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# Dusk VM
The Dusk VM is a virtual machine designed for **Dusk**, enabling secure and efficient execution of smart contracts, state transitions, and cryptographic operations tailored for zero-knowledge-based applications.
It serves as the execution engine of the Dusk Blockchain, leveraging advanced cryptographic primitives and frameworks to support privacy-preserving, compliant and scalable decentralized applications.
## Features
- **State Management**: Manage blockchain state using sessions for isolated transaction execution and finalization.
- **Cryptographic Support**: Offers built-in support for hashing (Poseidon), signature verification (BLS, Schnorr), and proof validation (PLONK, Groth16).
- **Virtual Machine for zk-SNARK Applications**: Optimized for privacy-preserving computations.
## Installation
Add `dusk-vm` to your `Cargo.toml`:
```toml
[dependencies]
dusk-vm = "0.x" # Replace with the latest version
```
## Documentation
For detailed usage and API examples, refer to the [crate documentation on docs.rs](https://docs.rs/dusk-vm/).
## License
License: MPL-2.0