We’re excited to announce a partnership with Nethermind. This collaboration focuses on co-developing Ethereum node plugins and exploring the frontiers of zero-knowledge machine learning (zkML) research and applications.

Strengthening Ethereum infrastructure

Nethermind is renowned for its high-performance Ethereum node implementations and empowering enterprises and developers worldwide to access and build on decentralized systems.

The goal of the partnership is to co-develop a plugin that enhances Ethereum nodes with verifiable computation capabilities. This development will streamline interactions with the Nexus zkVM, empowering developers with tools to:

• Enable verifiable execution: Seamlessly integrate zkVM proofs into Ethereum transactions.
• Optimize performance: Enhance node efficiency and ensure smooth verification of zero-knowledge proofs.
• Support scaling: Contribute to Ethereum’s scalability by offloading complex computations to verifiable, decentralized infrastructure.

Unlocking the potential of zkML

In parallel, Nexus and Nethermind are exploring collaboration on zero-knowledge machine learning (zkML). This research aims to develop methods for executing ML models with cryptographic verifiability, ensuring privacy and integrity in AI applications. Potential use cases include:

• Privacy-preserving AI: The ability to run ML models on sensitive data without exposing underlying information.
• Verifiable AI inference: Ensure AI model outputs are correct and tamper-proof.
• Decentralized AI: Deploy and verify ML models on decentralized networks, reducing reliance on centralized infrastructure.

What this means for developers

This partnership provides developers with new capabilities for Ethereum and zkML applications:

• Enhanced Ethereum nodes: More powerful node infrastructure with built-in support for verifiable computation.
• zkML innovation: Tools and frameworks to build privacy-preserving and verifiable AI models.
• Scalable solutions: Infrastructure designed to support high-performance, decentralized computation at scale.

Building the future of decentralized compute

Nexus and Nethermind share a commitment to advancing Ethereum and decentralized computation. Through node development and zkML research, we’re creating infrastructure that supports the next generation of secure, scalable, and verifiable applications.

Stay tuned for updates as we roll out new tools, research findings, and opportunities to engage with the future of Ethereum and zkML.