Mars Finance reports that on May 12, the ZK verifiable computation platform Brevis officially launched Pico Prism 2.0, featuring a full-stack upgrade to its Ethereum real-time block proof system, which is now live on Ethereum mainnet (with a 60 million gas limit). According to official disclosures, Pico Prism 2.0 generates proofs for an average block in approximately 6.1 seconds; 99.9% of blocks complete confirmation within the 12-second block interval. The system runs on a dual-machine hardware configuration consisting of 16 RTX 5090 GPUs across two machines, with a total cost of approximately $100,000. Under identical test conditions, computational efficiency has improved by approximately 5.3 times compared to the previous generation, Pico Prism 1.0. This upgrade meets Ethereum Foundation’s real-time proof performance targets, including average latency under 10 seconds and on-premise hardware costs capped at $100,000. This milestone marks the practical readiness of real-time ZK proofs on Ethereum. Previously, Brevis was selected for the Ethereum Foundation’s “On-Prem Proving Initiative,” a program launching in May 2026 aimed at testing whether ZK proofs can scale as decentralized infrastructure without reliance on a few cloud providers—the most realistic simulation to date of L1 zkEVM integration.
Brevis Launches Pico Prism 2.0, Ethereum Real-Time Proof Efficiency Increases 5.3x
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Ethereum news broke on May 12, 2026, as the ZK platform Brevis launched Pico Prism 2.0, a full-stack upgrade to its real-time proof system for Ethereum, now live on mainnet. The system confirms 99.9% of blocks within 12 seconds using 16 RTX 5090 GPUs at a cost of $100,000. Efficiency improved 5.3x over the previous version, meeting the Ethereum Foundation’s real-time targets. This represents a major milestone for the Ethereum ecosystem, demonstrating that ZK proofs can operate at scale. The project was part of the Ethereum Foundation’s On-Prem Proving Initiative, designed to test decentralized ZK infrastructure.
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