A developer known as @Crypt0_Ninja_ has shared an experiment that shows just how quickly decentralised applications can now be created with the help of AI. Using Caffeine, a tool designed to speed up app development on the Internet Computer network, he claims to have built a subscription manager dApp in only ten minutes with three simple prompts.
The demonstration is straightforward, but the prediction that followed has caught attention. The developer suggests that within the next year, over one million new users could be building their own dApps. If each user were to build an average of five, that would amount to around five million new applications in total.
To support that claim, he points to his own record, saying he has already built ten dApps using the tool. From there, the projection becomes much broader: with each application requiring at least two canisters, and more complex projects needing between five and ten, the expectation is that the network could see upwards of ten million new canisters deployed in just a year.
If realised, such growth would have direct implications for the ICP token’s burn rate, since canister usage drives demand for cycles, the fuel that powers computation on the network. Increased burn would tighten token supply and could shift attention back to ICP’s long-term value proposition.
The prediction is highly ambitious, and while some observers may see it as optimistic, it illustrates how AI-assisted development tools are changing perceptions of what is possible in the decentralised space. The ease with which dApps can now be created lowers the barrier to entry and could encourage experimentation at scale. Whether the numbers prove accurate remains to be seen, but the conversation highlights growing expectations around AI’s role in reshaping blockchain adoption.
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