Billions of phones fall out of use every year. Most disappear in a drawer.
Google Research's answer: rack them and run a cloud on them.
The research: 10 used Pixel 3As vs an AWS server, same workload, 3 years:
-up to 18.9x less carbon
-$1,027 vs $40,404
~80% of a phone's lifetime CO2 is emitted before you open the box. That carbon is already spent, and the phone retires at a quarter of the life its processor can do. Reusing it doesn't just avoid a server, it displaces a new device.
Acurast has run this at global scale for years: 287K onboarded phones, 175+ countries, almost 1B on-chain transactions.
Full breakdown: https://t.co/0vcLLusTT3
A Minecraft server has many of the same requirements as other applications.
It needs:
-a runtime
-network connectivity
-persistent execution
-enough computing resources to serve users
You don’t need a traditional cloud provider for this. Easily run it on an Acurast Processor by using Cargo.
Learn how: https://t.co/wNFgh7i5Ot
Real-world compute, now earning onchain.
$ACU-USDC pool is live on PancakeSwap, on @base — @Acurast is building a decentralized compute network powered by 286K+ real phones.
Add liquidity→ https://t.co/2eofGCXlSl
Acurast is starting to feel less like an experiment and more like actual cloud infrastructure.
With Codename Cargo, developers can run Linux workloads across the @Acurast network.
Python, Go, Rust, C++, binaries, shell scripts if it runs on Linux, it can run on Acurast.
That opens the door for real apps and services to use decentralized compute.
$ACU powers the network.
The Cloud Rebellion is getting interesting.
Your AI shouldn’t stop working when you close your browser.
With @NousResearch's Hermes on Acurast, you can deploy an autonomous AI agent that remembers its tasks, runs on schedule, and keeps working without another prompt.
Powered by OpenRouter and Acurast’s Cargo Linux runtime.
Build the agent once. Let it keep working.
Read how to deploy it: https://t.co/IT0KtcG1sC
Most AI compute demand comes from inference, exactly what the centralized cloud is worst at.
The fix isn't bigger datacenters. It's the billions of idle phones already in our pockets, ready to run autonomous AI agents that work in the background. https://t.co/1rLn8SVIrp
A Minecraft server running on a smartphone.
With a full Java server running on an Acurast processor and exposed over the Tunnel, friends can join from anywhere while admins get SSH access. All from a single phone.
Serverless gaming, literally.
Here's how to do it: https://t.co/vbYP6pLA5h
Acurast contributors joined the @OKX AI Hackathon to prove what's possible when AI agents can securely execute real code with no cloud, no trust assumptions.
The result: the Acurast Confidential TEE agent on the OKX AI Marketplace. It runs Shell or Python inside a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) on Acurast's decentralized phone network.
Every execution is confidential, verifiable, and paid seamlessly via x402.
You can now spin up a VPS just by asking your LLM for one.
It pays in USDC via your x402 wallet. Acurast's deploy agent provisions a full Ubuntu box, and you SSH straight into it.
No dashboard and no card needed.
Learn more: https://t.co/48IfvAudBv
“The AI that really does things” runs on Acurast too.
Control UI in the browser, SSH shell alongside, all served from a single processor. @openclaw on decentralized hardware.
Here’s how to do it: https://t.co/VuWoU0LFQn
The biggest platform upgrade since Mainnet, explained by our Co-Founder @a_d_c_
Acurast is moving from a Node.js-only runtime to full Linux-based containers. Every Android Acurast Processor on the network now functions as a decentralized server with confidential execution at the hardware level.
No language barriers, full Debian software ecosystem, SSH access, and a VPS-like experience.
What you can build: autonomous AI agents, browser automation across thousands of devices, algorithmic trading bots, even game servers. Running across the Acurast network on Android smartphones in 175+ countries.
Decentralized Cloud. Same developer experience. No compromises.
The future of compute does not live in a data center, it lives in your pocket.
👇
https://t.co/efkCVB9DZS
Google is planning a data center made of 2,000 phones by the end of the year.
Our reality: 270,000+ phones. 175+ countries. Live today.
The world is waking up to the capabilities of mobile compute.
https://t.co/Fv3zlvsncU #FoxNews
Base Daily Recap - July 9
NEWS
■ @base launched the Beryl upgrade and B20 Native Token Standard on mainnet.
■ @coinbase launched the Coinbase Champions Cup in India with a ₹3.3Cr total prize pool.
STATS
■ Nearly 15M x402 transactions were recorded over the last 30 days, representing around 67.5% of all activity in the past 90 days.
■ x402 reached 73K unique buyers and 31K unique sellers.
■ Base now processes 40% of global onchain stablecoin volume, according to @oobit.
ECOSYSTEM
■ @oobit enabled Base wallet holders to spend at 150M Visa merchants across 80+ countries without bridging or pre-funding.
■ @vAPI_Network highlighted Base as its settlement layer for agent payments, with x402 surpassing 169M machine-native payments and $50M+ in volume.
