[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  DEUCES [@Deucesofweb3](/creator/twitter/Deucesofweb3) on x 9176 followers Created: 2025-07-20 07:00:02 UTC Yes, we can all agree that blockchains are powerful. But when it comes to heavy computation, some of these blockchains can be really slow, expensive and limited. That’s where Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZkPs) come in. ZkPs let you move computation off-chain, but still prove on-chain that it was done correctly. It’s just like when you submit the answer to a math examination, with a certificate to show you worked it out fairly. Even with this, the mass adoption of ZkPs has been messy and gated by centralization. This is exactly where Boundless comes in. It turns ZK proving into an open, permissionless market where anyone can request a proof, and anyone can fulfill it, with all being trustlessly on-chain. Now, what is the real challenge? If you’ve ever tried to run something heavy on Ethereum or even a Layer X protocol, you understand the pain: very slow performance, high gas fee, or the need to move the logic off-chain if you get extremely stressed, hoping it is secure. ZK gives us a better option, allowing us outsource the compute, and verify the result without trust. But that leads to the more serious questions: - Who’s generating those proofs? - How do you verify them reliably? - How do you scale access for one app and for everyone? Boundless answers these questions with an open marketplace. Let me explain how it works: If you need a ZK proof, you post a request. Provers, anyone with a Graphics Processing Unit actually, even just a working laptop compete to fulfill it. You don’t need to trust them as the proof is cryptographically verified and payment is only settled once the proof is valid. All of this is coordinated through a reverse Dutch auction: - The price starts low and increases over time. - Provers decide when it’s worth their effort. - If one locks the job and fails to deliver, they get slashed and the request is reattempted. This simply means that prices remain fair, delivery is incentivized, and no one can corner the market for long. Where it gets interesting is that every proof includes metadata about how much work went into generating it. Boundless uses this to reward provers with both the fees paid by users and with $ZKC tokens, minted in proportion to their actual compute contribution. It’s just like mining but instead of wasting energy guessing numbers, you’re just generating useful cryptographic proofs that apps actually need. This innovation from Boundless is so important because it helps remove the resistance in integrating ZK into any app or chain. It also serves developers as they can finally plug into scalable, trustless compute without reinventing infrastructure. Provers can also monetize idle hardware in a real, on-chain economy, and for users, they can rely on a global, decentralized proving layer that doesn’t pick favorites. The future of ZK is Boundless.  XXX engagements  **Related Topics** [onchain](/topic/onchain) [Post Link](https://x.com/Deucesofweb3/status/1946827420474175505)
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Created: 2025-07-20 07:00:02 UTC
Yes, we can all agree that blockchains are powerful. But when it comes to heavy computation, some of these blockchains can be really slow, expensive and limited.
That’s where Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZkPs) come in. ZkPs let you move computation off-chain, but still prove on-chain that it was done correctly. It’s just like when you submit the answer to a math examination, with a certificate to show you worked it out fairly. Even with this, the mass adoption of ZkPs has been messy and gated by centralization.
This is exactly where Boundless comes in. It turns ZK proving into an open, permissionless market where anyone can request a proof, and anyone can fulfill it, with all being trustlessly on-chain.
Now, what is the real challenge?
If you’ve ever tried to run something heavy on Ethereum or even a Layer X protocol, you understand the pain: very slow performance, high gas fee, or the need to move the logic off-chain if you get extremely stressed, hoping it is secure.
ZK gives us a better option, allowing us outsource the compute, and verify the result without trust. But that leads to the more serious questions:
- Who’s generating those proofs?
- How do you verify them reliably?
- How do you scale access for one app and for everyone?
Boundless answers these questions with an open marketplace.
Let me explain how it works: If you need a ZK proof, you post a request. Provers, anyone with a Graphics Processing Unit actually, even just a working laptop compete to fulfill it. You don’t need to trust them as the proof is cryptographically verified and payment is only settled once the proof is valid. All of this is coordinated through a reverse Dutch auction:
- The price starts low and increases over time.
- Provers decide when it’s worth their effort.
- If one locks the job and fails to deliver, they get slashed and the request is reattempted.
This simply means that prices remain fair, delivery is incentivized, and no one can corner the market for long.
Where it gets interesting is that every proof includes metadata about how much work went into generating it. Boundless uses this to reward provers with both the fees paid by users and with $ZKC tokens, minted in proportion to their actual compute contribution. It’s just like mining but instead of wasting energy guessing numbers, you’re just generating useful cryptographic proofs that apps actually need.
This innovation from Boundless is so important because it helps remove the resistance in integrating ZK into any app or chain. It also serves developers as they can finally plug into scalable, trustless compute without reinventing infrastructure. Provers can also monetize idle hardware in a real, on-chain economy, and for users, they can rely on a global, decentralized proving layer that doesn’t pick favorites.
The future of ZK is Boundless.
XXX engagements
Related Topics onchain