## What was the rationale around not being EVM-Compatible?

**Posted by** [bolson](https://forum.algorand.co/u/bolson) on Aug 6, 2021

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Hi [@orageux101](https://forum.algorand.co/u/orageux101),
the AVM and the EVM are execution environments with very different design and performance. The root causes of such a difference are to be found in several design choices and go back up to the consensus layers on which they operate.
As per today is it impossible for EVM-Compatible e…