Vitalik Buterin Proposes Replacing EVM With RISC-V for Ethereum’s Execution Layer
2025-04-21
ethereum's Execution Layer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" srcset="https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/eth-300x169.jpg 300w, https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/eth-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/eth-768x432.jpg 768w, https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/eth-190x107.jpg 190w, https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/eth-380x214.jpg 380w, https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/eth-760x428.jpg 760w, https://static.news.bitcoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/eth.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" />Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed a transformative idea to replace the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) with RISC-V as the primary virtual machine language for smart contracts, aiming to enhance the efficiency and scalability of Ethereum’s execution layer. This proposal suggests that while the fundamental concepts of accounts and storage would remain unchanged, transitioning to […]