Last week in Starknet Issue #10: Check out the new and improved Dappland!
Stay updated with the latest developments in the Starknet ecosystem
gm everyone, and welcome to Last week in Starknet, where we summarise the key events in the Starknet ecosystem and much more!
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TLDR:
The new and improved Dappland is here!
Starkware partners with Web3Bridge to train Cairo developers in Africa
Starknet teams are shipping and working together!
🔥 A HUGE upgrade to Dappland
Last week, we released the new and improved Dappland with updates focusing on building the reputation of Starknet dapps and making it much easier for you to find the dapps that will excite you the most.
Check it out and let us know what you think!
🇯🇵 Starknet Asia Tokyo 2023 is almost here
In collaboration with Starkware, Toplology_gg, DoorLabs, and Starknet House, Starknet Asia will hold the first Starknet Asian meetup in Tokyo on April 13, 2023!
As you would expect, with an amazing event like there, there will be talks, workshops, and an opportunity to network with like-minded individuals. So if you can attend, make sure you do - it’s an event that we’re sure you will enjoy!
🤝 Empiric X ZK-Lend Collaboration
Two of the best teams in the Starknet ecosystem, zkLend and Empiric Network, announced a new integration for zkLend, a money-market protocol building on Starknet.
zkLend uses Empiric’s price feeds to regularly update asset prices to determine borrowing capacity and liquidation thresholds.
🌉 Starkware partners with Web3Bridge to train Cairo developers in Africa
Web3Bridge is an incredible program geared toward training blockchain developers in Africa. Last week, they announced that they’ve partnered with StarkWare to train African developers on Cairo and Starknet!
If you’re interested in participating, registration for the upcoming boot camp will be announced soon.
📝 An intro to Mystis: web3 on-chain game of Starknet
One of the most exciting sectors of Starknet is on-chain gaming, which has the potential to be huge!
Last week, one of the many teams building on-chain games - Mystis: an auto-battler in a Greek mythology universe - did a deep dive into what they are building, their progress so far, and shared some information about the team.
🇫🇷 Starknet Paris meetup replay
In the last issue of Last week in Starknet, we wrote about the previous Starknet Paris meetup, where the StarkWare team joined the largest Starknet community.
Don’t feel fomo if you didn’t get the chance to go, as the event was recorded!
Watch and listen to everything that happened here.
🎉 StarkGate Alpha v1.12 has been deployed on testnet
Starkware recently announced that StarkGate Alpha v1.12 has been deployed on Starknet testnet with major updates.
This recent update makes StarkGate a cross-user platform and helps prevent lost transactions that cannot be withdrawn.
💭 Things we found Interesting
Peteris Erins, the founder at Auditless, released an introduction to reading Sierra for advanced developers, aspiring Cairo auditors, and fellow compiler nerds.
Sierra is to Cairo what Yul is to Solidity. In this article, Peteris takes us through the journey of understanding how to read and write Sierra.
🧱 Awesome Developer’s Resources
Developer Advocate at StarkWare, Omar Espejel, compiled a list of Cairo 1.0 resources that could help you get started in your Cairo 1.0 journey.
The first workshop for building smart contracts with Cairo 1.0 by Omar Espejel.
👀 What to look out for!
If you’re attending Starknet Asia, there will be an awesome Hacker House alongside the event in Tokyo for developers looking to build cool stuff on Starknet.
Builders attending Starknet Asia, this is an opportunity you can’t miss!
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