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Starknet roundup #78
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Protocol & dev tool updates
@Starknet - Starknet Testnet has been upgraded to version 0.12.1, the 2nd stage of the Quantum Leap - Starknet v0.12.1 is now live on Testnet and is coming on Mainnet very soon
@Starknet - Cairo continues to add new features - Cairo v2.1.0 is out
@jajakobyly - Scarb v0.6.0 is out - Workspaces, Cairo 2.1.0 and more
@NethermindStark - Juno v0.5.0 is ready for download - Full support for the upcoming @Starknet v0.12.1 upgrade, which improves the efficiency of the sequencer capacity
@jajakobyly - Scarb 0.6.1 is out with many QoL improvements - Scarb cairo-run calls scarb build internally - scarb cache clean - ScarbCommand API in scarb-metadata v1.6.0
@0xvoyageronline - You can now check your reverted transactions on Goerli
New version of starknet-devnet (v0.6.0) has been released
Media highlights
@StarknetEco - "Le Monde De Starknet" is here to close your week on a piece of enlightening weekly news - Stay up to date with the most important news from the Starknet ecosystem over the past week
@StarkWareLtd - Starknet appchains + Madara - Twitter space presenting the @MadaraStarknet project
@LootRealms - Lords Table #15 - @LootRealms community call number 15
@StarkWareLtd - Starknet summit - Listen this AMA to know more about the upcoming exciting Starknet summit event
@StarkNetAfrica - Discussion on JediSwap and the Rise of AMMs on Starknet - Twitter space between @StarkNetAfrica and @JediSwap
@0xNurstar - Stark Cafe - The Argent X Web Wallet - With Ismael from Argent - Learn about the @argentHQ X Web Wallet directly from the words of their Product Manager, @ismael_eth
@class_lambda - Lambda Starknet Core Engineering - this first meeting covered all the Starknet-related projects of @class_lambda
@OwnerOfJK - OnChain Games & Autonomous World @Starknet - Twitter space about the most recent news in the Autonomous World sector
Ecosystem Highlights
@CarmineOptions - Frustrated you can't stake in Carmine's high-APY pools offering 79% and 44% APY? This weekend, our governance voted to INCREASE THIS CAP - Carmine increases the deposit cap on its dApp
@avnu_fi - Experience a new level of styling with our brand new Dark Mode - A sleek and stylish interface that's easy on the eyes, perfect for those late-night trading sessions
@CafeCosmosHQ - What the f*** is CafeCosmos ? - Complete presentation of this innovative new project building on Starknet
@avnu_fi - Today, we're thrilled to kick off the first chapter of an epic saga – our leaderboard giveaways - AVNU announces the first of a long list of giveaways related to their leaderboard
@NoGameStarknet - The FIRST official Wiki for NoGame is now live - @NoGameStarknet publishes its documentation
@LambdaStarknet - Lambda Starknet June and July 2023 - Public report about the last 2 months of Class Lambda's work on Starknet
@mySwapxyz - That's official: mySwap is now the biggest AMM on #Starknet with $8.81m in Total Value Locked
@FibrousFinance - Our new UI has been completed - @FibrousFinance launches its new Dark Mode
@rabbitx_io - Introducing RabbitX Fusion™️ AMM, powered by Elixir - @rabbitx_io announced a partnership with Elixir
@ArkProjectNFTs - Why we’re building the ArkProject on @Starknet
@topology_gg - Introducing the first playable TPS-agnostic Asynchronous Strategy Game to the world on @starknet - The public alpha version of @Shoshin_gg is now live
@0xliberato - We are building a protocol to empower developers and businesses to create their own De-Fi applications on Starknet - @0xliberato introduces a new project building on Starknet
Ecosystem stats
The APY mentioned here is calculated on a daily basis; rate vary widely from day to day
@Starknet_OG - How does @Starknet perform compared to other L2 solutions? - Starknet ranks 3rd in terms of active addresses, 4th in terms of daily transactions and has the biggest growth in activity over 1 year
Starknet TVL - TVL on Starknet now worth $180M
Starknet Community & Shamans Highlights
Heavily discussed StarkNet Improvement Proposals
Introducing P2P Authentication and Mismatch Resolution in v0.12.2
Efficient Utilization of Sequencer Capacity in Starknet v0.12.1
Proposal to improve multicall, allowing to chain transactions
StarkNet Decentralized Protocol - Candidate for Leader Elections
Starknet Decentralized Protocol - Checkpoints for Fast Finality
Useful links & articles
@Starknet_OG - Just one month back, @Starknet unleashed its most important performance update - But few people know that this is only the tip of the iceberg - Here's what you need to know about the Quantum leap update and what’s coming next
