Web3Port Foundation recently successfully completed a new round of investment in the Lumoz project. This round of financing was participated by many well-known institutions, including IDG Blockchain, OKX Ventures, HashKey Capital, Polygon, NGC Ventures, etc. Lumoz is a modular computing layer and ZK-RaaS platform that provides computing power support for Rollup, zero-knowledge machine learning (ZK-ML) and zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) verification through PoW mining mechanism. Its launched ZK-RaaS platform can help developers "one-click" to start their own application-specific ZK-rollup.
According to official news, Lumoz launched the esMOZ airdrop globally a week ago, accounting for about 10% of the total amount, and the amount of the airdrop is as high as 30 million US dollars. So far, the cumulative number of airdrop inquiries has exceeded 5 million users. The esMOZ airdrop inquiry is still in progress and is expected to last for a month. The airdrop claim will be launched after the Lumoz mainnet is launched at the end of this year.
The Lumoz OG NFT event was officially launched at 16:00 on November 12, and the event will last until December 5. Through Lumoz OG NFT, users can directly exchange esMOZ for MOZ 1:1 after the mainnet is launched, without any lock-up period. Lumoz OG NFT is divided into three different scarcities, and each scarcity corresponds to a different exchange amount. Lumoz has opened up a variety of ways to obtain NFTs, such as participating in Galxe activities, helping the Discord community to be active, applying for the global KOL incentive program, direct airdrops to Lumoz node holders, and incentive activities for ecological project parties/developers. In the future, Lumoz OG NFT will also support a variety of gameplay methods such as natural circulation, destruction and staking. For more details, please follow Lumoz's official Twitter!
background
Ethereum aims to become a "computer for the decentralized world", but since its birth, it has been facing the "impossible triangle" challenge of the public chain, that is, it is difficult to balance the three dimensions of "decentralization", "security" and "scalability". This has led to Ethereum facing high gas fees and network scalability issues for a long time.
To achieve Web3 Mass Adoption, it is crucial to solve the Ethereum expansion problem. Therefore, the industry has proposed a variety of solutions around Ethereum expansion. Among them, Rollup is considered to be the most promising technical path among all expansion solutions due to its excellent security and scalability, and has become the most mainstream solution for Layer 2.
The core idea of Rollup is to package multiple transactions in Layer 2 and submit them as a whole to the main network (Layer 1) for verification and settlement, so as to increase transaction speed and reduce the difficulty of verifying transaction validity. According to different data verification methods, Rollup is divided into two categories: Optimistic Rollup and ZK-Rollup.
Optimistic Rollup: Adopts the "fraud proofs" mechanism. The Rollup contract records the complete history of the state root and the hash value of each batch. If the new state root of a batch is found to be incorrect, a proof can be submitted to the chain to prove that the batch calculation is incorrect. After the contract verifies the proof, it will roll back the batch, punish the malicious party, and reward the whistleblower. Representative Optimistic Rollup solutions include Arbitrum One, Base, Optimism, Mantle, Blast, Metis, Boba Network, etc.
ZK-Rollup: Using the "validity proofs" mechanism, each batch generates a zk-SNARK cryptographic proof to ensure that the new state root is the correct batch execution result. Regardless of the amount of computation, the proof can be quickly verified on the chain. Representative ZK-Rollup solutions include Scroll, Linea, ZKsync Era, Starknet, Loopring, ZKSpace, etc.
According to the latest Defilama data, the Optimistic Rollups series still dominate the market TVL and applications, including Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Blast, Mantle, etc., while the ZK Rollup series such as Scroll, Linea, and ZKsync have a relatively low market share.
Although the ZK Rollups solution has significant advantages in terms of expansion capacity, throughput, fees, withdrawal speed and latency, and has been recognized by Vitalik as one of the Ethereum expansion solutions, it still faces a series of technical challenges that limit the development of its large-scale application. These challenges include:
High ZKP computing costs: ZK computing requires extremely high hardware performance and professional skills. The cost of building ZK computing nodes has increased significantly, becoming a major obstacle to large-scale deployment.
Centralization of Prover: Some ETH ZK-Rollup projects use centralized provers for ZKP verification. This means that when these centralized nodes fail, are attacked, or go offline, the entire network may be affected and transaction confirmation may be hindered.
