In order to make the Verifiable Internet a reality we first need to build an accessible and distributed supercomputer. To be fully distributed (and powerful) we need people to contribute.
Lots of people.
So we put out a call for help – and you answered. The whole world answered.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the testnet.
In fact, within the first 60 minutes of the testnet launching on December 9, we saw 10,000 nodes joining from all over the planet.
From there, news of the launch spread. By the time the testnet closed on December 13, we learned a lot of valuable lessons and saw amazing network growth. We now have enough info to start building the next iteration of the network and to prepare for future launches.
Building the supercomputer
There are a few ways to measure the size and scope of the Nexus testnet.
A WORLD SUPERCOMPUTER
The Nexus network is so easy to join that during the testnet more than 1.5 million nodes contributed compute power.
The testnet was also able to accommodate more than 100,000 nodes powering the network at the same time (this actually happened on multiple occasions during the week).
SUPERCOMPUTER STATS
During the testnet, the Nexus network achieved 6 quadrillion FLOPS of compute.
At the same time, the peak speed, or the total throughput of the Nexus zkVM, reached the level of 400,000 verifiable Hertz.
All together, the network produced 2.5 trillion total cycles proved over the course of five days.
A GLOBAL EFFORT
Maybe the most impressive part of watching the Nexus supercomputer come to life was watching a distributed network spread around the world in a way that demonstrates how the emerging Internet we are building – the Verifiable Internet – enables new ways of human coordination and collaboration.
Approximately 37% of people joined the network via a mobile device, which demonstrates easy access as a strength of the network.
In some countries, such as Poland and Ethiopia, more network nodes joined via mobile devices than via desktop computers.
It was also amazing to see the community excitement around the idea of a distributed world supercomputer. More than 100,000 people (and counting) joined the Nexus community Discord.
What’s next for the supercomputer?
We want to thank everyone who contributed to the testnet. It was a great community effort.
We want to add a special thanks to all of our compute supply partners who helped make this testnet such a success. Thank you: Gevulot, BCW, CodeStream, RapidNode, and Mintair. We are looking forward to more great collaboration in the future.
If you missed all of the testnet excitement – or if you want more of it – don’t worry, we will share next steps soon.
One new way to get involved is through our upcoming Nexus Ambassador Program, which will launch in January 2025. We will share more details and an application process soon.
The best way to stay up-to-date on the latest news related to the next testnet and other big news is to join the Nexus Discord and follow us on Twitter.
