Starknet Advances to Stage 1 Decentralization in Ethereum Scaling

According to PANews, Starknet, an Ethereum ZK-Rollup scaling solution, has announced its transition into the 'Stage 1' decentralization phase. This development aligns with the framework proposed by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin in 2022, which signifies the establishment of a security council and a validity proof system, significantly reducing external intervention. Starknet highlighted that this framework serves as a 'gold standard on-chain tool for analyzing Ethereum scaling solutions.' The transition to this stage was achieved through the creation of a security council and the implementation of mechanisms to prevent censorship. Eli Ben-Sasson, CEO of StarkWare, stated that the next objective is to advance to 'Stage 2,' aiming for complete decentralization where the network is entirely governed by the community. According to L2beat, only three small Layer 2 projects have reached this stage so far.