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Risc Zero announces ZKVM 1.2

Risc Zero announces ZKVM 1.2, enhancing zero-knowledge proof performance with application-defined precompiles. This update adds flexibility for cryptographic primitives, giving developers new tools to optimize their use cases.

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🔗 RISC Zero zkVM 1.2: Introducing Application-defined precompiles
Our latest zkVM 1.2 release unlocks new capabilities in how precompiles work in zero-knowledge systems. We’re introducing a new approach called “application-defined precompiles” - a departure from traditional precompiles that have dominated zkVM architectures since 2021.

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