Weekly Highlights

1. The CESS testnet Pre-Mainnet Venus+ has been live for 292 days, with over 877 registered storage nodes and 5 consensus nodes, providing 4.34 PiB of total storage capacity and a cumulative 314.55 TiB of verified storage.
2. Storage node operational workflows continued evolving with refinements to runtime visibility, maintenance coordination, and operational review efficiency across node environments.
3. CD²N Gateway optimization focused on improving operational observability and monitoring consistency, enabling smoother validation review and infrastructure oversight.
4. DeShare interaction workflows received further usability refinements, improving upload responsiveness, operational feedback clarity, and sharing consistency across different network environments.
5. CESS Network continued strengthening ecosystem collaboration efforts and decentralized data infrastructure positioning within Web3 and AI-driven use cases.

Project Development Details

The CESS testnet has been updated to Pre-Mainnet Venus+ and consists of a consensus node and a storage node. Consensus Nodes maintains the world state of the CESS network and serves as the “data authentication station” (via TEE Worker), while Storage Nodes provides verifiable storage space and serves as the “data storage pool” in the CESS network.

Here are the key updates this week:

1. Storage Node [Pre-Mainnet Venus+]

• Further refined runtime monitoring workflows to improve long-term operational visibility and maintenance coordination.
• Enhanced operational review processes to support more efficient node status analysis and troubleshooting workflows.
• Improved multi-node reporting consistency to simplify infrastructure oversight across node environments.
• Continued refinement of node validation and self-check routines to reinforce runtime stability and reduce operational overhead.

CESS is a blockchain powered decentralized storage and CD²N (content decentralized delivery network) infrastructure for Web3. By utilizing a DePIN (decentralized physical infrastructure network) model, CESS drives mass deployment of network nodes globally through incentives. The first of its kind, DeOSS (decentralized object storage services) by CESS has significantly contributed to the gradual enrichment and flourishing of the product ecosystem within the CESS network, DeShare (online file sharing tool), and public chain snapshot storage services have been incubated. The developments for this week are as follows:

Decentralized Object Storage Service (DeOSS)

• Improved CD²N Gateway operational observability to support smoother monitoring and maintenance analysis.
• Refined validation review consistency to improve operational stability across gateway workflows.
• Enhanced monitoring visibility and operational tracking processes for more efficient infrastructure oversight.

CESS Website (cess.network)：

• Improved DeShare upload responsiveness and sharing workflow consistency.
• Enhanced operational feedback visibility during file interactions and sharing operations.
• Further refined file handling workflows to improve usability across different network conditions.

Testnet

Overview:

292 days since Pre-Mainnet Venus+ testnet was launched. More details availble on the CESS blockchain explorer, CESS Scan. If you encounter any issues building a node, please seek assistance on CESS Discord.

• 5 consensus nodes
• 877 storage nodes
• 314.55 TiB verified storage space
• 4.34 PiB total storage space

Feedback and Support

Your feedback is important to us. Please submit issues or suggestions through CIPs, and feel free to connect with the team via the links provided below. We always welcome your experiences and contributions.

Join us

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Weekly Highlights

1. The CESS testnet Pre-Mainnet Venus+ has been live for 278 days, with over 877 registered storage nodes and 5 consensus nodes, providing 4.34 PiB of total storage capacity and a cumulative 314.55 TiB of verified storage.
2. Storage node operational workflows continued evolving with refinements to maintenance coordination, monitoring consistency, and operational visibility across node environments.
3. CD²N Gateway updates focused on improving monitoring accessibility and validation workflow consistency, supporting smoother infrastructure oversight and operational review.
4. DeShare interaction workflows received further usability refinements, improving sharing responsiveness, operation clarity, and overall user interaction consistency.
5. CESS Network continued expanding ecosystem collaboration efforts and strengthening decentralized data infrastructure positioning across Web3 use cases.

Project Development Details

The CESS testnet has been updated to Pre-Mainnet Venus+ and consists of a consensus node and a storage node. Consensus Nodes maintains the world state of the CESS network and serves as the “data authentication station” (via TEE Worker), while Storage Nodes provides verifiable storage space and serves as the “data storage pool” in the CESS network.

