CryptoRay

daily challenge to better understand @brevis_zk : why is Pico extremely performant? > modular architecture unlike monolithic zkVMs, Pico is designed modularly. each component is interchangeable and customizable, the most optimized combination for speed is always selected. > support for multiple proving backends the backend can be switched with a single line of code, allowing the fastest option to be chosen depending on needs. > modular and configurable workflow proving steps (chunking, combine, compression, embed) can be added or removed. this flexibility lets developers precisely manage the trade off between latency, proof size, and cost. > official benchmarks compared to well known zkVMs pico is 70%–155% faster. tests were conducted on CPUs under equal conditions. > instance-based architecture each proving phase runs as an independent instance with its own circuit/backend. this design allows complex computations to be split and optimized → higher speed.