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Decentralized Layer-2 Network Starknet Ready to Release Latest Version v0.12.0

As shown in the Starknet documentation, the upcoming Starknet v0.12.0 version will focus on improving network throughput to improve scalability and transaction latency. To achieve this, a new Rust implementation will be introduced for the Sequencer. The Sequencer contains more efficient local storage and critical path logic, which aims to significantly reduce the waiting time for transaction confirmation and solve network congestion issues.

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