RISC Zero Blog Announcement
Learn about RISC Zero's technology, research, and latest developments.
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Making Real-Time Proving Accessible
RISC Zero is closing in on sub-12 second, real-time Ethereum proofs with a fully open-source stack you can run on a ~$120 K GPU cluster.
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Introducing R0VM 2.0
Introducing R0VM 2.0, our fastest, most secure zkVM yet.
RISC Zero’s Path to The First Formally Verified RISC-V zkVM
RISC Zero is on a mission to build the first formally verified RISC-V zkVM, a system that’s both incredibly fast and provably secure. In collaboration with Veridise and powered by Picus, we’re eliminating the most common class of ZK vulnerabilities through continuous, automated verification.
zkVM 1.0 is Live
Today, RISC Zero launches zkVM 1.0, the world's first and most performant general-purpose zkVM, offering significant cost-efficiency, performance, stable APIs, enhanced expressivity, boundless compute, interoperability, and advanced zero-knowledge features for scalable and innovative blockchain applications.
zkVM Performance Upgrades Roadmap - Q1, Q2 2024
Discover the impactful performance optimizations achieved for RISC Zero’s zkVM in early 2024. These upgrades, including 7-10x improvements through global enhancements and specialized accelerator circuits, have significantly boosted proving performance and supported advanced cryptographic operations.
Jeremy Bruestle Steps Into the Role of CEO
RISC Zero announces Jeremy Bruestle as its new CEO. Jeremy, a co-founder and former Chief Cryptographer, brings extensive expertise to his new role, aiming to lead the company through its next phase of growth and technological innovation in the zero-knowledge space.
Doubling Down on Open Source at RISC Zero
We’re open-sourcing our cutting-edge zkVM technologies, empowering developers with High-Speed Recursion, Proof Composition, and STARK to SNARK Wrappers. Build faster, scale further, and innovate with integrity.
RISC Zero Raises $40 Million Series A Round
RISC Zero secures $40 million in Series A funding, led by Blockchain Capital, to advance its zero-knowledge virtual machine technology and bring its Bonsai computing platform to market. This funding will help developers build trustless, scalable applications with ease.
Introducing RISC Zero
RISC Zero launches the first fully open-source general-purpose ZK computing platform, enabling developers to build zero-knowledge proofs using familiar languages like Rust and C++.