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What Is Brevis (BREV)?

2026-01-29

In the development of decentralized applications (Decentralized Applications: DApps), smart contracts on blockchains face several key limitations, such as:

  • Inability to directly access historical on-chain data

  • Inability to retrieve data from other blockchains (cross-chain) without relying on oracles or trusted third-party providers

  • High costs when performing complex computations on Layer-1 networks such as Ethereum

Brevis is designed to address these scalability and interoperability challenges by introducing the concept of a Zero-Knowledge (ZK) Coprocessor, which functions similarly to a GPU in a computer system—handling heavy computational workloads alongside the CPU without compromising the core system’s performance.

Brevis enables developers to build data-driven DApps that can utilize data across multiple blockchains without introducing new trust assumptions into the system.

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How Does Brevis Work?

Brevis is built on the principle of separating computation from verification. It moves complex computational workloads off the main blockchain and returns the results together with a Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) to verify that the computation was performed correctly.

ZK Coprocessor Model

In the Brevis architecture:

  • A smart contract on the main blockchain (e.g., Ethereum) submits a request for computation or data retrieval to Brevis

  • Brevis processes the request off-chain

  • It then generates a Zero-Knowledge Proof to attest to the correctness of the result

  • The smart contract verifies the proof without having to re-execute the computation

This approach significantly reduces gas costs while expanding the functional capabilities of smart contracts.

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What Is ProverNet?

ProverNet is the core mechanism that powers Brevis, functioning as a decentralized marketplace for provers.

  • Provers are network participants that compete to generate Zero-Knowledge Proofs for each computation request

  • This system ensures that proof generation remains decentralized, transparent, and competitively priced

Currently, ProverNet is deployed on the Base blockchain, with plans to migrate to a dedicated Brevis Rollup in the future.

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Key Features of Brevis

- Omnichain Data Access

Brevis allows DApps to access and utilize on-chain data from multiple blockchains simultaneously, enabling use cases such as:

  • Cross-chain reputation systems

  • Historical liquidity analysis

  • DeFi logic that relies on data from multiple networks

- Trust-Free Verification

Brevis relies on Zero-Knowledge Proofs to verify computation results. This allows the destination blockchain to validate correctness through cryptographic proofs rather than trusting the data provider.

- High-Performance zkVM

Brevis uses Pico zkVM to accelerate proof generation, aiming to make off-chain computation efficient enough for near real-time applications.

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What Is the BREV Token?

BREV is the native token of the Brevis ecosystem, serving both utility and governance functions to align incentives among users, developers, and provers.

BREV Token Utility

  • Proof Fees: Developers and DApps use BREV to pay for requesting and verifying Zero-Knowledge Proofs

  • Staking and Network Security: Provers are required to stake BREV as collateral. Misbehavior or failure to deliver can result in penalties through slashing

  • Governance: BREV holders can participate in protocol governance and influence ecosystem decisions

  • Future Gas Token: Upon migration to the Brevis Rollup, BREV is intended to serve as the native gas token of the network

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Tokenomics

Brevis has a fixed total supply of 1,000,000,000 BREV (1 billion tokens), allocated as follows:

  • Ecosystem Growth: 37%

  • Community Incentives: 32.20%

  • Team: 20%

  • Seed Investors: 10.80%

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Summary

Brevis is a blockchain infrastructure project built around a modular architecture, offloading complex computation to a specialized layer powered by Zero-Knowledge technology.

This approach enables smart contracts to access richer datasets, perform more advanced computations, and operate across multiple blockchains—while preserving decentralization and security at the protocol level.