According to ChainCatcher, on July 7, 2025, US time, ZKM released the new generation zkVM (zero-knowledge proof virtual machine) Ziren (formerly zkMIPS), which opens up new possibilities for the deployability and scalability of zero-knowledge (ZK) systems in real-world application scenarios through GPU acceleration, distributed proof architecture, and deeply optimized constraint systems. Ziren achieves a 30-fold speedup in core proof generation, a 15-fold speedup in aggregated proofs, and an improvement in state preparation time from 5 minutes to 30 seconds, and has been deployed in the GOAT Network Bitcoin native zkRollup project.
The naming inspiration for Ziren comes from a variant of the myth "Siren", representing a transformation from illusion to reality - technology is no longer just attractive, but a truly implementable promise. Ziren aims to become a truly efficient, trustworthy, and deployable ZK infrastructure in the hands of mainstream developers, supporting proof generation for Rust/C/C++ programs, compatible with full Ethereum Rust client verification, and helping developers easily build trustworthy zero-knowledge systems.
