Vitalik Buterin floats swapping Ethereum's EVM for RISC-V to boost scalability
Powered by @unfolded- Vitalik Buterin proposes replacing Ethereum's EVM bytecode with RISC-V architecture to significantly enhance the blockchain's scalability.
- He argues that this "radical" change could improve the efficiency of the execution layer and reduce on-chain execution costs by up to 100 times.
- The proposal allows for interoperability between old EVM contracts and new RISC-V contracts, with plans for a dedicated interpreter for conversion.
- Other blockchain projects, like PolkaDot, have explored similar approaches, and Ethereum is set to launch its "Pectra" upgrade to improve user experience and scalability.