WRITINGS

Thoughts, updates, and deep dives into provable systems

May 21, 20266 min read

The PMA: Nockchain’s Persistent Memory Arena

Nockchain asks a fairly brutal thing of the runtime.

Apr 30, 20262 min read
Announcing the Whitepaper
Nockchain: A Distributed Market for Verifiable Computation
Apr 16, 20264 min read
Nockchain Phase 2
zkPoW works. Now we make it useful.
Jan 16, 20262 min read
Nockchain Roadmap 2026
Nockchain is Proof of Useful Work for private, unstoppable applications.
Dec 22, 20251 min readNews
$NOCK Is Now Live on Base
More than $1M in trading volume in the first 23 minutes.
Dec 12, 202513 min readEngineering
The Nockchain Transaction Model
Nockchain’s v1 transaction engine employs a note-based UTXO model reinforced by zero-knowledge proofs and flexible lock scripts. The result is a secure, scalable, and efficient framework for off-chain compute with on-chain settlement.
Dec 5, 20252 min read
Wallet, SDK, Bridge
The first GUI wallet arrives, NockApp SDK v1 ships, and our bridge to Base is imminent.
Nov 26, 20254 min read
Bridging the Gap
The first live NockApp is here and a bridge to Base is coming soon.
Nov 26, 20259 min readEngineering
Building Sovereign Applications with NockApp
Build sovereign, composable, and provable software with on-chain settlement and no gas cost.
Nov 18, 20253 min readEngineering
The Nockchain ZK-PoW Puzzle
Miners build a binary tree from the previous block, create a proof of computation, and publish the block if it meets the difficulty requirement. Each puzzle has one correct solution, which prevents cheating and makes mining useful.