Network security risks: In some cases, centralized ZKP nodes may prioritize their own interests and selectively generate or delay the creation of proofs, thereby harming the rights and interests of network users.
Complexity of ZKEVM: The initial design of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) did not take into account the compatibility of ZK technology, so generating zk-SNARK valid proofs for EVM programs requires complex cryptographic transformations and smart contract compatibility processing, which further increases the technical complexity.
These technical difficulties have hindered the widespread application of the ZK Rollups solution. Solving these problems will be the key to ZK Rollup's future promotion of large-scale popularization of Web3.
Lumoz Solution
Lumoz solves the challenges faced by Zk-Rollup through modular computing layer services and ZK-RaaS platform, and simplifies the cost of ZK-Rollup and ZKP verification.
Modular Computing Layer for ZK & AI Computing
Lumoz is a modular computing layer & RaaS platform that provides a powerful, secure and flexible computing platform for global users. It provides computing power support for Rollups, ZK-ML and ZKP verification by utilizing the PoW mining mechanism.
As a computing module, the Lumoz computer layer has the following features:
Decentralized computing: The Lumoz computing layer runs in the form of a blockchain network, using a hybrid consensus mechanism of Proof of Stake (POS) and Proof of Work (POW) to ensure decentralized computing power. This architecture provides continuous ZKP computing power for ZKRollups and a secure data processing and model training environment for AI applications.
Powerful computing stability: Lumoz computing nodes are composed of thousands of GPU/CPU nodes, which not only ensures the continuous computing power of ZKP and ZKFP, but also supports the large-scale parallel computing required by AI, ensuring the efficient execution of computing tasks.
Strong compatibility: Lumoz is highly compatible with mainstream Rollup solutions in the blockchain industry (such as Polygon ZKEVM, ZKSync, Scroll, Starknet), while meeting various computing needs in the AI field and providing strong support for different technology stacks through a unique computing mechanism.
Cost efficiency: Lumoz’s decentralized computing layer combines a sound economic model to achieve low-cost ZKP generation. This cost efficiency is also applicable to AI computing tasks, providing users with cost-effective AI and blockchain computing solutions.
Strong security: Lumoz uses the EigenLayer standard to build the Active Verification Service (AVS). EigenLayer's staking mechanism enhances the security of AVS.
Through modular design, the Lumoz computing layer not only provides a secure and efficient computing environment, but also provides powerful cloud infrastructure support and flexible and cost-effective solutions for zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) computing. At the same time, Lumoz uses its rich experience in the ZKP field to innovate and optimize circuits and algorithms, greatly improve computing efficiency, effectively solve the problems of high cost and low efficiency of Rollup projects, and lower the threshold for ordinary users to participate in the ZK computing market.
Lumoz Protocol Core Components
Lumoz's modular computing layer consists of two core components:
ZKProver Node: As the computing engine of the network, it is responsible for executing tasks within the Lumoz network and generating corresponding ZKP or ZKFP. These proofs not only verify the correct execution of tasks, but also ensure the privacy and security of information in the process.
ZKVerifier Node: plays a vital role in the Lumoz network. It is responsible for strictly verifying the calculation process and results of the ZKProver Node, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the calculation results and the reliability of the network. It is a key element in maintaining the integrity of the entire system.
ZKProver Node
ZKProver is one of the core components of the Lumoz protocol and is responsible for ZKP calculations within the protocol. By utilizing task splitting, parallel computing, and proof aggregation, the efficiency of ZKP calculations is effectively improved and the overall cost is reduced. The workflow of the ZKProver node is as follows:
Monitoring tasks: The node will continue to monitor the chain to issue corresponding tasks based on the proof type and start the calculation accordingly.
Proof of Computation: A single task will be recursively decomposed into multiple subtasks to achieve parallel computation. At the same time, the node will check the local cache to find any reusable pre-computed or cached results to optimize the process.
Subtask aggregation: Once all subtasks are computed, the results are aggregated into a complete proof.
Aggregation and submission of multiple attestations: Nodes will not submit a single attestation immediately after generation, but wait to aggregate it with subsequent attestations. The combined attestation and node information will be merged into a compact submission, which will then be published on-chain to minimize cost overhead.
