Web3 is evolving fast, but infrastructure hasn’t caught up when it comes to real-time, scalable, and secure data access. The real bottleneck isn’t storing data — it’s accessing it in sub-second speed, at scale, and with on-chain control. Slow reads stall apps, AI pipelines break, and creators lose revenue.
Shelby, co-developed by Aptos Labs and Jump Crypto, is Web3’s first decentralized, cloud-grade hot storage protocol. It goes beyond static file storage — delivering blazing-fast reads, on-chain access controls, and read incentives that unlock new real-time monetization models.
With Shelby, developers can:
- Build pay-per-view video and token-gated content that generate revenue on every read,
- Run AI pipelines that adapt dynamically with low latency and high throughput,
- Create dynamic NFTs with on-chain royalties that update and pay out automatically,
- Support high-volume, low-latency data access at CDN-grade speeds,
- Seamlessly integrate across multiple chains like Aptos, Solana, Ethereum L2s, and Cosmos,
- Incentivize nodes to serve data, enabling sustainable, decentralized economics,
- Implement end-to-end encryption, auditing, and access controls for secure, private data delivery.
Shelby bridges the gap between Web2 cloud performance and Web3 decentralization, empowering builders to deliver fast, sovereign, and monetizable applications.
AI platforms, creator economies, and DePIN networks already rely on Shelby to overcome legacy storage bottlenecks.
If your app streams, scales, or responds in real time, Shelby gives you the edge you need.
Early access is open — test it, break it, and help shape the future of decentralized cloud: shelby.xyz