Valida¶

Description¶

A zkVM based on Plonky3. Dead since July 2025 (last commit). Was included in the ECDSA zkVM benchmark (184s prove time, 6 MB proof). Not recommended for new work.

Evaluation¶

Criterion	Value
Based on	Plonky3
Easiness	unknown
Fast and short (<1s, <1MB)	no — 184s prove, 6 MB proof for ECDSA
Post-quantum	yes (STARK-based)
Mobile and web	unknown
Maintained	dead — last commit July 2025
Open source	yes
Security review	unknown
secp256k1 signature + sha256	unknown

Notes¶

Dead project. Do not use for new work.

Based on¶

Plonky3

Resources¶

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