what's Starke Finance?

Starke Finance is a cryptocurrency service provider that launched a decentralized finance (DeFi) application on the Starknet layer-2 blockchain mainnet. The app enabled users to swap tokens and provide liquidity to pools, earning trading fees. It featured a testnet phase, video tutorials, community feedback invitations, and partnerships within the Starknet ecosystem, alongside development roadmaps covering features like 'starksport'. More recently, Starke Finance operates as a validator on the Solana blockchain. It contributes to network maintenance by applying patches during issues, upgrading node software (e.g., to v3.0.14-bam), and coordinating with key ecosystem participants such as Anza and Jito Labs to ensure seamless operations.

StarkeFinance became a BAM validator in collaboration with Jito.