ChainCatcher news, RISC Zero officially announced the launch of zkVM version 1.2, introducing a brand new "Application-defined Precompiles" feature. This innovation changes the traditional architecture of precompile modules, allowing precompile functionality to be deployed alongside applications without relying on fixed implementations within zkVM, enhancing performance and flexibility.The zkVM 1.2 version enables developers to immediately integrate precompile functionality into applications without system updates or additional coordination work, resulting in a faster and more efficient development experience.It is reported that Automata has integrated RISC Zero's RSA precompile functionality, reducing its program runtime from 39 million to 198,000, achieving approximately a 198-fold cost reduction.

ChainCatcher news, at the "DeInsight 2024" annual summit held during Devcon in Bangkok, the RootData List 2024 annual rankings have been officially announced. RISC Zero has successfully made it to the RootData List 2024 annual rankings as one of the "Top 50 Projects (not yet TGE)." RISC Zero is building the next generation of scalable blockchain using zero-knowledge proof technology and RISC-V zkVM. RISC Zero allows developers accustomed to programming in Rust, Go, C++, and other standard programming languages to write decentralized applications on-chain.It is reported that this ranking is the second annual evaluation launched by RootData following its first release in 2023, aimed at showcasing the influential and innovative key players in the Web3 space and assessing the critical forces that continue to drive industry progress. RootData is committed to demonstrating the core forces and trend characteristics of industry development through rigorous data analysis.The ranking statistics cover the period from October 31, 2023, to October 31, 2024, with a total of five rankings published, specifically: Top 50 Projects (completed TGE), Top 50 Projects (not yet TGE), Crypto VC Top 50 investment institutions, Top 10 angel investors, and Top 20 best CEOs.

ChainCatcher news, Risc Zero's Global Market Head Tina confirmed her attendance at the "DeInsight 2024" annual summit to be held on November 11 in Bangkok during Devcon. RISC Zero is building the next generation of scalable blockchain using zero-knowledge proof technology and RISC-V zkVM. RISC Zero allows developers accustomed to programming in Rust, Go, C++, and other standard programming languages to write decentralized applications on-chain.The "DeInsight 2024" annual summit will take place on November 11 at Hotel Nikko Bangkok in Bangkok. This summit is co-hosted by ChainCatcher and RootData, and jointly organized by SoSo Value, aiming to gather elites in the Web3 field to exchange insights on the industry, with an expected attendance of over 1,000 industry elites.In addition, the conference will unveil the RootData List 2024, a significant ranking that objectively selects influential individuals or organizations in the industry from a data perspective.

ChainCatcher news, zero-knowledge proof software developer RISC Zero has released its source code and compiler technology, which is now fully open source.

ChainCatcher news, blockchain infrastructure provider RISC Zero announced on X that it has launched on the Solana testnet. It aims to unlock infinite execution capabilities for Solana, enabling developers to truly build anything on-chain.It is reported that RISC Zero plans to bring ZK innovations to Solana, including:ZK Solana light client;Compressed DePIN network;Secure ZK login;Empowering developers and reducing centralization.

According to ChainCatcher news, RISC Zero, a zero-knowledge proof software developer, is collaborating with Celestia to build a zkVM-based cross-chain bridge called "Blobstream Zero." Blobstream Zero will enable Rollups and applications to ZK prove and verify the data availability (DA) of Celestia across any chain by connecting Celestia's modular data availability layer with Ethereum, Optimism, Bitcoin, Solana, and more.Blobstream Zero will conduct on-chain verification across all major chains, starting with Ethereum and gradually expanding to Optimism, Arbitrum, Solana, and Bitcoin, with more features to be launched in the coming months. Blobstream Zero will also allow applications to combine their execution ZK proofs with recursive DA light client proofs and inclusion proofs to optimize existing and new use cases.

ChainCatcher news, Aztec founder Zac Williamson announced on X that he has appointed former Risc Zero marketing director Claire Kart as the new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).

ChainCatcher news, zero-knowledge proof software developer RISC Zero stated on social media that its universal verifier will be deployed to Base, enabling developers to compute infinitely.The official announcement indicated that this integration will give Base verifiable off-chain execution capabilities, transforming real-world applications into on-chain DApps.

ChainCatcher news, zero-knowledge proof software developer RISC Zero stated on social media that it will launch a universal verifier on multiple chains, which is the 3rd step in its zkVM (zero-knowledge virtual machine) 1.0 release roadmap (out of 4 steps).It is reported that this universal verifier enables blockchains and developers to leverage verifiable off-chain execution, allowing developers to run Rust programs in RISC Zero's zkVM, generate proofs, and seamlessly verify them on-chain.

