Decentralized network / token project
MaidSafe is the decentralized-storage and decentralized-network protocol started by David Irvine in 2006 (years before Bitcoin), aiming to build the "SAFE Network" — Secure Access For Everyone — as a peer-to-peer alternative to centralized cloud infrastructure. The project conducted one of the earliest token crowdsales in April 2014 ($7M raised in 5 hours), selling MaidSafeCoin on the Mastercoin (later Omni) protocol.
MaidSafe is referenced in the Curio Wiki as a touchstone of the early decentralized-network ecosystem alongside Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the broader cypherpunk-infrastructure family. The SAFE Network mainnet launch has been long-delayed; the project remains active.