According to Foresight News, RISC Zero, a zero-knowledge proof software developer, tweeted that it will launch a universal validator on multiple chains, which is the third step in its zkVM (zero-knowledge virtual machine) 1.0 release roadmap. The universal validator enables blockchains and developers to take advantage of verifiable off-chain execution, allowing developers to run Rust programs in RISC Zero's zkVM, generate proofs, and verify them seamlessly on the chain.