Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Suggests Transitioning from EVM to RISC-V Architecture
Vitalik Buterin has proposed a significant technical overhaul for Ethereum, recommending replacement of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) with RISC-V instruction set architecture to potentially improve scalability and efficiency. The suggestion marks a potential paradigm shift in Ethereum’s core infrastructure that could impact smart contract execution and developer workflows.