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Self Secures $9M, Acurast Raises $11M for Smartphone Network

11/14/2025

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Self, a zero-knowledge authentication protocol, secured $9 million in seed funding.
Acurast, a decentralized computing network utilizing smartphones, raised $11 million to launch its mainnet and native token, $ACU, on November 17, 2025, and to transform idle smartphones into secure computing nodes.
The project has attracted strong investor support, with over 146,000 smartphones onboarded.

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Story summary

Self, a zero-knowledge authentication protocol, secured $9 million in seed funding.
Acurast, a decentralized computing network utilizing smartphones, raised $11 million to launch its mainnet and native token, $ACU, on November 17, 2025, and to transform idle smartphones into secure computing nodes.
The project has attracted strong investor support, with over 146,000 smartphones onboarded.