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What Is Space and Time? A Verifiable Data Warehouse for Web3
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What Is Space and Time? A Verifiable Data Warehouse for Web3

July 14, 2025•2 min read

Space and Time is a decentralized data warehouse enabling provable SQL queries on blockchain and offchain data. Here’s what it is and why it matters.

#Web3 Infra#Verifiable Compute#ZK Proofs#Data Layer#SQL on Chain

What Is Space and Time?

As Web3 continues to evolve, one missing layer has stood out: a reliable, scalable, and decentralized way to run SQL queries across blockchain and offchain data — with cryptographic proof of accuracy.

That’s exactly what Space and Time (SxT) delivers.

It’s the first decentralized data warehouse purpose-built for Web3, designed to help developers, smart contracts, and oracles run and verify complex analytics at scale — without trusting a centralized backend.

Why Space and Time Exists

Most dApps today rely on:

  • Centralized databases for indexing
  • Oracles to deliver external data
  • Backend APIs that can't be verified onchain

This introduces trust bottlenecks. Space and Time flips that model by enabling verifiable compute through its signature innovation: Proof of SQL™.

Key Features of Space and Time

✅ Decentralized SQL Engine

Think of it like a decentralized BigQuery or Snowflake. Developers can write familiar SQL queries across:

  • Ethereum, Solana, or other blockchain data
  • Offchain data sources (APIs, logs, event streams)

✅ Proof of SQL™

This ZK-based protocol generates cryptographic proofs that:

  • The query was correct
  • The data wasn't tampered with
  • The result can be trusted by a smart contract or app

This allows zero-trust data automation in DeFi, GameFi, enterprise, and AI x crypto projects.

✅ Smart Contract-Ready Data

Query results can be oraclized or sent directly to smart contracts. This enables:

  • Reward calculations
  • Market triggers
  • Data-driven minting, pricing, or governance

How Space and Time Fits Into the Web3 Stack

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It acts as a verifiable analytics layer — powering anything that needs accurate, tamperproof data from both onchain and offchain sources.

Use Cases for Founders and Builders

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Closing Thoughts

In an industry where “trustless” is a core value, data infrastructure has lagged behind — until now.

Space and Time fills a critical gap: a verifiable, decentralized warehouse that scales SQL, integrates with smart contracts, and cryptographically proves everything it touches.

For founders, builders, and protocols, SxT is quickly becoming a foundational layer in the modular Web3 stack.