{"id":14464,"date":"2024-06-18T15:49:33","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T12:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/risc-zero-unveils-general-purpose-virtual-machine-based-on-zkp\/"},"modified":"2024-06-18T15:49:33","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T12:49:33","slug":"risc-zero-unveils-general-purpose-virtual-machine-based-on-zkp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/risc-zero-unveils-general-purpose-virtual-machine-based-on-zkp\/","title":{"rendered":"RISC Zero Unveils General-Purpose Virtual Machine Based on ZKP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The startup RISC Zero, which is developing a virtual machine based on zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) technology, has unveiled the first version of its solution.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">congrats to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RiscZero?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RiscZero<\/a> team for launching the first general purpose production zkVM ?<\/p>\n<p>Its high performance will be a key piece of Eclipse&#8217;s succinct zk fraud proofs that allow for shorter withdrawal times than other optimistic chains <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/azKe3fqVGP\">https:\/\/t.co\/azKe3fqVGP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eclipse ? (@EclipseFND) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EclipseFND\/status\/1802785749898539204?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For the launch of zkVM 1.0, RISC Zero conducted a trusted setup ceremony and underwent a rigorous third-party audit, according to the project&#8217;s announcement.<\/p>\n<p>The solution supports interaction with <span data-descr=\"decentralized applications\" class=\"old_tooltip\">dapps<\/span> on any blockchain where the RISC Zero verifier is integrated. This means applications can operate across various chains, including Ethereum, Base, OP, Arbitrum, World Chain, and StarkNet.<\/p>\n<p>The platform employs ZKP to facilitate the creation of dapps across different networks. Its features include a cost-effective proof process and enhanced performance metrics, according to the press release.<\/p>\n<p>zkVM 1.0 can generate ZKP for any dapp written in Rust. This allows for the development of complex logic without the usual constraints related to gas volume or cost.<\/p>\n<p>ZKP enables computation compression and rapid validation without requiring the verifier to perform the operations themselves. This significantly reduces resource demands.<\/p>\n<p>This mechanism is crucial for enhancing scalability, as it simplifies the execution of complex operations off-chain while maintaining on-chain verification.<\/p>\n<p>This includes potential use cases in L2 solutions, cross-chain bridges, and other areas where efficient and verifiable computations are critical.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike zkEVMs, which are specifically designed for the Ethereum Virtual Machine, zkVMs are virtual machines applying ZKP for dapps on any blockchain where the RISC Zero verifier is integrated.<\/p>\n<p>Back in July 2023, RISC Zero raised $40 million in a Series A funding round.<\/p>\n<p>In the summer of 2024, StarkWare, the company behind StarkNet, announced plans to make the L2 network a unified scaling layer for the first cryptocurrency alongside Ethereum.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The startup RISC Zero, which is developing a virtual machine based on zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) technology, has unveiled the first version of its solution. congrats to the @RiscZero team for launching the first general purpose production zkVM ? Its high performance will be a key piece of Eclipse&#8217;s succinct zk fraud proofs that allow for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"","news_style_id":"","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[277,1134,1590,1317],"class_list":["post-14464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-scaling","tag-technical-updates","tag-virtual-machine","tag-zkp"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"28","promo_type":"","layout_type":"","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14464"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14464\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}