Welcome to the 190th 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
@ScaffoldStark - We have just released the alpha @reactnative version of @ScaffoldStark - You can now build powerful mobile dApps
@Starknet - BTCFi on Starknet is where that momentum now leads - BTCFi on Starknet starts now, here’s a high-level look at what that means
@Starknet - Bitcoin staking is fully live on Starknet Mainnet - BTC is now part of Starknet’s staking mechanism, letting Bitcoiners secure the network and earn rewards alongside STRK stakers
@Starknet - Native and bridged WBTC is now live on Starknet through @WrappedBTC - This integration allows WBTC to be minted and redeemed directly on Starknet
@StarknetFndn - The Starknet Foundation is very excited to announce the launch of BTCFi Season, a new program to bootstrap BTC activity on Starknet, with a focus on low-cost, BTC-backed loans - 100M STRK allocated to make Starknet the ultimate place for Bitcoiners to borrow and earn yield on their BTC
@vesuxyz - Vesu V2 is here to power BTCfi on Starknet - Vesu v2 is now live, with a new UI, new strategies, smplified & audited contracts
@XverseApp - @Starknet swaps with @avnu_fi @Starknet cross-chain swaps with @atomiqlab - Swap and cross-chain swaps are now live on Xverse Wallet for Starknet
@Re7Capital - Re7 is launching an institutional-grade strategy to transform #Bitcoin from a static store of value into a productive, yield-bearing asset on @Starknet - Re7 is launching a market-neutral, BTC-denominated strategy built to generate returns across all market conditions on Starknet
@0DFinance - Introducing our first yield vault: 0DBTC fully Starknet-native, non-custodial, and composable BTC strategy aiming to maximise participation in @Starknet ’s $100m STRK program - 0DBTC is a one-click yield vault that lets BTC holders stay fully BTC-denominated
@Splinefinance - Bitcoin is moving from passive storage to productive DeFi capital—and Spline is building the infrastructure to make it happen - Spline is a specialized DEX building the deepest liquidity pools for BTC assets on Starknet, you can now LP here
@endurfi - BTC staking is finally here on @Starknet and liquid staking is available on Endur - Each LST generates yield through Starknet’s staking program while allowing to stay liquid
@ready_co - Staking, but for Bitcoin - Bitcoin staking is fully integrated into Ready & Ready Wallet, so you can stake in one click & straight from the UI
@MidasRWA - Introducing mRe7BTC, a tokenised BTC yield certificate issued in collaboration with @Re7Labs on @Starknet - Midas just tokenized the Re7 Bitcoin Institutional Yield Fund on Starknet, so now anyone can tap into this strategy, and even put it to work in DeFi
@nostrafinance - NSTR Season 2 Airdrop claims are live - If you’re eligible, you can now claim your NSTR 2 Airdrop
@odin_free - The poll has ended: STRK burn is coming to Starknet
@Starknet - Used to be 21 days. Now just 7 - The STRK unbonding period is now 3x shorter than before, and BTC staking is live with the same flexibility
@LayerZero_Core - LayerZero will connect up to $20B in BTC liquidity to the ecosystem - LayerZero, one of the leading omnichain protocol, integration with Starknet is happening
@0xvoyageronline - Voyager is supporting BTCfi on Starknet with a brand new staking dashboard
@avnu_fi - BTCFi just launched to make Starknet the Bitcoin place to be. Here’s what we shipped - Native integration of new BTC liquidity for better trading execution - All BTC flavors now usable as gas tokens via the Paymaster - Curated token list for BTC assets
Ecosystem stats
@0xLyskey - Starknet stablecoin TVL - ATH + over $100M for the first time
@rf_extended - Great to see the Extended community growing with daily users having more than doubled since the last update
Starknet TVL - TVL on Starknet now worth $800m
Eli Ben-Sasson on Bitcoin, Starknet, and the Future of Decentralization
Heavily discussed Starknet Improvement Proposals
ETH & STRK Bridge Withdrawals: Enhancing the Efficiency of the Withdrawal Limit Safeguard
SNIP 34 - more efficient CASM hashes
SNIP 33 - proposal for Starknet decentralized validation
What should be the next Starknet features?
Bitcoin Staking on Starknet
Useful links & articles
@0xLyskey - Starknet metrics since BTCFi launch - No blabla thread, just metrics
Developer resources
@dimahledba - A non exhaustive list of things that StarkWare did / contributed to for the Bitcoin ecosystem
@espejelomar - Starknet's your playground for building Bitcoin-native apps, all scaled with ZK tech for low fees and Bitcoin-level security - Here are some recent workshops to help you get started
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