Apr 29, 02:57 PM

Vitalik Buterin-Backed Kakarot Unveils First Alternative Layer 1 Prover With Ethereum State Transition Function, Targets Real-Time STARK Proofs by End of 2025

Kakarot, a project backed by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and StarkWare, has unveiled an alternative zero-knowledge (ZK) stack for Ethereum. The team announced the successful implementation of the Ethereum State Transition Function in Cairo, enabling the generation of real-time STARK proofs on Ethereum Layer 1 blocks. This milestone marks Kakarot as the first alternative Layer 1 prover to achieve such a feat. The project aims to deliver real-time STARK proofs on Ethereum Layer 1 by the end of 2025. The development follows a 2.5-year effort by the Kakarot team, including contributors such as ETazou, Clement Walter, and Eniwhere. This advancement positions Kakarot alongside other ZK teams utilizing STARK technology, such as StarkWare, Polygon Zero, Miden, Hermez, Nexus, Valida, RiscZero, Succinct, and Pico, while distinguishing itself from projects like Zcash that do not use STARKs.

#Kakarot #Ethereum #Vitalik Buterin #StarkWare #ETazou #Clement Walter #Eniwhere #Polygon Zero #Miden #Hermez #Nexus #Valida #RiscZero #Succinct #Pico #Zcash

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Vitalik Buterin-Backed Kakarot Unveils First Alternative Layer 1 Prover With Ethereum State Transition Function, Targets Real-Time STARK Proofs by End of 2025

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