Waiting for subsequent verification steps: After submission, the node will enter the next stage of the verification process.
As a ZKProver in Lumoz, participants can contribute decentralized computing power to the network and receive Lumoz protocol tokens as rewards. This not only incentivizes wider community participation, but also ensures the stability and transparency of the network.
ZKVerifier Node
ZKVerifier is another key component in the Lumoz architecture, responsible for verifying the ZKP generated by ZKProver. It ensures the correctness and validity of the proof submitted to the chain, thereby ensuring the trust and security of the system. Through an optimized verification process, ZKVerifier can process proofs efficiently, thereby reducing operating costs and gas consumption. The workflow of the ZKVerifier node is as follows:
Proof submission: The proof generated by ZKProver is submitted to Lumoz Chain to start the verification task.
Proof Verification: Lumoz Chain sends verification tasks to multiple zkVerifier nodes, and each node performs distributed verification independently.
Collective decision-making: At least two-thirds of the verification nodes confirm the validity of the proof to ensure the authority and consistency of the verification results.
Verification result processing: The valid proof and its results are transmitted back to the Lumoz proof contract on the blockchain through the Lumoz AVS Oracle, and the task results are recorded and responded to the Lumoz chain through the task management contract.
In order to build a highly transparent, completely decentralized, and censorship-resistant verification network, Lumoz's vkVerifier Node adopts a licensing mechanism. The license is the official recognition of the ZKVerifier node identity and is a necessary binding condition when setting up a ZKVerifier node.
ZKVerifier Node will also receive network economic incentives in the process of participating in network data verification and calculation. In the Lumoz token economics, the total supply of MOZ is 10 billion, of which 25% of the tokens will be allocated to ZKVerifier nodes, which will also receive potential token airdrop opportunities in the Lumoz ecosystem chain.
Lumoz has set up a total of 100,000 node NFT licenses, which are divided into 10 tiers for sale. The sales started on June 17, 2024, and have gone through three rounds of sales (pre-sale round, whitelist round, and public sale round). Currently, only a small part of the quota is left in the public sale round, and all other categories have been sold out. In the future, these nodes will officially provide data verification services for Web3 enterprises and users with the launch of the Lumoz mainnet, and continue to create value in the process.
Lumoz ZK-POW and two-step commit model
In order to support the massive hardware resource requirements brought by a large number of ZK-Rollups, Lumoz adopts the ZK-POW mechanism in its operating mechanism, provides a unified ZKP computing power market, and encourages miners to generate ZKP for these ZK-Rollups.
In the ZKP computing power market network built by Lumoz, participants including miners, developers and users can all benefit from Lumoz's network and help the large-scale application of ZK-Rollup. As the number of miners expands, the decentralized computing layer network it builds will also play its scale effect.
In order to encourage more miners to participate in ZKP computing tasks at the same time, Lumoz proposed a two-step submission algorithm for ZKP verification (submit Hash first, then verify ZKP) to achieve decentralized proof of work.
This algorithm can prevent ZKP competition attacks and enable miners to perform multiple ZKP tasks at the same time and obtain rewards, thereby incentivizing more miners to stay online, provide stable and continuous ZKP computing power, and improve ZKP generation efficiency.
By optimizing the ZK computing algorithm, Lumoz has greatly lowered the entry threshold, allowing ordinary users to easily join the Lumoz ZK computing network and help promote the decentralization of ZK computing.
RaaS Platform:
Lumoz provides ZK-RaaS services for Web3 applications and currently supports Op roll-ups, enabling developers to create their own Rollups through the Lumoz Rollup Launchbase. In Lumoz's design, each Web3 application can have its dedicated ZK-Rollup and can freely choose the base chain.
Currently, Lumoz supports 5 basic chains, multiple ZKEVM types, and multiple DA and Sequencer configurations. Developers can flexibly choose to deploy ZK-Rollup on demand like building Lego blocks, greatly reducing the difficulty of issuing ZK Rollup.
