Brevis’ Pico Prism achieves 99.6% real-time Ethereum proof-of-block and reduces hardware costs by 50%.
Vitalik Buterin praised this breakthrough as an important step towards faster and more scalable Ethereum and ZK-EVM adoption.
This system allows for cheaper and faster verification, higher gas limits, and participation in a more decentralized network.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin expressed excitement about the major technological advancement made by Brevis.
On Twitter he said: “Excited to see @brevis_zk’s Pico Prism enter the field of ZK-EVM proofs! It’s an important step forward in proving the speed and versatility of ZK-EVM.”
And he’s no wonder he’s impressed – Brevis’ Pico Prism brings Ethereum closer to real-time block validation.
Pico Prism: Faster, cheaper, smarter
Brevis, a company building zero-knowledge proof infrastructure, announced Pico Prism, a zkVM designed for real-time Ethereum block proofs. The results are eye-catching, with 99.6% of current Ethereum blocks being proven within 12 seconds, with an average of just 6.9 seconds using 64 RTX 5090 GPUs.
Compared to previous methods, this is a huge improvement. Hardware costs are cut in half, performance is improved by 3.4x, and the system processes almost every block instantly.
“We have built an infrastructure that can handle what Ethereum is actually producing today. This will result in faster performance, greater economic efficiency, and the ability to prove real-time in production.” Brevis CEO Mo Dong said:
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why is it important
Currently, Ethereum validators perform the same calculations on every transaction. For example, Uniswap has over 800,000 validators repeating the same task. This slows down the network and limits block capacity. Pico Prism changes the landscape where one prover does the work and everyone else verifies the proof in milliseconds.
This opens the door to higher gas limits, lower transaction fees, and more complex DeFi operations. Validators do not need gaming equipment and can do their job with a basic laptop. Developers can take advantage of off-chain computing power without losing trust in the network.
Along the Ethereum roadmap
Ethereum’s 2025 goals are clear. 99% coverage, less than 10 seconds of proof time, less than $100,000 in hardware, and less than 10kW of power for a home setup. Pico Prism has already proven 96.8% real-time, providing a clear path towards L1 zkEVM integration and broader network efficiency.
A peek into the future of Ethereum
Protocols such as PancakeSwap, Usual, and Frax are already performing advanced operations on the Brevis infrastructure. This shows what Ethereum will be like when computational limitations are removed: faster, cheaper, and more decentralized.
Vitalik’s reaction highlights the importance of this milestone.
