TapeOut Implements 2.22Hz CPU on BNB Chain

TapeOut has unveiled an experiment implementing a central processing unit (CPU) on the BNB Chain. This method uses tokens as the basic unit of logical circuits, fixing the completed circuits as NFTs to utilize the blockchain as a computational device. Developer Blonskr created the on-chain CPU 'Behemoth' using 2,300 transistors, referencing the 1971 Intel 4004 specification, with a base frequency set at 2.22Hz. TapeOut applied the semiconductor industry term 'TapeOut' to blockchain, linking the process of moving from design completion to manufacturing with the immutability of the blockchain. The circuit represents NAND gates as ERC-1155 tokens, and the completed circuit is generated as an ERC-721 based NFT. Users can place and connect transistor tokens in the browser to create circuits, and once the design is finalized, the transistor tokens are burned. This circuit is designed solely for computational purposes, structured to not generate transactions or consume gas. As an initial participation metric, 237 addresses conducted 543 transactions within the first 5 hours of launch, totaling a transaction volume of 58.41 BNB. This experiment serves as a technical demonstration of a computational structure on the blockchain, signifying 'a CPU operating on-chain.'

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