Validity Rollups and the Role of the Cairo VM StarkWare StarkWare · Follow 8 min read · Jun 2 9 TL;DR Validity Rollups are the most promising way to increase Ethereum’s throughput in a secure and decentralized way; zkEVM and Cairo VM (CVM) are two types of VMs used in Validity Rollups. zkEVM focuses on Ethereum compatibility, but sacrifices performance and scalability. Cairo VM, used in Starknet, prioritizes performance and scalability over compatibility. Rollups are the hot topic of the year...
