What Is Crypto AI? Acurast’s Role in Decentralized AI Compute
Crypto AI is the meeting point of blockchains and artificial intelligence, and it starts with one hard problem: compute. AI needs enormous processing power, and today most of it si
Laya Demos: Try a System One Model Running on a Phone
Nine live demos hand every decision they make to the same open AI model, running on an Android phone from the Acurast Network. In one it plays the classic Snake game; in another it
Why System One Models Belong on a Decentralized Cloud
System One models like Jev and Laya answer with probabilities instead of text. Small, stateless and privacy-sensitive, they are the workload a decentralized cloud of phones handles
From Spare Phones to Mini Data Centers: Inside the Growing Acurast Community
Every network starts with technology. But technology alone does not build a network. People do. Five Acurast rebels on how a single spare phone became a phone farm, and how some of
Your WordPress Site Doesn’t Need a Cloud Server
WordPress powers everything from personal blogs to company websites, publications, and online stores. Traditionally, running a WordPress site means relying on a hosting prov
What to Do With Old Phones: Google Research Says Build a Cloud Out of Them
What to do with old phones: Google Research says build a cloud out of them 5.3 billion phones fell out of use in 2022, and most of them went into a drawer. In June, Google Research
Your AI Shouldn’t Stop Working When You Close Your Browser
Building an AI agent has never been easier. Every week introduces a new model, framework, or SDK that can reason, call tools, and automate tasks. The shift The challe
Decentralized Compute: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It Runs on Phones
Decentralized compute: what it is, how it works, and why it runs on phones Three companies control most of the world’s cloud infrastructure. When you deploy an application, y
Decentralized Confidential AI Inference Powered by Smartphones
Acurast, Pocket Network and NodeGhost: Exploring decentralized confidential AI inference powered by smartphones Acurast, Pocket Network and NodeGhost have been running an early exp
Why AI Agents Need Sovereign Infrastructure
Why AI Agents Need Sovereign Infrastructure AI agents are no longer a research concept. In 2026, they write production code, execute trading strategies, synthesize research, and ha