ROADMAP
Charting the future of provable technology.
Completed 24 of 34
- COMPLETED
- CURRENT
- PLANNED
2023
- 30 Jun 2023
EDEN Paper Published
A practical, proof-friendly combinator VM and instruction set for verifiable computing.
Infrastructure01 - 29 Aug 2023
Zorp Corporation Announced
First company essay recounts the research spark behind NockVM.
Ecosystem02 - 9 Dec 2023
First Nockchain Newsletter
First newsletter on Nockchain.org introducing our philosophy and intentions.
Ecosystem03
2024
- 19 Jan 2024
Zorp's $5M Seed Round
Seed funding led by Delphi Ventures with North Island Ventures, CMCC Global, and others.
Ecosystem04 - 22 Aug 2024
NockApp Framework Alpha
First preview of the SDK: Crown (Rust library) and Sword (durable Nock runtime).
Product05 - 7 Nov 2024
ZK-PoW Introduced
Technical manifesto introduces Nockchain's Zero-Knowledge Proof of Work.
Infrastructure06 - 13 Dec 2024
Internal Devnet Launch
First announcement of mainnet roadmap and plans to release source code ahead of launch.
Infrastructure07
2025
- 3 Jan 2025
Lightpaper Published
Printed and mailed to friends, now available online at nockchain.org/zine
Ecosystem08 - 2 May 2025
Open Source Release
Nockchain client released under MIT license with mainnet launch target later in May.
Ecosystem09 - 9 May 2025
Wallet & Genesis Details
Wallet, issuance, and genesis details announced. Verifiably fair launch details confirmed.
Product10 - 21 May 2025
Mainnet Launch
Mainnet goes live with genesis block attesting to Bitcoin block 897,767.
Infrastructure11 - 19 Jun 2025
NockVM Paper Published
Framework for compiling custom languages as efficiently verifiable virtual machines published.
Infrastructure12 - 26 Jun 2025
Jock Language Alpha
Introducing the Jock language, bringing Swift-like ergonomics to the Nock ecosystem.
Product13 - 3 Jul 2025
Ecosystem Takes Off
Mining decentralizes rapidly, first block explorer NockBlocks, Zorp publishes business model and lockups.
Ecosystem14 - 31 Jul 2025
First Mining Pool
H9 launches a Nockchain mining pool.
Infrastructure15 - 17 Oct 2025
First Programmability Features
Transaction Engine v1 upgrade adds lock-script programmability and on-chain data at block 39,000.
Infrastructure16 - 21 Nov 2025
First Onchain NockApp
First decentralized, user-facing application documented and published using the NockApp framework.
Product17 - 28 Nov 2025
NockApp SDK v1
Official NockApp SDK released for developers with documentation and examples.
Product18 - 19 Dec 2025
Bridge to Base
Cross-chain bridge to Base with wrapped $NOCK available via Base mobile app.
Infrastructure19
2026
- Q1 2026
Protocol Upgrade
Proper commitment to witness LMP, transaction fee reduction, and data storage efficiency improvements.
Infrastructure20 - 6 May 2026
Phase 2 Consensus Upgrade to ASERT
Consensus upgrade activating ASERT difficulty adjustment for smoother block times and faster response to hashrate changes.
Infrastructure21 - Q2 2026
Demand Paging (PMA)
Reduce node memory usage down to 16GB regardless of blockchain state size, enabling low-memory nodes to participate.
Infrastructure22 - Q2 2026
Networking Upgrade
High-performance networking with faster initial sync, metadata embedded in payloads, and batch transaction propagation.
Infrastructure23 - Aug 2026
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.
Product24 - Q4 2026CURRENT
Useful Inference Routing Protocol
A major milestone that funnels compute demand into the AI Compute Network.
Infrastructure25
2027
- Q1 2027PLANNED
Full Nock ZKVM Completion
A major milestone completing the full Nock ZKVM, delivering performant general-purpose zero-knowledge proofs for arbitrary computation.
Infrastructure26 - Q1 2027PLANNED
Bridge Withdrawals
Bridge supports withdrawals, enabling two-way transfers between Nockchain and Base.
Infrastructure27 - Q1 2027PLANNED
ZK Verification Opcode
Native ZK proof verification opcode that lets fully verifiable applications run directly onchain.
Infrastructure28 - Q1 2027PLANNED
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.
Infrastructure29 - Q2 2027PLANNED
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.
Product30 - Q3 2027PLANNED
Native Token Standard
Native token standard enabling composable assets on top of the programmable platform.
Product31 - Q3 2027PLANNED
Private DeFi Foundations
Foundations for private applications and financial primitives, positioning Nockchain as a privacy-preserving programmable base layer.
Product32 - Q4 2027PLANNED
Post-Quantum Secure Signatures
Addition of support for post-quantum secure signatures, hardening Nockchain accounts and transactions against future quantum adversaries.
Infrastructure33 - Q4 2027PLANNED
ZK Compute Markets
General-purpose ZK compute markets, extending verifiable workloads beyond AI to any provable computation traded on Nockchain.
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