StarkNet roundup #57
Weekly summary of all things StarkNet
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Protocol & dev tool updates
@Starknet - Starknet alpha v0.11.0 will soon launch on Testnet, kicking-off Cairo 1.0 and starting a 5-6 month transition period - The Mainnet upgrade will be subject to a governance vote, and community members can participate in shaping Starknet through voting on protocol changes
@RejowskiTomasz - Initial Cairo 1.0 support in protostar is finally here, upgrade your protostars and check it out
Media highlights
@0xHashstack - All about Regenesis ft Starkware - Twitter space between @0xHashstack and @StarkWareLtd
@0xNurstar - StarkNet Twitter Space Jam #16 - Some of the best #StarkNet-related Twitter spaces/podcasts/videos of the week
@StarkNetEco - Our curator @0xNurstar has gathered all the latest news - ‘Le monde de Starknet’ weekly recap
@0xNurstar - Enjoy the English Version of an amazing Interview with @0xs34n from @StarkscanCo carried out by @StarkNet_ZH, the Chinese Starknet Community - Some highlights in the thread followed by the full-article
@influenceth - Prepare For Launch Sale AMA - @influenceth AMA recording
@StarknetHouse - StarkNet: Unlocking On-Chain Possibilities | Ben Goebel - STARKDenver 2023 video recording
@StarknetHouse - Igniting StarkNet Asia - Starting from Seoul & Tokyo | Giwook Han - STARKDenver 2023 video recording
@StarknetHouse - MuMu - an Experiment in Onchain Algebraic Digital Physics | guiltygyoza - STARKDenver 2023 video recording
@StarknetHouse - Bonsai: App-chain roll-up on StarkNet | Jeremy Bruestle - STARKDenver 2023 video recording
@StarknetHouse - Bringing the best of web2 UX and Security to web3 | Julien Niset - STARKDenver 2023 video recording
@StarknetHouse - User and Developer Tooling at Nethermind | Jorik Schellekens - STARKDenver 2023 video recording
@zkLendIntern - Another week gone by, another weekly #Starknet update thread by yours truly
@argentHQ - Last week in Starknet Issue #10 - @argentHQ publishes its latest newsletter edition
Ecosystem Highlights
@myBraavos - Check out the latest news - This is the @myBraavos Bi-weekly recap in a 2-minute read
@mySwapxyz - mySwap is now the leading protocol on StarkNet with over $650k in TVL, and our liquidity pools are generating high yields for our users - after a successful incentive campaign, @mySwapxyz consolidates its position as Starknet's leading AMM (in term of TVL)
@Starknet - The release of Starknet alpha v0.11.0 is just around the corner, and it will be up for a vote. This marks the beginning of the first phase of Starknet Governance - Now you all can help shape Starknet by voting on protocol changes
@StarkNetEco - Maker, Uniswap, Aave, Visa and many Starknet native dapps are building the next generation of DeFi on Starknet
@zkxprotocol - Welcome to SZN 2 of ZKX Yakuza - This article provides information about: the phase 1 achievements, the addition of a new character (OG4, aka Ronin), what to expect in the new phase, including three testnet phases (private, public, and trading competition)
@influenceth - Get ready for the launch of @influenceth in Summer 2023 - Influence announces : its upcoming Mainnet launch - sale date for its asteroids - its new tokenomics
@FibrousFinance - Batch swap feature has been completed and will be available for you to test soon - This functionality permits the exchange of up to four tokens for a token of your preference with a single signature