Here are the key updates this week:

1. Storage Node [Pre-Mainnet Venus+]

• Further refined node maintenance coordination workflows to improve operational consistency across long-running node environments.
• Enhanced monitoring visibility for runtime behavior tracking and operational review processes.
• Improved operational reporting structures to simplify node-level analysis and multi-node comparison workflows.
• Continued refinement of node validation and self-check routines to strengthen operational stability and reduce unnecessary maintenance overhead.

CESS is a blockchain powered decentralized storage and CD²N (content decentralized delivery network) infrastructure for Web3. By utilizing a DePIN (decentralized physical infrastructure network) model, CESS drives mass deployment of network nodes globally through incentives. The first of its kind, DeOSS (decentralized object storage services) by CESS has significantly contributed to the gradual enrichment and flourishing of the product ecosystem within the CESS network, DeShare (online file sharing tool), and public chain snapshot storage services have been incubated. The developments for this week are as follows:

Decentralized Object Storage Service (DeOSS)

• Improved CD²N Gateway operational visibility to support more efficient monitoring and maintenance analysis.
• Refined validation workflow consistency to improve reliability during routine gateway operations.
• Enhanced monitoring review processes to support smoother anomaly tracking and infrastructure oversight.

CESS Website (cess.network)：

• Improved DeShare interaction responsiveness and operational feedback visibility.
• Enhanced sharing workflow consistency to improve usability across different interaction scenarios.
• Further refined upload and file handling flows to provide smoother operation feedback under varying network conditions.

Testnet

Overview:

278 days since Pre-Mainnet Venus+ testnet was launched. More details availble on the CESS blockchain explorer, CESS Scan. If you encounter any issues building a node, please seek assistance on CESS Discord.

• 5 consensus nodes
• 877 storage nodes
• 314.55 TiB verified storage space
• 4.34 PiB total storage space

Feedback and Support

Your feedback is important to us. Please submit issues or suggestions through CIPs, and feel free to connect with the team via the links provided below. We always welcome your experiences and contributions.

Join us

CESS website | Twitter | Telegram | Discord | Github | Medium | LinkedIn | Instagram | YouTube | Facebook

CESS Introduction

CESS, a decentralized data infrastructure with blockchain-powered decentralized cloud storage network and native CD²N, where users and creators share data on-chain, and builders can create and deploy DApps. Offering the most optimal Web3 solution for storing and retrieving high-frequency dynamic data, CESS reshapes the value distribution and circulation of data assets whilst ensuring data sovereignty and complete user privacy. The vision of CESS is to create a secure, transparent, and high-throughput decentralized data value network.

CESS is a public blockchain network based on a distributed storage system with milliseconds high-speed Content Decentralized Delivery Network (CD²N) and empowers AI innovations by Web3 protocols.

CESS is a secure, efficient, and scalable decentralized cloud storage network that provides data storage services and a data-sharing platform.

CESS is an innovative solution for entropy reduction in our ever-chaotic digital landscape.

Important Technological Deliveries

Blockchain Network:

The CESS testnet has been updated to Pre-Mainnet Venus+ and consists of a consensus node and a storage node. Consensus Nodes maintains the world state of the CESS network and serves as the “data authentication station” (via TEE Worker), while Storage Nodes provides verifiable storage space and serves as the “data storage pool” in the CESS network.

Storage Nodes [Pre-Mainnet Venus+]

• Improved node monitoring visibility to support better long-term operational observation and runtime consistency analysis.
• Enhanced anomaly prioritization and alert categorization workflows, improving operational response efficiency and reducing maintenance overhead.
• Refined node self-check and stability verification routines to strengthen reliability during extended runtime periods.
• Improved multi-node operational coordination and reporting workflows for smoother maintenance and operational review.
• Enhanced runtime visibility and operational consistency tracking across node environments.
• Refined maintenance procedures and operational handling processes to improve management efficiency at scale.
• Improved operational reporting structures for clearer multi-node comparison and troubleshooting workflows.
• Continued refining operational maintenance coordination to support stable long-term node performance

