AcurastACU

A network that uses spare smartphone computing power to run apps and AI jobs.

Rank #419Since January 2026

Price on 31 Oct 2026

C$0.1736 +59.2% since 31 Jul 2026 · 60.0% below its all-time high

The short version

Acurast turns smartphones into a shared computing network: phone owners run a Processor app inside secure hardware enclaves, and developers pay in ACU to deploy jobs. It runs on its own Polkadot parachain and was founded by Alessandro De Carli, Pascal Brun and Mike Godenzi. The token began trading in January 2026. On 31 Oct 2026 one ACU cost C$0.1736. From 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 its price changed +59.2% in Canadian dollars, and it was 60.0% below its all-time high of C$0.4336 set on 23 Jan 2026.^[1]

Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 14 sources · next update about 1 Dec 2026

Price, past year

Since 20 Jan 2026: high C$0.3914 (24 Jan 2026) · low C$0.0943 (6 Jun 2026) · -11.2%^[1]

Month-end prices (table)

Date	C$	US$
31 Oct 2026	C$0.1721	US$0.1233
30 Sep 2026	C$0.1772	US$0.1245
31 Aug 2026	C$0.1693	US$0.1221
31 Jul 2026	C$0.1053	US$0.0751
30 Jun 2026	C$0.1160	US$0.0816
31 May 2026	C$0.1134	US$0.0822
30 Apr 2026	C$0.1195	US$0.0880
31 Mar 2026	C$0.1218	US$0.0876
28 Feb 2026	C$0.1662	US$0.1215
31 Jan 2026	C$0.2605	US$0.1931

Daily prices from CoinGecko; C$ converted at the Bank of Canada daily rate. The latest point is live when available. Past prices, not a forecast.

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Key facts

Price, 31 Oct 2026: C$0.1736^[1]
3-month change: +59.2% in C$ (31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026)^[1]
From its high: 60.0% below its high of C$0.4336 (23 Jan 2026)^[1]
Market rank: #419, market value about C$74.7M^[1]
Kind: Native coin · Acurast (its own Polkadot parachain); bridged versions on Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base and peaq
Started: January 2026

Checks: the same 9 questions for every coin

Facts, not a rating

Can an admin key create new coins?YesNative chain has no sudo key; on Ethereum a 4-of-7 multisig can grant ACU minting rights^{[2, 3, 4]}

Can anyone freeze or take coins from holders?YesOn Ethereum a 4-of-7 multisig can switch on a transfer restrictor; native chain needs a referendum^{[3, 4, 5]}

Can the token's contract code be changed?Not applicableRuns on its own blockchain; its rules change only through network upgrades

Is the supply capped?NoNo maximum: 5% yearly protocol inflation, and a multisig controls Ethereum minting^{[6, 3]}

Any scheduled unlocks in the next 12 months?YesTeam tokens alone release about 80M ACU, about 18% of circulating supply^{[6, 7, 8]}

Does a team or foundation hold over 10% of supply?Yes58% of supply is not circulating; team, backers, treasury and operations were allocated 66%^{[7, 8]}

Do network fees reach coin holders?Not disclosedFees pay phone operators and collators; no holder share or revenue published^{[9, 10]}

Main network hacked or halted in the past 2 years?NoNo Acurast entry in DefiLlama's hacks list^[11]

Is a regulator or court case targeting the coin itself?NoNo live regulator or court case found^[12]

Each answer is a fact with a source, not a score. What each check means.

Who controls it

Founders: Alessandro De Carli, Pascal Brun and Mike Godenzi (CTO)^[13]
Backers: Tezos Foundation, Web3 Foundation, Gavin Wood and CoinList; US$20.4M raised in rounds from 2023 to 2025^[7]
Governance: On-chain votes by ACU holders, weighted by how long tokens are locked (conviction voting)^[9]

Supply

In circulation: 430.62M ACU of 1.03B in total (41.6%)^[1]
Maximum supply: None set^[1]
Fully diluted value: 2.40 times its current market value^[1]
Allocation: Team and advisors 24%, early backers 6.5%, community activation 24%, community treasury 24%, operations 11.5%, liquidity 10%^[7]
Circulating: About 42% of 1.03B total on 31 Oct 2026; team tokens vest over 36 months after a 6-month cliff^{[7, 8, 6]}
Supply growth: CoinGecko's circulating count rose about 29% between 31 Jul and 30 Oct 2026^[8]

Use and fees

Main use: Developers pay deployment fees in ACU; phone operators and collators earn rewards^[9]
Network size: More than 280,000 phones as of 28 Sep 2026^[12]
Revenue: No revenue figures published; not tracked by DefiLlama^[10]

Trading

Daily trading: About C$5.8M a day on average, 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026^[1]
Daily turnover: Typically 5.98% of its market value changes hands each day^[1]
20-week average: 20.8% above its 20-week average price^[1]

History

Not a forecast

Coins ranked 201-500 at this point in past cycles (12-14 months after a Bitcoin peak), one year later: 8,067 cases, 1,187 coins

33% were higher a year later^[14]

Typical result: Median -38% after a year; 33% higher after two years
Lost half or more: 44% within a year
Against Bitcoin: 11% did better than Bitcoin over the year

History, not a forecast.

Red flags and things to watch

2 red flags found

Red flag: On Ethereum, where 169.7M ACU exist, a 4-of-7 multisig can grant minting rights and switch on a transfer restrictor that blocks any wallet (checked 1 Nov 2026).^{[3, 4]}
Red flag: Team tokens alone, 24% of supply on a 36-month linear vest, release about 80M ACU in the next 12 months, about 18% of circulating supply.^{[6, 7, 8]}

On 28 Sep 2026 the open-source Laya AI model was deployed across the network's 280,000+ phones.^[12]

Checked: admin keys, contract upgrades, unlocks, insider supply, hacks, legal actions and claims against records.

Sources and dates

Facts as of 31 Oct 2026. Prices from CoinGecko in Canadian and US dollars; US$ figures without a C$ price are converted at 1.3976 C$ per US$.