ChainCatcher news, the "Web3 Insight Summit" co-hosted by ChainCatcher, RootData, and Oak Grove Ventures was held today at the Renaissance Hong Kong Harbour View Hotel. During the conference, Steven Li, Head of Product Growth at the Web3 infrastructure company RiSC Zero, delivered a speech titled "ZK Powered Modular Scaling."Steven Li stated that RiSC Zero will release a series of significant advancements regarding the ZK Coprocessor in the coming months.Steven Li introduced that ZK is more like a universal language connecting aspects such as DA and consensus between blockchains. It can actually pursue a modular approach to scaling by breaking down key components like DA, consensus, and state, rather than limiting scalability to building new chains on top of existing blockchains (L2/3). The ZK Coprocessor proposed by RiSC Zero will allow ZK to provide proofs for any blockchain by improving performance, enabling connections to multiple networks and ecosystems such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, thus increasing the modularity of the entire stack.The "Web3 Insight Summit" is hosted by ChainCatcher, aiming to gather the most thoughtful and innovative senior professionals in Web3 from around the world to provide more constructive insights for the industry, present more industry insights, and help Web3 move towards the mainstream.

ChainCatcher news, Web3 infrastructure company RISC Zero Growth Steven Li will attend the "Web3 Insight Summit" and deliver a keynote speech at the conference.The first "Web3 Insight Summit" will be held on April 5th at 13:30 at the Renaissance Harbour View Hotel in Hong Kong, and is expected to attract over 500 to 800 innovators and wealth creators from both inside and outside the industry, engaging in in-depth discussions on topics such as mainstream institutional entry, ZK, modularity, and the Bitcoin ecosystem.It is reported that the "Web3 Insight Summit" is hosted by ChainCatcher, aiming to gather the world's most thoughtful and innovative Web3 veterans to provide more constructive insights for the industry, present more industry insights, and help Web3 move towards the mainstream.Click here for event details

ChainCatcher news, Web3 full-chain game engine Zypher Games announced a strategic partnership with Risc Zero to jointly build a new paradigm of verifiable on-chain games. Zypher Games will integrate Risc Zero's universal zkVM into its game engine, expanding Risc Zero's use cases through a game-specific SDK to support more authentic, complete, and effective autonomous worlds.Risc Zero stated that this partnership is an exciting step towards the future of full-chain gaming. The Zypher Games team demonstrated how to build innovative, high-performance ZK-based applications using RISC Zero zkVM, representing that full-chain games are no longer constrained by gas fees and EVM limitations, laying the foundation for a new generation of full-chain games.It is reported that Zypher Games is an AI and ZKP-driven game engine that provides Sovereign Layer 3 rollup, ZK-as-a-service SDK, and AI-as-a-service SDK. It aims to provide the necessary composability, programmability, scalability, and privacy for Web3 games. It enables game developers to create rich interactive worlds, emphasizing the scalability, fairness, and complexity of game strategies.

According to ChainCatcher news, data from RootData shows that in July this year, a total of 76 projects disclosed completed financing, with a cumulative financing amount of $547 million, a month-on-month increase of 7.8% compared to June, reversing the trend of declining financing amounts since February this year. However, compared to July last year, the crypto sector raised $1.499 billion in 143 rounds of financing, with this month's financing rounds and amounts still down 47.5% and 63.5% year-on-year, respectively.In terms of sectors, infrastructure, DeFi, and NFT sectors ranked in the top three for financing amounts. Among them, the infrastructure category had 24 projects that secured $228 million in financing in July, a month-on-month increase of 7%. The NFT sector raised $69.85 million, rebounding from $12.35 million in June. The social sector saw a significant increase in financing rounds, rising from 3 in June to 11.The five projects with the highest financing amounts are Flashbots, Futureverse, RISC Zero, Cosmic Wire, and hi. Among them, the MEV protocol Flashbots secured $60 million in Series B financing led by Paradigm, achieving a valuation of $1 billion. The AI metaverse Futureverse completed $54 million in Series A financing.Additionally, this month, 7 blockchain projects with AI concepts received financing, namely Futureverse, Tromero, Giza, AwesomeQA, SuperSight, Aspecta, and Web3Go.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coindesk, Web3 infrastructure company RISC Zero has completed a $40 million Series A funding round, led by Blockchain Capital, with participation from Galaxy Digital, IOSG, RockawayX, Maven 11, Fenbushi Capital, Delphi Digital, Algaé Ventures, IOBC, Tribute Labs' Zero Dao, and Alchemy.It is reported that RISC Zero is an infrastructure company aimed at helping developers build zero-knowledge proof software, and is about to launch the Bonsai computing platform, which is a decentralized proof engine that allows developers to integrate zk proofs into their applications and chains to enhance security. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, zero-knowledge proof startup RISC Zero announced a joint launch of a zero-knowledge fraud proof system with the modular L2 protocol Layer N. This system enhances blockchain performance while ensuring the reliability and security of the blockchain by porting Layer N's execution environment to RISC Zero's zk virtual machine.In the future, zkVM will also achieve compatibility with other execution layers, such as EVM, SVM, and WASM. (source link)