# Boundless by RISC Zero I Jeremy Bruestle & Kartik Talwar at Pragma Denver 2025

- Speakers: [Kartik Talwar](https://streameth.org/speakers/kartik-talwar)
- Channel: [ETHGlobal](https://streameth.org/ethglobal)
- Date: 2025-10-09
- Duration: 21:40
- Topics: Ethereum, Ethereum Foundation, Jeremy Bruestle, RISC Zero, Pragma Denver, ETHGlobal, universal ZK protocol, risk-5 ZKVM, ZK proving, verifiable computation, decentralized proving, data availability, “steel” off-chain execution, “kalyua” rollups, gas optimization, ZK scalability, cryptographic proofs, solidity, atomic composability, privacy, hardware acceleration, proving marketplace, trustless execution
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/yt-7AIhss96LWQ
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AIhss96LWQ

## Description

Join RISC Zero CEO Jeremy Bruestle and Kartik Talwar in this fireside chat from Pragma Denver 2025, where they explore Boundless—the universal ZK protocol poised to transform on-chain and off-chain computation.

Learn how RISC Zero’s risk-5 ZKVM, “steel” for off-chain Solidity execution, and “kalyua” for streamlined rollups enable massive scalability, lower gas costs, and decentralized proving. Discover why Boundless leverages existing blockchains rather than launching a new L1 or L2, how data availability and privacy fit into verifiable computation, and how hardware acceleration continuously boosts ZK proving performance.

If you’re curious about ZK tech, decentralized marketplaces for proofs, or the future of frictionless, scalable dApp development, this conversation offers a front-row seat to the next era of verifiable execution.

00:00 Introduction: Jeremy Bruestle & RISC Zero  
00:46 Boundless Overview: A Universal ZK Protocol  
02:56 ZK VMs & RISC-V Performance Enhancements  
04:37 Engineering Gains & GPU Acceleration  
06:50 Off-Chain Execution vs On-Chain Gas Costs  
08:44 “Steel”: Running Solidity Off-Chain  
09:48 “Kalyua”: Rollups & ZK Verification  
11:26 Data Availability & Decentralized Proofs  
15:57 Boundless Marketplace & Prover Incentives  
17:05 Atomic Composability & Asynchronous Calls  
20:55 Testnet Phase, Mainnet Plans & Future Vision  
21:27 Conclusion & Next Steps in ZK Execution  

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🇺🇸 *Pragma Denver*
Pragma Denver 2025 was held on February 25th at ReelWorks in Denver, Colorado and was an in-person summit for builders and leaders in the web3 ecosystem. Watch the full Pragma Denver YouTube Playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh6mvMfVn2gIK2uhRiTHjIg9&si=vjZUcboMKM1nh83h

ETHGlobal's Pragma series takes place in cities around the world, and is designed to be a different kind of event. Pragma is a one-stage conference with founders-only on stage, bringing together a small group of curated attendees and speakers to discuss the future of web3 and reflect on the past. 

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