# PolkaVM: A fast and secure RISC-V based virtual machine

- Channel: [ETHBerlin](https://streameth.org/ethberlin)
- Date: 2025-06-27
- Duration: 26:47
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/685e6cae90bd41297be9b69c

## Description

PolkaVM is a new general purpose user-level RISC-V based virtual machine, with modern features and functionality. PolkaVM is Solidity compatible, provides features such as low overhead gas metering, continuations / save-states, near native execution speeds, and more. It is already shown to be able to run DOOM! Learn more about PolkaVM and how it can make a positive impact for any modern smart contract blockchain system: being used as the contract VM for the Polkadot Hub, and the core VM for JAM.