According to Gate.io News bot, TheBlock reported that Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has released a long-term proposal at the Ethereum Magicians forum. The proposal suggests replacing the virtual machine language of Ethereum smart contracts from the current EVM bytecode to the Open Source architecture RISC-V.
Buterin pointed out in the proposal that this technical route will enhance the scalability of the execution layer. He emphasized that the new and old contracts will remain bi-directionally compatible and plans to develop an interpreter that will convert EVM contracts to RISC-V.
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Ethereum founder proposes to replace EVM bytecode with RISC-V
According to Gate.io News bot, TheBlock reported that Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has released a long-term proposal at the Ethereum Magicians forum. The proposal suggests replacing the virtual machine language of Ethereum smart contracts from the current EVM bytecode to the Open Source architecture RISC-V.
Buterin pointed out in the proposal that this technical route will enhance the scalability of the execution layer. He emphasized that the new and old contracts will remain bi-directionally compatible and plans to develop an interpreter that will convert EVM contracts to RISC-V.