Acurast
Acurast describes a decentralized compute network in which smartphones provide processing power.
Project description based on its own documentation.
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About the project
Acurast’s documentation describes a compute network that uses smartphones instead of data centers. Compute providers run a processor app on their devices and receive rewards, and users can run applications on this decentralized infrastructure.
Providing compute with a phone
According to the FAQ, phone owners can become processors and provide compute to receive rewards. The documentation describes two options: Lite, which can be installed on an everyday phone, and Core.
Source: Providing compute with a phone ↗Staked compute
Compute providers commit a specific compute capacity for a period of time and stake Acurast tokens as collateral. The documentation describes this as an economic incentive for consistent hardware availability.
Source: Staked compute ↗Processor rewards
Processor rewards are based on the benchmarks of participating devices and are paid from token inflation. According to the documentation, 10% of the inflation is distributed per epoch, roughly every 1.5 hours, as base benchmark rewards among all compute providers.
Source: Processor rewards ↗ACU and inflation
The tokenomics page describes ACU with an initial supply of 1,000,000,000 and a fixed annual inflation of 5%, distributed to the Staked Compute Pool (70%), the Compute Pool (10%), the on-chain treasury (15%) and collators (5%). This reflects the project’s documentation and does not state an expected return.
Source: ACU and inflation ↗On-chain governance
Mainnet governance uses an on-chain referendum system in which ACU holders vote on protocol changes. Locking ACU for longer amplifies voting power, and a referendum passes when approval and support thresholds are both met for a continuous confirmation period.
Source: On-chain governance ↗Source date and scope
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Source: Source date and scope ↗Related public introductions
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