5 basic chains: Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon and Solana
ZKEVM type: Lumoz supports Polygon ZKEVM, ZKSync, Scroll, StarkNet, Linea, Taiko and other ZKEVM
DA：Layer1、Celestia、EigenLayer、Ethstorage、Avail、Espresso
Sequencer：Single Node、Espresso、Astria、Radius
Currently, many public chains have adopted Lumoz’s RaaS solution to build ZK-Rollups chains, including:
MerlinChain: MerlinChain is a Bitcoin Layer 2 solution that integrates multiple advanced technologies such as ZK-Rollup network, decentralized oracle network, data availability and on-chain BTC fraud prevention module. Its main goal is to use its Layer 2 network to enhance Bitcoin's native assets, protocols and products on Layer 1, and ultimately achieve the goal of "making Bitcoin interesting again."
ZKFair: ZKFair is a community ZK-Rollup based on Polygon CDK and Celestia DA, 100% token airdrop, no investors, no reserves, no pre-mining, all by the community. ZKFair is a 100% community-owned and community-driven experimental L2 network.
MATR1X: MATR1X is an innovative cultural and entertainment platform that integrates games, artificial intelligence, e-sports and blockchain infrastructure. It is committed to revolutionizing the global gaming and digital content industry through blockchain and artificial intelligence technologies.
Ultiverse: Ultiverse is an integrated Web3 platform that integrates GameFi, NFT, DeFi, Marketplace, and Liquid Staking. Ultiverse aims to build the next-generation portal that connects Web3 with global players.
DuckChain: DuckChain is an EVM-compatible TON L2 solution powered by TONSCALE LABS and Arbitrum. The solution aims to provide unprecedented scalability and liquidity, attracting users from the EVM and Bitcoin ecosystems to join TON.
REVOX: REVOX is an agent in a smart contract that redefines the paradigm of DAPP creation through autonomous agents.
At the same time, in order to deal with the cross-chain communication and asset interoperability and fragmentation issues between Rollups, Lumoz directly uses native bridging to achieve multi-Rollup interoperability. The specific operation is to deploy an RRC (Rollup Recognition Contract) contract on each layer L1, which is responsible for managing all participating ZK-Rollups in NCRC (Native Cross Rollup Communication), including the addition, suspension and exit of Rollups. During the entire cross-chain process, the path of the user's assets is: Rollup1 -> Rollup1's L1 bridge contract -> Rollup2's L1 bridge contract -> Rollup2. The whole process is safe and trustless, which enhances the smoothness of the user experience.
Product and Ecosystem Progress
In the past two years, Lumoz has completed multiple testnets and technical upgrades. In the Pre-Alpha testnet, a total of 87,567 users participated, driving the success of early testing; in the Alpha testnet, the number of participants reached 286,179, demonstrating the enthusiasm and support of the community; and in the Quidditch testnet, the number of participants exceeded one million, fully demonstrating the community's wide recognition and trust.
At the market level, Lumoz has attracted the attention and support of more than 1 million users and more than 30 top ecological projects, demonstrating strong market enthusiasm and discussion; at the technical level, the Lumoz team has deeply optimized the ZK-POW algorithm and successfully improved the proof efficiency of ZKP by about 50%. This esMOZ airdrop event and PoW test network are an important step for Lumoz to expand its ecosystem, and will support more than 20 high-quality ETH/BTC Layer 2 ecological chains. In addition, high-quality ecological chains such as Merlin Chain, ZKFair, Ultiverse, Matr1x and DuckChain will also participate in this airdrop event.
Network and progress:
May 2023: Pre-alpha incentivized testnet, more than 450,000 participants joined the Pre-alpha testnet, and eventually accumulated 13.5M+ transactions, 240,000 unique users, 25,000+ PoS validators, and 100+ PoW miners. In terms of the ecosystem, more than 100 high-quality projects applied to participate, of which 14 projects successfully launched their exclusive ZKEVM application chains through Opside ZK-Rollup LaunchBase.
September 2023: Alpha incentivized testnet, with 697,779 community users participating, attracting 286,179 followers, 25,000 POS validators, 145 miners contributing hash power, and 15 ZKEVM chains running stably.
