On October 28th, 2024, the Grass network made history by distributing 10% of its network ownership to millions of users worldwide. This groundbreaking event marked a pivotal shift away from the traditional dominance of tech giants and empowered everyday internet users to become stakeholders in the digital infrastructure they helped support.
In terms of value, this distribution of ownership represented $196 million worth of network ownership to more than 2.2 million users.
*Based on the average price of GRASS over the month of December 2024.
We believe this milestone is the beginning of a new era where the internet’s value flows back to the users themselves.
The Promise of the Internet: A Place for Users to Take Control
The internet was originally envisioned as a democratic, decentralized space where power and benefits would be distributed among all participants. Instead, it evolved into a landscape dominated by a handful of tech giants that extract value while giving little in return.
Users provide the data, engagement, and resources that power these platforms yet remain disconnected from ownership.
The Grass network is challenging this imbalance by creating a system where sharing unused bandwidth translates into a meaningful stake in the network your contributions help createIn this way, our approach revives the original promise of the internet.
How Does Grass Allow Users to Own a Piece of the Internet?
The Grass network operates on a powerful principle: the internet should be a place where users are partners, not products.. When you share this resource with Grass, you help power a vast decentralized infrastructure that collects and processes web data. In return, you earn Grass rewards that may translate into actual ownership of the network. (Need help with the tech terms? Take a look at our Grass glossary to get in the know.)
Joining the Grass network takes just three simple steps:
- Create your account
- Download the Grass desktop app
- Connect to start earning rewards
Your network will then act as a Grass node. Each Grass user strengthens our network while also building every user’s stake in it. When we grow, you benefit.
The Shift from Tech Giants to Users
The current internet economy funnels the vast majority of value to a handful of corporations that own the underlying infrastructure. These entities profit enormously, while users, who actually generate this value, receive nothing in return!
Grass nodes turn this model upside down. By distributing ownership across millions of participants, Grass creates an internet commons where value flows to those who maintain it. This democratization transforms you from a passive consumer into an active stakeholder.
Why Should You Care About Owning a Piece of the Internet?
Claiming your stake in the Grass network isn’t just about immediate rewards. It’s also about reshaping the future of the internet itself. While tech giants have built trillion-dollar empires using a resource you didn’t even know you had, Grass offers you a pathway to participate in that value creation directly.
As our digital lives expand, the infrastructure that powers our connections grows more valuable. By downloading the Grass app, you can position yourself at the forefront of a movement that’s redistributing ownership of this critical resource.
Own the Internet. Start Now.
At Grass, we’re revitalizing the internet’s promise by giving you an ownership stake in theGrass network in exchange for your unused internet bandwidth. Over time, this model sets the foundation for a new internet, one where infrastructure is user-owned, and the value created by online activity flows back to the people powering it.
Ready to own a piece of the internet? Sign up for Grass now and join the next wave of Grass rewards.
Don’t miss the chance to become a stakeholder in our digital infrastructure revolution. Sign up today.
