Sui, the groundbreaking Layer 1 blockchain and smart contract platform, has forged a strategic partnership with Space and Time (SxT), the verifiable compute layer, to empower developers with seamless access to off-chain data. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the Web3 ecosystem, as SxT is declared the preferred data warehouse for the Sui platform, offering a comprehensive suite of zero-knowledge-proof-based (ZK) tools to developers.
Sui, introduced with a commitment to low transaction fees, high scalability, and fast transactions, has provided a fertile ground for developers to create decentralized applications and games that grant users true ownership of in-game assets. The alliance with Space and Time guarantees that Sui developers will have the essential ZK tools at their disposal to build robust, data-driven decentralized applications and games that can seamlessly integrate verifiable on- and off-chain data.
Evan Cheng, Co-Founder and CEO of Mysten Labs, the originator of the Sui Network, said, “Partnering with Space and Time to enable the development of ZK-powered games on Sui is a significant step in our mission to bring the benefits of Web3 to address a broader range of mainstream use cases. In particular, SxT provides the verifiable compute layer that the Sui ecosystem needs to onboard the next generation of Web3 game developers.”
Empowering Web3 Gaming with Verifiable Compute Layer
Space and Time, often referred to as Web3’s verifiable compute layer, delivers ZK-proven SQL to smart contracts, enabling developers to construct robust, verifiable, data-driven smart contracts and Web3 games. SxT’s innovative Proof of SQL ensures the accuracy and tamper-proof nature of queries, thus serving as a trusted compute layer for smart contracts that can conduct scalable computations.
Sui and Space and Time are powering some of the most prominent Web3 games, including the highly anticipated ARPG game, Abyss World, along with other leading studios. Their combined gaming ecosystem, representing millions of dollars in on-chain value, is poised to redefine the Web3 gaming landscape by establishing new standards for next-gen gameplay and sophisticated on-chain rewards, all powered by verifiable compute.
Space and Time extends developers access to relational ZK-indexed Sui data preloaded in the data warehouse, included with any SxT compute plan. The recent introduction of Pay per Compute pricing by SxT allows developers to pay only for the queries they execute. Notably, SxT has also been recognized as the preferred data warehouse for the Chainlink ecosystem.
Scott Dykstra, Co-Founder and CTO of Space and Time, stated, “Sui is a next-generation blockchain that solves so many of the key challenges faced by Web3 game developers today. Gaming is one of the most exciting applications for blockchain technology, and the Sui ecosystem is an industry leader. We are thrilled to partner with Mysten Labs to enable a new wave of ZK-powered Web3 games and dApps built on Space and Time and Sui.”
A Leap Forward in the Web3 Ecosystem
With Space and Time, developers can run analytics to gain deeper insights into their community’s in-game and on-chain activities, understand the in-game events leading to on-chain purchases, and even query Space and Time directly to mint rewards for players based on in-game events. Proof of SQL, Space and Time’s novel ZK-proof, cryptographically guarantees that indexed data, off-chain data, and SQL query results are verifiable and tamper-proof, enabling developers to link their gaming smart contracts to off-chain ZK-proven gaming data and SQL compute.
Sui, the first-of-its-kind Layer 1 blockchain and smart contract platform, is designed to make digital asset ownership fast, private, secure, and accessible to everyone. Its object-centric model, based on the Move programming language, enables parallel execution, sub-second finality, and rich on-chain assets. With horizontally scalable processing and storage, Sui supports a wide range of applications with unrivaled speed at low cost.
Sui represents a significant advancement in blockchain technology, offering a platform where creators and developers can build user-friendly experiences. Mysten Labs, the driving force behind Sui, comprises industry-leading experts in distributed systems, programming languages, and cryptography. The mission of Mysten Labs is to create foundational infrastructure for Web3.
Space and Time, the first AI-powered decentralized data warehouse, integrates tamper-proof on-chain and off-chain data to cater to enterprise use cases for smart contracts. Space and Time’s novel cryptography, Proof of SQL, allows developers to connect analytics directly to smart contracts, ushering in a host of new use cases and business logic for blockchain technology across financial services, gaming, DeFi, and projects requiring verifiable data across enterprise, blockchain, and AI.
In essence, the strategic partnership between Sui and Space and Time marks a significant leap forward in the Web3 ecosystem, with the potential to revolutionize the way we approach decentralized applications and gaming. With Space and Time named as the preferred data warehouse for the Sui ecosystem, developers are now armed with powerful zero-knowledge-proof-based tools to create robust and data-driven applications. As the Web3 landscape continues to evolve, partnerships like this one are instrumental in shaping the future of the decentralized web.
