The Bankless Guide to Starknet

Starknet Explained: A Beginner's Guide to the Layer 2

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Starknet is a Layer 2 (L2) scaling solution for the Ethereum network created by the StarkWare team. It addresses the scalability challenges of Ethereum by enabling faster and cheaper transactions compared to the mainnet.

While Starknet is often referred to as a "zero-knowledge" (ZK) rollup, its builders prefer the term "validity rollup." This avoids the confusion associated with the ZK phrasing, which can misleadingly imply that privacy features are a necessary component.

In reality, the primary goal of this genre of L2 is enforcing the validity of transactions, not necessarily their privacy.

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