CESS is a blockchain powered decentralized storage and CD²N (content decentralized delivery network) infrastructure for Web3. By utilizing a DePIN (decentralized physical infrastructure network) model, CESS drives mass deployment of network nodes globally through incentives. The first of its kind, DeOSS (decentralized object storage services) by CESS has significantly contributed to the gradual enrichment and flourishing of the product ecosystem within the CESS network, DeShare (online file sharing tool), and public chain snapshot storage services have been incubated. The developments for this month are as follows:

Decentralized Object Storage Service (DeOSS)

• Improved CD²N Gateway monitoring visibility and observability to support more efficient anomaly detection and operational analysis.
• Enhanced monitoring usability and operational tooling to simplify system review and maintenance workflows.
• Refined validation consistency across gateway operations to support stable multi-node data handling.
• Improved operational reporting clarity to enable smoother gateway-level maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Stabilized validation workflows and anomaly tracking under different operational conditions.
• Enhanced comparative operational review processes across multiple gateway nodes.
• Refined cross-node consistency verification workflows to improve network reliability.
• Continued strengthening monitoring and operational analytics capabilities for infrastructure oversight.

Official Website (cess.network)

• Improved DeShare sharing workflows and interaction responsiveness across different usage scenarios.
• Enhanced user feedback visibility during file operations for clearer operational status awareness.
• Refined upload and resume handling mechanisms to improve stability under unstable network conditions.
• Improved short-link sharing usability and operational traceability.
• Enhanced file handling consistency to deliver smoother user experiences during uploads and sharing operations.
• Refined operation feedback mechanisms to provide clearer system responses and interaction clarity.
• Improved overall usability consistency across sharing, upload, and file management workflows.
• Continued refining Web3-native sharing experiences to align with decentralized ecosystem usage patterns.

Technical Documentation and References

GitHub: https://github.com/CESSProject

WiKi: https://doc.cess.network/

CIPs: https://github.com/CESSProject/CIPs

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Weekly Highlights

1. The CESS testnet Pre-Mainnet Venus+ has been live for 264 days, with over 878 registered storage nodes and 5 consensus nodes, providing 4.34 PiB of total storage capacity and a cumulative 314.55 TiB of verified storage.
2. Storage node operations progressed toward greater operational maturity, with improvements in maintenance workflows, clearer runtime visibility, and more structured node management processes.
3. CD²N Gateway updates focused on improving operational tooling and monitoring usability, enabling more efficient analysis and day-to-day network oversight.
4. DeShare continued to evolve with refinements to file interaction flows, improving usability consistency and making data sharing more intuitive across different usage scenarios.
5. CESS Network continued expanding its ecosystem presence, building on recent partnerships and strengthening real-world data use cases within decentralized infrastructure.

Project Development Details

The CESS testnet has been updated to Pre-Mainnet Venus+ and consists of a consensus node and a storage node. Consensus Nodes maintains the world state of the CESS network and serves as the “data authentication station” (via TEE Worker), while Storage Nodes provides verifiable storage space and serves as the “data storage pool” in the CESS network.

Here are the key updates this week:

1. Storage Node [Pre-Mainnet Venus+]

• Refined node operation workflows to improve consistency in maintenance and routine operational checks.
• Enhanced visibility into node runtime behavior to support better long-term performance observation.
• Improved coordination across node management processes, enabling smoother handling of multi-node environments.
• Strengthened stability verification processes to ensure more predictable behavior during extended operation periods.

CESS is a blockchain powered decentralized storage and CD²N (content decentralized delivery network) infrastructure for Web3. By utilizing a DePIN (decentralized physical infrastructure network) model, CESS drives mass deployment of network nodes globally through incentives. The first of its kind, DeOSS (decentralized object storage services) by CESS has significantly contributed to the gradual enrichment and flourishing of the product ecosystem within the CESS network, DeShare (online file sharing tool), and public chain snapshot storage services have been incubated. The developments for this week are as follows:

Decentralized Object Storage Service (DeOSS)

• Improved CD²N Gateway operational tooling to support clearer system analysis and maintenance workflows.
• Enhanced monitoring usability, making it easier to interpret system behavior and identify anomalies.
• Refined validation consistency across gateway operations to support more stable data handling.

