The chains’ users will be able to opt in or out to use Avail for data availability, to stash the reams of data produced for all their transactions taking place.
Starknet, an Ethereum Layer 2, Plans ‘Parallel Execution’ to Mimic Solana’s Speed Feature
The new feature, described as “multitasking for rollups,” is on Starknet’s project road map for the second quarter of 2024, released Wednesday.
Debating Dencun: Will Ethereum’s Big Update Help or Harm the Network?
While Ethereum’s rollup-centric roadmap could help the ecosystem reach new levels of scale, some developers think relying on third parties to improve access to Ethereum could backfire.
Ethereum Fees Set to Drop for Arbitrum, Polygon, Starknet, Base. But How Much?
Leading figures behind layer-2 teams told CoinDesk how Ethereum’s upcoming Dencun upgrade will affect their networks.
StarkWare Unveils New ‘Stwo’ Cryptographic Prover That’s ‘Blazingly Fast’
The upgraded prover should lead to faster and cheaper transactions, according to StarkWare. The news comes just a week after StarkWare and Polygon announced Circle STARKS, a new type of cryptographic proof.
Starknet’s STRK Jumps After Developer StarkWare Agrees to Delay Token Unlocks
StarkWare, the developer behind the Ethereum layer-2 blockchain Starknet, had come under heavy criticism for the unlocking schedule for its new STRK tokens.
Polygon, StarkWare Tout New ‘Circle STARKs’ as Breakthrough for Zero-Knowledge Proofs
Circle STARKs are supposed to accelerate the proving process for zero-knowledge rollups, according to a white paper published by Polygon Labs and StarkWare.
STRK Tokens Claimed Hit 420M in a Day as On-Chain Metrics Soar
More than 490,000 individual wallets claimed 420 million starknet (STRK) tokens in the 24 hours after the highly anticipated airdrop went live, with the token’s market cap remaining above $1.2 billion.
Starknet Token STRK Begins Trading at $5 After Mammoth Airdrop
Starknet distributed 728 million tokens to around 1.3 million addresses in what is being dubbed as the largest airdrop of the year.
Layer-2 Chain Starknet’s Much-Awaited STRK Token Airdrop Coming Next Week
The airdrop will happen on Feb.20, and eligible users have until June 20 to claim their tokens.
Layer-2 Blockchain Developer StarkWare Plans ‘Cairo’ to Verify Layer-3s
Cairo, which the StarkWare and the Herodotus developer team worked on together, is a key piece of technology that verifies proofs and posts them back to the layer-2 blockchain, instead of Ethereum’s mainnet.
StarkWare CEO Uri Kolodny Steps Down Due to Family Health Issue
Celestia Rival Avail Inks Agreement With Starkware as Blockchain Data Race Heats Up
Avail’s new “data availability” solution, currently in testing, and Madara, which is Starkware’s sequencer, are both expected to go live in early 2024. They might be used in conjunction to create new application chains or “appchains.”
StarkWare Distributing $3.5M Fees to Developers in ‘Devonomics’ Program
The developer firm, together with the Starknet Foundation, said that the program will benefit “dapp” builders and core developers of the Starknet blockchain.
StarkWare Distributing $3.5M Fees to Developers in ‘Devonomics’ Program
The developer firm, together with the Starknet Foundation, said that the program will benefit “dapp” builders and core developers of the Starknet blockchain.
Starknet to hand 10% of network fees to devs, with $3.5M in first distribution
The Devonomics initiative from the Starknet Foundation aims to return a portion of network fees to incentivize developers.
Starknet Foundation to Allocate 1.8B STRK Tokens ‘Soon’
Starknet said 900 million STRK are earmarked for the foundation’s Provisions Committee, and 900 million will be dedicated to user rebates.
Starknet token distribution not yet finalized, despite speculation over portal screenshots
The Starknet Foundation is warning community members to be on the lookout for scams relating to circulating screenshots of early iterations of a token distribution portal.
Starknet Foundation Showers STRK Tokens on Contributors, Though They’re Not Trading Yet
The foundation, formed in November 2022 after the initial developer StarkWare minted 10 billion STRK tokens, is now awarding early contributors to the Ethereum layer-2 network – even though they’re locked for trading at least until next April.
Starknet and zkSync buck trend as crypto ecosystems shed devs by 28%
Monthly active developers across the crypto ecosystem fell 28% year-on-year in October, though some have managed to buck the trend.