Nibiru Chain is a smart contract ecosystem with a high-performance, EVM-equivalent execution layer. Nibiru is setting out to be the most intuitive, developer-friendly smart contract ecosystem in the space. Since emerging from stealth, the platform has seen a surge of momentum. With dozens of projects now building on Nibiru across a wide array of verticals.
We had the pleasure of sitting down with Unique Divine, Nibiru’s CEO, to dive into the vision behind the chain, how it’s gaining traction, and why ease of use is central to its design philosophy.
The Origins of Nibiru Chain
The conversation begins with an introduction to the chain itself and how the name Nibiru represents the core philosophy of the chain. With a background in applied physics, Unique Divine explains that the name represents a transition or destruction of an existing system. As Web3 and decentralization continue to disrupt traditional systems, Nibiru felt like the perfect fit.
After the reason for the name was established, Divine shared how the more technical side of the project unfolded. At first he wanted to build a combination of apps that worked well together but felt a bottleneck when updates to the base layer were needed to make his vision a reality. Thus, the decision to build a brand new chain was made.
“We wanted to make optimizations to the base layer that almost required to make a new chain.”
Unique Divine
This was back in 2021-2022 and at the time, they wanted to develop a novel way to do perpetual trading applications. He found that if they can improve the base layer fundamentals, the overall experience for traders would be enhanced.
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Differentiating Factors of Nibiru Chain
There are a few key factors that make Nibiru Chain different from the rest. The first is the speed of transactions for developers, which helps support a more robust ecosystem. On the business developer side, the SDK lets users build in modules. This clean ability to compose different execution environments essentially helps developers build fast.
“The main thing that we’re trying to build is a very coherent and performance base layer that gives developer’s actual execution speed of transactions on the chain.”
Unique Divine
Another factor that differentiates Nibiru Chain is their interoperability. With multi-EVM apps, this benefits the users because it opens them up to a larger user base and liquidity. Unique Divine uses the example of a user wanting to build on Cosmos and if their user base was mostly on that platform as well, they’d be limited in terms of reach. However with Nibiru Chain they can bring their project to larger audiences on Ethereum which would be useful for the app developers.
When it comes to the base layer itself, improvements have been made with Nibiru. Processing a block can be segmented into consensus and execution. Nibiru overlaps these two processes rather than having them done sequentially. So, this improves the overall performance ensuring a better experience for all users. Most blockchains also take about 6 seconds for this process and Nibiru Chain has cut theirs down to less than 2 seconds.
These developments may seem minor for surface level metrics but overtime, they can have major impacts. A few seconds delay per transaction adds up and creates friction for developers which could lead to frustration other corner cutting as they build apps. That’s why Nibiru Chains approach to improving the base layer could have significant downstream benefits for years to come.
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Competing With Established L1s
It’s no surprise that other layer-1 blockchains such as Ethereum have a dominant market share over smaller chains such as Nibiru. However, Unique Divine believes that there is still room for experimentation. With that being said, he also compliments Ethereum developers on their commitment to their roadmaps.
Unique Divine just wants to see the entire industry grow and improve and is comfortable with the established competition. The conversation also continued with apps launching their own L1 to support their growth and Unique Divine also compliments them, praising their ability to push into a capacity where their own L1 is needed.
The Team Behind Nibiru Chain
As the conversation came to a close, Unique Divine shared more about the team behind Nibiru Chain. The founders and team of Nibiru Chain is quite technical and consists of 20 people total.
“My background is physics and AI and another founder is a Waterloo grad, a top of his class in computing, and someone else with an investment background.”
Unique Divine
New hires are also praised for the importance of the growth of the blockchain. So, the minds behind the project are strong and confident in their abilities. With that being said, the crypto market is often driven by hype but Unique Divine believes that his technical background builds credibility.
Their short term goal is to add support for a whole other EVM. This is because they received a ten-fold increase of demand for developers to build on their platform. Now that there’s a strong base of apps, this addition would make the platform more attractive for those that are looking to park capital. Getting the first 1-12 apps launched is their main goal and within reach.
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Final Thoughts
In the ever-evolving world of blockchain technology, there is always room for improvement and Nibiru Chain is an excellent example of how base layers can still be optimized. Even minor improvements can lead to major outcomes for both developers and users.
As Nibiru Chain grows and with Unique Divine at the helm, transition from decaying systems into better performing ones is only a matter of time. We’re excited to see what the future holds for this unique and promising blockchain.