CESS Website (cess.network)：

• Improved usability across DeShare file interaction flows, making operations more intuitive.
• Refined sharing and upload behavior to improve consistency across different usage scenarios.
• Enhanced user feedback mechanisms to provide clearer system responses during file operations.

Testnet

Overview:

264 days since Pre-Mainnet Venus+ testnet was launched. More details availble on the CESS blockchain explorer, CESS Scan. If you encounter any issues building a node, please seek assistance on CESS Discord.

• 5 consensus nodes
• 878 storage nodes
• 314.55 TiB verified storage space
• 4.34 PiB total storage space

Feedback and Support

Your feedback is important to us. Please submit issues or suggestions through CIPs, and feel free to connect with the team via the links provided below. We always welcome your experiences and contributions.

Join us

CESS website | Twitter | Telegram | Discord | Github | Medium | LinkedIn | Instagram | YouTube | Facebook

Weekly Highlights

1. The CESS testnet Pre-Mainnet Venus+ has been live for 257 days, with over 878 registered storage nodes and 5 consensus nodes, providing 4.34 PiB of total storage capacity and a cumulative 314.55 TiB of verified storage.
2. Storage node operations this week focused on improving operational consistency, with refinements to monitoring flows, alert handling structure, and overall maintenance coordination.
3. CD²N Gateway improvements centered around enhancing observability and stabilizing validation workflows, enabling more reliable anomaly detection and smoother operational tracking.
4. DeShare continued to see incremental UX refinements, with improvements to interaction clarity, file handling feedback, and overall usability across different network conditions.

Project Development Details

The CESS testnet has been updated to Pre-Mainnet Venus+ and consists of a consensus node and a storage node. Consensus Nodes maintains the world state of the CESS network and serves as the “data authentication station” (via TEE Worker), while Storage Nodes provides verifiable storage space and serves as the “data storage pool” in the CESS network.

Here are the key updates this week:

1. Storage Node [Pre-Mainnet Venus+]

• Refined operational monitoring flows to improve consistency in tracking node performance across longer runtime periods.
• Adjusted alert handling structure to better align issue visibility with operational response needs.
• Improved coordination across node-level maintenance workflows, enabling more efficient multi-node management.
• Further stabilized node self-check processes to ensure more predictable behavior during routine operation cycles.

CESS is a blockchain powered decentralized storage and CD²N (content decentralized delivery network) infrastructure for Web3. By utilizing a DePIN (decentralized physical infrastructure network) model, CESS drives mass deployment of network nodes globally through incentives. The first of its kind, DeOSS (decentralized object storage services) by CESS has significantly contributed to the gradual enrichment and flourishing of the product ecosystem within the CESS network, DeShare (online file sharing tool), and public chain snapshot storage services have been incubated. The developments for this week are as follows:

Decentralized Object Storage Service (DeOSS)

• Enhanced monitoring observability across CD²N Gateway operations to improve clarity in system behavior tracking.
• Stabilized validation workflow consistency to reduce variability in anomaly detection under different conditions.
• Refined internal tracking of gateway-level operations to support smoother maintenance and review processes.

CESS Website (cess.network)：

• Improved clarity of user interaction feedback across key DeShare workflows.
• Refined file handling responsiveness to ensure more consistent behavior across usage scenarios.
• Enhanced overall usability of sharing and upload flows, improving user experience in both stable and unstable network environments.

Testnet

Overview:

257 days since Pre-Mainnet Venus+ testnet was launched. More details availble on the CESS blockchain explorer, CESS Scan. If you encounter any issues building a node, please seek assistance on CESS Discord.

• 5 consensus nodes
• 878 storage nodes
• 314.55 TiB verified storage space
• 4.34 PiB total storage space

Feedback and Support

Your feedback is important to us. Please submit issues or suggestions through CIPs, and feel free to connect with the team via the links provided below. We always welcome your experiences and contributions.

