Avail to Provide Data Availability Solution for Starkware's Madara

Reportedly, Avail, a competitor in data solutions within the Ethereum ecosystem, has reached an agreement with prominent developer Starkware, playing a crucial role in the new network set to launch next year. According to the disclosed agreement on Wednesday, Avail will provide a "data availability" solution for the new app chain built using Starkware's Madara. Madara is a type of decentralized sequencer. Starkware is a major developer of the second-layer blockchain StarkNet in the Ethereum ecosystem. The sequencer is a key component of the second-layer network, packaging user transactions and transmitting them to the main Ethereum blockchain. Avail is currently in the testnet phase and is expected to launch in the first quarter of next year, while Madara is expected to launch in the second quarter. This news comes as data availability (DA) solutions gain wider recognition in the Ethereum ecosystem, aiming to significantly reduce costs for new second-layer networks that generate a large volume of transaction data. According to Starkware, Madara sequencer allows the creation of customizable app chains or even "third-layer" blockchains. In a blog post in July, developers wrote, "Madara will offer developers a range of optional data availability (DA) solutions." Avail's main competitor, Celestia, went live in October and has since reached an agreement with second-layer developer Polygon to provide its DA solution to Polygon. Avail was once part of Polygon Labs but became independent in March. The team stated that, in addition to cost reduction, additional benefits in terms of speed might also be gained. According to a press release seen by CoinDesk, Madara rollups using Avail's DA layer will achieve finality in about one minute. Anurag Arjun, founder of Avail, stated in an email to CoinDesk, "We have been working closely with the Starkware and Madara teams to develop the DA interface because we share a common focus on achieving scalable, decentralized, and cost-effective DA." In July, Avail released its data authentication bridge on the testnet to help secure off-chain data.