The Protocol: Will ETH Developers Swap Out the EVM for RISC-V?

Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, the Ethereum protocol reporter on CoinDesk’s Tech team.In this issue:Vitalik Buterin Proposes Replacing Ethereum’s EVM With RISC-VMatter Labs, ZKsync Developer, Sued for Alleged Intellectual Property TheftScroll’s Euclid Upgrade Pushes It Into ‘Stage 1’ Decentralization EraEigenLayer Adds Key ‘Slashing’ Feature, Completing Original VisionUnknown block type "divider", specify a component for it in the `components.types` optionThis article is featured in the latest issue of The Protocol, our weekly newsletter exploring the tech behind crypto, one block at a time source: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2025/04/23/the-protocol-will-eth-developers-swap-out-the-evm-for-risc-v