Join us

CESS website | Twitter | Telegram | Discord | Github | Medium | LinkedIn | Instagram | YouTube | Facebook

Weekly Highlights

1. The CESS testnet Pre-Mainnet Venus+ has been live for 250 days, with over 878 registered storage nodes and 5 consensus nodes, providing 4.34 PiB of total storage capacity and a cumulative 314.55 TiB of verified storage.
2. Storage node operational efficiency continued to improve with refinements to monitoring workflows, enhanced anomaly prioritization, and more structured maintenance processes.
3. CD²N Gateway optimization focused on improving monitoring clarity and validation consistency, with incremental refinements to operational visibility and troubleshooting workflows.
4. DeShare user workflows were further enhanced through improved interaction consistency, better feedback mechanisms, and smoother handling under varying network conditions.
5. CESS Network partnered with BigWater Protocol to power verifiable environmental data infrastructure, bringing real-world impact data, IoT signals, and on-chain water and carbon credits onto decentralized storage.

Project Development Details

The CESS testnet has been updated to Pre-Mainnet Venus+ and consists of a consensus node and a storage node. Consensus Nodes maintains the world state of the CESS network and serves as the “data authentication station” (via TEE Worker), while Storage Nodes provides verifiable storage space and serves as the “data storage pool” in the CESS network.

Here are the key updates this week:

1. Storage Node [Pre-Mainnet Venus+]

• Further refined node monitoring workflows to improve visibility across long-running node operations and performance trends.
• Enhanced anomaly prioritization logic to better distinguish operational urgency and streamline maintenance actions.
• Improved operational reporting structures for more efficient multi-node review and status comparison.
• Continued optimization of node self-check and validation routines to reinforce runtime stability and reduce manual intervention.

CESS is a blockchain powered decentralized storage and CD²N (content decentralized delivery network) infrastructure for Web3. By utilizing a DePIN (decentralized physical infrastructure network) model, CESS drives mass deployment of network nodes globally through incentives. The first of its kind, DeOSS (decentralized object storage services) by CESS has significantly contributed to the gradual enrichment and flourishing of the product ecosystem within the CESS network, DeShare (online file sharing tool), and public chain snapshot storage services have been incubated. The developments for this week are as follows:

Decentralized Object Storage Service (DeOSS)

• Improved CD²N Gateway monitoring clarity to support faster anomaly identification and operational review.
• Refined validation workflows to ensure more consistent behavior across different operational conditions.
• Enhanced cross-node data consistency checks to improve reliability in multi-node environments.

CESS Website (cess.network)：

• Improved DeShare interaction feedback to provide clearer user operation status and system response.
• Enhanced sharing workflow consistency, improving reliability across different usage scenarios.
• Further refined upload and resume handling to improve performance and feedback in unstable network environments.

Testnet

Overview:

250 days since Pre-Mainnet Venus+ testnet was launched. More details availble on the CESS blockchain explorer, CESS Scan. If you encounter any issues building a node, please seek assistance on CESS Discord.

• 5 consensus nodes
• 878 storage nodes
• 314.55 TiB verified storage space
• 4.34 PiB total storage space

Community Activity

CESS Network × BigWater Protocol Partnership

CESS Network announced a strategic partnership with BigWater Protocol to support the next generation of verifiable environmental data infrastructure.

This collaboration focuses on enabling:

• Real-world impact data integration
• Large-scale IoT data ingestion
• On-chain water and carbon credit systems
• Tamper-proof decentralized storage for environmental datasets

By combining CESS’s decentralized data infrastructure with BigWater’s environmental data capabilities, the partnership brings real Proof of Impact utility to Web3.

Both teams will further explore this collaboration in an upcoming X Space discussion, sharing insights on the future of environmental data, on-chain impact, and decentralized infrastructure.

Feedback and Support

Your feedback is important to us. Please submit issues or suggestions through CIPs, and feel free to connect with the team via the links provided below. We always welcome your experiences and contributions.

Join us

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Weekly Highlights

1. The CESS testnet Pre-Mainnet Venus+ has been live for 243 days, with over 878 registered storage nodes and 5 consensus nodes, providing 4.45 PiB of total storage capacity and a cumulative 314.55 TiB of verified storage.
2. Storage node operational efficiency was further improved through ongoing maintenance workflow refinements, enhanced alert categorization, and improved node health monitoring visibility.
3. CD²N Gateway optimization focused on monitoring visibility and validation stability, with additional operational reporting refinements to improve troubleshooting precision.
4. DeShare user workflows were further refined through interaction improvements, sharing-flow optimization, and better operational feedback mechanisms for smoother Web3 user experiences.

