ROADMAP
Charting the future of provable technology.
EDEN Paper Published
A practical, proof-friendly combinator VM and instruction set for verifiable computing.
Zorp Corporation Announced
First company essay recounts the research spark behind NockVM.
First Nockchain Newsletter
First newsletter on Nockchain.org introducing our philosophy and intentions.
Zorp's $5M Seed Round
Seed funding led by Delphi Ventures with North Island Ventures, CMCC Global, and others.
NockApp Framework Alpha
First preview of the SDK: Crown (Rust library) and Sword (durable Nock runtime).
ZK-PoW Introduced
Technical manifesto introduces Nockchain's Zero-Knowledge Proof of Work.
Internal Devnet Launch
First announcement of mainnet roadmap and plans to release source code ahead of launch.
Lightpaper Published
Printed and mailed to friends, now available online at nockchain.org/zine
Open Source Release
Nockchain client released under MIT license with mainnet launch target later in May.
Wallet & Genesis Details
Wallet, issuance, and genesis details announced. Verifiably fair launch details confirmed.
Mainnet Launch
Mainnet goes live with genesis block attesting to Bitcoin block 897,767.
NockVM Paper Published
Framework for compiling custom languages as efficiently verifiable virtual machines published.
Jock Language Alpha
Introducing the Jock language, bringing Swift-like ergonomics to the Nock ecosystem.
Ecosystem Takes Off
Mining decentralizes rapidly, first block explorer NockBlocks, Zorp publishes business model and lockups.
First Mining Pool
H9 launches a Nockchain mining pool.
First Programmability Features
Transaction Engine v1 upgrade adds lock-script programmability and on-chain data at block 39,000.
First Onchain NockApp
First decentralized, user-facing application documented and published using the NockApp framework.
NockApp SDK v1
Official NockApp SDK released for developers with documentation and examples.
Bridge to Base
Cross-chain bridge to Base with wrapped $NOCK available via Base mobile app.
Protocol Upgrade
Proper commitment to witness LMP, transaction fee reduction, and data storage efficiency improvements.
Phase 2 Consensus Upgrade to ASERT
Consensus upgrade activating ASERT difficulty adjustment for smoother block times and faster response to hashrate changes.
Demand Paging (PMA)
Reduce node memory usage down to 16GB regardless of blockchain state size, enabling low-memory nodes to participate.
Networking Upgrade
High-performance networking with faster initial sync, metadata embedded in payloads, and batch transaction propagation.
AI Compute Network Launch
Launch of the AI Compute Network, centered on an AI proof-of-work puzzle, letting inference providers merge-mine their existing workloads against Nockchain at negligible marginal cost.
Useful Inference Routing Protocol
A major milestone that funnels compute demand into the AI Compute Network.
Full Nock ZKVM Completion
A major milestone completing the full Nock ZKVM, delivering performant general-purpose zero-knowledge proofs for arbitrary computation.
Bridge Withdrawals
Bridge supports withdrawals, enabling two-way transfers between Nockchain and Base.
ZK Verification Opcode
Native ZK proof verification opcode that lets fully verifiable applications run directly onchain.
Forced Data Availability
An L1 forced data availability feature on Nockchain itself, guaranteeing transaction data is published on-chain. This base-layer primitive is the foundation that client-side-validation privacy applications depend on.
Privacy Pool App
Privacy delivered as a privacy pool application rather than an L1 transaction feature. Built to the ShieldedCSV specification and leveraging Nockchain's forced data availability, it enables private economic activity without baking privacy into the base protocol.
Native Token Standard
Native token standard enabling composable assets on top of the programmable platform.
Private DeFi Foundations
Foundations for private applications and financial primitives, positioning Nockchain as a privacy-preserving programmable base layer.
Post-Quantum Secure Signatures
Addition of support for post-quantum secure signatures, hardening Nockchain accounts and transactions against future quantum adversaries.
ZK Compute Markets
General-purpose ZK compute markets, extending verifiable workloads beyond AI to any provable computation traded on Nockchain.