3.21+ PB Stored and 22,000+ Unique Users

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London, UK, February 25th, 2026, Chainwire

CT3 today released first-month operating results for CT3 Secure Storage, confirming strong early demand for secure storage with long prepaid terms and transparent, verifiable commitments. In its first 30 days, CT3 recorded 64,000+ private uploads from 22,000+ unique users, alongside six corporate long-term archiving contracts. In total, the network secured 3,217,639.88 GB (≈3.21 PB) of data during the first month- clear evidence that CT3’s model is not theoretical, but already working at meaningful scale.

First-month performance (Private)

Private uploads: 64,000+
Total private data stored: 1,251,999.95 GB (≈1.25 PB)
Average prepaid storage term (private): 975.86 days (≈2.67 years)
Unique users: 22,000+

Derived signals (based on a 30-day month):

~2,133 private uploads per day
~41.7 TB/day of private data ingested
~19.6 GB average upload size
~2.9 uploads per user on average

First-month performance (Corporate)

Corporate long-term contracts: 6
Total corporate archives stored: 1,965,639.93 GB (≈1.97 PB)
Corporate share of total stored volume: ≈61%

A key indicator of storage-market fit is not only volume, but also the length of commitment. CT3’s private users prepaid an average of 975.86 days of storage, signaling a preference for multi-year retention rather than short-term, transactional usage. In aggregate, the first-month private cohort represents 3,300+ TB-years of prepaid storage commitment- further reinforcing that users view CT3 Secure Storage as a credible destination for valuable data over the long term.

Enterprise adoption showed a complementary pattern: six long-term contracts accounted for nearly two petabytes in the first month, with an average archive size of ~327 TB per contract. This aligns with typical enterprise archiving dynamics, where a small number of organizations can contribute substantial volume- and it underscores CT3’s readiness for large datasets and retention-focused workloads.

On-chain verification via NFT access keys

CT3 uses NFT access keys as a portable access format for stored content: each key is associated with a specific storage object and includes parameters that can be used to verify network activity- such as file size (weight), storage term, and other metadata attributes.

To enable independent verification of the reported statistics- such as the number of issued keys and storage parameters- CT3 provides a public collection of storage access keys:

CT3 Secure Storage NFT Keys Collection: opensea.io/collection/ct-3-secure-storage

About CT3

CT3 builds decentralized storage infrastructure focused on reliable long-term data storage, cryptographic access control, and verifiable commitments. CT3 Secure Storage uses NFT keys as portable access rights: users can hold a key in a wallet, transfer it, or use it as proof of a prepaid storage term. By representing keys and their metadata on-chain, CT3 enables users and partners to verify storage parameters and usage signals using public data (via the NFT key collection and supported explorers/marketplaces).