Project Development Details

The CESS testnet has been updated to Pre-Mainnet Venus+ and consists of a consensus node and a storage node. Consensus Nodes maintains the world state of the CESS network and serves as the “data authentication station” (via TEE Worker), while Storage Nodes provides verifiable storage space and serves as the “data storage pool” in the CESS network.

Here are the key updates this week:

1. Storage Node [Pre-Mainnet Venus+]

• Further refined node health visibility dashboards to support long-term operational monitoring and maintenance review.
• Improved anomaly categorization workflows to streamline issue prioritization and reduce response friction.
• Updated node operation review templates to support faster multi-node status checks.
• Continued optimization of node self-check procedures to strengthen runtime stability verification.

CESS is a blockchain powered decentralized storage and CD²N (content decentralized delivery network) infrastructure for Web3. By utilizing a DePIN (decentralized physical infrastructure network) model, CESS drives mass deployment of network nodes globally through incentives. The first of its kind, DeOSS (decentralized object storage services) by CESS has significantly contributed to the gradual enrichment and flourishing of the product ecosystem within the CESS network, DeShare (online file sharing tool), and public chain snapshot storage services have been incubated. The developments for this week are as follows:

Decentralized Object Storage Service (DeOSS)

• Refined CD²N Gateway reporting workflows to improve maintenance visibility and anomaly tracking.
• Improved validation log consistency for smoother issue review and operational troubleshooting.
• Enhanced cross-node consistency review processes to support stable network operations.

CESS Website (cess.network)：

• Improved DeShare file sharing workflow responsiveness and user feedback visibility.
• Enhanced short-link usability and sharing status traceability.
• Further optimized upload and resume interactions for unstable network scenarios.

Testnet

Overview:

243 days since Pre-Mainnet Venus+ testnet was launched. More details availble on the CESS blockchain explorer, CESS Scan. If you encounter any issues building a node, please seek assistance on CESS Discord.

• 5 consensus nodes
• 878 storage nodes
• 314.55 TiB verified storage space
• 4.45 PiB total storage space

Feedback and Support

Your feedback is important to us. Please submit issues or suggestions through CIPs, and feel free to connect with the team via the links provided below. We always welcome your experiences and contributions.

Join us

CESS website | Twitter | Telegram | Discord | Github | Medium | LinkedIn | Instagram | YouTube | Facebook

Weekly Highlights

1. The CESS testnet Pre-Mainnet Venus+ has been live for 236 days, with over 878 registered storage nodes and 5 consensus nodes, providing 4.34 PiB of total storage capacity and a cumulative 314.55 TiB of verified storage.
2. Storage node operational efficiency was further improved through ongoing maintenance workflow refinements, enhanced alert categorization, and improved node health monitoring visibility.
3. CD²N Gateway optimization focused on monitoring visibility and validation stability, with additional operational reporting refinements to improve troubleshooting precision.
4. DeShare user workflows were further refined through interaction improvements, sharing-flow optimization, and better operational feedback mechanisms for smoother Web3 user experiences.

Project Development Details

The CESS testnet has been updated to Pre-Mainnet Venus+ and consists of a consensus node and a storage node. Consensus Nodes maintains the world state of the CESS network and serves as the “data authentication station” (via TEE Worker), while Storage Nodes provides verifiable storage space and serves as the “data storage pool” in the CESS network.

Here are the key updates this week:

1. Storage Node [Pre-Mainnet Venus+]

• Refined node health monitoring logic to improve visibility into long-running node performance and operational status.
• Enhanced anomaly alert categorization to better distinguish maintenance priorities and reduce manual review overhead.
• Improved node operational reporting workflows with clearer grouped export views for faster multi-node review.
• Further optimized node self-check routines to improve stability verification and reduce operational intervention requirements.

