Starknet roundup 153
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Welcome to the 153rd 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
@kasarLabs - The Starknet Agent Kit (SAK) now supports 4 model providers - OpenAI (22 models) - Anthropic (16 models) - Gemini (10 models) & Ollama (8 models)
@kasarLabs - You can now launch the NestJS server + the client UI to easily interact with the Starknet Agent Kit
@tarrenceva - First Katana block proved and verified on @Starknet Mainnet with Saya - Hyperscaling (with L3) is coming on Starknet
Ecosystem Highlights
@Starknet - 2024 was amazing, but it's just the beginning for Starknet - Here is the new Starknet roadmap; you can expect improved performance, a better UX/DevX, lower gas fees, and increased responsibilities for STRK stakers
@Starknet - We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with @alt_layer, the leading RaaS provider, dedicated to making SN rollup deployment effortless for builders - You can now build your very own optimized Starknet in just minutes
@Anchorage - Announcing support for the @Starknet native token at Anchorage Digital - One-way bridging on Starknet is also supported, allowing institutional clients to seamlessly bridge their STRK tokens to Starknet
@_kaitoai - The @Starknet Yapper Leaderboard is live - Starknet leaderboard is now live on Kaito
@nodekitorg - We’re working with @Starknet to integrate Javelin into Starknet and the Starknet stack, enabling composability between Starknet chains - NodeKit enables composability between chains, allowing many networks to work together as one
@SubQueryNetwork - We’re excited to be partnering with Starknet to bring SubQuery’s ultra-fast indexing to their builders
@Starknet - You can now use @MetaMask Snap on - AVNU, Nostra, zkLend, Fibrous, Opus, Ekubo, and Layer Akira on Starknet
@zkLend - @MetaMask is now live on zkLend, unlocking easier access to #DeFi on @Starknet - You can now interact with MetaMask (Snap) on zkLend
@LayerAkira - @MetaMask just landed on LayerAkira - You can now trade on Layer Akira using MetaMask Snap
@zohal_starknet - Our perpetual exchange Zohal is now live on @Starknet Mainnet - This GMX v2 like Perp dex is now live on Starknet mainnet
@Blobarena - Update Log - Blob Arena Update v1.1.1 Preview - Here’s a sneak peek at what’s coming next for Blob Arena
@theFutureDeFi - We’re proud to announce that we’ve secured our first grant from @StarknetFndn
@ohayo_dojo - Two weeks into 2025 and the Dojo is buzzing - Here is the dojo weekly recap
@BannersNft - @callthe_banners testnet preview play is coming Monday January 20th at 6pm EST - Here is a new gaming project coming on Testnet today (Monday)
Ecosystem stats
@StarkWareLtd - More and more developers are cooking on Starknet over time
Starknet TVL - TVL on Starknet now worth $850m
STARK Spaces | Starknet Staking with Liquid Staking Tokens
Heavily discussed Starknet Improvement Proposals
Learning from Staking V1: A Discussion on Commission Policy and Stake Distribution
SNIP25: Starknet security council V1.0
SNIP <TBD> - Starknet monetary committee
Fall Roadmap Updates
Cairo 2.9.0 is out!
Welcome to the Staking Delegator Introduction Thread
Starknet: Multilang & MultiVM
Useful links & articles
@Starknet - Over 40 projects forming one global ecosystem, united by a single goal: participate in the decentralization of Starknet - Here is the Starknet staking ecosystem on Mainnet
@odin_free - Client-Side STARK Proving is Here with Stwo - Here is a deep dive article into this feature unlock by Stwo (Starknet next gen prover)
@Starknet_OG - The current Ethereum's Blob dilemma is bullish for Starknet - Quick content explaining why
Developer resources
@cartridge_gg - Introducing the Cartridge Incubator; An evolution of our DP program, the Incubator expands the current offerings to include - Early Access to New Products like Paymaster - Up to 1M in Non-Dilutive Grants - Up to 25K in Cartridge Credits - Up to 1M in Gas Reimbursements
@StarkWareLtd - Because AI agents deserve love too, we're extending our Eliza Hackathon until February 14th - This means you have more time to join and enjoy $250k prize pool and Mentorship from Eliza's top contributors
@jonatanChaverri - Getting started with Eliza and the Starknet Plugin
@NethermindStark - Nethermind is leading an exciting initiative to migrate the ERC-3643 (T-REX) reference implementation from Solidity to Cairo for @Starknet - The goal is to bring the @ethereum standard for RWA tokenization to Starknet
@barretodavid - Do you know what's the easiest way to create a Starknet project with Scaffold Stark? - Here is a guide
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