@Acurast isn’t just about “using spare phones to provide computing power.” It’s trying to organize a large number of distributed devices into a usable decentralized computing network.
I’m particularly interested in the role $ACU plays here.
On one hand, device providers earn rewards by contributing their phones’ computing power. The initial supply and reward mechanism give early participants an incentive to connect their devices. On the other hand, $ACU isn’t merely a reward point—it will also be involved in staking, governance, and the development of the network ecosystem.
This creates a fairly complete cycle:
Devices join → Provide computing power → Earn $ACU incentives → Stake/participate in the ecosystem → The network gains more real computing power
I think the key question isn’t really “how much can you earn?” but whether these devices will be generating real computing demand over the long term.
If the rewards are only high at the beginning and everyone connects their devices, but no one keeps them running after the campaign ends, then the network’s size won’t matter.
So if you’re thinking about participating, I’d focus on a few practical questions first:
Device requirements
There are participation options for devices such as Android 12+ and iPhone 6s+ / iOS 15+. I recommend testing with one spare device first rather than connecting a lot of machines right away.
Don’t judge earnings by promotional figures alone
Actual rewards are also affected by device performance, uptime, task execution, staking, and other factors.
You can use other people’s earnings screenshots as a reference, but don’t assume you’ll get the same results.
What’s really worth watching is future demand
If more developers are willing to run real computing tasks on the network in the future, then the computing power on the device side will become valuable.
That’s what I currently find most compelling about Acurast:
It’s not simply trying to get you to “run your phone and earn tokens.” It’s working to turn idle devices around the world into a layer of computing resources that can be called upon.
The campaign by @EchoHunt_ai is still ongoing, and if you have a spare Android phone or iPhone, you can try out the whole process at low cost.
My approach remains the same, though: start with a small-scale test, figure out how the device runs, how tasks are assigned, and how rewards are calculated, then decide whether to add more devices.
$SEI Why is it going up: The Layer1 sector is showing signs of recovery; SEI’s ecosystem activity is increasing; and capital has started flowing back toward high-speed public chains.
Where are the opportunities: If Layer1 continues to be the market’s main theme, SEI is one worth watching among high-beta public chains—pay attention to the strength of follow-through after the breakout.
$UNI Why Is It Rising: DeFi Leaders Reclaim Investors’ Attention, UNI Is Up About 9% Today. As trading volume rebounds, the DEX leader starts to strengthen.
Where’s the Opportunity: UNI is better positioned to benefit from rotation within the DeFi sector. If on-chain trading activity continues to heat up, UNI could keep benefiting.
$PEPE Why are prices rising: The meme sector has reactivated, the broader market’s risk appetite has rebounded, and funds have once again flowed into highly liquid meme coins.
Where are the opportunities: Meme market rallies are often accompanied by trading volume explosions. Focus on the follow-through after a volume-backed breakout, rather than the price increase on a single day.
$TAO Why is it going up: The AI sector has become the main storyline in the market again, with Bittensor up more than 12% today. The AI + decentralized computing narrative continues to attract capital.
Where are the opportunities: If the AI main theme keeps heating up, TAO is still one of the most closely watched coins in the sector.
$TRUMP Why it’s rising: The Meme sector as a whole is rebounding. Today, TRUMP is up more than 28%, and trading volume has expanded noticeably. When market risk appetite rebounds, capital flows back into high-heat momentum.
Where are the opportunities: Meme coins have strong volatility, but the key is whether trading volume can be sustained—otherwise they can quickly surge and then fall back.
$TLM Why is it up: Low-market-cap GameFi assets attract funds rushing in, with short-term gains leading; this is a行情 driven by sentiment capital.
Where is the opportunity: After the GameFi sector starts showing unusual activity, high-beta coins are more likely to move into a second wave. Focus on whether trading volume continues to expand.
$ENA Why is it rising: The stablecoin sector is active again. Ethena today is up more than 23%, and it is also one of Binance’s热门 coins. Funds have started to trade stablecoin yield again, as well as the DeFi liquidity narrative.
Where is the opportunity: ENA needs funds to keep flowing in, not just a one-day big green candle. Watch whether volume continues to expand.
$VET Why is it rising: RWA and enterprise chain concepts are heating up again. VeChain today has entered Binance's hot gainers list, with a 24H price increase of nearly 30%, and clear capital returning to the Layer1/RWA sector.
Where are the opportunities: If trading volume continues to stay at a high level, VET may become a catch-up target within the RWA narrative.
$ZRO Why is it rising: LayerZero ecosystem heat is picking up again. Cross-chain sector funds are becoming active once more. Trading volume clearly increased today, and it is one of the leading coins in the cross-chain sector. Where is the opportunity: If it breaks through today’s level with strong volume and holds, the cross-chain narrative may continue to gain momentum—watch whether funds keep flowing in.
