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title: "About"
description: "Edge is a distributed cloud platform built for performance, transparency, and sustainability. Meet our team and learn about our mission."
url: https://edge.network/about/
---

# About

About Us

# Building the future of cloud infrastructure

We're on a mission to create truly decentralized, transparent,
and cost-effective cloud infrastructure for everyone.

## What Drives Us

Our mission and vision guide everything we build.

### Our Mission

Edge Network is the world's first decentralized cloud platform.
We believe infrastructure should be transparent, distributed, and
accessible to everyone—not controlled by a handful of tech giants.

### Our Vision

A world where cloud infrastructure is as open and distributed as
the internet itself. Where no single company controls the backbone
of the digital economy.

## Our Values

The principles that shape how we build and operate.

### Transparency

Open infrastructure, clear pricing, no hidden fees. What you see is what you get. Zero egress.

### Sustainability

50% greener by design. Building infrastructure that respects the natural world.

### Community

Powered by a global network of operators, built on XE, for developers and enterprises alike.

### Performance

Speed without compromise. 2,019 edge locations delivering sub-50ms latency. Everywhere. Always.

### The Green Cloud

50% greener by design. Our distributed architecture harnesses existing spare capacity
and processes data closer to users—cutting transmission distances and energy consumption in half.

[Learn About Our Impact](https://edge.network/environment)
50%

Less Energy

2,019

Edge Locations

0

New Data Centers

50%

Shorter Data Paths

## Our Journey

From founding to enterprise-ready in seven years.

2018

### Edge Founded

Started with a vision for decentralized cloud infrastructure.

2020

### Mainnet Launch

Launched the Edge Network mainnet with initial node operators.

2022

### CDN Launch

Released our global CDN product to the public.

2024

### Compute Launch

Introduced edge compute with VM support.

2025

### Enterprise Ready

Full enterprise feature set with SLA guarantees.

## Leadership

The team driving Edge forward.

### Joseph Denne

CEO & Co-founder

### Will Lebens

COO & Co-founder

### Adam K Dean

CTO

### Tim Ludlow

Project Director

### Mason Curry

Head of Technology

## Join us

We're always looking for talented people to join our mission.

[View Careers](https://edge.network/careers)

## Tokenisation

Edge is a fully tokenised platform, powering the world's lowest latency cloud through a dual-token
architecture designed for seamless utility, governance, and network participation. $EDGE enables
users to access enterprise-grade services (VMs, CDN, DNS, and Storage),
contribute resources, and help shape the platform's future.

### $EDGE: The Utility & Governance Token

#### Buy and Use Services

Acquire $EDGE on leading exchanges (e.g., Uniswap) to pay directly for
cloud services. Deploy VMs, deliver content via Edge CDN, manage domains with DNS, or run AI
workloads. Enjoy resilient performance that remains
online during outages at AWS, Cloudflare, or Google Cloud.

#### Governance Participation

Stake $EDGE to vote on protocol upgrades, fee structures, service expansions, and treasury decisions. Active stakers help guide the network's evolution to meet community needs.

#### Referral Programme

Earn $EDGE rewards by referring clients or node operators. Share your unique link through the Edge
Portal—receive commissions on verified service spend or node contributions from your network.

$EDGE drives real utility from the services layer, with protocol mechanisms creating demand through network activity.

### Edge Nodes

#### Run a Node

Operate an Edge node to contribute bandwidth, compute, or storage to the network.
Enhance global performance with lower latency for real-time applications and scalable CDN.

#### Earn $EDGE

Nodes earn $EDGE rewards for their contributions – scaling with network demand and usage.

#### Impact

Your node supports the full stack, from cloud reliability to decentralised infrastructure.
Every node strengthens the network and earns its share of growth.

### Why Tokenised? Power the Cloud.

In a $2T cloud market facing frequent failures, Edge tokenises participation: $EDGE for accessing services,
voting in governance, earning via referrals, contributing infrastructure and earning rewards.
No central points of failure – just active users powering a decentralised, resilient alternative.

### Get Started

[Buy $EDGE](https://edge.network/tokens) [Stake & Govern](https://edge.network/staking) [Run a Node](https://edge.network/nodes) [Explorer](https://xe.network)

Tokens provide access and participation rights – not investments. No guaranteed returns; rewards depend on
network activity and contribution. Not financial advice.

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