CESS is a blockchain powered decentralized storage and CD²N (content decentralized delivery network) infrastructure for Web3. By utilizing a DePIN (decentralized physical infrastructure network) model, CESS drives mass deployment of network nodes globally through incentives. The first of its kind, DeOSS (decentralized object storage services) by CESS has significantly contributed to the gradual enrichment and flourishing of the product ecosystem within the CESS network, DeShare (online file sharing tool), and public chain snapshot storage services have been incubated. The developments for this week are as follows:

Decentralized Object Storage Service (DeOSS)

• Improved CD²N Gateway monitoring report readability to support faster anomaly review and operational analysis.
• Enhanced validation workflow stability through improved retry visibility and log consistency.
• Refined multi-node consistency review logic to improve comparative operational analysis across gateway nodes.

CESS Website (cess.network)：

• Improved DeShare sharing workflow responsiveness and operation feedback visibility.
• Enhanced short-link sharing usability with better expiry-state presentation and link status traceability.
• Further refined file upload and resume interaction flows to improve user feedback under unstable network conditions.

Testnet

Overview:

236 days since Pre-Mainnet Venus+ testnet was launched. More details availble on the CESS blockchain explorer, CESS Scan. If you encounter any issues building a node, please seek assistance on CESS Discord.

• 5 consensus nodes
• 878 storage nodes
• 314.55 TiB verified storage space
• 4.34 PiB total storage space

Feedback and Support

Your feedback is important to us. Please submit issues or suggestions through CIPs, and feel free to connect with the team via the links provided below. We always welcome your experiences and contributions.

Join us

CESS website | Twitter | Telegram | Discord | Github | Medium | LinkedIn | Instagram | YouTube | Facebook

CESS Introduction

CESS, a decentralized data infrastructure with blockchain-powered decentralized cloud storage network and native CD²N, where users and creators share data on-chain, and builders can create and deploy DApps. Offering the most optimal Web3 solution for storing and retrieving high-frequency dynamic data, CESS reshapes the value distribution and circulation of data assets whilst ensuring data sovereignty and complete user privacy. The vision of CESS is to create a secure, transparent, and high-throughput decentralized data value network.

CESS is a public blockchain network based on a distributed storage system with milliseconds high-speed Content Decentralized Delivery Network (CD²N) and empowers AI innovations by Web3 protocols.

CESS is a secure, efficient, and scalable decentralized cloud storage network that provides data storage services and a data-sharing platform.

CESS is an innovative solution for entropy reduction in our ever-chaotic digital landscape.

Important Technological Deliveries

Blockchain Network:

The CESS testnet has been updated to Pre-Mainnet Venus+ and consists of a consensus node and a storage node. Consensus Nodes maintains the world state of the CESS network and serves as the “data authentication station” (via TEE Worker), while Storage Nodes provides verifiable storage space and serves as the “data storage pool” in the CESS network.

Storage Nodes [Pre-Mainnet Venus+]

• Improved log classification, archival, and keyword search mechanisms, fixing categorization mismatches and false matches to improve issue tracing.
• Optimized index synchronization logic, resolving accumulated synchronization delays and improving resource allocation under high-load scenarios.
• Added batch operation capabilities for multi-node maintenance, improving response efficiency for large-scale operational workflows.
• Enhanced anomaly severity scoring and alert prioritization, enabling better fault urgency classification.
• Introduced self-check result export and multi-format operational reporting, simplifying issue tracing and compliance record retention.
• Improved self-healing validation logic, including automatic recovery verification for minor node faults to reduce manual intervention.
• Added grouped anomaly export by node, improving fleet-level operational analysis and troubleshooting workflows

CESS is a blockchain powered decentralized storage and CD²N (content decentralized delivery network) infrastructure for Web3. By utilizing a DePIN (decentralized physical infrastructure network) model, CESS drives mass deployment of network nodes globally through incentives. The first of its kind, DeOSS (decentralized object storage services) by CESS has significantly contributed to the gradual enrichment and flourishing of the product ecosystem within the CESS network, DeShare (online file sharing tool), and public chain snapshot storage services have been incubated. The developments for this month are as follows:

Decentralized Object Storage Service (DeOSS)

• Optimized verification retry logic, reducing unnecessary retries and lowering resource consumption.
• Added monitoring trend visualization and threshold-based anomaly alerts, enabling proactive anomaly detection.
• Introduced log search and comparison analytics for validation records, improving troubleshooting precision.
• Enhanced multi-dimensional monitoring exports, allowing operators to perform comparative operational analysis.
• Improved batch validation comparison logic across nodes to strengthen data consistency guarantees.
• Standardized validation log formats and fixed occasional disorder in gateway validation records.
• Added data comparison analytics for better post-incident operational reviews.

