According to Foresight News, Kakarot, a zkEVM network based on Starknet, said that after a comprehensive evaluation in cooperation with Starknet, it made a strategic choice not to continue deploying Starknet and will launch the EVM proof engine in the first quarter of 2025. As part of this strategic shift, Kakarot on the Starknet Sepolia testnet will be shut down on December 16, 2024.