Icon is a blockchain technology and network that is primarily meant to allow different blockchains and cryptocurrencies to interact with one another, thereby serving as a connecting bridge between multiple projects in order to create a network. ICON has its own cryptocurrency, the ICX token. The method works by allowing decentralized cryptocurrencies to meet at a central location. A community is connected to other communities through the ICON Republic and Citizen Nodes in order to do this.
The blockchain's role is to function as a middleman or a link between other blockchains and networks. This feature distinguishes the ICON project from previous networks.