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Name | Bitpanda Asset Management GmbH, Bitpanda GmbH |
Relevant legal entity identifier | 9845005X9B7N610K0093, 5493007WZ7IFULIL8G21 |
Name of the crypto-asset | acurast |
Consensus Mechanism | Acurast runs its own Layer‑1 blockchain secured by a Nominated Proof‑of‑Stake (NPoS) consensus model, where token holders nominate validators. |
Incentive Mechanisms and Applicable Fees | The native token ACU is used to pay transaction and compute execution fees and to participate in staking. Rewards are distributed to participants who contribute compute resources, stake tokens (“Staked Compute”), or act as validators, with portions of inflation allocated to these reward pools. Fees collected on‑chain help fund rewards and the network treasury, and token holders can engage in on‑chain governance. |
Beginning of the period | 2025-02-16 |
End of the period | 2026-02-16 |
Energy consumption | 8278.20000 (kWh/a) |