# Akash as the gateway to the decentralized cloud stack

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2020-12-10
- **Theme:** Cloud Decentralization — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/cloud-decentralization/
- **Source:** "The Akashian Challenge Livestream: Phase 3 Week 1" (Akash Network)
- **Watch at:** 01:00:30 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x1ct2eC_Nw&t=3630s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/cloud-decentralization/2020-12-10-akash-as-the-gateway-to-the-decentralized-cloud-st-minl/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "Akash as the gateway to the decentralized cloud stack," "The Akashian Challenge Livestream: Phase 3 Week 1" (Akash Network), 10 Dec 2020, 01:00:30. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x1ct2eC_Nw&t=3630s

## Quote — verbatim

> A big vision for us for Akash is to become the gateway for decentralized cloud... what we want is to enable Akash users to use key management on NuCypher and pay using Akash token... so that cross-chain interoperability is very, very important for Akash.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

Answering why Akash integrated Kava/USDX; multi-currency settlement so one token pays for compute, storage, DNS, and key management across networks — "just like you don't use 100 credit cards."