Space & Time

• Space and Time is a decentralised data warehouse that lets smart contracts run verifiable queries over large datasets.

• Its Proof of SQL generates a cryptographic proof that a query result is correct and untampered.

• SXT is used for query fees, staking and governance.

• Supply allocated across community, ecosystem and investors.

• Staked by data nodes providing query capacity.

Pros:

• Proof of SQL is a genuine technical contribution rather than a repackaging.

• Partnership with Chainlink gives it distribution into existing oracle integrations.

• Serves both blockchain and enterprise analytics use cases.

Cons:

• Proof generation adds latency and cost relative to an ordinary database query.

• Enterprise data warehousing is dominated by very large incumbents.

• Demand for verifiable queries specifically is still developing.

• Exposure to verifiable data infrastructure with a distinct technical approach.

• Chainlink relationship provides a distribution channel.

• Weigh the cost of proving against ordinary query performance.

• Cryptographic proof that a database query returned the correct result, which no conventional data warehouse can provide.

• Smart contracts cannot query large datasets and must trust an oracle to report results correctly.

• Proving the query makes the result verifiable rather than trusted.

• Founded by Nate Holiday and Scott Dykstra.

• Backed by Framework Ventures, Lightspeed Faction and Microsoft's M12.

• No public ICO. Distributed through airdrop and ecosystem allocations in 2025.

• Proving overhead adds cost and latency.

• Established data warehouse vendors dominate enterprise budgets.

• Verifiable query demand is still emerging.

• Dependency on partner integrations for distribution.