rust-ethereum/evm

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Rust EVM (formerly SputnikVM) is a pure Rust implementation of the Ethereum Virtual Machine interpreter. It is a flexible, standalone library that can be embedded into other applications, run as a binary, or compiled to WebAssembly via no_std support.

Use cases

• embed an Ethereum Virtual Machine into a Rust application
• run EVM smart contracts in a custom blockchain or sidechain
• build an Ethereum-compatible execution layer for another chain like Polkadot
• execute EVM bytecode in WebAssembly or no_std environments
• add custom opcodes or precompiled contracts to the EVM
• test Ethereum smart contracts against the official test suite
• simulate contract execution with a custom gas metering scheme

When to choose

• you need a customizable EVM interpreter written in Rust
• you are building an Ethereum-compatible layer for a non-Ethereum chain
• you need no_std or WASM support for EVM execution
• you want to embed EVM execution directly in your application rather than running a full node

When to avoid

• you need a full Ethereum node or JSON-RPC client rather than just the VM
• you prefer a battle-tested EVM implementation like geth's EVM with broader ecosystem support
• your project is not in Rust or lacks a Rust/C FFI path

Facets

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interpreter sdk developer-tools blockchain developer-tools rust cross-platform wasm ethereum evm virtual-machine no-std sputnikvm smart-contracts blockchain-interpreter cryptocurrency

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