Decentralized smartphone network, Staked Compute, launched by Acurast, aims to compete with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
In the world of decentralized technology, Acurast is making waves as a groundbreaking compute network that leverages the power of billions of smartphones. Developed by Philip Frauenthaler and his team, Acurast is redefining compute by requiring no data centers.
At its core, Acurast addresses reliability issues in decentralized compute and decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN) by combining smartphone Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) with a global benchmarking protocol and new stake-based commitments. This innovative approach ensures that each participating phone attests to its integrity through the device's TEE, is benchmarked to quantify real capabilities, and can then lock a portion of that capacity for one or more epochs.
Benchmarking in Acurast helps match the right jobs to the right devices, while Staked Compute ensures providers get paid for their reliability rather than just their raw speed. Acurast directs 70% of inflation to the Staked Compute Pool, aligning rewards with reliability.
Acurast routes compute to productive work, including AI and secure data processing, automation, and proof generation. Staked Compute pairs hardware-verified execution on iOS and Android with stake-backed availability commitments, providing a compelling level of security without compromising on cost.
In terms of pricing, Acurast offers compelling prices without compromising security. Comparable phone-class compute costs a fraction of service-class alternatives, making it an attractive option for enterprises seeking cost efficiency and confidentiality. Workloads run inside a sealed TEE on a consumer device, keeping sensitive data secure.
Enterprises can target the network via the Acurast Hub, with full details, parameters, and benchmarking methodology documented in the Acurast docs. Acurast has already onboarded 119,000+ phones worldwide on its incentivized testnet, making it the most decentralized verifiable compute network available today.
With over 35,000+ compute deployments powering mission-critical workloads, and over 360 million on-chain transactions processed to date, Acurast is setting a new benchmark for decentralized compute. Staked Compute is rolling out with Acurast's latest protocol release, allowing providers to participate via the Acurast Processor apps.
In a nutshell, Acurast is enabling high-security and AI-driven applications to run seamlessly across a global, community-powered network, offering a verifiable, scalable, and confidential compute network that enables users to run secure applications on decentralized infrastructure at scale, without compromising speed or privacy.
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