Crust Devlog | Feb 1st — Feb 28th, 2025

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4 min readMar 8, 2025

The Mainnet Data

Technical Roadmap for 2025

Q1: Enhance TON Ecosystem Storage Solution

Miniapp Bot Completion: Finalize the miniapp bot on the TON platform, enabling TON users to directly store files without needing to leave their current interface.
Integrated Storage Offering: Establish the solution as one of the core storage options within the TON ecosystem by deploying the Ton-Crust Network smart contract.
Developer & User Support: Publish a comprehensive SDK, detailed Dev Wiki, and user guidance materials to streamline integration and enhance the user experience.

Q2: Upgrade for the Polkadot Ecosystem

Elastic Scalability: Implement a multi-core architecture that increases storage capacity, addressing the growing on-chain data demands.
XCM v5 Integration: Upgrade the cross-chain messaging protocol (XCM v5) to boost interoperability between Polkadot and other rollup chains.
Unified Address Format: Adopt a single address standard across Polkadot and all Rollup chains, simplifying transactions and improving overall efficiency.

Q3: Explore AI Computing in the TEE Network

Confidential Computing: Integrate confidential computing capabilities within the TEE network to support secure AI applications across various scenarios.
Optimized Data Storage: Enhance the network to better support hot storage for AI model data, ensuring fast and efficient access for real-time processing.
Initial Implementation Plan: Develop an implementation plan — including partnerships with AI service providers and research institutions — to pilot AI-driven use cases.

Q4: Extend and Upgrade the AI-Enhanced Decentralized Storage and Computing Framework

Advanced AI Integration: Build upon Q3’s initial implementation by integrating advanced AI functionalities directly into the decentralized storage and computing framework. This includes developing dynamic resource allocation models tailored for AI workloads, enhancing real-time data processing, and incorporating seamless AI analytics within the network.
Enhanced Consensus & Data Management: Upgrade consensus mechanisms and data retrieval protocols to meet the higher performance demands of AI-driven applications. This step aims to improve data integrity, reduce latency, and boost throughput for AI-enhanced operations.
Feature Expansion & Integration: Experiment with additional functionalities that further merge AI computing with decentralized storage — such as adaptive storage solutions and cross-chain interoperability — to support a broader range of AI applications.
Comprehensive Pilot Programs: Launch pilot projects to rigorously test the extended framework. Collaborate with AI service providers and research partners to validate performance improvements and scalability, paving the way for next-generation AI and data workloads.

Ecosystem Collaboration

1. We’re thrilled to explore a collaboration between CrustNetwor and AIxBlock! This partnership will enhance AIxBlock’s infrastructure and offer users a powerful, decentralized alternative to traditional cloud storage!

2. Crust participated in the Consensus Hong Kong hackathon and served as a judge. In the end, Crust awarded the prize to MoME.

MoME is an LLM and RAG-based platform built on CrustNetwork that automatically parses, verifies and explains blockchain transactions across lots of different networks. The goal is simple: make transactions easy to understand so users know what they’re doing and don’t get scammed!

Community Events

1. Crust OCP member @Altcoin_daddy delivered a talk about Crust at the Ibom Blockchain Summit. It’s a great opportunity for developers to learn more about decentralized storage!

2. Time to build → Join the EasyA Consensus HK Hackathon, sponsored by Polkadot. Compete for bounties, network with top mentors and VCs, and more. Polkadot teams will be there too @Unique_NFTcha, @Bifrost, @AcalaNetwork, @CrustNetwork, and @origin_trail

3. Had a fantastic time at VC Chill Night hosted by ZooFinance! It was great connecting with so many new friends in Consensus HongKong. Looking forward to building together!