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Starknet and zkSync buck trend as crypto ecosystems shed devs by 28%

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Ethereum layer-2 scaling solutions Starknet and zkSync are among the few platforms to have increased their total monthly active developer counts over the last 12 months, data shows. While Starknet and zkSync only recorded increases of 3% and 6% respectively, the likes of Ethereum, Polygon and Solana saw their counts fa by 23%, 43% and 57% respectively over the same timeframe, according to an updated developer report by Electric Capital, which provided data up to Oct. 1. Total monthly active developers fell 27.7% from 26,701 developers to 19,279, reflecting a…

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Ethereum TPS boost? Starknet ‘Quantum Leap’ goes live

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The much-anticipated Quantum Leap upgrade by layer-2 scaling protocol Starknet was recently deployed on the Ethereum mainnet, allowing for as much as 90 transactions per second (TPS), boosting the network’s speed. MOARRR TPS DADDY STARKNET MAINNET QUANTUM LEAP 0.12.0 LIVE ON MAINNET pic.twitter.com/RaI1XKcgy7 — Starknet (@Starknet) July 12, 2023 In an announcement sent to Cointelegraph, Uri Kolodny, the co-founder and CEO of StarkWare, said it’s a momentous day for the Ethereum blockchain, as the scaling ceiling has been “smashed.“ He explained that “high TPS is finally a reality on Ethereum…

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Starknet moves closer to EVM compatibility with upcoming ‘Kakarot’ testnet

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Starknet, a zero-knowledge layer-2 scaling solution for Ethereum, is one step closer to becoming fully Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible, pending an August testnet launch of Kakarot, a new zkEVM. On June 3, the Kakarot team announced it had received new backing from Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, Ledger co-founder Nicholas Bacca and Starkware. We have powered up and entered Super Saiyan mode⚡. Kakarot Labs has officially been incorporated and closed a pre-seed round with top-tier investors. Let’s unpack our vision, current standing, and the exciting future ahead. pic.twitter.com/VI8QRdPLfw — Kakarot…

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