# Starknet

Starknet is a Layer 2 network, utilizing Validity-Rollup (also known as ZK-Rollup) technology, built on Ethereum. It empowers dApps to scale significantly while maintaining high security standards.

## What makes Starknet unique?

Starknet, a Validity-Rollup Layer 2 network on Ethereum, scales dApps securely by aggregating transactions into off-chain STARK proofs, submitted as single transactions. This boosts throughput, speeds processing, reduces costs, while upholding Ethereum's security standards.

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