Starknet set for first mainnet staking vote: What STRK holders need to know

Starknets inaugural staking vote introduces mechanisms for minting and parameter adjustments, paving the way for staking by October 2024.

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StarkWare verifies first zero-knowledge proof on Bitcoin

StarkWares milestone opens the door for ZK-based layer-2 solutions, enhancing Bitcoins scalability and global payment capabilities.

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Avail secures $43 million to enhance Web3 with modular unification technology

Avail, a company spun out of Ethereum layer-2 solution Polygon, secured $43 million in a Series A funding round to develop a unified layer that addresses the scalability challenges and fragmentation issues within the Web3 ecosystem, according to a June 4 statement shared with CryptoSlate. This round takes Avail’s total funding to $75 million, including […]

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StarkWare launches $1M research fund for ZK Bitcoin scaling

StarkWares fund seeks to promote research into OP_CAT and demonstrate its potential to unlock and benefit Bitcoin and the blockchain community in general.

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Matter Labs files for 'ZK' trademark, industry demands withdrawal

The attempt to trademark ZK-proofs is like a baker trying to impose a blanket patent on bread, according to StarkWares CEO.

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StarkWare ZKThreads solution could prevent fund lockups similar to FTX

StarkWares ZKThreads introduces a new scaling framework to prevent fund lockups and improve DApp scalability, potentially averting scenarios like the FTX disaster.

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StarkWare Researchers Introduce ColliderVM: Smart Contracts for Bitcoin

StarkWare, a company known for its innovative solutions in the blockchain space, has recently announced a new project that aims to revolutionize Bitcoin smart contracts. The project, called CollideVM, is set to bring enhanced scalability, privacy, and flexibility to Bitcoin’s smart contract capabilities. CollideVM will leverage StarkWare’s cutting-edge technology to enable complex smart contracts on [...]

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Starknet moves closer to EVM compatibility with upcoming ‘Kakarot’ testnet

With fresh funding under its belt, Starknet will launch a new testnet zkEVM in August that allows developers to write in any EVM-compatible language on Starknet.

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Ethereum-Focused Scaling Firm Teams Up With Chainlink

Ethereum-focused scaling platform StarkWare has joined hands with leading blockchain oracle network Chainlink to onboard the latter’s price feeds into the StarkNet ecosystem. Chainlink is a decentralized oracle network that enables smart contracts to securely interact with real-world data and events, making it possible for them to be triggered by data from external sources. Through […]

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StarkNet makes Cairo 1.0 open source in first step toward community control

StarkNet has prioritized scalability over composability and transparency. But it’s now working on making its tech open source.

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StarkNet Deploys Its STRK Token On Ethereum (ETH) Mainnet

The token, which is not yet for sale, will be used for voting, staking, and paying transaction fees.

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L2 is crucial to Ethereum decentralization, censorship resistance, says researcher

Swedish researcher Eric Wall highlighted StarkNet’s influence on Ethereum’s scalability as he joins the board of the newly formed StarkNet Foundation.

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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin shares vision for layer 3 protocols

While layer-2 protocols have been focused on "scalability," layer-3 protocols would serve a much different purpose, says Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin.

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ConsenSys Partners With StarkWare

Software companies ConsenSys and StarkWare are now offering a StarkNet integration on both Infura and MetaMask. An Incredibly Significant Step Forward for StarkNet ConsenSys and StarWare are partnering up. According...

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SithSwap raises $2.65M to build next-gen AMM on StarkNet

SithSwap, a next-generation automated market maker (AMM) on StarkNet, announced it has successfully raised $2.65 million at a $25 million valuation in a seed funding round led by Lemniscap, with participation from Big Brain Holdings, GSR, DWeb3 Capital, Ghaf Capital Partners, as well as angel investors Anthony Beaumont and Etienne Royole. The SithSwap team will […]

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StarkWare Valued $8bn in New $100m Funding Round

StarkWare, an Ethereum-based Layer-2 protocol, has raised $100 million in a Series D funding round to bring its valuation to $8 billion. (Read More)

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StarkWare Hits $8B Valuation as Ethereum Layer 2 Race Heats Up

The Ethereum Layer 2 developer has quadrupled its previous $2 billion valuation. StarkWare Lands Another $100M in Funding Capital is flooding into the Ethereum Layer 2 ecosystem. StarkWare, one of...

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Behind zkLend, a dual solution money market protocol for institutions and retail

zkLend is an L2 money-market protocol built on StarkNet, combining the best of zk-rollups and Ethereum to bring more users to the DeFi market.  To differentiate itself from the growing competition on the market, zkLend offers an innovative, dual solution to the problems faced in DeFi—a permissioned and compliance-focused solution for institutional clients and a […]

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Ethereum Layer-2 Protocol Boba Network Values at $1.5B following $45m Funding

Boba Network, an Ethereum-based Layer-2 protocol Optimistic Rollup scaling solution, has successfully completed its Series A funding round in which it pulled as much as $45 million from investors. (Read More)

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53% of Americans Think Crypto Is the ‘Future of Finance’: Report

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