Zero Knowledge Local-First with grjte and Goblin Oats
Jul 9, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Goblin Oats from Tonk, a pioneer in building personalized local first software, and grjte from Bain Capital Crypto, delve into the future of decentralized architecture. Goblin shares insights on the evolution of Tonk from blockchain games to empowering user agency in software. They explore the power of Conflict-free Replicated Data Types (CRDTs) for collaboration, the intersection of local first systems with the AT Protocol, and innovations in data management, emphasizing privacy and data sovereignty.
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Tonk's Evolution and Mission
- Goblin Oats shared how Tonk evolved from a blockchain game lab to a product focused on data sovereignty.
- The project aims to give users agency over their data instead of relying on centralized platforms like Google.
Core of Local First
- Local First is a movement focused on software where data lives locally for low latency and offline use.
- It empowers users with ownership of their data while still enabling cloud-based collaboration.
CRDTs Enable Conflict-Free Collaboration
- CRDTs are data structures that merge themselves to maintain eventual consistency without conflicts.
- They allow seamless collaboration offline and online by automatically reconciling changes from multiple users.