# Starknet Opens Challenge to Lower Falcon-512 Signature Costs By Simon Yoon Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/37592 Published: 2026-10-22T07:16:36.000Z Updated: 2026-10-22T07:16:36.000Z Section: Technology > Falcon-512 signatures are listed at 48.4 million gas on the Ethereum layer-2 network. Starknet has opened a developer challenge aimed at lowering the gas required for Falcon-512 signatures, which currently cost 48.4 million gas on the Ethereum layer-2 network. The challenge invites developers to reduce that cost. Falcon-512 is a quantum-safe signature scheme. A prior [experimental mainnet transfer using Falcon-512]() cost about 6 cents and used an unaudited experimental wallet. The test did not establish network-wide quantum security. ## Links in this article - [experimental mainnet transfer using Falcon-512](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/28875)