@argentHQ - new week, new update for Argent X: we've improved user security by giving you more clarity about what you're signing - here's the before and after for (1) sending crypto and (2) making a swap with @JediSwap in Argent X
@zkxprotocol - We're releasing our 1st ever technical paper - The paper focuses on their Funding Rate called Adaptive Balancing Rate
@CarmineOptions - Where is Carmine Options AMM going in the short term
@CarmineOptions - Carmine Governance - Article detailing the vision and future governance of Carmine
@sphinxdex - Introducing Sphinx: the first natively cross-chain and composable orderbook for trustless settlement and asset liquidity - Project presentation thread
@nostrafinance - Here is the recap of latest events in Nostra - @nostrafinance publishes its last week's recap
@Carbonable_io - At @Carbonable we are opting for Semi-Fungible token - In this thread, @Carbonable_io explores the benefits of SFTs in the context of the funding of carbon removal projects, and why they made the switch from #NFTs to
Semi-Fungible token
@nethermindeth - We're hiring - Business Development Executive, Regional Head of Business Development, Global People Administrator, Investments Systems Engineer
@argentHQ - we're hiring and will continue to hire throughout 2023 and beyond - @argentHQ is hiring a ‘Lead Software Engineer (Node/React)’ and a ‘Social Media and Content Manager’
Ecosystem stats
The APY mentioned here is calculated on a daily basis; rates vary widely from day to day
@StarkWareLtd - 100M NFTs have officially been minted with #StarkEx on Ethereum
@Starknet - Presence on GitHub (monthly new repos) - Starknet top 3 with Arbitrum and Optimism
@OrbiterResearch - The TOP 5 dapps ranked by new users in 7 days on Starknet - @mySwapxyz, @JediSwap, @10KSwap, @MintSquareNFT & @Starknet_id
StarkNet Community & Shamans Highlights
StarkNet Workshop #11: All about storage proofs with Herodotus
STARK Struck Podcast | Episode 12 | Henri Lieutaud with Rohit from Jediswap
Starknet Foundation delegation for the first vote
TL;DR
The first vote on Starknet’s protocol upgrade is coming up soon - Starknet Alpha v0.11.0
Starknet’s Delegates Discovery page has been launched (delegate.starknet.io 1.6k).
Starknet Foundation has delegated a portion of its voting power to a broad group of independent delegates.
There is a test snapshot vote 457 live on snapshot.org/#/starknet.eth 631, delegates are encouraged to participate to help test functionality before the first vote.
Context Reminder:
The first phase of Starknet Governance is launching (more details here 162). From now on, community members will be able to participate in shaping Starknet through an additional channel, namely voting on protocol changes.
In its first phase, Starknet Governance will focus on Starknet protocol upgrades. Every Starknet version upgrade will be deployed on Goerli Testnet; voters will then have a 6-day period to examine and test the upgraded version as it runs on Goerli. During this time, a Snapshot proposal 631 will be opened, and the community can vote on whether to approve or reject the upgraded version for Mainnet deployment.
If the proposal gains a majority of ‘YES’ votes during the 6-day voting period, the proposal will pass and Starknet mainnet will be upgraded accordingly. We expect the vote on Starknet Alpha v0.11.0 49 to be open soon.
