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ZKsync’s Airbender Achieves Real-Time Proving on Single GPU
ZKsync has announced the development of Airbender Prime, a system that can generate proofs in real-time on a single NVIDIA RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell GPU. This system was announced on October 13, 2026, and Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin praised the team's achievement. The system's performance was demonstrated by proving 99% of 7,200 Ethereum mainnet blocks within 10 seconds, placing it at the top of the ETHproofs.org public leaderboard. Buterin emphasized the importance of formal verification and cost bounds for the prover, as well as the need for progress on these fronts.