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

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

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.