Welcome to the 192nd 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
@vesuxyz - Clean audit, stronger code, better protocol - Vesu just got a new audit
@Starknet - Together with @AlpenLabs, we’re building the most trust-minimized bridge possible between Bitcoin and DeFi - Glock-powered bridging between Bitcoin and Starknet enables the most trust-minimized form of BTCFi
@Starknet - Starknet is the best place to earn on Bitcoin - And that’s just from Bitcoin staking; you can go even further depending on your risk profile
@ponzidotland - The gates are open - PonziLand is now open to everyone
@chronear - Starknet is cool and we are currently exploring the integration with NEAR Intents - This would enable seamless interoperability between STRK, ZEC, BTC, SOL and more
@Starknet - 1 to 1M blocks: 1,130 days - 1M to 2M blocks: 257 days - 2M to 3M Blocks: 40 days - Exponential optimization in action
@cartridge_gg - Cartridge is partnering with @thepopularium, a new studio from the creators of @wizards_magic, @PlayHearthstone, @Diablo, and @Xbox live - Their new project, codenamed Prevarus, is dropping in alpha on October 24th on Starknet
@cartridge_gg - Cartridge Controller is now LIVE on @avnu_fi - You can now trade with best execution on AVNU with Cartridge Controller
@Blobarena - Blob Arena App is now live - Now available worldwide on Google Play and Apple Store
@jokers_of_neon - The #JokersOfNeon Preseason Tournament has just started - It will end on November 2nd
@egyptfi_ - EgyptFi is officially submitted for the Starknet Resolve Hackathon - Here is a new project on Starknet, building a decentralized crypto payments gateway that is designed to make global trade instant, private, and profitable
@extendedapp - For this week we have removed the allowance rate logic that normally depends on the amount of points earned during the previous epoch - Extended’s vault is open without restrictions for one week (the day I’m posting this newsletter is the last day, so be quick!); this vault lets you earn over 20% in USDC while accumulating Extended Points
Ecosystem stats
@Starknet - It’s app szn on Starknet - All app metrics are going up only on Starknet
Starknet TVL - TVL on Starknet now worth $700m
Eli Ben-Sasson on Bitcoin, Starknet, and the Future of Decentralization
Heavily discussed Starknet Improvement Proposals
SNIP 42: Bech32m Address Encoding for Starknet
SNIP-43 Unified Bech32m Addresses and Viewing Keys for Starknet
SNIP 34 - more efficient CASM hashes
Useful links & articles
@0xLyskey - Starknet monthly recap #26: September - All you need to know about Starknet in September
@odin_free - Everyone speaks about @ponzidotland bb.b.but you dont get it? - Here is a tutorial on how to get started on Ponziland
Developer resources
@david_seroy - Alpha leak on Bitcoin + ZK - Here’s what the Starknet × Alpen Labs partnership means
You can check out all of the past updates here.
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