# Acurast

> Truly Scalable and Secure – Powered by Phones

Acurast is the serverless cloud powered by smartphones with TEEs, enabling decentralized computing for projects to run confidential and secure workloads.

Acurast operates a decentralized computation network utilizing mobile device hardware for secure processing. The platform leverages smartphone-based trusted execution environments to deliver confidential computing capabilities. It coordinates distributed processing tasks across a network of verified devices while providing infrastructure for confidential artificial intelligence applications and secure data processing.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Infrastructure
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2025-01-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/acurast

## Products

- [Decentralized Serverless Cloud](https://thegrid.id/profiles/acurast): A decentralized serverless cloud designed to address challenges in cloud computing, such as centralized trust, fragmented ecosystems, and privacy concerns. (Compute Network, Live, Main Product)
- [Acurast Processor](https://thegrid.id/profiles/acurast): Acurast Processor allows smartphone owners to participate in the Acurast computing network. The application handles secure task execution using device hardware security features, manages computational resources, and processes network requests. Processors receive compensation for successfully completing computing tasks. (DePin, Live)
- [Acurast Explorer](https://thegrid.id/profiles/acurast): Acurast Explorer is a public block explorer for the Acurast Mainnet, enabling search and visualization of blocks, extrinsics, and compute deployments. The interface delivers real-time network statistics including ACU burn data, epoch progress, and deployment status, exposing all on-chain activity through searchable indexed records. (Block Explorer, Live)

## Assets

- [Canary ACU (cACU)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/acurast): cACU is the utility token of Acurast Canary, the incentivized testnet for the Acurast decentralized computing network. It is used to reward compute providers and pay for transaction fees on the canary network. cACU operates separately from the mainnet ACU token, allowing new features to be tested in a live environment before reaching production. (Utility)
- [Acurast (ACU)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/acurast): ACU is the utility token of the Acurast Network, a decentralized serverless cloud. It is used for compute resource allocation and governance participation. ACU is also earned by device operators as compensation for contributing computing power to the network. (Utility)

## Links

- [Main](https://acurast.com)
- [Blog](https://acurast.medium.com)
- [Documentation](https://docs.acurast.com)
- [Terms of Service](https://acurast.com/terms-conditions)
- [Privacy policy](https://acurast.com/privacy-policy)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/Acurast)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/acurastnetwork)
- [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/wqgC6b6aKe)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/Acurast)
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@acurast)

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