Ethereum Gets a Speed Boost: The Cowardly Guide to Pico Prism’s 12-Second Wonder

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Darling, gather ’round and brace yourselves-Brevis has unveiled its latest pièce de résistance, the Pico Prism zkVM. Imagine this: 99.6% of those tedious Ethereum proofs whipped into shape in less time than it takes to finish a cocktail, all under 12 seconds. Mon dieu, who knew efficiency could be so chic? 🍸

Turns out, this little marvel not only accelerates the proving process but also promises to cut hardware costs in half. Yes, dear reader, you heard me right-fifty percent savings! And all while preparing Ethereum for its future feasts of capacity. A bit like giving the old gal a facelift with less fuss and a pocketful of cash. 💁‍♀️

Velocity That Turns Heads

According to the rather excited communiqué, Pico Prism tittles from mere research experiment to the real-world stage-think of it as moving from fringe theatre to Broadway in zealous style. Now, a single prover can produce mathematical proofs so swift your hair might get blown back-validators check these proofs in milliseconds! Over in the corner, hundreds of thousands of validators are now free to sip champagne instead of recalculating endlessly. Cheers! 🥂

Announcing Pico Prism, the elite zkVM transcending Ethereum’s slow dance. 99.6% of blocks proven under 12 seconds, with the average being a mere 6.9 seconds powered by 64 RTX 5090 GPUs.

This is the dawn of scaling Ethereum by a hundred-so you can validate on your phone while sipping something frothy.

– Brevis (@brevis_zk) October 15, 2025

Remarkably, the average proof now takes a smidgeon over 6.9 seconds-fast enough to make a cheetah blush-and hardware costs have plummeted to a tantalizing $128,000. All this with only 64 of those shiny RTX 5090 GPUs instead of the previous 160 of their overachieving cousins. How delightfully economical! 💸

Brevis’s chief, Mo Dong, declares with a grin, “The numbers tell a story, darling-one of speed, savings, and infrastructure. We’ve built what Ethereum actually needs today-faster, snappier, more efficient.” It’s all about giving those long calculation chains a well-deserved holiday. And the result? Less fuss, more fun-like turning a tedious dance into a quickstep. 💃

Let’s not forget, this technological finesse allows one savvy prover to handle tasks that would’ve previously required dozens of validators squawking in unison, recalculating for every transaction-making cross-chain verification as breezy as a garden party. Major players such as PancakeSwap, Usual, and Frax are already sipping the Kool-Aid and branching out into this brave new world. 🍹

Ethereum’s founder, Vitalik Buterin, couldn’t resist tweeting his enthusiasm, exclaiming he’s “Excited to see Pico Prism entering the ZK-EVM proving arena.” Well, dear Vitalik, it’s about time we got our speed and sparkle-a real game-changer, wouldn’t you say? ✨

Hooray for @brevis_zk’s Pico Prism! The new darling of the ZK-EVM proving circuit-speedy, diverse, and ever so chic. Bravo!

– vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) October 15, 2025

Crafting a Future Faster Than Your Ex’s Excuses

Pico Prism cleverly breaks proof-ing into parallel stages-like a good production, with GPUs doing the heavy lifting and CPUs managing the fine details. The result? Lower power bills, happier home validators, and a modest hardware ask-sub-$100,000, my dear. Close enough to real-time, just 2.2% shy of the finish line, but I dare say that’s practically the same thing in this economy. 🤑

Zero-knowledge virtual machines-think of ’em as the digital equivalent of someone giving an airtight alibi-show that programs run perfectly without everyone having to do all the heavy lifting again. A charming feat, isn’t it?

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2025-10-15 19:55