How Kakarot is Bringing Starknet to Ethereum
Exploring the intersection of Cairo’s performance with the EVM’s network effects
Welcome to the first episode of VM Wars.
Today, we’re joined by Elias from Kakarot, David from Fuel, and Dino from Fluent to explore how Kakarot is taking a unique approach to building on StarkNet.
Kakarot’s mission? Making the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible with StarkNet using Cairo, a language built for performance. But it’s not just about technicalities; it’s about opening up StarkNet to network effects from the wider EVM ecosystem. With so many developers already programming in Solidity, adding EVM compatibility to StarkNet could mean easier access and faster adoption.
In this episode, we dig into the key trade-offs involved in this mechanism, the challenges of running an EVM inside Cairo, and the potential gains in performance and scalability. Elias shares Kakarot’s strategy, their future roadmap, and why they believe the next few years could see a shift in how EVMs operate across different chains.
This discussion is packed with insights about on-chain development and where it’s headed for anyone building in the crypto space, so let's jump in.
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