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Starknet monthly recap #8: February
All you need to know about Starknet in February
Starknet monthly recap #8: February
Welcome to the 8th edition of my monthly recap, where I bring you the most important updates and developments from the Starknet ecosystem.
📣 Important news of the month
🔹 The faster prover in the market is coming
StarkWare has unveiled its next-generation prover, Stwo. This new prover allows for significant optimization, particularly in proving speed, leading to faster and more cost-effective TX. In time, Stwo will replace the current Stone prover 👇
This is Stwo-good-to-be-true!
We are proud to announce: Stwo, our next-gen Circle-STARK-based prover✨
Stwo will be built based on the recent mathematical advancement of Circle-STARKs to create super efficient and fast proofs. Yep, that means super scaling✨
This trail-blazing… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— StarkWare (@StarkWareLtd)
11:34 PM • Feb 29, 2024
🔹 Starknet's main focus this year? Lowering fees!
The roadmap for Starknet's primary projects this year lays a major emphasis on reducing fees. Learn more about it here 👇
What’s on the roadmap for Starknet in 2024?
Thanks to feedback from our dear community, we are bringing fee reduction and performance improvements to Starknet!
Pretty nice, right?
More plans in the community forum post:
community.starknet.io/t/starknet-202…
— Starknet 🦇🔊 (@Starknet)
2:03 PM • Feb 8, 2024
🔹 StarkGate 2.0
The latest version of Starknet's official bridge, StarkGate, is now available. This new version introduces the following features: 1-click withdrawal, withdrawal limit, and quick withdrawals.
StarkGate 2.0 is live on mainnet! ✨
Are you up to speed with everything that StarkGate can offer?
☝️1-click withdrawal
🚧Withdrawal limit
🐇Fast withdrawalsBuilders and users, we've got you covered with permissionless bridging and smart deposits.
Make sure you use StarkGate… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Starknet 🦇🔊 (@Starknet)
3:44 PM • Feb 22, 2024
🔹 The release of the STRK token and its distribution
The biggest event for the community was undoubtedly the airdrop of the STRK token. Here are the main sources you need to understand everything:
Change of vesting and unlocking, favoring the community
🔹 DeFi Spring, the first on-chain incentive campaign on Starknet
The Starknet Foundation has launched its first on-chain incentive campaign, aimed at boosting the APR for Liquidity providers. With a budget of 40M STRK tokens, here is everything you need to know about this campaign:
Starknet DeFi Spring Officially Begins!
To celebrate the launch of Starknet DeFi Spring and STRK incentives, the Starknet Foundation has partnered with @IntractCampaign who will run a series of Quests on Starknet for one month!
intract.io/starknet
As a summary, DeFi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Starknet Foundation (@StarknetFndn)
10:00 AM • Feb 22, 2024
📢 What About the Ecosystem?
🔹 Starknet Tokens Dashboard by AVNU
AVNU has launched its new product, the Starknet Market Page, listing all the data users need about all tokens live on Starknet.
An informed Trader is a powerful Trader.
Today we're excited to launch in beta the:
The Starknet Market Page 📊
🧵 twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— AVNU (@avnu_fi)
2:45 PM • Feb 15, 2024
🔹 Argent Portfolio
Argent has also released a highly anticipated new product for Starknet users: a portfolio tracking service. This service is equivalent to DeBank but for the Starknet ecosystem 👇️
Introducing Portfolio
The all-in-one solution for managing your Starknet assets
Here’s why Portfolio is a game-changer for Starknet 🧵
— Argent - Starknet Wallet (@argentHQ)
11:27 AM • Feb 19, 2024
🔹 Braavos 2FA
Braavos has launched its 2FA on desktop. With this feature, you can now securely sign transactions using your fingerprint authentication 👇️
🔒New Security Feature: The Passkey Signer 🔒
Braavos' new laptop-based 2FA security feature, equivalent to the mobile Hardware Signer, is now available for your wallet!
If you are a hardcore desktop user, this feature will simplify your life and will keep your funds safe!
— Braavos - Starknet Wallet (@myBraavos)
5:10 PM • Feb 28, 2024
🔹 Kakarot's testnet is coming
While waiting its arrival, it's important to understand Kakarot's vision and what sets it apart from all the other zkEVMs 👇
As Kakarot zkEVM nears its testnet release, we want to reaffirm our vision:
Why do we need another zkEVM in the L2 space?
