What To Know:
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Brevis has released the ProverNet whitepaper, introducing a decentralized marketplace for zero-knowledge proving capacity.
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The network allows provers to earn rewards by supplying computation, while developers access scalable, on-demand ZK resources.
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ProverNet aims to lower costs, reduce bottlenecks, and support broader adoption of ZK applications across the ecosystem.
Brevis has released the ProverNet whitepaper to establish the foundation for a decentralized marketplace designed to connect applications with zero-knowledge proving capacity. The company aims to standardize how workloads move between specialized provers and to offer developers a scalable alternative to custom infrastructure. The document introduces a mechanism that coordinates demand and supply through continuous auctions, supported by a native token for payments, staking, and governance.
Brevis Rolls Out ProverNet Whitepaper
Brevis enters this phase with significant production experience. Its stack has supported more than 130 million proofs across 110,000 users in live environments. These deployments include diverse applications, giving Brevis an operational profile that few proving systems have achieved. The company’s Pico zkVM and ZK Data Coprocessor have already powered real-time proving for Ethereum, large-scale reward distributions, portfolio-based trading features, and trustless gas rebate systems.
Several well-known protocols are active users of Brevis technology. Linea relies on Brevis for ecosystem-wide growth campaigns. PancakeSwap uses Brevis hooks to calibrate VIP trading discounts based on user behavior. Euler previously processed $100,000 in rewards every four hours through trustless computation verified only by cryptography. Uniswap v4 is preparing to use Brevis to determine gas rebate eligibility for routers. MetaMask currently offers yield through Aave on Linea using Brevis-based verification flows.
As noted in the official blog, these applications operate under very different constraints. Some require proofs within a strict 10-second window. Others depend on multi-hour throughput cycles. Several demand compact proofs for on-chain verification, while others rely on off-chain environments with distinct cryptographic requirements. Brevis has built an architecture that accommodates this range, and the whitepaper positions this heterogeneity as the central motivation for a marketplace model.
ProverNet is designed to match these varied workloads with provers equipped for specific tasks. Each job enters the system with explicit requirements: latency targets, cost ceilings, verification environments, proof structure, and other technical parameters. Provers publish their capacity, hardware characteristics, and cost models. The marketplace coordinates these components through the TODA mechanism, described as a truthful online double auction capable of clearing jobs in real time.
TODA treats each proof type as a distinct class of computational work. It evaluates provers based on their ability to meet application-level guarantees, including deadlines and proof architecture constraints. Allocation decisions occur continuously. Requesters submit fees and requirements. Provers submit capacity offers. The solver assigns matches, sets prices, and returns any unallocated bids. The system has been designed to avoid losses for both sides while producing efficient matches under time pressure.
The whitepaper positions BREV, a new token, as the operational layer for the marketplace. All proving and verification fees are settled in BREV. When ProverNet launches as a specialized rollup, network transactions will use BREV as gas. The system also requires provers to stake BREV or receive delegated stake from token holders. Stake serves as collateral for meeting service-level expectations and influences a prover’s ability to accept larger or more urgent jobs. Delegated stake follows similar rules and can be subject to slashing for missed deadlines or incorrect proofs.
Governance parameters will also depend on BREV. Holders will influence proof-size limits, security requirements, and penalty levels for service failures, among other technical configurations. Brevis describes this framework as a method for ensuring predictable behavior in the marketplace.
The release of the whitepaper marks the next stage in Brevis’s infrastructure roadmap. The company plans to launch a beta version of ProverNet soon. The initial phase will use a simplified version of the auction mechanism without staking, allowing the team to onboard provers and calibrate workloads. Full staking and governance features will follow with the mainnet launch.
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