Once freed from the constraints of the Ethereum mainnet, Starknet’s potential will no longer be limited to Layer2. Its underlying ZK technology, parallel transactions, Cairo language, and other high-performance foundations will demonstrate core advantages that distinguish it from other Layer2 solutions. This article is sourced from an article written by Haotian, and compiled by PANews.
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Variable of OP_CAT
Advantages of Starknet
Layer2 gradually becoming Layer1
In short, the expansion of Starknet’s toolkit is contingent on the OP_CAT proposal being approved. In this regard, entering the BTC Layer2 market could potentially break the awkward situation where the BTC ecosystem is more prominent in the East than in the West. As the trend towards Layer1-like features in Layer2 projects grows stronger, will high performance become Starknet’s differentiating advantage?
OP_CAT allows for the combination and processing of multiple UTXO unlocking script byte strings, thereby significantly enhancing the programmability of the BTC mainnet. With OP_CAT, script fragments can be combined, and STARK proof provides a minimal and efficient way of computational verification. With the foundation of OP_CAT, Starknet naturally gains the ability to batch transactions to the BTC mainnet and conduct ZK Validity verification through STARK proof.
However, the uncertainty of whether OP_CAT will be approved remains, and even if it is, there are many unknown challenges in handling the combined verification of large-scale Layer2 transactions. Therefore, Starknet’s entry into the BTC Layer2 market can only be considered a narrative direction.
Theoretically, if OP_CAT is approved, not only Starknet but also other Ethereum Layer2 projects with ZK-Rollup capabilities can enter the queue. Other BTC extension solutions like BitVM, AVM, RGB, RGB++, and Lightning Network will also benefit from this, although it remains unknown whether Starknet’s extension solution will have an advantage.
On a positive note, driving capital bullish towards BTC Layer2 through Starknet, attracting ecosystem developers radiating from Starknet, and advancing technical standards and new technologies in line with the BTC ecosystem will continue to enhance Starknet’s overall capabilities and attract more capital and developers to the BTC Layer2 direction.
Previously, I wrote an article stating that with the modularization concept disassembling the DA layer, execution layer, and even the settlement layer and recombining them, Layer2 projects are gradually becoming more like Layer1. Now, even the most loyal Layer2 project of Ethereum, Starknet, has announced a switch, not because the child has grown up and is hard to control, but simply to broaden its horizons.
As everyone can see, with the release of OP-Rollup and ZK-Rollup strategies, the deployment of lightweight services such as “one-click chain issuance” and “Rollup as a Service” has significantly lowered the cost and efficiency barriers of launching Layer2 chains. However, with the increase in chains, what happens if the growth of ecosystem applications and users cannot keep up?
The only solution is to further narrate the narrative of technical scalability. Starknet recently stated in an article that it already has the highest TPS chain, reduced fees to $0.01, supports parallel transaction processing, and will further reduce DA costs with Volition in the future. However, who cares? These alone cannot bring new growth expectations to the market. In contrast, if Starknet can break free from the constraints of the Ethereum mainnet and expand into the Bitcoin application scene, the situation will be different.
Because once it breaks free from the Ethereum mainnet constraints, Starknet’s imagination will no longer be limited to Layer2. Its underlying ZK technology, parallel transactions, Cairo language, and other originally high-performance foundations will become its core advantages that set it apart from other Layer2 solutions.
Because for Layer2 to become Layer1-like, it must be based on ultra-high-performance technology, and Starknet is not lacking in technical capabilities. Obviously, from this perspective, the market’s expectations for Starknet are likely to grow substantially. Who knows, one day Starknet may announce that it will become a ZK unified layer, serving as the foundational infrastructure for the entire chain environment.
Anyway, once it breaks free from the narrative constraints of Layer2, Starknet’s imagination will be vastly different.
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