Last week in Starknet Issue #13: The new and improved Starknet

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:

1. Starknet mainnet received a huge update, improving the scalability and security of the network

2. Announcing Madara, a Rust-based Starknet Sequencer using Substrate

3. More and more dapps launched on Starknet last week

All this and more in this issue of Last week in Starknet! 🚀

🚀 Learn about this HUGE update for Starknet

Last week, Starknet mainnet network upgraded to v0.11. 

But WTF does this mean?

High level, this upgrade improves the scalability and security of the network while allowing developers to deploy Cairo 1.0 contracts. It’s huge and has excited us and many in the Starknet community. This isn’t Regenesis, another big update for Starknet, but that will go live later this year.

StarkWare @StarkWareLtd

Starknet Mainnet has been updated to the latest alpha v0.11.0 version To guarantee an uninterrupted UX, we kindly ask you to update your Starknet accounts over the weekend ✅ Take action, as this is your last call! ⏳📣 Avoid fake links & scam DMs. Stick to official Discords!

Starknet is still in alpha, and breaking changes are needed to improve the network significantly. Therefore, we urge you to regularly open your Argent X accounts and make sure they’re updated.

👋 Hello, my name is Madara

Abdel, Exploration Lead at Starkware, unveiled Madara, a Rust-based Sequencer using Substrate!

Early benchmarks from tests carried out revealed an outstanding 76TPS on ERC20 transfers. For comparison, Ethereum can only do 9-12. Talk about scaling, am I right?

abdel.stark ✨ 🐺 - 🦇🔊 @dimahledba

🌟 Announcing Madara, a cutting-edge experiment: a Rust🦀-powered Starknet 🐺 sequencer using Substrate! 🚀 Early benchmarks reveal a stunning 76 TPS for ERC20 transfers! 📊 Check out the demo video & explore Madara's potential! github.com/keep-starknet-…

If you’re a developer and you’re interested in staying updated or contributing to Madara, check out the GitHub repo.

🔄 Sithswap is now live on Mainnet

Sithswap, the first stableswap DEX, announced they had launched on Starknet mainnet.

With Sithswap, you can add liquidity and swap between popular stablecoins such as DAI, USDT, USDC, ETH, and WBTC pairs.

SithSwap @SithSwap

@SithSwap is now live on #Starknet Alpha Mainnet! 🫳 It's the first stableswap #DEX on @Starknet ✨ and the only #AMM audited (by @nethermindeth) on mainnet. 1️⃣ Add liquidity now 2️⃣ Swap among USDT, USDC, DAI, ETH, WBTC pairs 3️⃣ Claim LP fees You never know... $SITH 🫳

👀 ZKX Public Testnet is live!

But it was not just SithSwap that launched this week. ZKX, the 1st Perpetual DEX built on Starknet, just announced the launch of their Public Testnet.

As Starknet grows, even more dapps come to the network. Be early, try them out, and teach others about the vibrant ecosystem!

ZKX @zkxprotocol

ZKX Public Testnet is Live 🚨 Play with it here ⛓️ - polaris.zkx.fi But before you dive into the Testnet, here's a brief walkthrough for you 🐾 1/12 🧵

🌏 StarkWare X BuidlAsia

BuidlAsia is a technical conference that strives to share the latest development in crypto and connect players across Asia. To expand interest in Starknet, StarkWare announced themselves as a bronze sponsor for their upcoming conference.

If you’re around Asia, you should join BuildAsia in Seoul from 6th - 7th June!

🦄BUIDL ASIA (Seoul: 6/6-7, Saigon: 6/16-17)🦄 @buidl_asia

Announcing our Bronze Sponsor of BUIDL Asia 2023 @StarkWareLtd! It is wonderful to have the team back in Korea and Vietnam, this time with a bigger presence! I wonder what they will prepare...👀 Join us in Seoul from June 6-7 👉buidl.asia

💭 Other things we found Interesting

Raphael Doukha created a full implementation of a multi-dimensional array in Cairo 1.0.

Tarrence Van As delves deep into explaining the thought process behind Dojo and what it aims to achieve.

👷 Ecosystem Jobs

1. Argent is hiring for a Lead Software Engineer, experienced in React and Node 

2. Julien Bouteloup is looking for an advanced Cairo developer for hire, in addition to some more exciting roles

3. Starknet ID, one of the most popular dapps on the network, is hiring for a Full-stack Starknet Dev

To find more roles from your favourite Starknet dapps, visit Dappland.com. 

🧱 Awesome Developer’s Resources

1. If you are looking for some quick slides to introduce your friends to Starknet, you could check out these ready-to-go slides from Starkware Dev Advocate David Barretto.

2. Basecamp is here! If you want to learn about the new Cairo 1.0, register for free here!

3. In this episode of StarkCafe, Nurstar, and Antiyro explores Checkpoint, a library for indexing data from Starknet events and making it accessible through GraphQL. 

👀 What to look out for!

Join us for our first insider chat as our CEO Itarmar and CSO Julien Niset discuss Argent, the product roadmap, their highs and lows, and some of their insights on what can be achieved with Account Abstraction!

Set your reminders for April 6th, 2023, at 4:30 pm UTC!

Argent @argentHQ

want to learn more about Argent? our roadmap? high and lows, and some Account Abstraction? you’re in luck! join us for our very first insider chats as our CEO @itamarl and CSO @jniset discuss this and much more! wen? thurs 6 April 16:30 UTC https://t.co/iCEVzsKB0p

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