2024.8.27–9.27: Lumoz Quidditch Incentive Testnet. At the end of the event, the number of testnet users exceeded 1 million, the number of participating nodes reached 752, the number of staking licenses reached 58,183, and a total of 154,414 participants participated in the staking test. The total number of submitted verifications was 7,230,356. The event was also supported by more than 30 top ecological projects such as OKX Wallet and Bitget Wallet.
November 2024: Lumoz launches the PoW testnet. The launch of the PoW testnet is a major update before the launch of the Lumoz mainnet. On the technical level, the team has further optimized the ZK-POW algorithm, and the ZKP proof efficiency has increased by about 50%. On the application side, the launch of the PoW testnet will provide more stable, secure, and low-cost decentralized computing network services for more than 20 Layer2 chains in the Lumoz ecosystem (such as Merlin Chain, ZKFair, Ultiverse, Matr1x, etc.).
End of 2024: Lumoz expects to launch the Lumoz mainnet and TGE by the end of 2024. The team is currently preparing for the Lumoz mainnet launch and TGE.
Ecological Progress
In December 2023, Lumoz announced that it will launch Fair-L2 LaunchBase after ZKFair to support more high-quality ZK-L2 projects with fair launches. Currently, more than 20 project parties have submitted Fair-L2 launch applications, including BTC L2, game platform chain, DePIN chain, social application chain and other tracks.
In April 2024, Lumoz announced support for the Op Stack + ZK Fraud Proof second-layer architecture, creating a new Layer 2 architecture model.
In May 2024, Lumoz launched the AVS computing layer based on EigenLayer, which consists of ZKProver and ZKVerifier. The re-staking mechanism of EigenLayer ensures the security and profitability of the entire service process. In October 2024, the Lumoz network was upgraded, leading the ZK-PoW algorithm, and the ZK computing efficiency was increased by 50%.
In October 2024, Lumoz RaaS launched a Layer2 solution on the Move ecosystem, enabling Ethereum-based projects to be seamlessly integrated into the Move ecosystem (including Sui, Aptos, and Movements).
Team and Funding
Lumoz, formerly known as Opside, has been committed to making ZK-Rollup technology more accessible and user-friendly since its establishment in 2022. The core team has been conducting research and development on ZK technology since 2018 and has accumulated rich technical experience and project development and operation capabilities.
NanFeng, co-founder and CEO of Lumoz, graduated from Tsinghua University and worked at ByteDance. As a core developer, he was deeply involved in the underlying construction and later iteration of multiple projects. He is also the founder of Trustless Labs.
In terms of financing, Lumoz completed its Pre-A round and strategic financing in the first half of this year. As of now, the cumulative financing amount has reached 14 million US dollars. The latest round of financing valuation is 300 million US dollars. Participating institutions include OKX Ventures, HashKey Capital, KuCoin Ventures and Polygon.
in conclusion
As a leading modular computing layer & RaaS platform, Lumoz uses PoW mining to effectively provide computing power for Rollups, ZK-ML and ZKP verification, solving the problems of high cost and low efficiency faced by the ZK Rollup track. At the same time, using its ZK-RaaS service platform, it significantly reduces the threshold for developers to deploy and implement ZK Rollup chains. It also builds a decentralized ZKP computing power market network to bring benefits to miners and lower the threshold for ordinary users to participate in the ZK computing market.
After three rounds of incentivized testnets, Lumoz has successfully attracted more than 1.5 million ordinary users, 200+ projects, 28,137 validators, and 145 PoW miners. As Lumoz officially enters the countdown to the mainnet launch, we expect Lumoz to continue to expand its ecosystem, attract more projects and community users to join, and maintain its leading edge in the ZK Rollup track, helping the large-scale application of ZK-Rollup.
Lumoz airdrop query website: https://lumoz.org/airdrop
References:
1. Lumoz official documentation: https://docs.lumoz.org/
2.ZkVerifier nodes are about to be sold to the public. How does Lumoz build a modular computing layer?
https://foresightnews.pro/article/detail/63116
3. Lumoz Research Report: Modular chain issuance greatly reduces ZKP computing costs
https://www.techflowpost.com/article/detail_18515.html
4. Understand Lumoz, the rising star of ZK modularity
https://www.panewslab.com/zh/articledetails/5uuyffma.html
5. Lumoz blog: https://mirror.xyz/lumozorg.eth
