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(CRUST)

Crust Network is an application-type public chain that implements an incentive layer protocol for decentralized storage. Its primary function is to provide a decentralized cloud ecosystem, starting with a storage layer and aiming to expand to a computing layer. As a Polkadot parachain, Crust enhances data capabilities through decentralization, establishes a Decentralized Storage Market (DSM), and is adaptable to various storage protocols like IPFS, supporting the application layer.

Crust serves as an incentive layer for IPFS (InterPlanetary File System). While IPFS offers the fundamental storage capability, Crust incentivizes network nodes to provide storage capacity. Crust enhances IPFS by integrating features such as decentralized storage markets, smart contracts, and cross-chain capabilities. This integration makes IPFS more robust and suitable for a broader range of Web3 applications that require incentivized and decentralized storage solutions.

Crust Network supports various decentralized storage applications, including decentralized website deployment and operation, with examples like Uniswap and PolkaApps having migrated. It provides storage for NFT files and decentralized blockchain full node data, facilitates P2P content storage and distribution, and is suitable for general off-chain data storage for data-intensive platforms like decentralized social networks. Additionally, it enables serverless DApp/website hosting on its network combined with IPFS.

Crust uses MPoW (Meaningful Proof-of-Work), a mechanism based on TEE (Trusted Execution Environment) to verify a miner's local storage status, similar to PoST. For consensus, it employs GPoS (Guaranteed Proof of Stake), an innovation built upon the Polkadot NPoS model. GPoS links the staking amount of nodes directly to their storage capacity, which helps to mitigate potential centralization concerns often associated with traditional Proof-of-Stake systems by tying economic stake to actual utility.

The native CRU token has several vital uses within the Crust Network. It is required for staking to become a node (validator or guarantor) and secure the network, and it covers transaction fees. CRU is also used for network governance, allowing holders to participate in decision-making. Furthermore, CRU rewards are distributed to nodes, validators, and guarantors for maintaining network security and providing storage, and the token acts as a form of guarantee for storage services.

Users can store files on Crust Network through several methods: directly via the Crust Apps interface (choosing Gateway or IPFS modes), using the user-friendly Crust Files application, or for developers, by integrating storage features using the Crust SDK. File size limitations include uploads up to 32GB via Crust Gateway and IPFS clients, while Crust Files uploads are limited to 1GB. The default storage duration for a transaction is 6 months, but users can extend this indefinitely using an assurance pool.