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RISC Zero

v1.2Production

by RISC Zero

Battle-tested RISC-V zkVM with STARK-to-SNARK wrapping for low on-chain verification cost.

Architecture

ISA
RISC-V
Languages
Rust, C, C++
Scheme
STARK
Detail
STARK + FRI → Groth16 wrap
Recursion
Yes

Performance

Peak Proving Speed
800 MHz
Cost / Bn cycles
$0.035
GPU Acceleration
CUDA, Metal

Security

Audited
Yes
Audited By
Multiple
Maturity
Production

Available Providers

3
BDL

Boundless

1st-partyMainnet

RISC Zero's decentralized proof marketplace on Base. Provers compete via market-race bidding. Replaced Bonsai. Native proof aggregation for gas savings.

market-raceZKC

Offer-based auction — requester sets offer, provers bid per cycle. ZKC token for payments.

ZKC

zkCloud

3rd-partyMainnet

Universal proving cloud (formerly Gevulot). Container-based provers. Supports SP1, R0VM, Nexus, ZisK + zkEVM chains (Aztec, ZKsync, Scroll, Polygon).

credit$PROOF

Credit-based system. $PROOF token for network payments.

FRM

Fermah

3rd-partyTestnet

Universal proof marketplace. Matchmaker routes workloads from Seekers to GPU/FPGA Operators. Supports zkVM, zkEVM, Groth16+.

auction

Two-sided marketplace — Matchmaker aligns Seeker demand with Operator supply. Competitive pricing.