Overview
Learn about the Nexus Layer 1.
Introduction
Nexus Layer 1 is a planetary-scale decentralized supercomputer, architected to host global commerce, coordinate autonomous agents, and support the programmable economy of the future. Our Layer 1 blockchain is the foundational layer of a decentralized network—the core system that processes transactions, secures the ledger, and powers smart contracts.
The Vision
Nexus Layer 1 is being built to become a planetary-scale blockchain supercomputer—an intelligent foundation for the autonomous economy. Designed to empower AI agents and decentralized applications, it enables trustless execution, coordination, and settlement at global scale. Nexus aims to:
- Unify global compute by concentrating the world’s computational power into a single, cryptographically verifiable chain
- Scale horizontally by adding more nodes, enabling agents and apps to run seamlessly across a distributed network
- Scale vertically through the Nexus zkVM, which allows AI agents to execute complex logic with privacy and proof
- Enable autonomous coordination, giving AI agents a secure environment to reason, transact, and interact with each other and with humans
- Achieve the Proof Singularity—a unified, zero-knowledge proof of all computation, forming a single source of verifiable truth for all agents and systems
The Nexus 1.0 Whitepaper
The original vision for the Nexus zkVM, the Nexus Network, the Nexus Layer 1, and the search for a verifiable Internet, can be read in the original Nexus zkVM 1.0 whitepaper of 01/2024. See https://whitepaper.nexus.xyz.
The Proof Singularity
The ultimate vision of Nexus is to achieve the Proof Singularity—a breakthrough in trustless computing where:
- All verifiable computation is compressed into a single, succinct proof
- Millions of chains, agents, and applications are seamlessly integrated into one coherent system
- A unified, global supercomputer emerges—verifiable, programmable, and open to all
This is the foundation for an internet of autonomous agents: a world where computation is provable, composable, and universally trusted.