Crust Network

A Substrate-based Layer 1 blockchain powering decentralized #IPFS storage. Securely host websites, dApps, NFTs & more with 30+ file replicas

[Crust Network @CrustNetwork]

Why choose @CrustNetwork for decentralized storage?

✅ #IPFS + Blockchain Proofs
✅ 30+ replicas included
✅ Just $70/TB/year
✅ High performance
✅ High transparency
Compare that to others...

You’ll know why we lead💪
#DePIN

[Crust Network @CrustNetwork]

🚀Crust Bi-Monthly Report published!

Know our latest updates.

https://t.co/HveLt5oGYq

[Crust Network @CrustNetwork]

Ever had this happen?

Your account gets banned out of nowhere. Photos, notes, chats — years of memories — gone in seconds.

And there's no one to even complain to.

Because you never really owned your data. You were just borrowing space on someone else's server.

@CrustNetwork is different.

Nobody deletes your data. No one.

Store it once, it's yours. Forever.

[Crust Network @CrustNetwork]

The core problem of decentralized storage isn't about having enough hard drives. It's about proving that nodes actually store your files.

Crust uses MPoW + GPoS. Nodes submit storage proofs to the chain regularly — how much, how long. All verifiable on-chain.

That's what "verifiable infrastructure" means in DePIN.

#DePIN #CrustNetwork

[Crust Network @CrustNetwork]

The relationship between DePIN and decentralized storage is straightforward:

Crust incentivizes a global network of nodes to contribute storage resources through GPoS consensus — replacing centralized cloud providers. Nodes provide disk space → MPoW (Meaningful Proof of Work) based on TEE verifies data availability → users pay CRU to store and retrieve data. No central servers, no single point of failure.

The problem with traditional cloud storage isn't that it "doesn't work" — it's centralized pricing, policy-dependent data access, and opaque long-term costs. Decentralized storage isn't just about being cheaper. It's about being verifiable, portable, and trustless.

Crust's three-layer architecture: DePIN-powered storage network (contribute space → earn CRU) + MPoW & GPoS dual proof mechanisms + native deep integration with IPFS and S3-compatible APIs. Storage shouldn't be a black box.

🔗 https://t.co/YfhcBnDa0R

[Crust Network @CrustNetwork]

🚀Crust Bi-Monthly Report published!

Know our latest updates and community growth.
https://t.co/dj1JzI5aW7

[Crust Network @CrustNetwork]

Crust’s decentralized pinning is now embedded into wen. tools Simple Mint🎉

[wen.tools @wendottools]

New feature, we allow for URL parameters with our simple mint tool.

We also created an iFrame that will allow you to directly embed.

The main perk is you'll get access to the @CrustNetwork Decentralized Pinning.

More info here: https://t.co/UMSdaVFTXT

[Crust Network @CrustNetwork]

Why must decentralized AI be built on @CrustNetwork?

Centralized hosting creates critical vulnerabilities in AI production: Model Tampering and Inference Privacy Leaks.

Crust delivers a comprehensive trust framework:
1️⃣ Content-Addressed Verification: Distributed validation based on IPFS hashes ensures model weights remain immutable during transmission and at rest.
2️⃣ Confidential Computing Integration: Leveraging TEE nodes (e.g., Intel SGX) to perform model loading and computation within isolated execution environments—achieving "Utility without Exposure."

Deterministic storage is the Root of Trust for decentralized AI inference. 🛠️

[Crust Network @CrustNetwork]

Crust Network has a clear positioning:
Incentive layer for IPFS + Storage proof layer

IPFS enables content-addressed file retrieval, free from centralized servers.

Crust uses MPoW (Meaningful Proof of Work) to verify that nodes are actually storing the data, and GPoS (Guaranteed Proof of Stake) to bind staking quotas to storage resources.

IPFS handles addressing, Crust ensures persistence. Together, they form a truly usable decentralized storage solution.

[Crust Network @CrustNetwork]

Since receiving the @Arbitrum Grant, we've been committed to providing a robust decentralized storage layer for the ecosystem.

Great to see this latest Report highlighting key milestones in institutional adoption and network scaling from 2025.

As early builders, Crust Network looks forward to continuing our journey with Arbitrum to strengthen Web3 infrastructure.

[Arbitrum @arbitrum]

Today, the Arbitrum Foundation published its sixth Transparency Report.

The report reflects on key ecosystem milestones from 2025 and the Foundation’s role in supporting ecosystem growth, institutional adoption, governance, and network scaling.

https://t.co/o0WcYMBvdI

[Crust Network @CrustNetwork]

🌐 Decentralized storage isn't a niche — it's the backbone of Web3.

Crust Network is recognized in @MessariCrypto's DePIN industry report as a leading storage layer powering AI, dApps, and multi-chain infra.

No vendor lock-in. No censorship. Just open, reliable storage. 💾

[Crust Network @CrustNetwork]

🌐 The future of data storage is decentralized.

