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Aptos' Shelby storage enters private beta with live customer workloads

  • —Shelby entered private beta in October 2026 after its testnet shut down on August 3
  • —Three customers onboard: Teepin (AI), Pictor Network (3D rendering), PathPulse (spatial data)
  • —The system is S3-compatible and targets sub-second read performance
  • —Aptos smart contracts verify data integrity, with APT used for transaction fees
Why it matters: Aptos is entering cloud storage with on-chain data provenance, a feature conventional clouds lack, potentially boosting APT demand.
Source: Crypto Briefing