Boundless doesn’t stop at building its own marketplace—it’s also creating tools to empower existing ecosystems. Two standouts are Steel and OP Kailua.
🔹 Steel: The ZK Coprocessor for Ethereum
Ethereum developers often face sky-high gas costs and strict block size limits. Steel solves this by letting Solidity developers offload heavy computations to Boundless while keeping results verifiable on-chain. This not only reduces costs but also opens the door to DApps that were previously too large or expensive to run.
🔹 OP Kailua: Zero-Knowledge Fault Proofs for Rollups
Optimistic rollups are efficient, but they rely heavily on fraud proofs. OP Kailua introduces ZK-based fault proofs, enhancing security and reducing finality times. Built on Optimism’s Kona engine and powered by RISC Zero zkVM, Kailua provides a next-generation dispute resolution model. While still in testing, it showcases how Boundless strengthens rollup technology.
Together, Steel and OP Kailua extend Boundless’s impact, ensuring developers on Ethereum and rollups gain access to scalable, secure, and cost-efficient tools.