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Starknet roundup #79, your Starknet weekly newsletter
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Starknet OG
August 21, 2023
Starknet roundup #79
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Protocol & dev tool updates
@Starknet - Next week the 2nd stage of the Starknet Quantum Leap gets pushed to Mainnet, improving transaction efficiency for liftoff - The Starknet v0.12.1 is coming next week, with the goal of optimizing sequencer capacity, and charging fees on failed transactions to improve efficiency
@lavanetxyz - We've just deployed a new spec for @Starknet that supports @StarkWareLtd's new JSON-RPC v0.4.0 - This makes Lava the first RPC Provider that's compatible with Starknet.js v5.19.0
@apibara_web3 - We're excited to release the next iteration of Apibara - Now you can integrate onchain data with any offchain service. Synchronizing your smart contract events with your DB is now easy and blazing fast
@NethermindStark - Juno v0.5.1 is ready for download - Full support for @Starknet v0.12.1
@MaksDemitraszek - Starknet Foundry 0.4.0 includes mocking contract calls, IO utilities and other cool things
@0xSpaceShard - As of today, we can also announce that Devnet in Rust is now past the MVP stage - supporting all RPC methods
@starknetjs - With Starknet.js v5.19.1, we have integrated the Abi-Wan-Kanabi library, hopefully enhancing the DevX of the lib - It enables on the fly type-checking and autocompletion for contract calls
Media highlights
@StarkWareLtd - San Fran, your Starknet Summit agenda is here - Agenda of all the talks
@StarknetEco - "Le Monde De Starknet" is here to kickstart your day - Stay up to date with the most important news from the Starknet ecosystem over the past week
@influenceth - Come listen, learn, and hangout with some of the premiere @Starknet games - Twitter space between @influenceth, @LootRealms and @WASD_0x
@0xNurstar - Stark Cafe - Exploring the Force - With the Jedi Swap Core Stars - Twitter space with @JediSwap
@class_lambda - Lambda Starknet Daily: the future of Lambda Starknet Stack
@NethermindStark - Nethermind’s Internship Program - Starknet - Find out more about Nethermind's internship program on Starknet with this AMA
@ABCDELabs - Podcast E05 - Loaf - Dojo, Onchain Game and Autonomous World - @lordOfAFew talked about the futures of onchain game and how we can envision it in the next 5 years
Ecosystem Highlights
@CarmineOptions - After a long time of testing we are introducing first of the insurance/hedge products that are coming to Carmine - Carmine Options AMM launches its new product on Mainnet, allowing you to insure against the drop of token value
@CarmineOptions - Carmine is participating in this round of Gitcoin grants - You can now support Carmine through Gitcoin, and be rewarded with a future token airdrop
@Starknet_OG - If you want to participate in the new round of @gitcoin donations while supporting the @Starknet ecosystem, three Starknet projects are participating
@Starknet - Receive Starknet updates straight to your inbox by clicking the Subscribe to update button on this page - Stay up-to-date with all Starknet updates by subscribing to the Starknet newsletter
@StarknetFndn - Announcing the Ecosystem Onboarding Committee - The EOC’s primary objective is to support and onboard newcomers onto the Starknet ecosystem
@MarketPyramid - The new NFT marketplace of #Starknet, Pyramid is officially live - A new NFT marketplace is live on the Starknet mainnet
@avnu_fi - Thanks to record-breaking volumes, we have just surpassed 1 million TX on our platform
@JediSwap - We have crossed $10M in TVL - JediSwap AMM exceeds the $10m TVL threshold
@ArkProjectNFTs - Exploring the ArkProject: Fostering long-term growth by building a robust NFT ecosystem on three foundational pillars - Find out more about the goals of this project in this thread
@ninth_gg - We've launched our new game homepage --- http://play.ninth.gg - Here you can check and play all of the games of The Ninth
@zkLend - We're proud to announce that #zkLend now supports @argentHQ's Web Wallet - You can now use @zkLend with the Argent web wallet (no app, no download, no seedphrase)
@WizarddFinance - Discover Wizardd, a cutting-edge DAO mastering L2, Zero Knowledge & De-Fi realms - Explanation of this new project building a Velodrome bis protocol on Starknet
@StarkEasy_ - We are @StarkEasy_, a learning dApp and Academy whose goal is helping new users and devs discover the full potential of Starknet, its tech and its fast-growing ecosystem - A new learning project dedicated to Starknet is coming
@LootRealms - Become Starknet royalty with [Realms x Ducks Everywhere ] - @LootRealms announces a community campaign with a price pool of 3 exclusive NFT Ducks
Ecosystem stats
Starknet TVL - TVL on Starknet now worth more than $97M
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 - Let's see together why @Starknet positions itself as the best ecosystem for the gaming industry - To explain it, @Starknet_OG covers three topics in this article : gaming Industry and some figures - the first crypto gaming wave and its issues - Starknet solutions
@Web3zy - Onchain gaming is inevitable - Here's why
@odin_free - Starknet Decentralized Protocol. Tendermint for Starknet. Now that the proposal is out, you can participate in the decision-making - Explanation of this proposal for Starknet
@MadaraStarknet - Escape hatches or Sequencers - which holds the key to Starknet's resilience?
