🟣 Starknet & Cairo: Our Foundation

Welcome! If you’re curious why Ciro Network is built on Starknet and Cairo, this page is for you. Here’s how these technologies power our vision for open, verifiable compute.

🤔 What is Starknet? What is Cairo?

Starknet is a next-generation, zero-knowledge (ZK) Layer 2 network for Ethereum. It brings massive scalability, low fees, and strong security—while keeping everything provable and open.
Cairo is the programming language for Starknet smart contracts. It’s designed for ZK proofs, enabling complex logic and cryptography to run efficiently on-chain.

🚀 Why Did Ciro Choose Starknet & Cairo?

Verifiability: Starknet’s ZK tech lets us prove every job, payment, and stake is correct—on-chain, for anyone to check.
Scalability: Handle thousands of jobs per second, with low fees and fast finality.
Security: Inherits Ethereum’s security, with extra protection from ZK proofs.
Innovation: Cairo enables advanced features (ZK-ML, upgradability, multichain bridges) that aren’t possible on older chains.
Community: Starknet is open, fast-growing, and developer-friendly—perfect for a global, collaborative project like Ciro.

⚙️ How Does Ciro Use Starknet?

Smart Contracts: All core logic (job management, staking, rewards, governance) lives on Starknet, written in Cairo.
Settlement: Jobs and payments are settled on Starknet, with bridges to Ethereum, Polygon, and more.
ZK-ML Proofs: Starknet verifies cryptographic proofs of AI jobs, making results trustless and transparent.
Multichain: Starknet acts as the “hub” for Ciro’s multichain architecture, connecting to other L1s and L2s.

🏗️ Visual: Ciro on Starknet

graph TD
  User["User / dApp"] -->|Submit Job| JobMgr["Job Manager (Starknet)"]
  JobMgr -->|Escrow, Staking, Registry| CDC["CDC Pool (Starknet)"]
  JobMgr -->|Settlement| Bridge["Cross-Chain Bridge"]
  Bridge -->|Payout| L1["Ethereum / Polygon / Other L1s"]
  JobMgr -->|Events| SDK["SDKs / APIs"]

🌍 Real-World Impact

AI for DeFi: Trustless oracles and risk models, secured by ZK proofs
Open Compute: Anyone can join, earn, and verify results—no gatekeepers
Enterprise-Ready: Auditable, compliant, and scalable for real-world use
Global Collaboration: Developers, providers, and users from every continent

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