CT3 said it is shifting its decentralized storage system to a dedicated Storage Contracts model, a change the company says is meant to improve scaling, expand capacity and better manage growing demand on ct-3.cloud.

The move comes after what CT3 described as rapid growth across its ecosystem. According to the company, more than 180,000 unique users have used the platform and more than 500,000 uploads have been completed. CT3 said each upload is tied to an NFT access key, allowing activity and network usage to be verified on-chain.

Growth pressures on existing model

Until now, CT3 said new uploads were processed through a single main collection and one smart contract. The company said that structure became less flexible as usage increased and could make capacity management harder as network activity expands.

Under the updated setup, new uploads will no longer be routed only through the main contract. Instead, they will be distributed across separate Storage Contracts. CT3 said each of these contracts is tied to a fixed amount of storage capacity and functions as an independent segment of infrastructure, with its own capacity, utilization level and on-chain statistics.

The company said the change should spread workloads across multiple smart contracts, reduce pressure on the main NFT key issuance flow and make it easier to add storage capacity over time.

How the segmented system works

CT3 described the new contracts as a way to divide its infrastructure into distinct segments that can be measured and managed independently. Each segment operates through its own smart contract, is linked to a specific amount of storage, and can be used for a particular category of files.

The company said this setup should make the network more resilient and allow specific parts of the platform to scale without requiring a full rebuild of the broader system. It also said larger contracts can handle heavier files and higher-volume categories such as corporate archives, automatic backups, long-term datasets and future CT3 products, in addition to standard user uploads.

Once a Storage Contract is activated, CT3 said the corresponding storage space is supplied by network nodes and then used for files uploaded through ct-3.cloud.

Financing and profit-sharing model

CT3 also outlined an economic model tied to the new architecture. According to the company, participants may finance the deployment of new Storage Contracts and the addition of storage capacity to the network.

CT3 said it acquires storage capacity from node operators and offers that capacity to ct-3.cloud customers at the market price of the storage service. Under the model described by the company, profit generated from the use of a financed contract is shared between CT3 and the participant that funded the infrastructure expansion.

The company said the financial performance of a Storage Contract depends on actual capacity utilization and on the margin between the cost of obtaining storage capacity and the price charged to end users. CT3 presented this as a way for participants to gain exposure to the growth of its storage infrastructure, with results linked to real usage of the allocated capacity.

On-chain verification and user impact

CT3 said the operation of each Storage Contract can be checked on-chain. Files stored within a contract’s allocated capacity are represented by NFT keys containing storage-related metadata, the company said, allowing observers to compare the combined size of stored files with the utilization figure shown for that contract.

Through a contract address, CT3 said participants can review issued NFTs, collection activity and the use of the capacity tied to a specific contract. The company said this allows independent verification of figures such as the number of keys created, the volume of stored data, contract-level utilization and the connection between infrastructure activity and profit generation.

For ct-3.cloud users, CT3 said the transition does not change the front-end experience. Existing and new NFT keys will continue to be supported, and the company said no additional action is required from users as the new architecture is introduced.

Source: dailyhodl.com