Nodle Partners with Acurast to Enable Decentralized Compute Applications on Smartphones

Introduction to the Partnership

Nodle, the largest decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN) on zkSync, is entering a strategic partnership with Acurast, a decentralized serverless cloud physical infrastructure network. This collaboration aims to leverage Nodle's extensive user base of hundreds of thousands of monthly active users (MAU) to run decentralized compute applications directly on smartphones.

Acurast’s Smart Mission

With the forthcoming Acurast 'Smart Mission', Nodle app users will have the opportunity to earn additional rewards by sharing their smartphone's compute resources. Acurast will deploy this smart mission within Nodle’s apps, rewarding users for their smartphone’s compute power. This initiative supports Nodle Network's vision to become a massive decentralized computer to connect and verify reality.

Decentralized Compute on Smartphones

Acurast's smart mission allows users to share their compute resources quickly and easily. Unlike other decentralized compute infrastructure projects that require desktop computers or large servers, Nodle app users can participate directly from their smartphones. This opens up access to previously untapped resources and enables smartphone owners worldwide to contribute.

Serverless Approach to Cloud Computing

Acurast employs a “serverless” approach to cloud computing, allowing smartphones to participate in a decentralized computing infrastructure. Smartphones, often equipped with the latest chips and advanced secure hardware modules, can provide cost-effective and environmentally friendly computing resources. Acurast currently supports Javascript and NodeJS serverless applications and has announced support for Google Pixel’s Mobile AI TPU accelerator.

Benefits of Smartphone-Based Compute

Pascal Brun, Acurast’s Co-Founder, emphasizes that smartphones benefit from the latest chips and power efficiency, offering a cost-effective way to provide computing resources globally. By utilizing old smartphones, which often have more advanced chips than current production server racks, Acurast aims to create an environmentally friendly computing infrastructure.

Current Applications of Acurast

Today, Acurast is being used by tzBTC, the first to mint wrapped Bitcoin in a fully decentralized method with a TVL of 1000+ BTC, taking advantage of Acurast’s decentralized computing. As smartphones become more powerful and centralized app stores open up, DePINs like Nodle pave the way for more secure, decentralized, and environmentally friendly computing.

Advancing Decentralized AI Computing

The Acurast smart mission enables Nodle to leverage a global smartphone infrastructure, opening access to valuable resources and decentralizing AI computing. Micha Benoliel, CEO and co-founder of Intergalactic Labs, highlights this opportunity as a significant step towards Nodle’s long-term vision.

Final Thoughts

Together, Nodle and Acurast are paving the path for the future of decentralized mobile-first computing. By leveraging the estimated 8 billion smartphones globally, they are setting the stage for a new era of secure, decentralized, and environmentally friendly computing.