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SP1: a zkVM for RISC-V programs

SP1 publishes a zkVM that proves RISC-V execution, with a receipt a Groth16 or PLONK wrapper can compress for a settlement contract.

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Authors: Succinct
Date: 2024
Publisher: Succinct
Version: Source cited by the 2024 study. The study is the reading. This page does not add a second essay.
Document ID: BLC-STUDY-0644
DOI: None recorded
Last reviewed: 1 October 2026
Licence: No licence recorded. Rights status under review.

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SP1 publishes a zkVM that proves RISC-V execution, with a receipt a Groth16 or PLONK wrapper can compress for a settlement contract.

Where to read

Official source — SP1 introduction
Blockchain Lab study, the canonical readingOriginal commentary. Not a transcription of the paper.

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What changed

A reading of the project's public design document. Not a copy, not a benchmark, and not an offer.

Relationships

Canonical readingSP1 study
Related paperRISC Zero
Related paperJolt zkVM
Related paperPLONK

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Author–date

Succinct (2024). SP1: a zkVM for RISC-V programs. Succinct. https://docs.succinct.xyz/docs/sp1/introduction

BibTeX

@techreport{sp1zkvm2024,
  title = {SP1: a zkVM for RISC-V programs},
  author = {Succinct},
  year = {2024},
  institution = {Succinct},
  url = {https://docs.succinct.xyz/docs/sp1/introduction},
  note = {Rights status: Official external source only. Blockchain Lab record: https://blockchainlab.com/research/corpus/papers/sp1-zkvm}
}

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CSL-JSON

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Source status: Official source
Use status: Metadata and commentary only. The reading is the study page.
Rights: Official external source only
Training and retrieval: Not permitted from this site. There is no rights-cleared full text to retrieve or to train on.

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