How are you airdrop farmers doing?
There’s a DePIN project I recommend checking out, especially if you have an unused Android phone at home.
It’s called Acurast, and its focus is decentralized computing power for AI × DePIN.
AI is developing at such a rapid pace, and the demand for computing power keeps growing. But traditional computing resources are largely controlled by big tech companies.
Acurast takes an interesting approach: instead of competing for data centers, it puts people’s idle phones to work, making them part of the cloud computing ecosystem.
How can you get involved?
In simple terms, download its Processor app and connect your phone to the network. Your phone acts as a small computing node. Developers can deploy programs to the network, and the system assigns them to suitable devices to run.
Things like Node.js services, Telegram bots, scheduled tasks, and even some AI model inference can run on it.
For example, if we want an AI agent to run 24/7, leaving a computer on at home uses a lot of electricity, and shutting it down interrupts the task. On a decentralized computing network like Acurast, the task can instead be handled by devices that stay online.
And this isn’t one of those projects that just launched with big promises. According to the official figures, Acurast’s mainnet is live, its network spans over 175 countries and regions, hundreds of thousands of phones are connected, and it has processed more than 1 billion on-chain transactions. At least in terms of network size and real-world use, it already has a solid foundation.
What I’m most bullish on is AI computing power. As more AI agents emerge in the future, the need for computing, automation, and continuous operation will grow along with them. If Acurast can continue attracting developers and real demand for computing, the long-term value of $ACU could finally come through.
Of course, don’t assume you’ll make easy money just because it offers rewards. Actual returns will depend on the rules and how your device performs.
One more thing: I recommend using an idle device. Don’t experiment with a phone that holds your wallet, private keys, or important data.
I’m planning to try it out on a spare phone and see how complicated the setup is, how hot the phone gets, how much battery it uses, and how much I can actually earn in rewards.
There’s a DePIN project I recommend checking out, especially if you have an unused Android phone at home.
It’s called Acurast, and its focus is decentralized computing power for AI × DePIN.
AI is developing at such a rapid pace, and the demand for computing power keeps growing. But traditional computing resources are largely controlled by big tech companies.
Acurast takes an interesting approach: instead of competing for data centers, it puts people’s idle phones to work, making them part of the cloud computing ecosystem.
How can you get involved?
In simple terms, download its Processor app and connect your phone to the network. Your phone acts as a small computing node. Developers can deploy programs to the network, and the system assigns them to suitable devices to run.
Things like Node.js services, Telegram bots, scheduled tasks, and even some AI model inference can run on it.
For example, if we want an AI agent to run 24/7, leaving a computer on at home uses a lot of electricity, and shutting it down interrupts the task. On a decentralized computing network like Acurast, the task can instead be handled by devices that stay online.
And this isn’t one of those projects that just launched with big promises. According to the official figures, Acurast’s mainnet is live, its network spans over 175 countries and regions, hundreds of thousands of phones are connected, and it has processed more than 1 billion on-chain transactions. At least in terms of network size and real-world use, it already has a solid foundation.
What I’m most bullish on is AI computing power. As more AI agents emerge in the future, the need for computing, automation, and continuous operation will grow along with them. If Acurast can continue attracting developers and real demand for computing, the long-term value of $ACU could finally come through.
Of course, don’t assume you’ll make easy money just because it offers rewards. Actual returns will depend on the rules and how your device performs.
One more thing: I recommend using an idle device. Don’t experiment with a phone that holds your wallet, private keys, or important data.
I’m planning to try it out on a spare phone and see how complicated the setup is, how hot the phone gets, how much battery it uses, and how much I can actually earn in rewards.