General purpose zkVMs as an execution layer catalyst: RISC Zero R0 and Steel
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Argues general purpose zkVMs like RISC Zero's RISC-V based R0 shift complex computation off-chain with succinct on-chain verification, enabling zkEVMs, proofs of alt-VM execution (MoveVM, SVM) and zkML. Cites Citrea, a Bitcoin L2 verifying ZK proofs via BitVM, and the Steel ZK co-processor.
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R0 can prove almost any computation and underpin zkEVMs or alt-VM proofs
Citrea optimistically verifies ZK proofs on Bitcoin using BitVM
General purpose zkVMs are another catalyst here.
@RiscZero's "R0" zkVM, which is based on the RISC-V framework and allows to prove almost any computation, introduces a new paradigm of verifiable computation where execution (complex computation) moves off-chain and is simply verified on-chain through succinct proofs.
This kind of general purpose proving enables many of the above use cases. A zkVM like R0 can be used to build zkEVMs or zk-prove alt-VM execution such as MoveVM or SVM.
Arecent example of an EVM compatible ZK rollup to leverage @RiscZero is @citrea_xyz, a leading L2 on Bitcoin that optimistically verifies ZK proofs on-chain using BitVM.
That's not even all though.
Even app-specific logic written in web2 languages can be proven and infra like @RiscZero's ZK co-processor "Steel" opens the door for ZK-powered apps and zkML/AI use cases that will re-define the application landscape and how users interact with it.
ZK is the endgame.
Study @RiscZero
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It's not only the cycle of airdrops and memecoins. It's also the cycle of execution layer innovation. ✦ @fluentxyz (blended execution, unifying EVM, SVM and Wasm in one state machine) ✦ @movementlabsxyz (integrated EVM<>MoveVM execution on L2) ✦ @EclipseFND (SVM L2 with Celesti
It's not only the cycle of airdrops and memecoins. It's also the cycle of execution layer innovation. ✦ @fluentxyz (blended execution, unifying EVM, SVM and Wasm in one state machine) ✦ @movementlabsxyz (integrated EVM<>MoveVM execution on L2) ✦ @EclipseFND (SVM L2 with Celesti