If Acurast’s network really gets used more and more, would $ACU also generate real demand?

At the moment, its mechanism is designed to be interconnected.

Developers who want to run compute-intensive tasks such as AI inference and data processing on Acurast need to pay computation fees in $ACU.

On the other hand, idle mobile phones from around the world connect to the network as Processors, providing computing power in exchange for rewards. This process also involves staking $ACU to ensure network security and reliable computation.

What’s even more noteworthy is that after a compute task is successfully executed, $ACU will also be burned.

That means if Acurast truly takes off in the future, several forces will appear at the same time:

More developers buying compute services

More Processors staking $ACU

More compute tasks leading to token burns

So when assessing whether $ACU is strong later on, I’ll focus on three key data points:

Paid compute volume, $ACU staked amount, and $ACU burned amount.

No matter how many phones connect, if nobody is actually paying to run tasks, the significance is still limited.

Conversely, if all three of these metrics start to grow steadily, that would indicate that Acurast’s network growth is truly turning into demand for $ACU.

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