Welcome to the 135th edition of my weekly comprehensive Starknet summary. Reading this newsletter allow you to catch up on all the important news from the last week in just 10 minutes of reading.
If you enjoy this newsletter, don’t forget to subscribe. It’s free!
Protocol & dev tool updates
@PragmaOracle - We're releasing our optimistic oracle today on testnet, and alpha mainnet (whitelisted companies only - DM for access) - This new oracle is already behind integrated by the Starknet prediction markets @RaizeClub
@argentdeveloper - The latest version of Argent Mobile (v4.31) is out
@RiscZero - The first RISC Zero proof has been verified @starknet testnet - Using RISC Zero's zkVM, developers can easily leverage ZKPs in Rust
Ecosystem Highlights
@Starknet - The vote on the STRK staking parameters has concluded, passing with 98.94% in favor - You can find in this tweet the staking figures at launch, resulting from this vote. STRK staking is coming in Q4 2024 on Mainnet
@LootSurvivor - play to die http://lootsurvivor.io - Loot Survivor is now fully release on Starknet mainnet
@EkuboProtocol - Two big proposals were executed this week on Ekubo - Revenue buybacks of EKUBO started - Oracle pools were seeded with liquidity
@SnapshotLabs - Today marks the launch of Snapshot X, our new fully onchain voting protocol now available on the Snapshot v2 interface - This new innovative voting protocol is powered by Starknet and Herodotus’ Storage Proofs, learn more about it here
@starkfitclub - Our app is now available on the App Store - You can now download Starkfit through the App Store
@strkfarm - We got our code audited by @cairoaudit - All issues have been fixed and their contracts have been upgraded
@strkfarm - Introducing our newest strategy: ETH Sensei - ETH Sensei features Nostra and zkLend through a delta-neutral strategy
@LootRealms - $Lords can *now be staked* in the NEW Lordship Protocol
@Ventory_gg - http://Ventory.Fun = STRK404 + Memecoin + Fair Launch + Pump - Ventory launches a Pump.fun like product for Starknet
@KakarotZkEvm - Kakarot: the MultiVM ZK-EVM - Deep dive article about Kakarot, aiming to bring MultiVM (EVM in addition to CairoVM) on Starknet, scheduled for Q4 2024
@odin_free - No more starknet bridge fud with this purrfect bridge dune dashboard by @h355i - Here is a Dune dashboard tracking all inflows and outflows of capital through bridges on Starknet
@OpusMoney - We've been working hard behind the scenes since 2021, and it's finally time to share it with the world: Mainnet launch 17th September 2024 - Opus is coming on Mainnet next week
@nostrafinance - Now you can pay back debt using your existing collateral on Nostra, and use any token in your wallet to settle your debt - You can now pay your debt using any token on Nostra
@h355i - Introducing Starknet Governance Actions (Unofficial) dashboard
@Exploration_FTW - It's time to have a dedicated X account for the StarkWare Exploration Team
@dojomonHQ - DojoMon Website is officially live - Visit https://dojomon.xyz and try out the playtest for free
@starknetevents - After teasing with all the clues, it’s finally time to reveal that we will be hosting the next Hacker Houses - BKK 06.11.24 - 10.11.24 - BLR 29.11.24 - 03.12.24
@gladiapet - Introducing Gladiapet - A web3 game inspired by Pokemon bringing Starknet to Telegram
@stakestark_ - Announcing @stakestark : a liquid staking protocol built for the @Starknet community - A STRK liquid staking protocol is coming
@ohayo_dojo - An absolutely monumental week - Here is Dojo weekly recap
@influenceth - New feature: Pay-As-You-Go Leasing - It's a massive unlock for new players and an opportunity for those who want to expand their settlements
@vesuxyz - We're excited to propose SNIP-22: A new standard for tokenized, yield-bearing vaults on #Starknet - Based on ERC-4626, SNIP-22 is designed to boost efficiency, security, and UX
@ChakraChain - We are integrating with @Starknet Sepolia as the latest destination for Chakra Chain's settlement services - Coming Soon: Settle your signet BTC on Starknet Testnet via ChakraChain
Ecosystem stats
@thedamooo - Number of devs testing out @Starknet is up only
Starknet TVL - TVL on Starknet now worth $600M
Starknet v0.13.2: Introducing Parallel Transaction Execution and Block Packing
Heavily discussed Starknet Improvement Proposals
Staking on Starknet voting proposal
SNIP-22: Tokenized Vaults
Upcoming Staking vote
SNIP 18: Staking’s First Stage on Starknet
Cairo v2.8.0 is out!
Useful links & articles
@NethermindStark - Starknet Staking is Coming - What You Need to Know - Deep dive article about staking on Starknet
@Starknet_OG - Now that you've voted, it's time to get back to the trenches and farm with your STRK - Here the APY you can get with your STRK on Starknet
@StarkWareLtd - Parallel Execution has been live on Starknet mainnet for a few weeks now - Combined with Block Packing, the results are impressive: ~400 TPS capacity, 2sec tx times and 30sec block times
Developer resources
@CairoLang - Debug your Cairo code and play around with Sierra and the Execution trace with the Cairo Playground - Video tutorial of it
@OpenBuildxyz - Starknet Hackathon 2024 is officially here - Registration Deadline: Oct 11
@Starknet - In partnership with @codehawks, we're launching a $65k competitive audit - The contest starts on September 16, sign up now (need KYC)
@Fricoben - Today, we are excited to announce a the Starknet Agent, an AI agent trained on Cairo and on Starknet as a whole - You can now ask any questions about Starknet, get an instant sourced answer and chat for a deeper explanation
@horuslabsio - Smart Contract Made Easy by Pacx: Pacx is Scratch for smart contracts, designed for Starknet - It is a blockchain educational platform that teaches how to write smart contracts by dragging and dropping puzzle boxes
@swmansionxyz - In this thread, we'll show you how to add dependencies to your project and publish your packages to our official registry
@gyanlakshmi - If you are looking to learn how to deploy your first Starknet smart contract, this video by @Thiru_levi covers everything from scratch, including installation
You can check out all of the past updates here.
Thank you for reading, and see you next week. ⏳