what's Acurast?
Acurast is a decentralized compute network that leverages everyday smartphones as providers of scalable, secure processing power for Web3 and AI workloads. It operates as a DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network), utilizing the built-in Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) in modern mobile devices to execute jobs privately and verifiably. This eliminates reliance on centralized data centers, enabling censorship-resistant applications such as decentralized oracles, edge AI, on-chain trading bots, and distributed compute clusters. Device owners onboard their phones via the Acurast app to contribute unused compute capacity and earn rewards, while staked compute enhances network reliability. With over 150K devices onboarded and hundreds of millions of on-chain transactions, Acurast supports verifiable off-chain data and computation brought on-chain, fostering a user-owned infrastructure layer for trustless, global compute.
Acurast co-hosted "Echoes of Aethir: Holiday Edition," a content sprint from Dec 17 to Jan 2.
Participated as a co-host in "Echoes of Aethir: Holiday Edition," a 2-week content sprint event running from December 17, 2025 to January 2, 2026, alongside 0G Labs, Aethir, and GEODNET.
Acurast runs a joint campaign with Pact Swap featuring MIST token rewards and points multipliers, with at least 15K MIST awarded to top 20 participants. (Tweet ID: 1999490885323751941)
Testnet reaches 522M+ transactions alongside previously reported metrics of 158,136+ phones onboarded, 229,048 developer deployments, and 94,200+ services deployed.
Team has secured $11M in funding.
Network metrics show continued growth with 158,000+ devices now active and 229,000+ total deployments processed.
Network reaches 150k devices actively participating in the decentralized compute infrastructure.
Project receives recognition from Tether Data for on-device LLM work and announces upcoming iOS and Solana Mobile support.
Platform reaches 200K+ live deployments on the network.
Partnership campaign with Pact Swap receives one-week extension with 300K MIST token rewards for Top 20 leaderboard positions.
$ACU Token Generation Event completes with launch at $90M FDV, 69.5% of supply allocated to community, listed on major DEXs with staking opportunities and deflationary token burn mechanism now active.
Tezos Foundation confirmed as co-investor in the $11M funding round alongside Gavin Wood, and LayerZero integration enables the multi-chain functionality across Ethereum, Base, BNB Chain, and Peaq.
Token Generation Event announced as coming soon; project receives Verified Gold status on DePIN Hub.
Network grows to 155,000+ participating phones and has processed 512 million testnet transactions.
Funding round of $11M completed with backing from Ethereum cofounder Gavin Wood and Peaq investors.
Javascript and Node.js support is now live on the platform, with Python, PyTorch, and TensorFlow support coming next.
Mainnet launch will be live on four blockchains: Ethereum, Base, BNB Chain, and Peaq.
Network reaches 200K deployments milestone.
Base integration officially completed, with cross-chain token movement now operational for ACU holders across all supported chains including Base.
Partnership campaign with Pact Swap rewards top 20 leaderboard participants with 300K MIST tokens and 2x points on Pact Swap's questing hub, with one week remaining in the campaign.
$ACU token launch anticipated for early December, with network now operating on 154K devices.
Staking mechanism allocates 70% of total inflation to Staked Compute, with delegation available for users without hardware to earn rewards through live compute providers, and restaking capability enables compounding yield on staked compute.
Token Generation Event (TGE) for $ACU token is approaching, with token utilities including deployment fees, network fees, staking rewards, and cross-chain bridging via Acurast HyperDrive and LayerZero across Acurast Mainnet, Ethereum, BSC, Base, and Peaq.
Secures $11M funding from CoinList, peaq, Gavin Wood, MN Capital VC, Scytale Digital, and Web3 Foundation. Network reaches 149k+ connected phones, 87k+ deployments, and 492M+ total on-chain transactions.
Collaboration with Sacred Protocol introduces a creator competition rewarding top 5 creators with tips for educational content, campaign runs until November 28.
Network processes 1M+ daily on-chain transactions with $465M+ total transactions, and Confidential Compute V2 launches with verifiable workload proofs alongside new SDKs and developer bounties.
Staking hub goes live with UI upgrades and APR tools planned for release.
Collaboration with PactSwap goes live featuring a creator competition with 300,000 MIST distributed to top 20 creators, with participants receiving 2x multiplier points on PactSwap's questing hub.
Mainnet launch happens today alongside the TGE and 10M $ACU Cloud Rebellion Airdrop.
