Starknet Roundup 143
Starknet roundup 143: Your Starknet weekly newsletter
Welcome to the 143rd 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.
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Protocol & dev tool updates
@StarkWareLtd - What if covenants on Bitcoin are possible right now? New research paper on Bitcoin scaling - This new paper shows that covenants may already be feasible on Bitcoin today without any soft fork
@StarkWareLtd - We found a new optimization for SHA256 script implementation, significantly improving efficiency - These optimizations make SHA256 operations in the Bitcoin context significantly more efficient, reducing both computational costs and resource constraints
@Starknet - The upcoming Starknet optimizations will introduce some breaking changes for your projects - Here’s your monthly reminder to take action and how
@zksecurityXYZ - We just released the Stone CLI, a one-stop shop Cairo development tool that seamlessly integrates with Ethereum and Starknet
Ecosystem Highlights
@StarkWareLtd - Building for the long run, adapting to short-term risks: here’s Starknet's updated roadmap - With Ethereum blobs demand steadily rising to significant levels, the Starknet short-term focus has shifted back to fee reduction
@RealmsEternum - The game begins now, my lord, with a $10K competition - The new season of Eternum is now live, and here a is presentation of the game
@endurfi - Introducing Endur - an LST on Starknet, built by @strkfarm in collaboration with @karnotxyz - From day one of the Staking mainnet launch, you’ll be able to stake your STRK to earn yield while maintaining liquidity through xSTRK
@okersOfNeon - Now live on mainnet and free to play - Joker of Neon is now live on Starknet Mainnet
@FibrousFinance - We've just integrated @LayerAkira into Fibrous on @Starknet - You can now access Layer Akira liquidity by using Fibrous
@argentHQ - Clear Signing is now available on Argent X and your Ledger device, giving you more transparency and security
@vesuxyz - Keplr Wallet is now supported - You can now use Vesu with your Keplr wallet
@Starknet_id - The Keplr extension is now fully integrated into the Starknet ID app - Keplr is now available on Starknet ID
@CarmineOptions - EKUBO pools are live on Carmine - The EKUBO/USDC liquidity pool is live, giving you the opportunity to hedge or speculate on Ekubo
@myBraavos - Investing in DeFi made easy - Now you can earn yield on your USDC with one click all from within your wallet
@starkarcade - The first @Starknet Coin Flipper is about to launch on Telegram - Wallets integrated via @argentHQ’s Telegram SDK - Results powered by @cartridge_gg’s VRF
@Nimbora_ - We're excited to announce our second governance vote using @Nimbora_ points - This vote has decided how the @ether_fi & @eigenlayer tokens will be distributed. The vote has already ended and the distribution of rewards is completed
@NethermindStark - Nethermind is launching with zero fees for our Starknet Delegators - 0% fees means that delegators to Nethermind on @Starknet will get to receive 100% of their delegation rewards
@zkLend - @zkLend is introducing zero-commission $STRK staking - zkLend will propose 0 commission STRK staking at launch, so all staking rewards will go to STRK delegators
@EkuboProtocol - We launched a UI refresh, including at least 2 oft-requested features and many UX improvements - Over the next couple weeks Ekubo will continue to iterate on the UX. Join the Discord to share your feedback
@Ztank_army - @Ztank_army's latest video plunges you into epic tank battles where legends are made and rewards await - Here is a new gaming project on Starknet
@thestarksight - We're thrilled to announce that Starksight has received a Seed Grant from the @StarknetFndn - Here is a new prediction market, with an innovative mechanism
@BoltwadeStudio - Boltwade Studio is proud to announce that we've qualified for the @Starknet Seed Grant Program - A $25k grant
@henrlihenrli - We are pleased to announce the final results of the @flippyflop_gg competition of communities - Here are the winners and prizes
@ohayo_dojo - This past week has been the longest year ever - Here is Dojo weekly recap
@pwndao - A newcomer to Starknet - Here’s a new project live on Starknet Testnet
@StarknetAfrica - We’re excited to host the third edition of Starknet meetups in Lagos and Nairobi - Date: Saturday, Dec 7, 2024, and you can register right now
@OpenBuildxyz - The Starknet Hackathon 2024 has officially wrapped up - Here are the winners
@MarketPyramid - Now you can use $BROTHER to purchase any asset on Pyramid
@0xabout - Look what we got here, @avnu_fi just verified @StarknetBro
@StarkDegenz - Paymaster with $BROTHER endmeme - You can now use BROTHER as a gas token on AVNU
Ecosystem stats
@tokenterminal - Last week saw a record number of txs on @Starknet
@vesuxyz - $20M TVL milestone unlocked - Over $20M in TVL is now deposited in Vesu Money Market
@strkfarm - 2 Mil - Over $2M in TVL is now deposited in STRKfarm
Starknet TVL - TVL on Starknet now worth $770M
STARK @ Home: Vision and values of StarkWare
Heavily discussed Starknet Improvement Proposals
Fall Roadmap Updates
Welcome to the Staking Delegator Introduction Thread
SNIP-20: Enshrined Paymasters for ERC-20 tokens
Upcoming vote: Termination of Transaction Versions 0,1,2
SNIP 18: Staking’s First Stage on Starknet
SNIP: Access Control for Function Call Delegation
SNIP 55: Mixed-case checksum address encoding
Useful links & articles
@Starknet_OG - ~200 user-focused projects, with much more coming, especially as Starknet will soon become EVM compatible - Here is the new Starknet ecosystem map
@BanklessHQ - Cartridge - Starknet's rising star - Short article about Cartridge
@Starknet_OG - Here’s a quick-and-easy tutorial on how to bridge to the Starknet ecosystem and make the most of it
@Starknet_OG - Starknet: Unlocking Web3 with a Web2-like UX - A quick article on Starknet's current performance, UX, and what's coming next
@FOCGERS - Eternum Game Overview - Here is a deep dive article about Eternum
Developer resources
@NethermindStark - Join the Awesome Starknet repo, an open source community-maintained list of the best resources, tools, and libraries across Starknet
@StarknetAfrica - Missed Session Four of our Cairo Bootcamp? Catch up now on YouTube - In this session, @elielmathe takes us through the essential development tools and frameworks for building on Starknet
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