Universal ZK Infrastructure / Interoperability Focus

@Boundless aims to be a chain-agnostic zero-knowledge proving layer: it lets different blockchains or rollups tap into ZK proofs without having to rebuild their own infrastructure.

This gives it a potentially large addressable market: many projects want scalable, interoperable ZK capabilities.

Novel Incentive Mechanism — Proof of Verifiable Work (PoVW)

#boundless uses PoVW, which is designed to reward provers in proportion to their useful work rather than just raw computing power.

This can help align incentives, discourage overprovisioning, and promote quality and efficiency in proof generation.

Token Utility & Economic Design

Provers must lock $ZKC as collateral before accepting proof tasks; if they fail or delay, part of the collateral is slashed. This gives economic security to the protocol.

Staking: holders can stake $ZKC to earn rewards and participate in governance.

Emission split: ~75% of the emissions go to provers, ~25% to stakers. This tends to favor active network participation.