Shelby Decentralized Storage Protocol Launches on Aptos DevNet

According to BlockBeats, Jump Crypto and Aptos Labs engineering teams have announced the launch of Shelby, a high-performance decentralized hot storage protocol, on Aptos DevNet during the Aptos Experience 2025 event. Shelby is designed for production-grade applications, with its smart contracts deployed on the Aptos network, which acts as a coordination layer to manage the system's economic logic. Shelby addresses traditional decentralized storage limitations and offers several key advantages. It delivers performance comparable to Web2 cloud services, enabling millisecond-level data retrieval suitable for data-intensive applications like streaming and AI training. The protocol's innovative economic model allows for cost parity with centralized cloud storage services such as AWS, achieved with just a single data read. Additionally, Shelby includes a comprehensive developer suite, featuring APIs, SDKs, CLI, and a file manager. These tools support advanced functionalities like data encryption, token gating, and pay-to-unlock features. The underlying network benefits from Jump's dedicated fiber optic network, Double Zero, which mitigates public internet latency and jitter issues, ensuring high-performance storage. Shelby has initiated a developer incentive program and is collaborating with over 50 organizations in media, entertainment, and AI sectors for early-stage co-development.