Starknet roundup 185
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Welcome to the 185th 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 5 minutes of reading!
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Protocol & dev tool updates
@AntChainOpenLab - In collaboration with @StarkWareLtd, we've officially open-sourced NitrooZK-stwo, the new GPU acceleration engine for S-two
@LayerAkira - New token. ZRO friction - LayerZero’s token is now tradable on Starknet
@LayerAkira - Trump is LIVE on LayerAkira - TRUMP token is now tradable on Starknet
@shrameetweets - Private Transactions on Starknet - This product lets users send anything to anyone privately with full compliance
@StarknetFndn - If you already have an MVP on Starknet and you're ready to take the next step, sign up for Startup House, Buenos Aires - The next Starknet Startup House will take place in Argentina this November
@tradeparadex - August 27 at 0 UTC: Badger Brawl trading competition begins - Paradex is launching a trading contest with a prize pool of up to 100,000 USDC and 400,000 XP
@tradeparadex - Today, we’re launching Phase II for Waitlist users: Social Scores & Boost Multipliers - If you’re on this waitlist, you can climb faster by powering up your Social Score with three Boost categories
@colonizxyz - Today, we’re announcing that Coloniz will be winding down - Coloniz, a social app, is winding down its project and appears to be pivoting toward something new
@glitchbombgame - Playtest initiated - Here is a new gaming project building on Starknet
@defidotspace - We're live - This game, a competitive platform where AI agents battle in an experimental onchain arena, has launched its first game session
@paymesh_ - Introducing @paymesh_, the Starknet-powered beast that auto-splits payments instantly, trustlessly, and with zero headaches - A new payment project is now live on Starknet, enabling both individual and group payments through a single interface
@aqua_stark - Create your profile. Pick your first fish. Dive into a brand new ocean of adventures - Here’s a new gaming project building on Starknet
@ohayo_dojo - Leaving us at the final Weekly Update of August - Here is the Dojo’s weekly recap
Ecosystem stats
@ETH_Daily - Top 10 Layer 2s by User Growth in August - Starknet is first, with 106% growth
@Starknet - Ghigher - The number of users on Starknet is at a yearly ATH and keeps growing
@0xLyskey - Happy ath Paradex - Paradex (Starknet’s appchain) is at an ATH in terms of volume
@cavosxyz - Aegis-v1 has just achieved another milestone, 100k transactions processed on @Starknet Mainnet
Starknet TVL - TVL on Starknet now worth $550m
Vibecoding on Starknet | Build a Web3 app with AI under 15 minuets
Heavily discussed Starknet Improvement Proposals
SNIP 30: v0.14.0
ETH & STRK Bridge Withdrawals: Enhancing the Efficiency of the Withdrawal Limit Safeguard
SN 0.14.0 pre-release notes
SNIP 33 - proposal for Starknet decentralized validation
What should be the next Starknet features?
Bitcoin Staking on Starknet
Useful links & articles
@StarknetAfrica - BTC is already live on Starknet DeFi, and the community just voted to introduce BTC Staking - Here’s a thread on what’s live already and what’s next for Bitcoin x Starknet
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