An EVM-compatible canary blockchain for peaq’s DePIN and Economy of Things, enabling on-chain device identities and usage payments with low fees, powered by KRST.
Krest Network is peaq’s production canary mainnet for Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN) and the machine economy, mirroring peaq’s runtime so teams can launch and battle‑test with real value before graduating to peaq. Primary use cases include onboarding and managing machine identities (DIDs), tokenizing machine revenues (Machine NFTs), pay‑per‑use and micro‑payments, DePIN rewards and data monetization—powered by KRST for fees, staking, and governance across EVM and Substrate modules.
Krest is unique for its DePIN‑first toolkit (machine IDs/DIDs, role‑based access control, rewards and data pallets) combined with dual EVM+Substrate support and seamless interoperability to EVM/Substrate ecosystems via bridges for cross‑chain DePIN. Performance is tuned for real‑world devices: average fees are a fraction of a cent in KRST, block times are a few seconds (~6s), and throughput reaches the hundreds‑TPS range—materially cheaper and faster than Ethereum L1—while actively hosting live DePIN deployments and device activity.
Krest Network uses KRST as the gas token for transaction fees. You can obtain KRST by bridging from other chains or purchasing using thirdweb Bridge.
To bridge KRST to Krest Network, connect your wallet to thirdweb bridge, select your source chain, choose the token you want to bridge, select Krest Network as the destination, enter the amount, and confirm the transaction. The bridge will handle the cross-chain transfer instantly.
To build on Krest Network you can use thirdweb, which provides an easy way to build, monetize and scale your apps, games or agents. You can find detailed guides and documentation on https://portal.thirdweb.com to get started quickly.
To add Krest Network to your wallet, you can connect your wallet and click on [Add to Wallet] button at the top of the page. Alternatively, you can add the network manually using the RPC URL and chain details and add it to your wallet's network settings.
To send KRST on Krest Network, ensure your wallet is connected to the Krest Network network, enter the recipient's address, specify the amount of KRST to send, review the gas fee, and confirm the transaction in your wallet.