A Milestone in Zero-Knowledge Computation
Boundless Network marked a major achievement with its Beta Mainnet launch in July 2025. During this phase, the network onboarded over 2,500 provers and engaged 411,000 participants, showcasing strong community interest and validating its vision of scaling blockchains using zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs.
Incentivized Testnet as a Marketplace
The beta operated as a decentralized marketplace connecting developers seeking ZK proofs with independent provers, known as ZK miners. Boundless introduced the Proof of Verifiable Work (PoVW) consensus, rewarding miners for producing meaningful computational proofs rather than arbitrary puzzle solving. This shift ties token issuance directly to productive output, creating a practical, utility-driven economy for blockchain computation.
“The Signal” Initiative: Proofs at Scale
A highlight of the beta was generating proofs for entire blockchains, including Ethereum and Base, under the “The Signal” program. Partnering with over 20 projects, Boundless demonstrated its capacity to verify execution correctness at scale, proving the protocol can act as a universal computation layer across multiple blockchain ecosystems.
Community Engagement and Network Testing
Active participation from 411,000 users stress-tested the system under real-world conditions. Developers submitted computation tasks while provers carried out proof generation, testing throughput, latency, and usability ahead of the full mainnet launch. Feedback from this phase led to enhancements in proof validation, task scheduling, and on-chain operations.
Funding and Development Momentum
The beta coincided with the oversubscribed $71 million Kaito token sale, providing resources to expand prover infrastructure, refine tools, and strengthen enterprise partnerships. Developer support was enhanced with robust SDKs, APIs, and test environments that simplify integration and contract deployment on Boundless’s zkVM infrastructure.
Partnerships and Ecosystem Growth
#Boundless collaborations with Ethereum Foundation, Wormhole, EigenLayer, Celestia, Lido, and various Layer 2 rollups improved interoperability and composability. These partnerships, validated during beta, ensure seamless integration for diverse applications including rollups, bridges, privacy protocols, and DeFi composability.
Scaling and Security Innovations
The network tested sharding for provers, parallel proof verification, and dynamic incentive mechanisms to maintain high throughput. PoVW links network security to productive work, replacing traditional proof-of-work mining with useful computational contributions. This ensures decentralization and security while supporting billion-scale verification capacity.
Preparing for Mainnet Launch
The beta phase confirmed that Boundless can manage a geographically distributed network of provers while delivering scalable, verifiable computation. It lays the foundation for a full mainnet launch in September 2025, poised to revolutionize how blockchains scale, interoperate, and maintain cryptographic integrity for complex applications.
The Road Ahead
Boundless’s successful beta demonstrates the practicality and demand for a universal ZK compute marketplace. By combining community participation, enterprise partnerships, and innovative consensus, the network sets a new standard for Web3 scalability and decentralized computation.
