According to ChainCatcher, at the "Build and Scale in 2026" forum recently held in Hong Kong, Michael, co-founder and CEO of the ZK verifiable computing platform Brevis, delivered a keynote speech on "An Infinite Computing Layer Where Everything Can Be Computed," sharing how ZK technology is driving a fundamental transformation in the blockchain computing paradigm.
Michael points out that current blockchain on-chain computation is costly and slow. Brevis's proposed "verifiable computation" paradigm can shift heavy computation to off-chain, requiring only low-cost verification proofs on-chain, thus decoupling computation and verification, while also supporting privacy protection scenarios.
The presentation showcased the performance breakthrough of Brevis's core product, Pico ZKVM: its latest generation, Pico Prism, can complete Ethereum block proofs in an average of 6.9 seconds, with 99.6% of blocks completed within 12 seconds, achieving Ethereum Real-Time Proof (RTP) for the first time. Currently, Pico ZKVM, as an "on-chain ZK data coprocessor," has been applied in multiple scenarios such as privacy-preserving incentive distribution, high-performance DeFi, and trustless on-chain data computation, and provides Rust programming support for developers with zero ZK development experience.
Michael predicts that 99% of blockchain computations will occur off-chain and be verified via ZK proofs within the next 10 years. Brevis is driving this process through its verifiable computing infrastructure.
