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Welcome to the 21st edition of my weekly comprehensive StarkNet summary. The previous update can be found here. 👇🏻
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Protocol & dev tool updates
@0xGreg_ -Solidity -> Cairo just got serious. The first stable release of Warp 2.0, will be undergoing an audit. Warp 2 is orders of magnitude better than Warp 1 anyway you measure it.
@nethermindeth - brought their very first release to the StarkNet community: Juno v0.1. A detailed thread by @maceo_eth.
@Immutable - Introducing Arch v1.0: Immutable X’s NFT bridging protocol between Ethereum L1 and @StarkWareLtd's StarkNet L2. Twitter thread & github.
@StarkWareLtd - We are pleased to announce our new strategic partnership with @trailofbits. Security is key to our core mission. The key to success is collaboration with partners who are developing and researching new security techniques, and utilizing the latest technological advances.
@StarkWareLtd - We are excited about our new partnership with @ClassLambda! As StarkNet grows, this partnership will provide robust, efficient, and reliable infrastructure and tools.
@dethcrypto - With StarkNet.js support, TypeChain goes multichain! Make your UIs, tests, and deployment code around @CairoLang contracts typesafe with TypeScript.
@AgoLajko - With @kalmanlajko and @0xmarcello we built the first prototype implementation of the http://slush.dev message passing protocol outlined here. Codebase dropping soon. Detailed thread.
@SnapshotLabs - Introducing Checkpoint: a library for indexing StarkNet data.
@ClassLambda - For the last 7 weeks, one of our teams has been working on Cleopatra VM. The Cleopatra VM is a Rust implementation of the Cairo VM. A detailed thread.
@myBraavos - released v2.4.3: a cool human readable transactions explainer, so you'll know what you’re signing.
@StorkOracle - Introducing Stork: the StarkNet-native Oracle. They also released a small Cairo and Python utility function that allows you to pack a single felt with multiple values and save on storage.
@0xs34n - New versions of starknet.js have been released - v3.13.0 and patch v3.13.1.
Media highlights
@G7_DAO - Spaces with the @BibliothecaDAO and @LootRealms teams! High-level topics: our @gitcoin Open Gaming grant round - what makes a good grant - why make parts of your game open source - the impact of Loot on the CC0 & OS space.
@Web3Auth - What is L3 and why does it matter? @zenzhenyu joins the very interesting and insightful co-founder of StarkWare @ukolodny for a spaces.
Ecosystem Highlights
Want to build on StarkNet? Check out this building on StarkNet page.
@OnlyDust_xyz - We're happy to announce that @clemxdab is joining the Only Dust team.
@matchbox_dao - Countdown to the MatchboxDAO hackathon. Only 20 days left until start of our Starknet hackathon. When? 1 week hackathon: July 3rd - 10th!
@guiltygyoza - tiny dnn on StarkNet. trained offline, converted to cairo contracts and deployed for use. latency is highly dependent on parallelization scheme.
@abbeyjazzy - I'm building a new dapp on StarkNet called @starksheet with @ClementWalter. It's an NFT-based spreadsheet exploring 2 new exciting software paradigms - maximum access granularity (each cell is an NFT) - composability (NFT data is dynamic). Check out the landing page.
@ImperiumWars, a conquer-to-earn NFT game, is coming to the StarkNet ecosystem.
@StorkOracle - Already, liquidity data is live on StarkNet Testnet, supporting price feeds for DAI, USDT, BUSD, and USDC.
@aspectdotco celebrates 100,000 NFTs created on the @aspectdotco StarkNet testnet contract.
@zkxprotocol - We’re having our first Community Call on Saturday, June 25th, 11AM UTC | 7PM SGT.
@influenceth - showcase “Inclination” and “Eccentricity”, two of the four main orbital mechanics that apply to all asteroids within Adalia.
Continually updated list of projects building on StarkNet. 🏗️
Ecosystem stats
Weekly StarkNet stats: last week: 142k txs on Goerli,
14k txs on Mainnet. To date: 4.1m txs on Goerli, 171k txs on Mainnet. Contracts deployed last week: 28k on Goerli, 17.5k on Mainnet (out of date, will update).
