# Challenges and Expectations for Starknet: A Critical Analysis

*Exploring the Road Ahead in the World of Blockchain and Decentralized Finance*

By [Olex](https://paragraph.com/@olex) · 2023-09-14

layer2, staknet, ethereum

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Regarding Starknet, I can't believe once again that the drop will happen this year. A project can't be so raw and launch its own token. Even on the Suì testnet, it was more fun, but here, the DEXs don't work, transactions are slow, and not always cheap. Arbitrum set a high standard for the functioning of its ecosystem before announcing the token, and Starknet is far from that. In Braavos, there are 17 ecosystem projects, 6 DEXs, one of which almost never has liquidity, and the others charge an additional $1-2 besides the fees when swapping stablecoins. There's a booming NFT marketplace, obscure games, and minting projects where the activity is around $10 per transaction. 🤔

Starknet's roadmap has been postponed to the first quarter of 2024.

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![](https://production.starknet-website.pages.dev/assets/share/generic_landing.png)

https://www.starknet.io

Starknet
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Starknet is the secure scaling technology bringing Ethereum's benefits to the world.





](https://www.starknet.io/en/roadmap)

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*Originally published on [Olex](https://paragraph.com/@olex/challenges-and-expectations-for-starknet-a-critical-analysis)*