StarkWare Unveils New 'Stwo' Cryptographic Prover That's 'Blazingly Fast'
StarkWare, the developer firm behind Starknet, is creating a new cryptographic prover named Stwo. Provers are crucial for layer-2 networks as they generate proofs that link the networks and share security. A faster prover can lower transaction costs, reduce fees for users, and speed up transactions. StarkWare's existing prover, Stone, was open-sourced in August. The new prover, Stwo, is a combination of Stone and Two, and will be available for anyone to run and examine its codebase. Starknet appchains currently using Stone will eventually benefit from Stwo. This announcement follows StarkWare and Polygon's recent introduction of Circle STARKS, a new type of cryptographic proof for faster, cheaper transactions for zero-knowledge rollups. Circle STARKS will be implemented in Stwo to more efficiently generate proofs and enhance Ethereum's performance.
