Space and Time Integrates Verifiable Computing Layer Natively into Chainlink

Space and Time announced that Proof of SQL, the platform’s novel zk-proof for SQL queries, will run its zk-Verifier natively on Chainlink nodes, Bankless Times learned from a press release.

Space and Time will leverage the Chainlink Network to provide consensus on the proof results. The integration is announced as Space and Time is named the official preferred data warehouse solution for the Chainlink ecosystem.

Enabling verifiable query results

Proof of SQL was released in August of this year. Originally designed for queries run in the Space and Time data warehouse, the proof can now be attached to any centralized or decentralized SQL database to enable verifiable, zk-proven query results for smart contracts, AI models, and enterprises.

Nate Holiday, CEO and Co-Founder of Space and Time said:

We are thrilled to make Proof of SQL available to all databases and to integrate Chainlink as the consensus layer. As the world’s business increasingly moves to operate at the intersection of blockchain and AI, verifiable data and compute will become more critical than ever. We see a future where every database needs to be verified by Space and Time’s zk-proof.

Proof of SQL enables a database to create cryptographic SQL query execution proof to make sure that one computed the queries accurately and on untampered data. The zk-protocol is composed of two parties: the Prover, which generates a proof of query execution, and the Verifier, which validates the proof against a cryptographic hash of the info.

Proof of absence of tampering

With the new integration, the Proof of SQL Verifier will run natively on Chainlink nodes. The Chainlink Network will come to consensus that the results received from the Prover have not been tampered with, allowing the protocol to become more trustless, transparent, and decentralized.

The leading Web3 services platform Chainlink enables smart contracts to connect to real-world data, computation, and any public or private blockchain. Space and Time builds on this vision by providing zk-queries to smart contracts through the Chainlink Network.

Sergey Nazarov, Co-founder of Chainlink, added:

By enabling developers to underpin application databases with cryptographic proof, Chainlink and Space and Time are powering the creation of an end-to-end decentralized tech stack that helps scale Web3.