Season 4 goes live for users to earn MIST points toward the $ACU airdrop by running the app.
Secured $11M funding round, with 150k smartphones processing nearly 500M transactions on the network.
TGE confirmed for November 17, 2025 after previous postponement, featuring 10M $ACU Cloud Rebellion Airdrop and 70% community token allocation with transfers enabled at launch.
Sale tokens have 100% unlock at TGE with no vesting period.
AMA scheduled for Monday.
TGE originally scheduled for November 17 postponed due to market conditions, with no new date announced yet, while Canarynet compute remains active.
Mainnet compute jobs go live ahead of TGE scheduled for November 2025, with network recording $465M+ total on-chain volume and averaging 1M+ daily transactions.
Raises $11M in funding with backers including Gavin Wood.
TGE date set for November 17, 2025, with 10M $ACU Cloud Rebellion Airdrop.
TGE scheduled for this month with over 10m $ACU allocated as rewards for early contributors, as network reaches 148k+ devices.
Token allocation breakdown shows early backers receive 6.5%, team and advisors get 24% with 36-month vesting, annual inflation set at 1-5% adaptive rate with governance control, and liquidity allocations unlock at TGE alongside community tokens.
Staked Compute launches with 70% of inflation distributed to active compute providers, featuring delegation for non-hardware users and restaking capabilities for yield compounding.
$ACU token priced at $0.09 in CoinList sale; earning rate is 0.32 cACU per hour (230.4 monthly) with 250 token bootstrapping bonus for participants.
Lootbox Drop #5 launches tomorrow with 2,000 boxes priced at 15,000 $MIST each, includes 8 Golden Airdrop Tickets valued at 250K $MIST each, and may be the final drop before Token Generation Event.
$ACU token launches November 17 with cACU converting 1:1 at TGE; project raised $14.8M and operates 147K+ phones across 140 countries with 487M+ transactions processed.
Total supply set at 1 billion tokens with 70% allocated to community; only community-designated tokens unlock at TGE on November 17 while all other allocations remain locked for minimum 24 months post-TGE.
Integration with IRYS connects TEE-backed devices to datachains, enabling secure compute with programmable storage for decentralized AI and on-chain applications.
Staked Compute Candidate goes live for testing ahead of mainnet launch.
Partnerships with Linera and Pact Swap combine verified compute with microchains and DePIN liquidity.
Token Generation Event set for November 17th, 2025, allowing conversion of cACU to $ACU.
Token Generation Event scheduled for November 2025. Network grows to 146,000+ devices with 42K+ compute deployments and 480M+ on-chain transactions processed.
Device count reaches 130K+ phones, showing continued network growth from the previously reported 110,000 active devices.
New Discord reward mechanism allows users to claim 100 MIST tokens daily using special codes to obtain eligible roles.
Collaboration with Shrimpers NFT allocates approximately 100 whitelist spots for the community.
New LootBoxes Drop 2 launches September 1 at 3PM UTC, offering 1,500 boxes at 15,000 MIST each with Anoma NFT whitelist opportunity.
Network reaches 110,000 active devices processing 360M+ transactions and 35,000+ compute jobs, while expanding ecosystem through new Peaq partnership.
New multi-chain infrastructure integration with Polkadot enables intent-based finance powered by decentralized compute network across 120+ countries.
Partnership with Anoma introduces 5M MIST token rewards and exclusive testnet access through community leaderboard.
Network surpasses 100,000 connected devices with over 290 million processed transactions.
Decentralized computing network expands to almost 100,000 connected devices, marking 43% growth from previous 70,000 devices.
Token sale oversubscribed with global participation from 2,300 buyers and full token unlock at TGE.
Decentralized cloud network has grown from 65,000 to 70,000 connected devices, showing continued infrastructure expansion.
Official token sale enters final 48-hour window, ending May 22 at 17:00 UTC.
Token sale now accepts USDe payments with 6% APY rewards for purchasers.
Token sale investment range $100-$2M, closing May 22, 2025.
Network reaches 65,000 active devices and token will launch with $90M FDV (Fully Diluted Valuation).
Token sale on Coinlist begins tomorrow, following recent successful raises on the platform.
Token sale launches on CoinList May 15, 2025 at 17:00 UTC with 100% TGE unlock.
Network reaches 60,000 mobile devices supporting decentralized compute on Polkadot.
Network reaches 50,000 onboarded smartphones, becoming the largest decentralized compute network globally.