$SOL Over the past few days, the trend has been clearly stronger than before. After it broke back above $100, capital sentiment also started to heat up noticeably. I think what’s most worth watching now isn’t “how much it’s already risen,” but whether $100 can truly turn into a new support level. If a pullback toward $100 can hold steady, and the trading volume continues to expand, then the short-term market will naturally start paying attention to $110—this next psychological level.
More importantly, SOL itself still has fundamental narrative support, including DeFi, stablecoins, RWA, and on-chain applications.
So this time, if it isn’t just a sentiment-driven spike, but rather a price breakout + rising volume + continued inflow of capital, this leg of SOL’s rally may not be over yet.
As long as $100 can hold, I’m looking at $120. Go for it.
$SOL |Why is it worth paying attention to again now? SOL has recently returned to around $107. Compared with BTC and ETH, what’s really worth looking at is market positioning sentiment and resilience.
SOL’s core thesis is still very clear: DeFi + stablecoins + on-chain applications + high-performance blockchain After BTC determines the overall market direction, capital often starts seeking higher-beta assets, and SOL is a fairly typical choice.
📈 Why am I bullish? On the one hand, the SOL ecosystem continues to expand; on the other hand, when market risk appetite picks up, capital is more likely to rotate from BTC and ETH into mainstream altcoins. And $100 itself is an extremely important psychological level. If SOL can: Hold above $100 → break through the previous high with volume → pull back to confirm support then the trading opportunities ahead and overall market attention are very likely to expand further.
$ETH Current: approx. $2.52K; 24H: +3.6% ETH’s biggest takeaway right now is that it’s starting to develop its own funding/flow logic. Aside from tracking BTC: ETF + DeFi + Stablecoin + RWA + L2 are all strengthening Ethereum’s role as digital finance infrastructure.
ETH has recently reclaimed $2.5K. If BTC stays strong and ETH continues to outperform BTC, the market is likely to revert to a familiar narrative: BTC breakout → ETH catches up → Altcoin rotation Recent market analysis has also listed ETH as one of the leading large-cap Altcoins with relatively strong performance in the near term.
The key is not to chase any single price point, but to watch: Whether ETH/BTC continues to strengthen. If capital noticeably begins rotating from BTC into ETH, ETH could become the core trading focus for the next phase
$NVDA surged today, up sharply. The core driver is earnings plus a renewed ignition of AI demand, which has rekindled market sentiment. 📈 1. Results far exceed expectations The latest quarterly revenue reached $96.2 billion, up 106% year over year. The data center business alone climbed to $89.0 billion, up 117%. AI compute demand remains extremely strong.
🚀 2. What matters even more: the forward outlook The company’s revenue guidance for the next quarter is $108.0 billion, continuing to beat market expectations. The market has once again regained confidence: the AI capex cycle hasn’t ended yet.
🔥 3. Next-gen products keep providing room for imagination New AI platforms such as Rubin are prompting the market to start pricing in the next wave of compute demand early, and multiple institutions have raised their price targets as a result.
So the real logic behind today’s rally is: Earnings beat expectations → AI demand hasn’t cooled → Capex keeps expanding → The chips/AI sector benefits across the board If $NVDA can hold its ground in today’s breakout area afterward, then the AI main theme is still worth keeping an eye on.
The market originally worried that AI might be topping out, but Nvidia today is telling the market through its earnings: at least for now, we haven’t seen that turning point.
$BTC Current: about $80K BTC This round of renewed strength is supported by more than just market sentiment. In recent weeks, a weaker US dollar, changes in expectations for long-term yields, improved regulatory expectations, and continued inflows into the spot BTC ETF are all providing support for BTC. In August, the ETF has remained in consecutive net inflows, with roughly $232M flowing in on a recent single day.
But if it can break through $80K → with increased volume → and a pullback that does not break then its upside potential will be very large #BTC
$HYPE |Hyperliquid Currently around $81.6, HYPE has been one of the market’s most sentiment-driven assets recently. It hit a historical high of about $83.53 on August 26, then pulled back somewhat and is currently trading in a range around above $80. More importantly, today the market saw reports of suspected ongoing spot buying of HYPE by a wallet allegedly related to a16z, although the wallet’s ownership has not been officially confirmed yet. Why is it rising?
Hyperliquid ecosystem growth + demand for perpetual futures trading + market capital chasing high-beta assets.
The key now isn’t “whether it can still be chased after it’s already gone up a lot.” It’s: can $80 turn from a psychological level into real support? If HYPE breaks back above the prior high around $83.5 and enters a new price-discovery phase, sentiment could flare up again. Of course, there’s also a risk that must be watched: around September 6, about 9.92 million HYPE tokens are scheduled to unlock, and the market will pay close attention to the actual selling pressure. My take: Hold $80 → watch the prior high Break $83.5 → enter a new price-discovery phase Breakout on higher volume → sentiment may accelerate further
🔥 HYPE’s biggest appeal right now is that it’s no longer just “an altcoin,” but part of the DeFi trading infrastructure narrative.