Space and Time Launches Mainnet, Enabling Data-Driven Crypto Applications

Space and Time, a blockchain backed by Microsoft, has launched its public, permissionless mainnet. This blockchain is designed to deliver zero-knowledge (ZK)-proven data to smart contracts, enabling a new generation of data-driven crypto applications. The platform indexes data from major blockchains, including Ethereum, and stores it across a decentralized network of database validators. Developers can access, query, and connect this data back to their smart contracts using Proof of SQL, Space and Time’s sub-second ZK coprocessor for SQL database queries.

Scott Dykstra, Contributor #001 at Space and Time, highlighted the significance of this launch, stating that prior to Space and Time, onchain applications lacked the ability to query basic user data from a database of blockchain activity without introducing security risks and tampering. Enterprises also had no secure way to connect their cloud databases with smart contracts. The mainnet launch of Space and Time addresses these issues, empowering developers to build sophisticated, data-driven onchain applications secured by cryptographic proofs.

Smart contracts today are limited in their ability to access historical, cross-chain, or offchain data, which restricts the complexity of onchain apps. The next wave of onchain innovation, including dynamic financial instruments, data-rich AI agents, and tokenized real-world systems, requires a trustless database layer for complex data retrieval. Space and Time provides this with a verifiable, decentralized database network that allows smart contracts to query the full history of Ethereum and beyond.

Space and Time was created by MakeInfinite Labs, a frontier protocol research lab backed by Microsoft and collaborating with major financial institutions. In addition to Space and Time, MakeInfinite Labs has developed key technologies for the broader crypto ecosystem, such as Proof of SQL, Blitzar, an Elastic Network ZK Chain for Space and Time, and Chainlink DeFi Yield Index. Nate Holiday, CEO of MakeInfinite Labs and Co-Founder of Space and Time, expressed excitement about the ecosystem taking this work forward and unlocking new possibilities for verifiable, data-driven applications.

Space and Time is secured by a decentralized set of validators, and anyone can contribute to the network by providing high-quality datasets, staking, or running a validator node. The platform aims to enable smart contracts to trustlessly access and compute over data from any chain or source, powered by Proof of SQL, a sub-second ZK coprocessor. This empowers developers to build more intelligent, data-rich applications with verifiable data.

MakeInfinite Labs, the creator of Space and Time, is a frontier protocol research lab contributing to prominent protocols and ecosystems across crypto. The lab raised $50 million from Microsoft’s M12 Ventures and other leading investors to build infrastructure that enables developers and creators to build data-driven applications, tokenize and monetize, and win in the AI economy. The launch of Space and Time on the mainnet marks a significant step forward in the development of data-driven crypto applications, providing a secure and verifiable database layer for smart contracts.