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| 1h | 24h | 7d | 30d | 60d | 90d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.34% | 1.45% | 8.11% | 22.70% | 1.76% | 69.34% |
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Data source: CoinGecko
CESS is used for staking, gas fees, and governance, with a portion of supply burned.
Top Holders
| Address | Token | Quantity | Percentage | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0x236d...fe3c |   CESS | 3,000,000,000 | 30% | $4.58M |
| 0x1181...9cf2 | CESS | 1,500,000,000 | 15% | $2.29M |
| 0x6710...9757 | CESS | 1,250,000,000 | 12.5% | $1.91M |
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About CESS
CESS is a DePIN Layer 1 for the data economy that combines decentralized storage, content delivery and permission control on one chain, serving enterprises that need auditable records, AI data providers and Web3 developers. It targets the structural problems of centralized cloud storage: a single vendor holding the data creates a single point of failure, data is locked to the platform, and cross-border storage struggles to meet data sovereignty and compliance requirements.
The stack has four layers. Storage uses PoDR² proofs to continuously challenge nodes and require proof of availability and integrity inside a TEE; consensus nodes maintain world state; the CD²N delivery layer uses edge caching to bring hot reads to millisecond latency; and the application layer offers object storage DeOSS, cloud drive DeCloud, file sharing DeShare and AI-LINK. For permissions, proxy re-encryption (PReT) lets data be shared with authorized parties without exposing plaintext, MDRC confirms rights over multiple formats through metadata fingerprints, and location-based storage selection addresses data residency rules.
Setback: The mainnet targeted for H1 2026 has not launched; as of July 22, 2026 the project remains on the Hubble testnet, leaving staking, storage payments and other token utilities inactive.
Fundamentals: CESS fell 11.3% on July 22, 2026 to $0.001334, near its all-time low of $0.001126 from February 6; market cap is about $3.53M with 2.65B tokens (26.5% of supply) circulating, leaving a large dilution overhang.
Nicholas Zaldastani — Co-founder & Chairman; MBA from Harvard Business School, former Oracle director and CEO of World Energy, leads marketing and strategy.
Joseph Li — Co-founder & CTO; 24 years in cybersecurity and large network build-outs, focuses on decentralized cloud storage architecture.
Jessie Dai — Co-founder & COO; early crypto investor and vice chair of the Hong Kong Web3 Standardization Association.