees, and passkey login. The fastest way to pay on the Internet Computer.
Aug 28, 2026 · 5 min read
ICRC-1 Token Standard Explained: The ERC-20 of the Internet Computer
ICRC-1 and ICRC-2 token standards on ICP — transfers, fees, wallet support, and ICRC-1 token integration for merchants and developers.
Aug 28, 2026 · 6 min read
DePIN on Internet Computer: Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks Explained
DePIN crypto on ICP — how decentralized physical infrastructure networks use canisters for coordination, ICRC payments, and on-chain data.
Aug 28, 2026 · 6 min read
Sovereign Cloud vs. AWS: Why Next-Gen Web3 DApps Are Built 100% On-Chain
Decentralized cloud vs AWS for Web3 hosting — why ICPay and other DApps run frontend, backend, and data on-chain instead of centralized servers.
Aug 28, 2026 · 7 min read
ckBTC & ckETH Explained: How Chain-Key Tech Eliminates Cross-Chain Bridge Hacks
ckBTC vs wBTC — chain-key cryptography makes cross-chain assets safer than wrapped tokens. Secure crypto bridges without custodians.
Aug 28, 2026 · 7 min read
On-Chain AI on Internet Computer: How AI Models Run Directly Inside Canisters
On-chain AI crypto on ICP — AI smart contracts in canisters without AWS. Decentralized AI infrastructure with verified outputs and cycle-based billing.
Aug 28, 2026 · 7 min read
How to Accept ICP and ICRC-1 Tokens on Your E-Commerce Store
Accept crypto payments with ICP payment gateway setup — payment links, QR codes, and ICRC-1 token integration for merchants.
Aug 28, 2026 · 7 min read
How to Send and Receive Bitcoin (ckBTC) Without Paying BTC Network Fees
ckBTC payments on ICP — send Bitcoin at layer-1 speed without BTC network fees or bridge contracts. Zero-bridge Bitcoin with threshold cryptography.
Aug 28, 2026 · 6 min read
Internet Identity vs. Seed Phrases: Why Passkeys Are the Future of Crypto Security
Internet Identity vs seed phrases — passkey crypto wallet security with biometrics. The seed phrase alternative ICPay uses for safer crypto.
Aug 28, 2026 · 6 min read
How to Send Crypto with Zero Gas Fees Using ICPay
Gasless crypto transactions on ICP — ICPay wallet users never pay gas. Cycle-based queries and the reverse gas model for instant crypto payments.
Aug 28, 2026 · 6 min read
Jackson Hole 2026: What Kevin Warsh's Fed Speech Means for Bitcoin, Stablecoins and Crypto Payments
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole 2026 keynote puts stablecoins and crypto payments on the agenda. What it means for Bitcoin, rate expectations, and on-chain wallets.
Aug 28, 2026 · 6 min read
Best ICP Wallet in 2026: Why ICPay Is the Top Internet Computer Wallet
The best ICP wallet in 2026 — ICPay leads with Internet Identity login, username transfers, on-chain custody, and native ICRC-1 ledger calls. Compare features and alternatives.
Aug 28, 2026 · 8 min read
Why the UN's Sovereign AI Push Validates Crypto Infrastructure
The UN is piloting decentralized AI to help governments escape Big Tech cloud dependency. For crypto projects built on sovereign infrastructure like the Internet Computer, this validates the architectural bet made years ago.
Aug 25, 2026 · 6 min read
ICPay Swap: Trade ICP and ICRC Tokens on the Internet Computer
Swap ICP and ICRC tokens directly in your wallet with ICPSwap — live quotes, pool fees, and instant custodial subaccount settlement.
Aug 17, 2026 · 6 min read
Internet Computer Chain Fusion Explained: How ICP Connects to Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana
How ICP canisters hold, sign, and move Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana natively using threshold signatures — no bridges, no custodians.
Aug 16, 2026 · 7 min read
How Internet Computer Canisters Work
The Wasm-based smart contracts that hold code and state on ICP — subnets, stable memory, cycles, and the path a call takes from browser to consensus.
Aug 16, 2026 · 7 min read
ICP Cycles Explained: How Internet Computer Apps Pay for Compute and Storage
The fuel of the Internet Computer — the XDR peg, storage and compute pricing, and the reverse gas model that keeps users paying nothing.
Aug 16, 2026 · 6 min read
ICP vs Ethereum: What Is the Difference?
Architecture, execution, storage, fees, and finality — an honest side-by-side of the Internet Computer and Ethereum.
Aug 16, 2026 · 7 min read
Can ICP Replace the Cloud? AWS vs the Internet Computer
What canisters genuinely replace from the traditional cloud, what they cannot, and where the line sits for real applications.
Aug 16, 2026 · 7 min read
ICP Stable Memory Explained: How Canisters Persist State
How canisters survive upgrades with persistent stable memory, why it replaces a managed database, and what migration discipline means.
Aug 16, 2026 · 6 min read
ICP Subnets and Nodes Explained: How the Network Replicates State
Nodes, subnets, replicas, and consensus — the physical layer that makes the Internet Computer tamper-proof.
Aug 16, 2026 · 6 min read
The ICP Reverse Gas Model Explained: Why Users Never Pay Gas
How canisters prepay their own cycles so users interact for free, and what the reverse gas model means for apps and developers.
Aug 16, 2026 · 5 min read
ICP HTTPS Outcalls Explained: How Canisters Talk to the Outside World
How canisters make HTTP requests to external APIs directly from on-chain code, what it costs, and why it removes the oracle.
Aug 16, 2026 · 5 min read
How to Stake ICP: NNS Neurons, Rewards, and Risks
Creating a neuron, choosing a dissolve delay, voting rewards, and the liquidity risks of locking up your ICP.
Aug 16, 2026 · 6 min read
ICPay Bucket SDK: npm, Python & Go Clients
Official packages for ICPay Cloud — install links, quick starts, and when to use each language client.
Aug 16, 2026 · 5 min read
ICP Cloud Storage in 2026: Decentralized File Storage on the Internet Computer
What ICP cloud storage is, how on-chain buckets work, encrypted CDN delivery, pricing in ICP, and how it compares to AWS S3 and IPFS.
Aug 13, 2026 · 7 min read
ICP Price Today: Live Price, Technical Analysis & News
Live ICP price, 7-day chart, technical read, and this week's Internet Computer news.
Aug 11, 2026 · 5 min read
Best Crypto Wallet in 2026: How to Choose One
Custodial vs self-custody, hot vs cold storage. A practical guide to picking a crypto wallet in 2026.
Aug 10, 2026 · 8 min read
What is Internet Identity? The Internet Computer Login, Explained
The passkey-based login system of the Internet Computer — no passwords, no seed phrases, anonymous by default.
Aug 10, 2026 · 5 min read
How to Send ICP: Step by Step
Send ICP by account ID or username, transfer fees, and the mistakes that lose funds.
Aug 10, 2026 · 5 min read
What is ICP?
A plain-language guide to the Internet Computer Protocol — how it works, why it exists, and what makes it different from other blockchains.
Aug 9, 2026 · 6 min read