Heavily discussed StarkNet Improvement Proposals
Starknet Foundation delegation for the first vote
[DRAFT PROPOSAL] Growth and Marketing Alignment on Starknet
[Proposal] Incentivizing the Growth Phase of Starknet
Starknet’s Local Community Guidelines and Policies
Delegate Profile Thread
Regenesis state migration - Current suggestion
Starknet Decentralized Protocol - Introduction
StarkNet Decentralized Protocol - Candidate for Leader Elections
Starknet Decentralized Protocol - Consensus
Starknet Decentralized Protocol - Proofs in the Protocol
Starknet Decentralized Protocol - Checkpoints for Fast Finality
Starknet Decentralized Protocol - The Buffer Problem
Useful links & articles
@myBraavos - Some #Braavosians are worried about the StarkNet Regenesis event - Here's what you should know as a user about this event
@StarkWareLtd - STARK: Endgame - This article is based on a talk by Prof. Eli Ben-Sasson, a co-founder and president of StarkWare, at the StarkWare Sessions ’23 that were held in Israel recently
@VitalikButerin - How I think about choosing guardians for multisig and social recovery wallets - A quick reddit post on how @VitalikButerin thinks about choosing guardians for social recovery and multisig wallets
@chainlink - Zero-Knowledge Proof: Applications and Use Cases - In this article, explore the basics of ZKPs and emerging use cases
@Starknet_OG - @mySwapxyz has recently seen a significant increase in TVL, establishing itself as the top #StarkNet AMM in terms of volume and TVL - Impact of an incentive campaign on a protocol's growth (@mySwapxyz case)
@StarkNetAfrica - Starknet Nairobi Bootcamp #2: Introduction to ZKPs, Account Abstraction and Validity Proofs - The recording of the @Starknet Nairobi Bootcamp #2 is now available on YouTube
@zkLendIntern - Here's a thread on @zkLend's 'Growth and Marketing Alignment on Starknet' proposal submitted by Co-Founder @jane0mac
@0xSpaceShard - Learning about StarkNet - Community, Hub & Edu Resources - In this article, we will list the best resources - from Discord and Twitter to official websites and educational resources
@TheBlock__ - Starknet governance to begin with vote for new protocol upgrade
@ReveloIntel - When is ZKX Launching it's Starknet Testnet & what are the latest updates from the team? - Community call recap
@sphinxdex - The main difference between Starknet and other Layer 2 protocols
@Carbonable_io - How To: Bridge your Carbonable NFTs from Juno to StarkNet
@defislate - StarkNet ID: The ENS of StarkNet...MASSIVE Potential? - Deep dive video and tutorial about @Starknet_id
Developer resources
@dhruv_kelawala - We now have an official starknet.js twitter account @starknetjs - Follow for all the latest announcements
@ClassLambda - STARKs: a tool for computational integrity - In this video, @ClassLambda explain how STARKs work, by doing a pen-and-paper example so you can follow all the steps needed to generate and validate a proof
@0xvoyageronline - Verifying a smart contract on Voyager - Check out this step-by-step guide to verifying your Starknet smart contracts with the voyager-verify CLI tool
@p_e - Three Cairo 1.0 snippets from last week that are making Solidity developers jealous
@stark_oracle - The next stage of zkL3 is here, I would like to present a first implementation to allow verification of Miden proofs on Starknet
@0xChqrles - replace_class_syscall has been merged yesterday - Contract upgradability at protocol level is lit
@swp0x0 - We released the first alpha version of our Starknet client last week, #Juno! - They have block/tx hash verification, syncing from the gateway, state storage, basic RPC support and more
@gaetbout - Your Monday #Cairo1 update - Support for generic impl - Better inference for type - Felt comparison got limited - Have a look here
@ClassLambda - We are excited to share some updates on what's been going on at Lambdawork - Highlights of their new features
@StarkNetAfrica - It's another Dev Thursday! And building on our previous thread we'll be exploring Cairo 1.0 and its latest features - Exploring fundamentals of Cairo 1.0
@ClassLambda - Quick update on the LambdaWorks library front
@ClassLambda - Using Metal and Rust to make FFT even faster - Check out this new blog post about Metal, a development kit that provides an interface to communicate with the Graphics Processing Unit
@ClassLambda - Just finished adding no_std support in cairo-rs thanks to the amazing contributions from @tdelabro - Now, cairo-rs can run on even more exotic environments such as WebAssembly
@Starknet_id - We're happy to announce that Starknet ID is now fully integrated into @starknet javascript developer tools with starknet.js and starknet react - Dev integration, you can check how to integrate stark names here
Dates and Events
@0xvoyageronline - Don't miss the next @Starknet meetup in London - Open to everyone, regardless of technical expertiese so get your tickets now - Date : March 27, at 6.30pm
@StarkNet_Asia_ - Announcing #StarkNetAsia_Tokyo 2023, organized by @StarkNet_Asia_, collaborated with @door_labs, @topology_gg, @StarkWareLtd & @StarknetHouse - Join the big brains from the StarkNet/ZK ecosystem in Tokyo - Date : April 13, 2023
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