@0xNurstar - Mastering Starknet - Thread Version - The @KakarotZkEvm - In this thread, learn more about how was Kakarot born - Its Roadmap, & Its relationship with @MadaraStarknet
@JediSwap - Cairo: A new hope for scalable trustless applications - Why not just use Solidity or a zkEVM for an application? - You can find out the answer in this article
@Starknet - Introducing @Shoshin_gg - an asynchronous 2D fighting game that runs entirely onchain in CairoVM
@myBraavos - Do you know the difference between traditional wallets and smart contract wallets? - Find out more about the differences in this thread
@0xSpaceShard - Have you used Starkgate 1-Click Withdraw feature yet? - Learn more about what is this feature and how to use it in this thread
@Starknet - Getting Started Using Starknet: Setting Up a Starknet Wallet - Follow his step-to-step guide to setting up a Starknet wallet and diving into the world of dApps on Starknet
Developer resources
@dimahledba - Wanna start dev Starknet projects ? - @dimahledba made a quick tool using kickstart, a Rust CLI to easily get a new project up and running by using pre-made templates
@apoorvsadana - I am happy to announce that Madara Tsukuyomi - a one click deploy app for @MadaraStarknet is looking for contributors - All contributions will be paid via the @OnlyDust_xyz platform
@fede_intern - How to code FRI from scratch - New @class_lambda post explaining how to code FRI using lambdaworks
@starknetstacklc - What is Starknet Stack you are maybe asking. It's a “full stack” implementation of a decentralized validity blockchain - Let's see more about it in this thread
@0xasten - Want to gain a comprehensive understanding of #Starknet and #Cairo? - Check out this mindmap which visually outlines the key technical components
@NethermindStark - How to monitor Starknet wallets - Learn how to build a Starknet wallet monitoring service with Juno
@lavanetxyz - The Benefits of Lava - Let's explore what benefits developers get using Lava
@FibrousFinance - Introducing the Fibrous SDK: streamline the best swap rate delivery, and save time
@myBraavos - Are you a dev looking to take a deep dive into Account Abstraction? - Here is an article written by @yoavgaziel about rejected transactions and the future of Starknet
@CyndieKamau - Ever wondered why in Cairo, when a program runs it outputs hexadecimal instead of integers?
@piapark_eth - Probably just a blocktime estimator for Starknet written in Rust for fun @Starknet
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
@StarkWareLtd - We have an absolute blast at our UK meetups - Whether you're already a member or not, we warmly welcomes all STARK enthusiasts like you - Check out and register - Date : Aug 24th, 6PM
@StarkWareLtd - We're making a comeback to Tokyo with our #2nd Starknet meetup - Date : Aug 27th, 3 PM
@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
@Starknet_Asia_ - Announcing #STARKKorea 2023 - Stark Korea 2023 is FREE for everyone - Date: September 03, 2023 - Time: 6PM - 10PM KST - Location: HeyGround Seoul Forest, Hall 80, 10th Floor, 115 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
@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
@StarkWareLtd - The Starknet Berlin Meetup bus is hitting the road, and we've got a truckload of surprises in store - Date : Sep 17th, 6 PM
@MadaraStarknet - Dojo Game Jam Hosted by dojostarknet, s0lness, clicksave, lordofafew, tarrencev - This 72-hour weekend will bring together the Dojo ecosystem to build games on the open-source, provable Dojo Engine - Date : Submissions open from September 1st 2023 at 11:00 AM to September 3rd 2023 at 11:00 AM
@Starknet - Find Starknet events, online or around the world
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