■ @CreatorBid concluded the @earnfirstdollar campaign on Base, distributing 1,000 USDC to winners.
■ @megapot launched a $1,000 giveaway tied to its upcoming Monday draw.
LAUNCHES
■ @jumperapp launched Private Swap on Base, enabling private transfers from 15 chains into Base.
■ @o1_exchange launched the first launchpad built natively on the B20 token standard.
■ @Onetokendotfun added support for launching B20 tokens through a one-sided Uniswap V4 curve.
■ @opal_dex is migrating $OPAL from Ethereum to Base with 1:1 token and liquidity migration.
■ @peaq enabled peaqOS-powered machines to deploy compute jobs through @Acurast and pay per deployment on Base.
■ @PixieChess opened its Free Brawl mode with no entry fee and real rewards.
Robots and machines running peaqOS just plugged into @Acurast's phone-powered cloud
Acurast is now live on peaq's https://t.co/DeR6AB2g8r, running on @base
Any machine can now deploy a compute job to a network of hardware-secured smartphones and pay per deployment
No account, no API key
→ peaqOS provides identity, discovery, and coordination
→ Acurast runs the job on TEE-secured phones
https://t.co/XgRUHu5U5F
Here's the demo:
A @UnitreeRobotics G1 needs compute mid-shift it shouldn't spend while working, processing the telemetry streaming off its joints and sensors
So it deploys the job to a network of phones:
→ The G1 checks in under its own peaqOS identity, its operator's agent paired and authorized
→ peaqOS resolves Acurast on the Machine Market, quotes the job, and opens an order
→ Acurast answers with a price, not a form: eight cents in USDC over x402, settled on Base, no account, no API key
→ peaqOS holds the payment until delivery; the job hash comes back as public proof
→ On the Acurast Hub: three smartphones, not servers, competing to run the robot's job
The job runs every ten minutes, on hardware the robot will never see. Delivered, payment released.
Simulated in @NVIDIA Isaac Sim
Check the blog in the final Tweet for the full flow
Acurast base:0xc5fed7c8ccc75d8a72b601a66dffd7a489073f0b Update of The Day:
Current Stats:
- Price: ~$0.08
- Market Cap: ~$24M
- FDV: ~$81M
- Circulating Supply: ~305M / Total ~1B
- 24h Volume: ~$2.4M (CEX-heavy)
Chart Analysis:
- Volatile correction phase:
-- Early June high → ~30M+ MC
-- Drop to ~20M low (ATL area)
-- Recovery rally to ~27–28M mid-late June
-- Current: Pulling back to ~24.59M MC with red candles and low DEX volume.
Short-term structure shows lower highs; support ~24M / 20–22M, resistance 26–28M.
Outlook:
- Short-term: Neutral-to-bearish (consolidation or test of supports likely without catalyst). Volatile due to low liquidity.
- Long-term: Bullish potential - attractive low valuation for a project with real tech/adoption in AI/DePIN narrative. Post-TGE digestion typical; room to run if network grows (workloads, partnerships, features like Cargo). Vesting is staggered (team cliffs/linear).
Risks: Market correlation, competition, execution, liquidity swings. High-risk crypto play.
Bottom line: Solid fundamentals at depressed valuation → accumulation zone for believers, but expect volatility. Watch volume, network metrics, and broader market.
DYOR
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What is Acurast?
@Acurast is a DePIN project building a decentralized, verifiable compute network powered by smartphones (using TEEs for security/privacy). It targets AI agents, confidential inference, oracles, and apps - a phone-based alternative to data centers.
Strong utility:
base:0xc5fed7c8ccc75d8a72b601a66dffd7a489073f0b for fees, staking (70% inflation to compute providers), and delegation. Real adoption with 266k+ phones onboarded and active community farming.
How to get base:0xc5fed7c8ccc75d8a72b601a66dffd7a489073f0b - 2 ways:
#1. CEX/DEX: Buy from exchanges - CEXes like LBank, MEXC, etc., as well as DEXes like Uniswap.
#2. Network Participation: Run Acurast app on a dedicated phone (Core) or as one of the apps in your phone (Lite)
- Get started here: https://t.co/JFOX7Igy0U
- Use my referral code: sfyk38
The Binance Alpha Box is now live!
This event uses the updated Alpha Box model, with the airdrop pool consisting of tokens from two projects: Acurast (ACU) and World Mobile Token (WMTX). Users holding at least 226 Binance Alpha points can claim one token airdrop on the Alpha Events page.
Upon claiming, users will be placed into different reward tiers and receive one of the following rewards: 355, 445, or 1265 ACU tokens; 737, 920, or 2630 WMTX tokens. Rewards are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.
If rewards are not fully distributed, the points threshold will automatically decrease by 5 points every 5 minutes.
Please note that claiming the airdrop will consume 15 Binance Alpha Points. Users must confirm their claim on the Alpha Events page within 24 hours; otherwise, it will be deemed that users have given up claiming the airdrop.