Crust Network gives developers:
✅ IPFS-powered, censorship-resistant storage
✅ End-to-end encryption by default
✅ 50%+ lower costs vs centralized cloud
✅ Zero vendor lock-in

Your data. Your rules. 🔒

#CrustNetwork #DePIN #DecentralizedStorage

[Crust Network @CrustNetwork]

🧵 4 ultimate Web3 data storage scenarios, all covered by Crust:

1️⃣ DApp Serverless Hosting
Drop your frontend into IPFS, Crust handles the permanent storage. Censorship-resistant, highly available — even Uniswap uses it.

2️⃣ NFT Metadata Storage
Don't let your NFT turn into a grey screen. Images, descriptions, attributes — put them all on Crust for permanent preservation.

3️⃣ Decentralized Social Platforms
Every piece of content users create should belong to the users themselves. Crust provides the storage layer for the Lens, Mastodons of the world.

4️⃣ Personal Cloud Drive (Web3 Edition)
Build a "decentralized Baidu Netdisk" on Crust — your data, your control. No censorship, no speed limits behind paywalls.

Not all storage is Web3 storage.https://t.co/8sXsreWSMq

[Crust Network @CrustNetwork]

Not all infrastructure is built by giants.

In the world of Web3, anyone with idle storage space can become a cornerstone of the network.

Crust Network is building a storage layer that is co-created, co-shared, and co-governed by its users.

Here, storage is no longer a service you passively consume — it's public infrastructure you can actively contribute to and earn from.
🌍 Join us in paving the data highway for Web3
👉 Learn how to participate: https://t.co/YfhcBnDHQp

[Crust Network @CrustNetwork]

🎉🎆 Happy Chinese New Year! 🐍✨

May 2026 bring you new opportunities, growth, and success. Let’s continue to build a powerful community together! 🚀

Here's to health, happiness, and harmony in the year ahead🧧

[Crust Network @CrustNetwork]

Chinese New Year is approaching. What's your Web3 New Year wish? 🧧

💰Is it hoping for an extra decimal point in your wallet's assets?
🛜Or anticipating the next project that truly achieves "full decentralization"?
🧨Or simply wanting your data to have a "peaceful new year" — free from worries about server crashes or broken links?

🌙 Feel free to share your New Year wishes in the comments!

May the efforts of the past year turn into strength, and may every day of the new year be clear and bright.

[Crust Network @CrustNetwork]

Blockchain builds trust in code, but if off-chain data can be lost or tampered with, that trust remains fragile.

True trust must extend from transactions to storage, from consensus to existence.
Crust Network expands blockchain's trust model to the storage layer, using cryptography and economic incentives to make data persistence and accessibility themselves verifiable, trusted public goods.

We are not here to replace cloud storage, but to build a new philosophy of storage:
🔸 Trust through trustless design — Reliability ensured not by the integrity of any single entity, but by protocol and game theory.
🔸 Persistence through global redundancy — Data lives within the network as a whole, not inside any single server.
🔸 Value flows to network participants — Contributors are rewarded, users are protected, and value circulates within the protocol.

Crust: Providing a trusted storage foundation for a trusted digital world.

⚙️ Explore the next layer of trust: https://t.co/YfhcBnDHQp

[Crust Network @CrustNetwork]

If Data Can Vanish, Is Your DApp Truly Decentralized?

🫥Your DApp logic lives on-chain, but its frontend sits on a centralized server.
🫥Your NFT’s metadata points to a link that could return a 404 tomorrow.
This remains one of Web3’s most critical vulnerabilities.

Without decentralized storage, you risk:
🚨 Single point of failure – One server goes down, and your entire app becomes inaccessible.
🚨 Censorship vulnerability – Your frontend can be taken down at any time by the hosting provider.
🚨 Data loss – If a centralized database fails, user assets are left in limbo.

Crust Network delivers the missing “storage layer” for Web3:
✔ Permanent availability – Leverage a global node network and IPFS content addressing to keep frontends and data forever online.
✔ Censorship-resistant – No single point of control means your application cannot be arbitrarily shut down.
✔ Transparent pricing – An open storage market with protocol-driven costs, free of hidden fees.

Achieve true decentralization — from interface to data.

“Crust doesn’t just store data; it preserves the integrity and longevity of Web3 applications.”

🏗️ Build on a solid foundation for your project
https://t.co/8sXsreWkWS

[Crust Network @CrustNetwork]

🚀Crust January Monthly Report published!
Know our latest updates and community growth.

https://t.co/PuNBDgYfod

[Crust Network @CrustNetwork]

We are pleased to be mentioned in @MessariCrypto's industry report on #DePIN.

Storage remains a crucial part of the DePIN ecosystem.

[Messari @MessariCrypto]

@fuseenergy @daylightenergy @DeCharge @GlowFND @srcful DePIN is the frontier.

[Messari @MessariCrypto]

State of DePIN 2025 🧵