StarkWare, a blockchain scaling firm, has open-sourced Stwo, a zero-knowledge (ZK) prover aimed at reducing user latency and costs. Built on StarkWare’s Circle Stark protocol, which was created in collaboration with Polygon, Stwo will generate proofs faster than previous systems, lowering Starknet’s processing expenses.
Anyone can construct Stark-based platforms using Stwo’s codebase because it is open-source. Over time, Starknet and its app chains will benefit from Stwo’s lower latency and expenses, resulting in cheaper user fees.
“Stwo will open up new opportunities for scaling. And they’ll be available to everyone since it’ll be open-source from the start,” said StarkWare COO Oren Katz.
ZK-proofs enable users to validate information without revealing the underlying data, which is critical for privacy and scaling. Starknet’s introduction of Stwo, the largest ZK rollup in terms of total value at $1.33 billion, demonstrates the company’s continuous dedication to decentralized, efficient blockchain scalability.
With Stwo’s open-source nature, StarkWare hopes that community cooperation can accelerate the development of ZK-proof solutions across chains. Lower prices and speedier proofs could soon propel the widespread use of privacy-focused scaling in DeFi and cryptocurrency.
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