Acurast Announces Token Generation Event Date
The Acurast Association has officially scheduled its Token Generation Event for November 17, 2025. This marks a significant step toward the project’s mainnet launch, which aims to bring decentralized confidential computing to a broader audience.
From what I can see, the timing seems well-considered. They’ve apparently coordinated extensively with exchanges and ecosystem partners to ensure everything is properly prepared. Alessandro De Carli, one of the co-founders, mentioned they’re treating this as a one-shot opportunity to get things right.
Network Performance and Growth
The platform’s canary network has shown some impressive numbers during its testing phase. Over 137,500 phones have been onboarded, generating more than 447 million on-chain transactions within the Polkadot ecosystem. That’s quite substantial when you think about it.
These phones have powered more than 41,000 deployments across various live use cases. The performance data suggests the network has been handling real workloads effectively, which gives some confidence in their approach to decentralized computing.
Technical Foundation and Integration
Acurast operates as a rollup on Polkadot, which provides shared security benefits while maintaining interoperability with other chains. The Polkadot SDK serves as the foundation for their confidential computing capabilities.
What’s interesting is how they’re leveraging Polkadot’s modular design. This allows them to extend their compute services beyond just one blockchain, making decentralized computing accessible from any connected chain. That could be quite useful for developers working across multiple platforms.
Upcoming Developments
Several key developments are planned around the token launch. They’re working on a conversion mechanism between cACU and ACU tokens, preparing for exchange listings, and planning an airdrop of 10 million ACU tokens called the “Cloud Rebellion Airdrop.”
The team emphasizes this isn’t just another token launch. They describe it as the culmination of years of research, community building, and real-world testing. With growing demand for decentralized computing solutions, they’re positioning ACU as infrastructure that aligns with community values.
It’s worth noting that their approach using smartphones as computing nodes is somewhat unconventional. They argue that smartphones, with their built-in security features and widespread availability, actually surpass traditional servers in certain security aspects. The peer-to-peer nature of their system means value gets shared back with participants rather than centralized entities.
As we approach November, it’ll be interesting to see how the market responds and whether their unique approach to decentralized computing gains traction. The numbers from their test network suggest they’ve built something that actually works, which is more than you can say for many projects in this space.
