Akave Launches Decentralized Data Layer on Avalanche L1

Akave, a decentralized storage network, has launched Akave Cloud, the first decentralized data layer deployed on a dedicated Avalanche L1. This innovative platform is designed to cater to decentralized AI, DePIN, and compliance-focused SaaS, offering encrypted, programmable, and verifiable storage tailored for modern data infrastructure needs. Unlike traditional cloud services, Akave anchors all storage logic—including uploads, reads, and permissions—directly to smart contracts, ensuring that every interaction is recorded onchain. This provides tamper-proof audit trails and full data sovereignty without compromising performance or usability.

Akave Cloud is already being utilized by several teams, including Intuizi, The Defiant, and Heurist.ai. Notably, it is the first decentralized storage system to integrate with Snowflake, enabling analytics teams to work with familiar tools while transitioning to verifiable, decentralized infrastructure. Stefaan Vervaet, CEO and Co-Founder of Akave, highlighted the alignment between Akave and Avalanche, stating that their ecosystem shares a focus on enterprise-grade infrastructure.

Running on its own dedicated Avalanche L1, Akave Cloud benefits from the network’s EVM compatibility, sub-second finality, and customizable chain logic, which are essential for real-time, data-intensive applications. Key capabilities include an S3-compatible API for seamless integration, client-side encryption for end-to-end data control, smart contract-based access control and SLA enforcement, programmable storage wallets that move logic with the data, and a multi-tier architecture that combines a hot-tier Avalanche network with cold-tier Filecoin extensions.

Akave also offers a hosted deployment option, which reduces infrastructure overhead and achieves up to 80% cost savings compared to traditional cloud providers, while preserving the benefits of onchain transparency and control. As a Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN), Akave allows anyone to contribute resources and earn rewards by providing bandwidth, compute, or storage. Participants can run nodes to support uptime or launch regional Avalanche L1s tailored for specific governance and compliance needs.

Akave’s roadmap includes enabling sovereign data zones—community-run L1s designed to meet regional regulatory and infrastructure demands—while maintaining interoperability and auditability across the broader network. Akave is a decentralized data and storage layer designed for AI, DePIN, and data-intensive applications. Akave Cloud offers S3-compatible, enterprise-grade storage with onchain access control, cryptographic auditability, and zero egress fees. With Akave Cloud, developers and enterprises can build scalable, sovereign data systems without managing their own infrastructure.

Akave Cloud is now live, and developers and enterprises can get started at akave.cloud. Avalanche is an ultra-fast, low-latency blockchain platform designed for builders who need high performance at scale. The network’s architecture allows for the creation of sovereign, efficient, and fully interoperable public and private layer 1 (L1) blockchains which leverage the Avalanche Consensus Mechanism to achieve high throughput and near-instant transaction finality. The ease and speed of launching an L1, and the breadth of architectural customization choices, make Avalanche the perfect environment for a composable multi-chain future.

Supported by a global community of developers and validators, Avalanche offers a fast, low-cost environment for building decentralized applications (dApps). With its combination of speed, flexibility, and scalability, Avalanche is the platform of choice for innovators pushing the boundaries of blockchain technology.