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Starknet roundup #140: your Starknet weekly newsletter

Oct 21, 2024

Welcome to the 140th 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

@swmansionxyz - Over 2 months ago, we launched the public beta of our official Cairo registry, http://scarbs.xyz - Now, community members can easily publish packages using 'scarb publish
@lordOfAFew - @ohayo_dojo now supports indexing of regular ERC20, and ERC721
@cartridge_gg - Announcing Cartridge Verifiable Random Function (VRF) - Available on Starknet and Slot
@swmansionxyz - Out now: Optimised compilation when running tests with "--exact" flag in Starknet Foundry and improved usage of external accounts in sncast using "account import" - Starknet Foundry v0.32.0 is here
@walnut_dev - This week's improvements to @Starknet's transaction debugging with Walnut
@NethermindStark - Juno Client v0.12.3 is Live - Now with support for External Plugins
@horuslabsio - We just released Starknet Scaffold v0.6.0 with native support for Kakarot Sepolia - With Starknet Scaffold, building on Kakarot has been made simpler

Ecosystem Highlights

@Starknet - More features, more options, a sleeker UX; StarkGate v2.0 is now live on testnet - Mainnet coming in a few weeks
@keplrwallet - Keplr is on a mission to drive innovation, and we’re thrilled to announce that Keplr now supports @Starknet - You can now use Keplr on Starknet
@Starknet - STRK staking, Cairo-Native, L2 gas, Mempool & fees market, Stwo, Volition - Here is the Starknet Roadmap Hub explaining the latest versions, features, and what they bring for both users and devs
@Starknet - We’ve got plenty of support programs for you (buildors), covering all sectors - Starknet Foundation grant programs, Cartridge Partnership Program and Argent Telegram Accelerator
@starknet_quest - Good news, you can now claim all your deFi spring rewards through our front end easily - Nostra, zkLend, Nimbora and Ekubo integrated, with many more to come
@nostrafinance - All NSTR liquidity has been moved from Mainnet to Starknet
@Bountive - We ask you to withdraw your funds that are still on https://app.bountive.fi - If you have some funds on Bountive, you need to withdraw it ASAP
@OpusMoney - Opus is included in Phase 4 of @Starknet DeFi-Spring - You can now earn DeFi spring incentives on Opus
@LayerAkira - We're now fully integrated with @myBraavos - You can now use Layer Akira with your Braavos wallet
@myBraavos - Stay ahead of the market with Braavos' new feature: Push Notifications - You can now receive crypto notifications directly on your phone
@nostrafinance - A new proposal has been submitted to add EKUBO to Nostra Money Market - If you are a NSTR holder, don’t forget to vote
@Starknet - As an altVM, we’re not just attracting more developers; we’re bringing in the most dedicated ones too - 74% of developers remain active on Starknet 12 months after their first contribution
@BoltwadeStudio - Brewmaster V.2.0 has arrived on @Starknet - You can find all the improvements of this new version of the game here
@strkfarm - We now have a Discord server alongside our telegram group! both platforms will be run side by side - If you want to join —≥ https://discord.gg/s6DsjCukWU
@WarpackMasters - Warpacks Alpha TMA is Live - This version includes a sleek mobile-friendly UX and TG integration
@ohayo_dojo - Balanced diet of enormous game changing announcements and individual game progress this week - Here is the Dojo weekly recap
@influenceth - New Feature: Active Crew Indicators - Track crew activity in real-time
@XAR_Labs - We're gearing up to launch our Mainnet Beta version in the coming weeks - Once live, Persona hodlers can play XAR to get Voxels

Ecosystem stats

STARK @ Home: Vision and values of StarkWare

Heavily discussed Starknet Improvement Proposals

Welcome to the Staking Delegator Introduction Thread

SNIP-20: Enshrined Paymasters for ERC-20 tokens

SNIP-16: Deprecation of Transaction Versions 0,1,2

SNIP 18: Staking’s First Stage on Starknet

SNIP: Access Control for Function Call Delegation

Useful links & articles

@Calcutat - Some Monday morning bullposting for @Starknet and its ecosystem
@LordSecretive - Eternum is a simple game, but does it simulate our world a little more closely than a traditional game with far deeper gameplay? - Article about Eternum, the flagship game of the Realms ecosystem
@Starknet_OG - Our conviction is starting to pay off on Starknet - Quick tweet explaining why (current stack performance, roadmap, how Starknet positions itself in each trending narratives, devs growth…)
@StarkNetAfrica - Countdown to STRK staking on Mainnet begins! Last week, the staking feature went live on @Starknet Sepolia - Here's everything you need to know about STRK staking
@LordSecretive - Getting Started with Eternum - Here is a video tutorial of the game

Developer resources

@CalimeroNetwork - Today we are kicking off the Starknet x Calimero hackathon - Here is the Calimero ft Starknet hackathon agenda
@manoahluka - I built and integrated the sdk to my telegram mini app in few minutes, it feels just like the normal Starknet sdk’s we use everyday - Here is a deep dive thread explaining how to use the new Argent's telegram sdk
@manoahluka - I decided to write an article on building a simple telegram game on Starknet with the @argentHQ telegram sdk
@codingcas - Here is an implementation of @synthetix_io staking rewards contract using @CairoLang on @Starknet - Contract is tested and deployed on Starknet Sepolia
@StarkNetAfrica - Catch up with session one of our Cairo Bootcamp III - @Vickish11 led through Starknet's ecosystem, from setting up your dev environment to understanding its architecture

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