StarkNet and Celestia Collaborate on High-Performance L3 Networks

Developers from Celestia and StarkNet, a layer-two solution, have agreed to collaborate to enhance data availability (DA) within the Ethereum ecosystem for L3 networks.

Modularism meets Integrity.@CelestiaOrg Blobstream is coming to @Starknet, enabling high-throughput L3s with Celestia underneath ✨

Let’s dive in? pic.twitter.com/xWVJoLo7r8

— Starknet ?? (@Starknet) January 29, 2024

The agreement involves using a modular blockchain for autonomous scaling in StarkNet to minimize transaction costs.

The team will employ Blobstream, a key component of the Celestia ecosystem.

This solution acts as a DA layer, ensuring reliable off-chain storage of large data volumes and providing verifiable proofs of their existence.

StarkNet specialists will adapt Blobstream for Cairo, the primary programming language of the solution, to support L3 appchains currently in development.

Celestia was the first project to implement data availability sampling (DAS), allowing blockchain scaling “for millions of rollups” without compromising security by selecting a significant portion of data to verify its availability. This increased efficiency and throughput compared to full data verification.

The Block noted that L2 projects Manta Pacific, Evo, and ZKFair have already used Celestia DA for developing validiums—scalable solutions combining ZKP proofs and DA. Polygon and Arbitrum have also integrated Celestia into their SDK for the L2 layer.

In December 2023, the Starknet Foundation, responsible for StarkNet’s development, announced the allocation of 1.8 billion STRK for various initiatives, including network discounts for users.

In the same month, the project team confirmed rumors of an upcoming asset airdrop. It was reported that 50 million STRK would be distributed among early users. Previously, developers postponed the first token unlock to April 2024.

In January, the StarkNet community approved the deployment of the Alpha v0.13.0 update on the mainnet. The update enables transaction fee payments with native STRK tokens alongside ETH.