June 22 (Cointime) - Starknet, a scaling solution for Ethereum, is moving closer to being fully compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) with the upcoming launch of Kakarot, a new zkEVM in August. Kakarot has received backing from Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, Ledger co-founder Nicholas Bacca, and Starkware.

The goal of Kakarot is to make Starknet EVM compatible, as currently it uses its own native language Cairo, which could be a barrier for some developers. The testnet version of Kakarot will be launched for public use in August.