Nikolas Sargeant
Space and Time, a leader in data warehousing, announced on Thursday, November 2, that it will enable its novel zero-knowledge (ZK) proof for SQL operations to work with BigQuery.
In a press release shared with Cryptowisser, Space and Time said BigQuery is Google Cloud’s serverless and cost-effective data warehouse with a built-in Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Business Intelligence (BI) that provides insights at scale.
Space and Time’s ZK protocol, dubbed ‘Proof of SQL’, is set to enable developers using BigQuery to cryptographically confirm query results were computed accurately and on untampered data.
The team explained that Proof of SQL is a ZK-proof attached to SQL databases, which cryptographically proves to a client that both query execution and underlying tables are untampered.
It was originally designed to verify queries in the Space and Time data warehouse, but it can now be connected to any SQL database or data warehouse to provide ZK-verified query processing over data in Google Cloud.
The ZK-database capabilities would provide BigQuery customers cryptographic assurance that their data hasn’t been manipulated and that their queries are returning a verifiable answer. This feature is useful in the context of blockchain technology, where enterprises are increasingly looking to connect their cloud data warehouse services to their smart contracts in order to facilitate business logic on-chain.
The features would also allow developers and enterprises to build Large Language Models (LLMs) that are trained on a verifiable dataset, data-driven smart contracts and ZK-powered business applications.
The Space and Time team added that their data warehouse is also now available to deploy from the Google Cloud marketplace. Space and Time is a decentralized HTAP data warehouse that comes pre-packaged with a full suite of developer tools, including indexed blockchain data, an API gateway, a next-gen AI frontend and Proof of SQL ZK technology.
While commenting on this latest development, ames Tromans, Head of Web3 at Google Cloud, said;
“Our goal is to help Web3 developers build applications at scale by providing them access to a range of tools and services. Now BigQuery customers will be able to access Space and Time’s ZK-proof protocol which can help verify blockchain smart contracts and other business processes that require verifiable compute against data.”
Nate Holiday, CEO and Co-Founder of Space and Time, added that;
“We are working with Google Cloud to empower BigQuery clients to run ZK-verified data processes, cryptographically guaranteed by Proof of SQL. Enterprises are already beginning to demand verifiability throughout their stacks, and it’s only going to continue to accelerate. Through our collaboration with Google Cloud, we are laying the groundwork for the verify-everything future.”
Thanks to its partnership with Google Cloud, Space and Time will have access to expanded partner benefits, including development and go-to-market support, as well as Google Cloud credits to extend to Space and Time customers.
Space and Time is the first AI-powered decentralized data warehouse that joins tamperproof on-chain and off-chain data to deliver enterprise use cases to smart contracts. Space and Time has developed a novel cryptography called Proof of SQL that allows developers to connect analytics directly to smart contracts, opening up a wealth of powerful new use cases and business logic on blockchain technology.
