Validity Rollups and the Role of the Cairo VM — TL;DR Validity Rollups are the most promising way to increase Ethereum’s throughput in a secure and decentralized way; zkEVM and Cairo VM (CVM) are two types of VMs used in Validity Rollups. zkEVM focuses on Ethereum compatibility, but sacrifices performance and scalability. Cairo VM, used in Starknet, prioritizes performance and…

From Static to Dynamic — How NFTs are Changing the Face of Digital Ownership — TL;DR Dynamic NFTs are interactive tokens that change on-chain data based on events. Current NFTs face challenges with static data or centralization risks. Starknet enables dynamic, decentralized NFTs with reduced computation and storage costs. Dynamic NFTs allow for innovative applications in gaming, music, and art. The emergence of dynamic NFTs…

A Pathway to More Efficient Proving Jobs — Summary: Builtins optimize the proving process. However, each proof is computed with respect to a layout, and layouts which are inefficient for a particular proving job diminish the benefit of builtins. Currently, there is a small static list of layouts, and each proof is computed with respect to the most…

A Deep Dive into Beerus, Starknet’s New Client — Tl;dr Beerus, a stateless client for Starknet, is built on Ethereum’s Helios light client, requiring no state information. Starknet’s cryptographic proofs enable trustless state verification, a feature absent in Ethereum. Beerus verifies Starknet storage proofs against Ethereum STARK proofs, converting untrusted data into trusted data. Developers can contribute to Beerus, contributing…

What new use cases does Starknet enable, and how can devs take advantage? — High compute costs have held back blockchain adoption and use cases Starknet, a layer 2 Ethereum rollup, enables cheap computation Starknet already live on mainnet, with millions of transactions processed Possibilities for AI/ML integration with verifiable inference, on-chain model ensembles, and verifiable training Developers can use the Starknet book to…

Trustless Cross-Chain Information Access on Starknet — Introduction Storage proofs are a cryptographic way to track blockchain information so that it can be shared across chains. Similar to oracles, storage proofs provide proof that the information is true. However, unlike oracles, they do not require trust in a third party for this proof; rather, with storage proofs, the…

Supporting: Multi-asset Trading, and ERC-1155 and ERC-20 Token Minting — TL;DR StarkEx v5.0 for Spot Trading is here! Multi-asset trading: execute all-or-nothing trading with multiple asset types and multiple parties ERC-1155 and ERC-20 minting now supported We are thrilled to share that StarkEx Version 5.0 is now live! Since its launch on Ethereum Mainnet in 2020, StarkEx has cemented its status…

A Deep Dive into Sidechains and Layer 2 Solutions for Improved Performance There are three desirable properties that blockchains try to achieve: security, decentralization, and scalability. A well-known trilemma in the blockchain realm stipulates that only two of these properties can be achieved simultaneously within the same system, with a…

Thriving bull markets cause L1 scalability issues to resurface. There are three desirable properties that blockchains try to achieve: security, decentralization, and scalability. A well-known trilemma in the blockchain realm stipulates that only two of these properties can be achieved simultaneously within the same system, with a compromise on the…