Ethereum’s RISC-V Pivot: Vitalik Buterin Reveals Why eWASM Was Abandoned

TLDR: Delays in The Merge combined with SNARK advances prompted Ethereum to reconsider its eWASM strategy. RISC-V architecture offers superior SNARK-friendliness compared to WebAssembly-based alternatives. Multiple zkEVM implementations adopted RISC-V as standard, influencing Ethereum’s decision to pivot. eWASM was originally planned to replace the flawed EVM before priorities shifted toward scalability. Vitalik Buterin revealed the [...]

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