Space and Time Launches Foundation to Push ZK-Proof Data Into Mainstream—Because Apparently Trustless Needs a Sales Team

Zero-knowledge proofs just got a hype machine. Space and Time’s new foundation aims to bulldoze adoption barriers for ZK-proven data—because nothing says decentralization like a centralized advocacy group.

Why it matters: Enterprises still treat blockchain like a spreadsheet with trust issues. This move forces the issue by packaging cryptographic magic into enterprise-friendly solutions.

The cynical take: Another ’foundation’ means another governance token waiting to happen. Wall Street will lap it up—ZK is the new ESG for crypto bros.

Space and Time Foundation to focus on grants, scaling

The Foundation will focus on the grants for developers, growing the community, and protocol transparency. What is more, it will also focus on achieving global scale, both in terms of its technology and legal issues.

At the same time, Space and Time Labs, the company behind the protocol, will change its name to MakeInfinite Labs. The for-profit arm of the protocol will focus on research and development, enterprise clients, and technology.

Space and Time is a decentralized data platform built on the blockchain. What sets it apart is that data queries come with zero-knowledge proofs, increasing trust in the system. This enables the data on the network to be verifiable and secure.

Its key innovation is “Proof of SQL,” which creates a ZK proof with each query to the database. While queries are run off-chain, the generated ZK proof is submitted to a smart contract on the blockchain, verifying the data without ever seeing it directly.

At the same time, ZK proofs also enable applications to scale more efficiently, because most data transfers don’t happen on-chain. Instead, the blockchain serves as a registry of zero-knowledge proofs to verify the integrity of the data.