Starknet, a Layer 2 scaling solution on Ethereum, has taken a monumental step towards hyperscaling. In collaboration with StarkWare, Herodotus unveiled Integrity Verifier, a breakthrough tool that improves Starknet scalability by introducing Layer 3 (L3) app chains. This innovation is expected to significantly reduce transaction costs while increasing security.
Appchains are specialized blockchains designed for specific applications and provide customized scaling solutions. StarkWare pioneered appchains as a new scaling approach, which can function as private Layer 2 (L2) chains handling data directly on Ethereum (L1) or as Layer 3 (L3) chains handling data on Starknet (L2 ) settle.
Unlike general L2 networks, app chains are app-specific rollups that take over the security of the underlying layer. This layered structure enhances the compression benefits of each layer’s proofs. For example, if each layer reduces costs a thousand times, L3 chains could offer a reduction of 1,000
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