@Starknet - How to decentralize a prover, according to an engineer who did it for fun
@MadaraStarknet - Madara is poised to lead a crypto revolution. Decentralization, security, efficiency? Yes, it's possible - Learn how in this thread
@WASD_0x - The Ultimate Guide to Starknet Gaming - In-depth analysis of the gaming ecosystem on Starknet
@StarkWareLtd - Volition on Starknet: Your Data, Your Choice - Discover the power of choice with Volition on Starknet
@zkLendIntern - New intern thread on @Starknet's latest article on Volition incoming - Thread explaining the next step of the Starknet roadmap : Volition
@0xNurstar - In this episode we'll be exploring the @avnu_fi AMM aggregator - 4-minute video explaining everything you need to know about AVNU
@odin_free - Ever imagine waking up in a world guided by algorithms? Where code is law and Ethereum is justice? - Let's explore this brave new frontier of Autonomous Worlds with @odin_free
@0xNurstar - Mastering Starknet - Thread Version: The Seedphrase-less Web Wallet by @argentHQ - What is it? - How it works? Is it safe? Future Implementations
@StarkWareLtd - ICYMI, here's a thread on Starknet Appchains
@LauriPelto - A battle of titans: Cairo vs Noir - An article comparing the two main ZK DSLs: Cairo and Noir
@myBraavos - Account Abstraction: Why Should You Care? - Learn how it works and why it's so vital for crypto's future
@Cointelegraph - Blockchain games aren’t really decentralized… but that’s about to change
@myBraavos - The majority of non-custodial wallets are one software update away from being custodial - Here is why
@3327_io - Ticking Madara is a modified Starknet sequencer that enables game logic to run fully on-chain - Explanation thread about Madara
Developer resources
@dojostarknet - New Grant Program Alert - Interested in building onchain games with Dojo? - @Komorebi8888 has a $30K+ in funding available to empower you to turn your ideas into reality on DOJO
@LootRealms - The DAO unlocked approximately $50,000 of Lords tokens to support projects that add value to the world - Details on how to apply in the thread
@LambdaStarknet - We're sharing a thread with this week's updates - Starknet_in_rust - Stark Platinum Prover - Cairo-native - Cairo-vm - Explorer - Starknet Stack
@fede_intern - Reed Solomon codes and the idea behind STARKS
@0xSpaceShard - Calling all interested #web3 techies and non-techies for a job opportunity at SpaceShard - Submit your application in the tweet below
@fede_intern - We're starting a tendermint consensus project
@cryptokatakuri - Introducing a minimal implementation for broadcasting messages to Starknet via SMS - Integrated with Mpesa, the mobile app allows end users to send and receive value on Starknet rails
@raphael_dkhn - A Linear Regression model built in Cairo with Orion - This model will be part of the Orion Hub
@0xerim - How we solved the array storing problem in #Starknet contracts for @expectiumio protocols on-chain orderbook system
@CyndieKamau - In Cairo, once a value is written to memory, it's immutable. But what does that really mean? - @CyndieKamau investigates into this using code snippets & their CASM (Cairo Assembly) output
Dates and Events
@Web3Clubs - Web3Clubs is launching its 3rd Cohort - This is a free 3 months hybrid (online/ in-person) bootcamp series to learn how to code in Cairo 1.0 - Date : July 31st 2023 to 20th October 2023
@NduguMucunguzi - This will be our very first community event in Uganda. Please come hang around as we take you through a detailed introduction to Starnet, a layer-2 chain aimed at scaling Ethereum - Date : Fri, Aug 18, 2023, 2:00 PM UTC+3 - Hotel Jfrigh Makerere, Kampala
@Starknet_Asia_ - Join our remarkable Cairo Meetup (In Seoul) and dive deep into Cairo programming. Connect, share insights, and explore the power of Cairo together - It's free for everyone, and no registration is needed - Date : August 20, 2023
@galronx - Registration for the Starknet Hacker House, Palo Alto, is now open - Date : Aug 27-30
@StarkWareLtd - We’re excited to officially announce the Starknet Summit happening in the San Francisco Bay Area - Date : August 31, 2023
@StarkNetAfrica - After having an amazing time last year at the @Web3Bridge event, we are excited to announce that we'll be at the Web3 Lagos Conference 2 later this year - Come learn about Cairo 1.0 and @Starknet from August 31st - Sept 2nd
@henrlihenrli - Join the next cohort of Starknet Basecamp - Cohort 7! Basecamp is a 6-week training program, with 2h of online classes weekly + homework - Sessions will start on September 6th, and will happen every Wednesday
@Starknet - Find Starknet events, online or around the world
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