Welcome to the 155th 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
@daydreamsagents - Daydreams V0.0.3 released + first gen docs - This is a generative agent library
@Starknet - STRK staking phase 2 is coming as early as Q2 2025 - Starknet proposes introducing validator block attestation, with the potential inclusion of a commission increase feature in this new phase
@StarkWareLtd - Serial Bitcoin entrepreneur and OG educator @DanHeld is officially joining StarkWare as an advisor - The goal? Unlock Bitcoin’s full potential with Starknet’s battle-tested scaling power—expanding its utility and enabling disruptive use cases like Bitcoin DeFi
@dimahledba - We created a Bitcoin exploration team in @StarkWareLtd and are hiring - Starknet unifying the Ethereum and Bitcoin communities will be one of the main focus on the year
@EkuboProtocol - Open Source Privacy Pools for Starknet - A new feature is about to hit Starknet: Privacy Pools (a Tornado Cash like but with regulatory compliance)
@EkuboProtocol - Ekubo Protocol is now in alpha on L1. You can swap and add liquidity at https://evm.ekubo.org - Ekubo has started its EVM expansion
@akiraonstarknet - Introducing EasyLeap – a smoother onboarding experience for Starknet - It started as a way to let users easily deposit STRK into @endurfi from L1, and it is now open source and ready to use by any Starknet applications
@Starknet_id - We're happy to announce that Starknet ID is now fully integrated with @MetaMask Starknet snap - With your Metamask wallet, you can now: Send money using .stark domain, see your .stark domain, and see your PFP
@thestarksight - Introducing our new concept on @Starknet: a no-loss prediction market - This new prediction market is live on Testnet
@ohayo_dojo - Here's your weekly glimpse into the Dojo ecosystem - Here is the Dojo weekly recap
@fermah_xyz - Fermah can generate proofs for Stwo, @StarkWareLtd's ZK prover
@PulsarMoneyApp - Introducing a new way to discover the ecosystem - @PulsarMoneyApp just launched a new website to onboard new users
@zKorp_ - Meet AIdwin, our first AI agent officially playing zIdle—powered by @daydreamsagents
Ecosystem stats
@focustree_app - New MAU ATH for Focus Tree - @focustree_app has surpassed 173,000 monthly active users (MAU)
Starknet TVL - TVL on Starknet now worth $850m
STARK @ Home : Bitcoin Covenants
Heavily discussed Starknet Improvement Proposals
SNIP 28: Staking V2 proposal
L2BEAT Delegate Communication Thread
Starknet v0.13.4 Pre-release Notes
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
@odin_free - Higher Transaction Volume → Cheaper Txs. Only on Starknet - Deep dive article on why and how
@avnu_fi - New Research Drop: AI-powered Market Sentiment Analysis on Starknet
Developer resources
@tarrenceva - You can now easily create controller sessions in node - For all your agent and gaming needs
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