Boundless addresses blockchain scalability by decoupling computation from consensus. Developers submit tasks to a decentralized prover network, which generates ZK proofs to validate correctness without re-executing code (Boundless Docs).
This allows blockchains to process more transactions while maintaining security, reducing costs by up to 99% compared to onchain execution, as noted in community analyses.
2. Technology & Architecture
The protocol uses a RISC-V-based zkVM (zero-knowledge virtual machine) to compile arbitrary programs into ZK proofs, supporting languages like Rust. Provers compete in a marketplace to fulfill requests, with rewards tied to computational effort via PoVW.
This system scales horizontally: more provers = higher network capacity.
3. Tokenomics & Governance
ZKC has a capped genesis supply of 1B tokens, with inflation starting at 7% (Year 1) and stabilizing at 3% by Year 8. Key utilities:
- Staking: Provers lock ZKC to participate, with slashing for faulty proofs.
Governance:
Holders vote on protocol fees, upgrades, and prover incentives.
Rewards: 49% of tokens fund ecosystem growth, aligning long-term participation.
Boundless reimagines blockchain scalability by outsourcing computation to a ZK-powered marketplace, secured and governed by ZKC.
Its success hinges on adoption by rollups and dApps—can it become the default verifiable compute layer for Web3?
