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Starknet roundup #128
Welcome to the 128th 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
@informalinc - @Starknet 🤝 @informalinc - Combining StarkWare Industries, the @StarknetFndn, and our expertise promises something extraordinary - This partnership aims to achieve two primary goals for Starknet: enhancing decentralization and interoperability, through exploration of the Tendermint consensus algorithm and the IBC protocol
@Starknet - Starknet Wallet<>Dapp API is getting a major update with Starknet-js V6 - If you are a dev, be ready for the Starknet upgrade to version 0.13.3 as this version will stop supporting Starknet RPC versions currently supported by Starknet-js V5 (RPC versions ≤0.6)
@swmansionxyz - On the path to Cairo and Scarb 2.7.0 we are implementing procedural macros - You can now write your own code generation for your project’s needs
@swmansionxyz - We've just rolled out Starknet Foundry v0.27.0 - Featuring contract verification to enhance your development experience
@ohayo_dojo - Dojo 1.0-Alpha.1 is live - New model API, contract registry, namespace mapping, scarb features and more
@0xSpaceShard - @Starknet Rivet: The developer’s wallet for Starknet - Inspired by paradigm Rivet
@ScaffoldStark - Scaffold Stark 2 v0.2.2 is here with significant improvements, new features, and enhanced developer experience
Ecosystem Highlights
@Starknet - Starknet v0.13.2 is coming very very soon, with parallel execution, and much faster confirmation and block times - The main result for users? L2 finality extremely fast (Transaction Time~2 seconds), coming on Mainnet: August 26
@Starknet - Parallel execution is included in Starknet v0.13.2, set to launch on Mainnet this August - With Parallelization, we expect Starknet's TPS capacity to increase to around 250 TPS
@Starknet - Time to slinks guys - You can now interact with your favorite Starknet dApps directly from X
@avnu_fi - The Fox is live on AVNU - You can now discover and enjoy Starknet innovations from your EVM wallet
@coin98_wallet - Coin98 now integrates @Starknet - Activate Starknet on Coin98 Wallet and explore the ecosystem with it now
@RaizeClub - We're ecstatic to announce that Raize club is now LIVE on @Starknet mainnet - This new prediction market is now live on Starknet mainnet
@StarkWareLtd - Over the last few weeks, we've reviewed all your submissions and selected the winners - Here are the three winners of STARK Tank USA
@StarkWareLtd - We’re offering a total of $1M through our OP_CAT fund to explore the benefits and drawbacks of activating it on Bitcoin - Whether you’re an OP_CAT maximalist or skeptic, we invite you to submit your research
@Nimbora_ - We're thrilled to announce our first-ever governance vote using @Nimbora_ points - This vote will decide how the @ether_fi airdrop for users who engaged with the Nimbora npeETH strategy during EtherFi Season 2 will be handled
@zkLend - $ZEND staking is live on @zkLend - You can now stake your zend token
@myBraavos - To celebrate our new Braavos app, you can now buy ETH with 0% on-ramp fees* using @Transak until August 1 - Start today with Apple Pay, Google Pay, Visa, or a bank transfer
@dimahledba - Releasing a first version of StarkWare Exploration Team website: https://exploration.starkware.co
@EkuboProtocol - The DCA sale of ~3.3m EKUBO over 2 months has concluded, with an average sale price of $1.02 - Now more than 98% of the total supply is circulating and incredibly 61.4% is already staked
@EkuboProtocol - When this proposal passes, Ekubo Inc will have the funds to hire and continue development on Ekubo Protocol and related tooling for at least the next 2 years - Here is a new Ekubo proposal
@PulsarMoneyApp - The Smart Payments Hub is now live on @Starknet - Run campaigns and send your Starknet assets directly from X (and soon other social platforms)
@LootRealms - The Realms V1 staking program is being replaced by phase one of the Lordship - Get ready to bridge your Realms NFTs to @Starknet L2 to continue receiving LORDS rewards
@Nimbora_ - Our next release has been brought to life in collaboration with @AngleProtocol - Earn interest and farm points with your USDC on Starknet
@Nimbora_ - We are excited to announce a significant upgrade to our platform: instant withdrawals powered by @avnu_fi - In simple terms, withdraw process is instant, not just fast
@IncarnationGG - The Alpha Test is now live at https://alpha.incarnation.gg - For detailed information on how to play the game, visit the dedicated gameplay guide at https://docs.incarnation.gg/gameplay
