Inspired by Urbit’s minimal assembly language, Nockchain fuses Urbit’s vision of sovereign computing with a novel proof-of-useful-work consensus mechanism, creating a blockchain where every computation fuels progress and scaling. The crypto-economics behind Nockchain’s zkVM incentivise competition between zero knowledge provers, ultimately bootstrapping ZKPs as a new computational commodity.

Topics discussed in this episode:
- Logan’s background
- Urbit’s values
- Nock, Urbit's minimal assembly language
- Use cases for zk proofs
- Nockchain’s zkVM efficiency
- Useful proof-of-work
- Launching Nockchain
- Future roadmap for Nockchain
- Building apps on Nockchain
- Store of value vs. revenue generation
- The impact of quantum computing

Links mentioned in this episode: 
- Logan Allen on X: https://bit.ly/40ZzOLk
- Zorp on X: https://bit.ly/4fEbLrl
- Nockchain on X: https://bit.ly/46JooyZ
- Urbit on X: https://bit.ly/4lnolfX

Sponsors: 
- Chorus One: Chorus One runs validators on cutting edge Proof of Stake networks such as Cosmos, Solana, Celo, Polkadot and Oasis. - https://epicenter.rocks/chorusone
- Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at gnosis.io -

This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/611			

#611 Logan Allen: Zorp – Nockchain's ZK Proof-of-Useful-Work Consensus

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