Buterin proposed to reshape Ethereum with RISC-V, potentially increasing transaction speeds by 100 times!!!

On April 21, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin announced a major proposal:

He suggested replacing the existing Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) bytecode with the open-source instruction set architecture RISC-V.

This transformation is expected to boost zero-knowledge proof computation speeds by nearly a hundredfold, significantly reduce transaction costs, and improve network scalability.

More importantly, this upgrade will maintain compatibility with existing smart contracts and continue to support development tools such as Solidity and Vyper, balancing innovation with stability.

The proposal may complement the upcoming Pectra upgrade on May 7, further promoting optimization of Ethereum's infrastructure.

Although overall market sentiment was low on Monday, with ETH prices fluctuating around $1500, Buterin's vision has injected new long-term momentum into Ethereum.

However, historical experience also reminds us that significant changes (such as the removal of the SELFDESTRUCT opcode) often come with technical challenges, so the real implementation of RISC-V may require time to refine.

According to data from Token Terminal and Santiment, Ethereum's transaction fee revenue had once declined earlier this year; if the underlying upgrade can reduce Layer 2 expansion costs, it may usher in a new round of ecological rebound.