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==== 4.3.1 Execution Environments ====

Description: Zones MUST provide flexible and sovereign execution environments with configurable security and performance characteristics.

Functional Requirements:

ZEE-001: Virtual Machine Support
* The system MUST provide support VM capabilities
* The system SHOULD enable VM extensibility:
** Zero-knowledge virtual machine integration
** Multi-party computation environments
** Hardware-accelerated execution environments
** Domain-specific VM optimization

ZEE-002: Consensus and State Management
* The system MUST enable sovereign execution:
** Independent consensus mechanism selection
** State transition rule customization
** Cross-zone state verification
** State sovereignty preservation
* The system SHOULD support execution evolution:
** Consensus mechanism upgrades
** State transition rule modifications
** Cross-zone state synchronization
** State recovery mechanisms

ZEE-003: Privacy and Scalability
* The system MUST implement execution privacy:
** Private state transitions
** Confidential smart contracts
** Selective state disclosure
** Private cross-zone interactions
* The system SHOULD enable execution scaling:
** Parallel transaction processing
** State sharding capabilities
** Cross-zone execution optimization
** Resource utilization management

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