We're thrilled to announce that after a year of intensive development, the Starknet Stack is ready and available for everyone to use. That’s right! The most powerful ZK stack is now available to deploy app chains and it won’t cost you a fortune.

Discover how xSTRK combines 0-commission staking with DeFi opportunities on Starknet, bringing you the best of both worlds.

Starknet achieved a significant milestone with the approval of SNIP 18: Staking’s First Stage on Starknet introducing native staking to the network. With an overwhelming 98.94% vote in favor, this proposal positions Starknet as the only L2 to support staking, marking a crucial step towards realizing it’s vision of a truly decentralized ecosystem.

Special thanks to the Kasar Labs team for discussion and review.

The Ethereum scaling landscape has expanded rapidly in recent years; introducing rollups that repurpose the L1 as a settlement layer. Traditionally featuring Optimistic L2s including Arbitrum and Optimism, and zkEVMs such as Scroll and Taiko; rollups today have enabled a surge in economic and network activity across the Ethereum landscape.

At Karnot, we strive to enable appchains to seamlessly blend the best of Web2 and Web3, allowing users to interact effortlessly with sophisticated on-chain experiences. This demands accurate, real-time data for applications in gaming, DeFi, and payments. We're thrilled to announce that Pyth’s real-time oracle data will now be supported for app chains launched through Karnot! This complements our existing support for Pragma. With both Pyth and Pragma providing reliable data, developers on Starknet have more robust options to build secure and scalable decentralized applications.

At Karnot, we recognize that app chains thrive on speed and security. As Madara rapidly evolves, integrating cutting-edge services like SHARP for efficient proof generation, Karnot offers adaptability through modularity and customization.

Building scalable and secure ZK-app chains can be complex. Karnot offers the solution. Here, at Karnot we strive to be the leading RaaS provider for Madara chains, consistently pushing the envelope to allow our customers to develop scalable, efficient app chains without the burden of managing production-grade infrastructure. Making a significant milestone in our commitment to build for scale is Karnot’s latest partnership.

If you’ve reached here, it probably means you already have your Madara node up and running 🚀