RT Eli Ben-Sasson | Starknet.io (@EliBenSasson)Something that I love about StarkWare/net: We aim high and we innovate to get there.Here is a journey of trailblazing innovative tech since 2018:- Stone: StarkWare's first ZK prover, based on ZK-STARKs- Cairo: a ZK-friendly smart contract programming language, optimized for ZK- SHARP (Shared prover): combining batches of transactions from multiple sources into one proof- Recursive proving: gathering multiple proofs, then proving them in a single proof- Circle S ...

RT Eli Ben-Sasson | Starknet.io (@EliBenSasson)What do I mean when I say that Cairo was created specifically for ZK?What’s the actual difference it makes for a program running on a zkVM if it’s written in Cairo versus Solidity?ZKP is not just code. You need to translate the program (i.e. the app) into math, and only then can it be processed.From Cairo to zkVM: Cairo is ZK-friendly, so it’s straightforward.From Solidity to zkVM: Solidity isn't ZK-friendly, so you'll need several steps and workarounds before ...

RT RareSkills (@RareSkills_io)Announcing a new education resource in collaboration with the Starknet Foundation:Cairo for EVM DevelopersThis series teaches Solidity developers how to reuse their mental models about storage, access control, arithmetic safety, testing in Foundry, etc., and apply them to developing Cairo smart contracts on Starknet.Some innovations on Starknet may surprise Solidity developers. For example, all accounts are smart accounts, and there is no equivalent to msg.value.Our series intr ...

Overview of StarkWare and StarkNet - StarkWare develops STARKs (Scalable Transparent Argument of Knowledge) cryptographic proof technology [1] - StarkNet is a permissionless layer-2 network on Ethereum, scaling Ethereum using STARK proofs [2] - StarkWare builds and maintains core tech including STARK proofs, StarkEx, StarkNet, and Cairo [3] StarkNet Features and Metrics - StarkNet is a Validity-Rollup (ZK-Rollup) on Ethereum, processing transactions off-chain and submitting proofs to Ethereum [2] - Network metrics include approximately 7,000 daily active accounts, around 206 million total transactions, and about $411 million total value locked (TVL) as of mid-2025 [3] - SN Stack allows others to build appchains using the same tech stack as StarkNet [3] Benefits and Use Cases - Lower transaction costs compared to Ethereum mainnet, making smaller, frequent interactions feasible [4] - Native account abstraction provides flexible, programmable accounts [5] - Stronger security through off-chain proofs and on-chain verification [6] - Scalability for apps and services, accommodating more users and transactions without cost explosion [6]

Technology & Scaling - StarkWare believes STARKs are the ultimate solution for scaling blockchains [1] - StarkWare posits that a STARK-friendly language, specifically Cairo, is essential to fully utilize ZK scaling's potential [1]

RT Eli Ben-Sasson | Starknet.io (@EliBenSasson)Why Cairo *will* overcome Solidity with time.An erroneous claim folks make against Cairo, the first 100% STARK-friendly smart contract lanuage goes like this: There are way more Solidity developers than Cairo developers, and way more Dev tools for Solidity, and this gap will only widen.But this logic is flawed. According to it, there would never be any new programming language that's the new thing. Pascal, Basic, C, C++, Rust, Python, are all languages that in ...

Technology & Future Trends - Blockchains represent the future of technology [1] - ZK-STARKs offer a powerful technology for building applications on blockchains [1] - Cairo enables developers to utilize ZK-magic to realize their visions [1]

RT Eli Ben-Sasson | Starknet.io (@EliBenSasson)Why am I bullish on Starknet? Best tech.True, TVL and DeFi volume could go higher. But I am thinking long term. The ecosystem is brewing, waiting for another spark, and the spark will come. And when it does, users and devs will discover that best tech means best UX, best security, best features, and those will not be reduced once activity goes up.Why is it the best tech?- Next-gen and best-ever smart contract language. Yes, Cairo is much better than Solidity or ...