# RISC Zero Debuts its zkVM

*Author: David Christopher*
*Published: Jun 18, 2024*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/de/risc-zkevm-ships*

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RISC Zero introduced its zkVM 1.0, a general-purpose, production-ready zero-knowledge virtual machine (zkVM).

### What's the scoop?
- **Dapp Interoperability:** zkVM supports dapp interoperability across any blockchain integrating a RISC Zero Verifier, not solely EVM chains like zkEVMS.
- **Rust Compatibility:** It can [generate proofs](https://www.theblock.co/post/300554/risc-zero-rolls-out-production-ready-zkvm) for any program developed in Rust, supporting complex logic without size or gas cost limitations.
- **Scalability Enhancement:** The virtual machine offloads computational work in on-chain dapps, enhancing scalability by ensuring quick verification of compressed computations, creating a cost-effective and better-performant environment.

#### Bankless Take:
RISC Zero’s zkVM 1.0 potentially represents a big step forward thanks to progress on scalability and interoperability. Not only should this increase performance, but could also significantly reduce [developer friction](https://www.risczero.com/blog/hello-zkvm-1-0) by providing tools to eliminate gas cost limitations, offload complex computational work for dapps, and allow the virtual machine to be run on any network that supports a RISC Zero verifier, its program that verifies proofs generated by the zkVM. 

[zkVM 1.0 is Live![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/65c266cf5b862254c5a291c9/65df79a1a1094a5a45115675_256x256.png)Santiago CamposJune 17, 2024![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/65c9d8cac00e955573118c26/6670490e6fb2a3cccc018350_1%20(1).png)](https://www.risczero.com/blog/hello-zkvm-1-0)