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Vitalik Proposes RISC-V: A Modular Future for Ethereum Virtual Machines

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Rethinking Ethereum’s Core: Vitalik Buterin Wants to Replace the EVM with RISC-V


In this episode of Web3 Unlocked, we unpack one of Vitalik Buterin’s boldest proposals yet:

replacing Ethereum’s Virtual Machine (EVM) with RISC-V, an open-source hardware instruction set.


We break down:

  • What RISC-V is and why it matters
  • Why the EVM is falling behind modern performance standards
  • How RISC-V could supercharge zk-EVMs, parallelism, and formal verification
  • What this migration could mean for developers, rollups, and Ethereum’s long-term scalability


    • This isn't just about code—it's about a future where Ethereum speaks the same language as modern chips, compilers, and decentralized infrastructure.

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