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ℹ Overview of Starknet
Starknet is aLayer 2 scaling solution for Ethereumthat useszero-knowledge rollups (ZK-Rollups)to enable fast, low-cost, and secure transactions. Built by StarkWare, Starknet offloads computation and storage from Ethereum mainnet while preserving its security guarantees.
Key features include:
- Scalabilitythrough zk-STARK proofs, allowing thousands of transactions to be bundled and verified efficiently on Ethereum.
- Cairo, a custom programming language optimized for ZK computation and used to write Starknet smart contracts.
- EVM independence, offering developers more flexibility and performance than EVM-based Layer 2s.
Starknet enables high-throughput dApps like DeFi protocols and on-chain games, while maintaining Ethereum-level security and decentralization.