@RaizeClub - We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve enabled Multi Token Support on Raize in partnership with @avnu_fi - Users can now trade with USDC, ETH and STRK in their preferred markets
@nostrafinance - Nostra has integrated @avnu_fi Paymaster - Thanks to native account abstraction, you can now pay gas fees with any token you want
@nostrafinance - Catch up on all the action from last week - Nostra ecosystem recap
@ohayo_dojo - Welcome to the first edition of the Dojo Weekly Roundup - Dojo weekly recap
@itamarl - Great new position at @argentHQ If you are technical, love web3 and love interacting with devs - Argent is hiring a developer relations associate
@LayerAkira - We're hiring a front end developer - Experience at an exchange / background in building trading systems preferred - Fully remote but EU timezone is favorable
Ecosystem stats
Starknet TVL - TVL on Starknet now worth $700M
Starknet Community & Shamans Highlights
Heavily discussed Starknet Improvement Proposals
Useful links & articles
@StarkWareLtd - Our first research paper on STARK over Bitcoin is here - Discover how the combination of STARK technology and OP_CAT can unlock unlimited use cases for Bitcoin, paving the way for its true mass adoption
@Starknet - On Starknet, we are on track to build an ecosystem where gas fees will eventually become fully abstract - Here how, in three steps
@Starknet - Kakarot plans to make Starknet the first-ever DualVM ZK rollup, supporting both EVM and Cairo VM - This is huge: learn why with this Q&A
@Calcutat - A monster thread of the studios and teams working in the world of @LootRealms - For gaming enthusiasts, this is what the realms teams are cooking
@Starknet_OG - Imagine a dApp that lets you farm Ethereum dApps from Starknet with ultra-low fees and in just one click: that's exactly what @Nimbora_offers - Nimbora represents the best place to farm with your ETH: 4 potential airdrops in one with on top juicy DeFi spring APR
@StarkNetAfrica - Get ready for @Starknet v0.13.2 in August, featuring Parallel Execution, faster confirmations, and reduced block times - Here's everything you need to know about these exciting upgrades
@0xNurstar - Stark Cafe LIVE - Looking for the best Yield on Starknet with StrkFarm - Twitter space between StrkFarm and Nurstar
Developer resources
@Extropy - We’re excited to announce a new, FREE security course on Cairo for @Starknet, coming very soon
@OnlyDust_com - Another @Starknet project on the list that will be participating in #ODHack 6.0 is Karst (@horuslabsio powered by @StarkNetAfrica) - Karst is a decentralized social graph for Starknet, aimed at empowering creators to own every part of their social experience
@ArkProjectNFTs - We have a new page where you can stay informed about the real-time status of our APIs and ArkChain - Check it out here: http://status.arkproject.dev
@sendmoodz - Just a smart contract for automated buying of a token using @EkuboProtocol revenue via TWAMM
@swmansionxyz - We are starting a public beta for our new project: a package registry for Scarb - Packages from registry can be used with Scarb version 2.7.0-rc.4 and nightlies from nightly-2024-07-20 onwards
@jajakobyly - It's painful to know that there's no @intellijidea plugin for @CairoLang, but did you know there's now a way to get basic syntax highlighting?
@swmansionxyz - On the path to Cairo and Scarb 2.7.0 we are implementing procedural macros - Inspired by Rust's procedural macro system, it's aim is to bring user-defined macros to Cairo packages
@dalmasonto - Stark Deployer now supports contract upgradability on Devnet - Check it out here: https://stark-deployer.vercel.app/devnet
@getblockio - @getblockio Web3 infrastructure provider is thrilled to support all those building on Starknet: 30% OFF for new users on our shared node plans
Dates and Events
@StarkWareLtd - We are thrilled to announce the StarkWare Scholar Summit in NYC - Date: August 5th
@ohayo_dojo - Join us this summer for the Dojo Sensei Residency Program in New York City - Date: from August 5th to September 28th
@barretodavid - If you want to know all the upcoming Basecamp cohorts run either by the @StarknetFndn or the community, head over to the Basecamp Hub - You can even find recordings of previous cohorts in different languages
@Starknet - Find Starknet events, online or around the world
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