Ethereum’s New Bestie: 50% Cheaper Hardware & 10-Second Proofs! 💸⚡

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Brevis, the ZK Proof Superhero, Just Saved Ethereum from Its Own Overconfidence 🦸♂️

Performance Redefines the Possibility

Brevis, the ZK proof equivalent of a Hogwarts professor, announced on Oct. 15th that its Pico Prism tech is basically Ethereum’s new BFF. 🤝

According to a media release, Pico Prism can prove Ethereum blocks in under 12 seconds. For context, that’s faster than your ex’s excuse for missing your birthday. 🎉

This is a game-changer for Ethereum’s scaling future, which has been stuck in “slow and steady” mode since 2015. Now, with 99.6% coverage, it’s like giving the network a caffeine shot. ☕

But here’s the kicker: hardware costs are cut by 50%. No more $256K GPUs for validators-now it’s just $128K. For real? That’s cheaper than a luxury car. 🚗💨

Pico Prism’s 3.4x performance boost is like upgrading from a bicycle to a spaceship. 🚀

“The numbers speak for themselves,” said Mo Dong, who’s probably also a magician. “We’ve built infrastructure that can handle what Ethereum is actually producing today. This is faster performance leading to economic efficiency that makes real-time proving viable for production deployment.”

A New Architecture for Efficiency

Pico Prism’s secret weapon? A complete architectural overhaul. Instead of one GPU crying alone, it’s now a team of distributed multi-GPU clusters. 🤝

This solves the problem of 800,000 validators re-running the same transactions. It’s like everyone at a party doing the same dance move. Now, they can just trust the proof. 🕺

Dong said the old $256K GPU setup was “only for the elite.” Now, with RTX 5090s, even solo stakers can join the party. 🎉

The Ethereum Foundation’s 2025 roadmap is now 2.2% closer to being a reality. Brevis is basically the hype man for the future. 🎤

FAQ 💡

  • What is Pico Prism and why is it important? It’s Brevis’s zkVM that turns Ethereum block verification into a speed contest. 🏃♂️
  • How fast is Pico Prism proving Ethereum blocks? 99.6% in 12 seconds. For the 3.4% it misses, it’s probably taking a coffee break. ☕
  • How does this impact Ethereum decentralization? It’s like giving everyone a ticket to the blockchain party. 🎟️
  • What does this mean for Ethereum’s future? It’s the first step toward a world where Ethereum isn’t just “slow and steady” but “fast and furious.” 🏁

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2025-10-16 14:38