Official Website (cess.network)

• Improved permission change logs with advanced filtering capabilities and better time-based traceability.
• Enhanced resume upload visualization, including anomaly alerts and more accurate speed feedback under weak network conditions.
• Added batch file operations to simplify multi-file workflows.
• Introduced quick file sharing with short-link generation, improving file sharing convenience.
• Added short-link expiration settings, specifically optimized for NFT and Web3 asset sharing use cases.
• Improved operational feedback after file actions to make the user experience more transparent and responsive.

Technical Documentation and References

GitHub: https://github.com/CESSProject

WiKi: https://doc.cess.network/

CIPs: https://github.com/CESSProject/CIPs

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Weekly Highlights

1. The CESS testnet Pre-Mainnet Venus+ has been live for 229 days, with over 878 registered storage nodes and 5 consensus nodes, providing 3.48 PiB of total storage capacity and a cumulative 314.05 TiB of verified storage.
2. Storage node operational efficiency was further improved through enhancements to logging and index stability, along with new alert severity adaptation features to reduce manual maintenance costs.
3. CD²N Gateway optimization focused on monitoring and validation mechanisms, resolving intermittent anomalies and introducing comparative monitoring analytics to improve operational precision.
4. DeShare user interaction workflows were further refined, fixing remaining edge case issues and introducing ecosystem-specific optimizations tailored for Web3 usage scenarios.

Project Development Details

The CESS testnet has been updated to Pre-Mainnet Venus+ and consists of a consensus node and a storage node. Consensus Nodes maintains the world state of the CESS network and serves as the “data authentication station” (via TEE Worker), while Storage Nodes provides verifiable storage space and serves as the “data storage pool” in the CESS network.

Here are the key updates this week:

1. Storage Node [Pre-Mainnet Venus+]

• Optimized log keyword search logic by fixing occasional false matches, improving troubleshooting precision.
• Iterated index synchronization resource allocation to resolve occasional lag under high load, further strengthening synchronization stability.
• Enhanced anomaly batch export with node-based grouping filters, simplifying multi-node operations statistics and traceability.
• Improved anomaly self-healing validation and introduced alert severity adaptation to distinguish fault urgency levels, improving operational response efficiency.

CESS is a blockchain powered decentralized storage and CD²N (content decentralized delivery network) infrastructure for Web3. By utilizing a DePIN (decentralized physical infrastructure network) model, CESS drives mass deployment of network nodes globally through incentives. The first of its kind, DeOSS (decentralized object storage services) by CESS has significantly contributed to the gradual enrichment and flourishing of the product ecosystem within the CESS network, DeShare (online file sharing tool), and public chain snapshot storage services have been incubated. The developments for this week are as follows:

Decentralized Object Storage Service (DeOSS)

• Fixed occasional disorder in CD²N Gateway validation logs by standardizing logging formats, making anomaly troubleshooting more convenient.
• Improved multi-dimensional monitoring export and introduced comparative analytics functionality to better support operational reviews.
• Iterated batch validation comparison logic to resolve occasional result deviations, further improving multi-node data consistency.

CESS Website (cess.network)：

• Improved DeShare permission log filtering by fixing occasional filter failures, enhancing traceability for permission-related operations.
• Iterated resume upload speed display logic and resolved occasional weak-network anomalies, improving user feedback and perceived responsiveness.
• Added validity period settings for DeShare short-link sharing, supporting NFT file sharing scenarios and aligning with Web3 ecosystem needs.

Testnet

Overview:

229 days since Pre-Mainnet Venus+ testnet was launched. More details availble on the CESS blockchain explorer, CESS Scan. If you encounter any issues building a node, please seek assistance on CESS Discord.

• 5 consensus nodes
• 878 storage nodes
• 314.05 TiB verified storage space
• 3.48 PiB total storage space

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