Over 330 ETH have been bridged to StarkNet so far (there’s a cap).
StarkNet Community & Shamans Highlights
Aave <> StarkNet. Phase I update 2 (07/06/2022)
Hello, StarkNet (and Aave) community members!
Even if relatively silent, in parallel with the Starknet’s and Aave’s ecosystems progressing day by day, the Phase I of Aave <> Starknet has done the same, and now it’s time for an update on how things are going.
To summarize, the project has entered its final phase, with the code in a finished state and ongoing audits, targeting a release during this month of June.
You can see the codebase and specification of the system on the official repository HERE…
Heavily discussed StarkNet Improvement Proposals
[SIMP] String standardization
[SIMP] Connect accounts to dapps
[SIMP] Wallet Multi Chain Support
[SIMP] Starknet Provider JavaScript API
[SIMP] Check Support for Starknet Provider JavaScript API
[informational SIMP] Comments in StarkNet contracts
Useful links & articles
@GabinMarignier - Why I decided to build my next dApp on #StarkNet. A thread.
@zaiteku_ - A thread about a potential StarkNet-native powerhouse - the @myBraavos wallet.
@gelatonetwork - here are the highlights from our recent StarkNet meetup. A thread.
@Astralytica - Overview of live applications on the StarkNet Testnet. A Thread.
@zkRollupsXYZ - The zkRollup Directory v2.0 is now live.
@zkLend - Ahead of our AMA with @Astraly on Wednesday, we wanted to share an overview on how the protocol works. A thread.
@Swagtimus - I made a (definitely incomplete!) list of most relevant #StarkNet projects on Twitter.
Developer resources
@crosschainco - Devs Help Devs: @starkneteco releases a workshop on their L1<>L2 messaging bridge. Peep the repo here.
@0xZorz - StarkNet Cairo Trivia #3! Why does this test fail? Bonus points for explaining how we can fix it with two lines!
@wraitii - Think on-chain data is too expensive? Check out Lazarus Storage.
@gaetbout - Felt packing made easier. One week after the POC about felt packing, here is the library.
Dates and Events
With DevConnect Amsterdam and the StarkWare hackathon concluded, things are getting a bit more relaxed again.
next StarkNet community call June 21st: Open for presentation, roadmap update.
Introducing @StarknetHouse - a virtual educational summer program presented by @topology_gg in collaboration with @StarkWareLtd and pioneers in the #StarkNet ecosystem. The program is open to anyone excited about learning to build on StarkNet using #Cairo. Starting June 1st. Check out their research fellows here.
@contributedao: We're hosting a StarkNet workshop series! The workshop will have 5 chapters: 1. Tools Setup 2. Cairo Basics 3. Cairo Smart Contract 101 4. Cairo Provable Program 5. Cairo Security and the first workshop will be on 8 June 2022.
@NathanVDH0x - Happy to announce the first Brussels StarkNet meetup! Attendance is limited so grab it while it's hot. June 21st.
@cartridge_gg - We're hosting a Starknet Gaming Meetup at @OS_NewYorkCity during http://nft.nyc! Write Cairo, learn about Starknet, play games, and have fun. Space is limited, sign up here.
We’re hosting a StarkNet Meetup in San Francisco! @EliBenSasson and @ukolodny will be there talking STARKs, StarkNet, Star Wars, Star Trek, and dad jokes! Come say hi - June 26th.
Encode x StarkNet Online Summer Hackathon: A 3-week hackathon focused on StarkNet. Start Date: Monday, 27th June. Register by: Monday, 4th July.
@matchbox_dao: You are a dev and want to build cool games and gaming-related projects on StarkNet? Time to join the very first MatchboxDAO hackathon (3rd to 10th of July) before it's too late!
@zkLend is organizing a StarkNet meetup in HongKong in the summer. Date TBA.
@stark_con - an oasis for StarkNet enthusiasts. Coming soon.
StarkNet Summit: TBD
You can check out all of the past updates here.
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