Crust Network

What it does

Account security

Crust Wallet is non-custodial; the maker says lost mnemonic phrases or backup files cannot be used to recover the account or its assets.checked 4 Oct 2026

Consensus

Crust's GPoS consensus uses storage-proof reports to calculate storage-related parameters and encourages token holders to stake with nodes.checked 9 Oct 2026

Developer API

Crust provides a PolkadotJS-based SDK, crust.js, for accessing Crust Network functionality.checked 4 Oct 2026

Developer tools

Crust documents JavaScript libraries for interacting with the network, with code released under an Apache-2.0 license.checked 9 Oct 2026

File uploads

Users can upload through a gateway or use a local IPFS client; gateway uploads require signing with a Crust account, and that authorization has no transaction fee.checked 4 Oct 2026

Hosting integrations

The documented GitHub Actions workflow can use Crust's public IPFS gateway or other pin services, including Pinata and IPFS Cluster.checked 9 Oct 2026

Integrations

The maker documents website publishing through Crust CLI, a Node.js package, or a GitHub Action.checked 4 Oct 2026

Notable limit

The maker recommends keeping files smaller than 32G when troubleshooting storage orders that remain pending.checked 4 Oct 2026

Pricing

Storage fees are dynamically calculated; an order fee includes a basic file fee, a dynamic adjustment fee and an optional user-selected tip.checked 9 Oct 2026

Proof mechanism

Crust says its MPoW storage-proof mechanism uses Trusted Execution Environment technology to check storage and generate reports verifiable by network nodes.checked 9 Oct 2026

Retrieval

Users can retrieve stored files through the Storage User application or use its download link.checked 4 Oct 2026

Security

Crust describes its storage proof layer as using Trusted Execution Environment technology to periodically check node storage and produce workload reports verifiable by other nodes.checked 4 Oct 2026

Smart contract integrations

Crust documents storage smart contracts deployed on Ethereum, Arbitrum One, Polygon, Astar, Aptos and Elrond.checked 9 Oct 2026

Storage access

After an order succeeds, files can be accessed through standard IPFS interfaces and gateways.checked 9 Oct 2026

Storage market

Users can place on-chain storage orders for files, which Crust nodes store and distribute.checked 4 Oct 2026

Storage orders

Users can place on-chain storage orders for files identified by IPFS CIDs, and Crust nodes store those files.checked 9 Oct 2026

Storage order status

Crust Apps shows orders as waiting while nodes fetch the file and success after Crust nodes have fetched and stored it.checked 9 Oct 2026

Storage status

IPFS Scan displays file distribution, retrieval locations, storing nodes, and storage status across incentive layers.checked 4 Oct 2026

Support

The developer documentation directs users to log issues or submit pull requests for documentation gaps and questions.checked 9 Oct 2026

Wallet limitation

Crust Wallet supports interaction with Crust Mainnet but not Crust Parachain or ERC20-based CRU tokens.checked 9 Oct 2026

Website hosting

Crust documents three ways to publish websites: its command-line tool, a Node.js package and a GitHub Action.checked 9 Oct 2026

What it does

Crust provides a decentralized storage network that supports protocols such as IPFS and exposes storage interfaces to applications.checked 9 Oct 2026