Karnot and Gevulot partner to bring cheap, decentralized proving to zk-rollups
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We're thrilled to announce our partnership with Karnot, a RaaS (Rollup as a Service) which simplifies the complexities in deploying ZK appchains. This framework, based on Madara simplifies deploying scalable Starknet L2 and L3 app chains. With Madara, Karnot can streamline the entire RaaS process.
Karnot L2s, such as Kakarot, can now outsource proving to Gevulot along with verification bringing down costs as much as 50%. This is thanks to the decentralized architecture of the Gevulot proving layer. It offers internet-scale compute for the modular stack optimized exclusively for zero-knowledge proof generation and verification. The Gevulot devnet, launching March 25th, supports any prover and any proof system. As such, Gevulot is aggregating proving and verification workloads from across the industry with over 100 partners signed up for the coming launch.
Rollup development frameworks make it easy to build and deploy rollups using existing modular components. Packaging the modular stack into one simple framework is a no-brainer for increasing adoption and allows for interoperability standards to begin emerging. Gevulot acts as a base layer for the modular stack, which greatly expands the universe of economically viable zk rollups that can be built using these frameworks.
Initially spanning the Madara ecosystem, Gevulot and Karnot will now be able to abstract proving and verification for developers, making it cheaper and faster to deploy Madara L2s and L3s. Karnot allows builders to change Starknet protocol level configuration (max tx steps, disabling gas, etc), Data Availability providers, and now a Prover Layer to gain the cost-savings of offloading compute to Gevulot’s.
“Decentralization is a core tenet at Madara, and Karnot is committed to providing the tools our customers need to achieve it. We're excited to partner with Gevulot, bringing the power of decentralized proving to Karnot customers. This offers increased censorship resistance, improved liveness, and the potential for significantly reduced proving costs for app-chain developers. We envision this empowering a new wave of secure and innovative decentralized applications.” - Apoorv, Founder of Karnot