Starknet roundup 174
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Welcome to the 174th 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
@walnut_dev - This week we cleaned up the debugger UI while making gas data more consistent and easier to spot
@Starknet - We’re thrilled to announce that STRK Staking v2 is going live on Mainnet on June 17 - STRK staking v2 is coming on Mainnet next week
@StarkWareLtd - We’d love to hear your thoughts on StarkWare’s proposal to participate in Starknet staking during Phase 2 - StarkWare plans to participate in STRK staking by delegating across a broad set of eligible validators and running its own validator (capped at 10% of the total stake)
@Starknet - Starknet v0.14.0, the final milestone of the current roadmap, is going live on Testnet: ~June 30, 2025, and on Mainnet: ~July 28, 2025 - After this release, a new roadmap will be co-defined with the community
@Starknet - USDC bridging between Bitcoin and Starknet is now live on StarkGate - Mint USDC Runes on Bitcoin & redeem them on Starknet anytime
@TheTNetwork - tBTC is now on @Starknet Mainnet - A new BTC flavor just landed on Starknet: tBTC, already live on Ekubo and AVNU
@endurfi - Today we're launching the next phase: Endur Points Program - Earn daily points simply by holding or DEFIng with xSTRK
@endurfi - We made a promise. To reward our earliest believers - Track your STRK rewards if you’re holding xSTRK
@cartridge_gg - Paymaster Self-Serve is now live - Cartridge is opening the doors for everyone to effortlessly set up their own Paymaster
@g48in - 3 years ago, if you had told me @focustree_app would rank ahead of Airbnb, Strava, and Uber, I wouldn’t have believed you - A Starknet-powered app is now ranking ahead of Airbnb, Uber, Strava, and Booking
@ohayo_dojo - The Dojo is awash with players, builders and dreamers forever after - Here is the Dojo weekly recap
Ecosystem stats
Starknet TVL - TVL on Starknet now worth $475m
Building a Bitcoin dApp- Broly Demo and Dev Libraries | Starknet
Heavily discussed Starknet Improvement Proposals
Fall Roadmap Updates
Proposal for StarkWare’s participation in Starknet staking mechanism during v2 - Feedback request
Starknet Foundation: Introducing Polls
Cairo v2.11.0 is out!
SNIP 28: Staking V2 proposal
Useful links & articles
@StarkWareLtd - Lower is faster, and S-two is lower than anything else - Here is a recap of all benchmarks
@StarknetAfrica - Why is @Starknet becoming a go-to for blockchain game devs?
Developer resources
@StarkWareLtd - Starknet: The Buffet of Scaling: L2s, L3s - Starknet's mission is to provide the best environment and options for your dream projects
@StarkPay_App - Benchmarking ZK Languages in Starknet: Cairo vs. Noir vs. Circom vs. o1js vs. Leo
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