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May 19, 2025 โ€ข 55 mins

Join Tommy Shaughnessy as he hosts Logan Allen, founder of Zorp and Nockchain, to discuss Nockchain, a new proof-of-work L1 blockchain. Learn about its ZK Powell consensus mechanism, where miners generate ZK proofs.


Zorp: https://zorp.ioNockchain: https://nockchain.org



๐ŸŽฏ Key Highlights


โ–ธ Logan Allen's journey to creating Nockchain.

โ–ธ Nockchain's "ZK Proof of Work" (ZK Powell) and its "Dumbnet" initial phase.

โ–ธ How block rewards will subsidize proving capacity to build a proof market.

โ–ธ "Intents" on Nockchain: enabling micro-apps via conditional coin locks.

โ–ธ Nockchain's state growth strategy: prove once, verify by many.

โ–ธ Potential for specialized ZK ASICs.

โ–ธ Knock App framework for off-chain verifiable services.

โ–ธ Roadmap: Nockchain namespace and cross-chain atomic swaps.

โ–ธ Vision: A circular economy with useful and engaging applications.



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โ–ธ Zorp's Twitter: @ZorpZK

โ–ธ Nockchain's Twitter: @Nockchain



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Timestamps


00:00 - Intro: Logan Allen & Nockchain

01:00 - Interest in Knock instruction set & ZKVMs

02:00 - Building Nockchain: No pre-mine, PoW L1

03:00 - ZK Powell: Useful Proof of Work

10:00 - ZK Powell Deep Dive

12:00 - "Dumbnet" - Initial Nockchain Phase

15:00 - App Intents & Proving Capacity

19:00 - Miner Competition on Nockchain

22:00 - Knock App Development Framework

25:00 - State Growth & Verification

36:00 - Knock App Framework in Rust

38:00 - Nockchain Namespace Plans

46:00 - Challenge: Building Nockchain's Economy

52:00 - Getting Involved with Nockchain

53:00 - The "Aha!" Moment in Research



Disclaimer


This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Ventures may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token.

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