Launching a new Nexus network testnet
We are building a supercomputer to make the Verifiable Internet possible. The goal of the Verifiable Internet is to make truth foundational, and put users in control.
We are launching the new Nexus network testnet at 9:00 am Pacific on December 9, 2024. It will remain open until 9:00 am Pacific on December 13, 2024.
The Nexus network is specifically designed to make it possible to reduce the time and resources needed to enable verification services.
In order for the Nexus network to scale, we need to build the world’s most powerful supercomputer – an endeavor that’s like the internet’s version of a mission to the moon.
By leveraging the Nexus zkVM and building the global Nexus network that connects compute supply with the growing proof demand, we are able to take the first steps toward achieving the big vision of a secure and accessible Verifiable Internet.
We want to acknowledge that we stand on the shoulders of giants – and draw from decades of cryptographic and distributed computing research while building Nexus.
“Nexus is a scientific effort, working to unite the best of computer science, mathematics, and engineering to bring to life the most powerful supercomputing system ever designed – by aggregating compute from around the world into a single, unified, global supercluster.”
— Nexus CEO Daniel Marin
The idea of creating a network of compute power – or connecting compute demand with a distributed network – has been done before with great success.
We draw inspiration from massive projects like SETI@home, developed at UC Berkeley or Folding@home at Stanford, which both harnessed distributed computing power at scales never seen before, to enable new kinds of breakthroughs in physics, biology, and chemistry.
“We built on an even longer history of scientific research. Alan Turing gave the notion of computation mathematical rigor through his definition of the universal Turing machine. While John von Neumann and others designed early computers.”
— Nexus Chief Scientist Jens Groth
In order to achieve our vision for a new kind of supercomputer – one that enables the Verifiable Internet – we need your help.
We hope that you will join us.
