Pico Project Overview

Pico is an open-source zero-knowledge virtual machine (zkVM) designed to empower developers to build secure, scalable, and high-performance decentralized applications. It leverages a “glue-and-coprocessor” architecture, combining the efficiency of specialized circuits with the flexibility of a general-purpose zkVM, enabling customized proof systems for modern cryptographic applications.

Key Features:
– Modularity: Independent, interchangeable components tailored to specific needs.
– Flexibility: Supports multiple proof backends and custom proof pipelines for optimized performance.
– Scalability: Seamlessly integrates application-specific circuits, accelerators, or precompiles.
– High Performance: Delivers leading proof generation speed, low latency, and high throughput on standard hardware.

Technical Overview: Pico’s modular design integrates specialized circuits with a general-purpose zkVM, allowing developers to select proof backends, incorporate custom circuits, and assemble tailored proof workflows, ideal for cryptographic innovation and ZK proof research.

Use Cases: Building decentralized applications, domain-specific computations, and exploring the frontiers of ZK technology.