The reason is that Kakarot takes a unique & daring dual approach: full Ethereum compatibility and a fast-paced, innovative, user-centric feature roadmap 🧵
— Kakarot zkEVM (@KakarotZkEvm)
2:58 PM • Feb 26, 2024
🔹 The PAPER token lands on Starknet
The Paper bridge is now live, enabling the transfer of the token on Starknet. You can now participate in the Starknet DeFi with it👇
🧵 1/5
GM Hustlers, the wait is over! The $Paper Bridge to @Starknet is now live!
👉 bridge.cartridge.gg
#RollYourOwn#DopeWars#Cartridge
— Dope Wars (@TheDopeWars)
11:55 AM • Feb 20, 2024
🔹 New Projects on Mainnet and Testnet
This month, two projects have launched their Mainnet:
Moreover, three other projects have launched their Testnet:
🔹 New Projects Alert:
Every month, new projects emerge or kick-start their journey on Starknet. Here is a list of my latest findings:
Grails, the first ERC404 like on Starknet
Blobert, a new NFT collection powered by the Realms Ecosystem
BrownFidex, a new innovative AMM, based on order-book parameterization
Vesus, a Money Market
WhalesMarket, a service for concluding OTC deals before the official release of tokens
Amegakure, a new gaming studio building two games on Starknet
📰 Some of the Best Content of the Month
🔹 Current opportunities on Starknet
Here is an in-depth tweet explaining why the first airdrop of Starknet is not be the best opportunity for users 👇️
If you miss the first $STRK airdrop, I understand your frustration.
But I truly believe that the first distribution is not the best opportunity for us users 👇
1️⃣ Additional airdrop/distribution rounds
There will be more rounds of distributions, as already announced by the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Starknet_Digger 🦇🔊 (@Starknet_OG)
12:34 PM • Feb 16, 2024
If you're seeking a list of projects likely to airdrop on Starknet, look no further 👇️
Want to start farming the dApps of the @Starknet ecosystem before the influx of users occurs?
Well, here is the MOST comprehensive and quick guide that you can find about all the upcoming #airdrop already announced by projects on Starknet.
I will share a more detailed thread… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Starknet_Digger 🦇🔊 (@Starknet_OG)
10:40 AM • Feb 9, 2024
Starknet's first on-chain incentive campaign is now live; learn everything you need to know about it 👇️
The @Starknet Foundation has launched its first on-chain incentive campaign, with a budget of 40 million $STRK.
The earlier you participate, the more STRK tokens you will grab.
Here is everything you need to know about this campaign in just 5 minutes of reading 👇🧵
— Starknet_Digger 🦇🔊 (@Starknet_OG)
12:58 PM • Feb 23, 2024
🔹 Comparative Analysis: Starknet vs. zkSync
Here is a detailed comparison, focusing on the costs and revenues of the two leading ZK 👇️
🔹 The Immense Potential of Starknet
For those who question the potential of Starknet, here are nine reasons explaining why Starknet is the most advanced project in the ZK field 👇️
If you fade @Starknet, you are making a serious mistake anon
1⃣ The team behind Starknet invented STARK proofs, which are superior to SNARK proofs and are now widely used by competitors like zkSync and the various ZK of Polygon.
2⃣ The team also invented Cairo, the first… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
— Starknet_Digger 🦇🔊 (@Starknet_OG)
11:03 AM • Feb 25, 2024
🔹 Nurstar Streams about the Starknet Airdrop
Catch up with Nurstar's comprehensive video summary, covering everything you need to know about the historic Starknet airdrop 👇️
$STRK Airdrop Announcement, Truth & Fud, more highlights, Starknet Magazine
— Nurstar.stark.eth ✨💍🦇🔊 (@0xNurstar)
11:39 AM • Feb 18, 2024
🔹 Deep Dive into Madara and Kakarot
Only Dust presents two in-depth articles on:
🔹 An event packed with insights into Starknet's future
The Starknet assembly was a significant event, brimming with valuable insights and alpha into the future of Starknet. Despite its importance, this event remains relatively unknown. Until now 👇️
The best alpha are found where few people look 😏
On @Starknet, there was an event that has gone largely unnoticed by the community, even though it holds a lot of insights about the next direction of Starknet.
Alpha is key, so be ready before the launch of the $STRK token 👇🧵
— Starknet_Digger 🦇🔊 (@Starknet_OG)
3:56 PM • Feb 13, 2024
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None of the content of this newsletter is financial advice. Always do your own research.
Thank you for reading, and see you in April for the next monthly recap. ⏳
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