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Living definition

What is Jolt zkVM?

Zero-Knowledge Proofs Security & Identity

As of
2026-07-23
Revision
2026-07-26.0
Method
v1.3.0

Definition

The term, in context

AI-assisted draft · approved dataset

Jolt is a zero-knowledge virtual machine that proves correct execution of programs compiled to the RISC-V instruction set. Its design is lookup-centric, arguing each instruction against precomputed tables instead of hand-written arithmetic circuits, which simplifies the proving stack and shortens the path from ordinary source code to a succinct proof.

Live readiness status

Status as of the current dateline

AI-assisted assembly · derived results

As of 2026-07-23, verified readiness is 26 (claimed 35, reported 30, gap 9) — Strong evidence strength; current signals suggest Too early to adopt.

The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for Jolt zkVM.

Dataset approval

Human editorial release

pragma.vision editorial — standing authorization (operator dev@soft.house, 2026-07-17)

Dataset
2026-07-26.0
Hash
sha256:e2eb667df093db8819d579dff9aad51021b4977da85db2dfa82f63f9ed4e72b7
Approved
2026-07-26

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