Last week in Starknet Issue #22
Stay updated with the latest developments in the Starknet ecosystem
gm everyone, Starknet never sleeps, but you do. So here’s your handpicked highlights from everything in the Starknet ecosystem this week.
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TLDR:
Argent X hits 1 million downloads
Flex NFT marketplace’s soft launch is now open
China gets Starkpilled
Argent X hits 1 million downloads
Last week, the Argent X wallet hit 1 million total downloads. This is a massive feat for us as it shows how close we are to bringing crypto to the masses!
If you’re still yet to download and set up Argent X, you can do that here to get access to a premium wallet experience on Starknet.
A deep dive into Starknet v0.12.0
This week, OGs Federico Carrone, Ariel, Tom Brand, Evyatar Oster, and Shahar Papini will be coming together to discuss the upcoming Starknet v0.12, also known as “Quantum Leap” on Community call #47.
For more information about this upgrade and the significant improvements that come with it, tune in tomorrow by 12:30 pm UTC.
Starknet Foundation inaugurates a new CEO
The Starknet Foundation recently announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer, Diego Olivia, previously Facebook's regional director (Europe, Middle East, Africa).
Diego will be taking the helm as Inaugural CEO for the Foundation and is eager to push crypto tech into uncharted territories, envisioning a future marked by transparency, inclusivity, and efficiency.
The soft launch of the Flex NFT Marketplace is now Open
Flex, a dynamic NFT marketplace on Starknet, recently announced its soft launch. The soft launch offers a glimpse into the new marketplace.
Basic features like listing, buying/selling, and making offers will be unveiled over the next 1-2 days. Launchpad, auction features, and exciting Flex highlights will go live throughout the week!
Starknode for Xplorers!
AVNU in partnership with Argent and Kasar Labs, will be giving away 3 Starknodes valued at ~300$ each, to three lucky explorers for enduring the network congestion faced with the AVNU Xplorer Campaign task.
Check out the thread below for more details on how to participate
China gets Starkpilled
Last week, the Chinese Starknet community organized a Starknet workshop for Chinese developers looking to get started with Cairo.
The meetup featured talks on Account Abstraction, Storage proofs, layer3s, and so many more interesting concepts. Catch up on pictures from the meetup in this thread.
https://twitter.com/leoyoung_69/status/1672231573209632768?s=20
Pyramid NFT Marketplace for Starknet is coming
Last week, the team building Pyramid, unveiled that a new NFT marketplace for Starknet will be coming soon.
Pyramid is an NFT Marketplace being built by Dolven Labs in collaboration with Starkguardians, which will enable you to collect and trade unique digital assets on Starknet. To be the first to get a peek at the launch, ensure to follow Pyramid on Twitter.
Meet the panel of judges for the Pragma Cairo 1.0 Hackathon
Pragma recently unveiled the panel of judges for the ongoing Pragma Cairo 1.0 Hackathon, featuring Eni from Nethermind, Louis from Starkware, Gnana from Starkware, RJ from LamdaClass, Loaf from Realms, Tiago from Herodotus, Thomas from Starknet.ID, Tarrence from Cartridge, Edi from SpaceShard, Greg from Kakarot, Darlington from Argent, Sylve from Briq, 0xevolve from Pragma, Romain from AVNU, Lucas from Starkware and Matteo from Pragma.
The judging process is expected to kick off after the submission deadline expires on the 25th of June, 2023.
💭 Other things we found Interesting
Voyager, a block explorer for Starknet, now allows you to check your newly created contract (including balances) before it’s deployed. To do that, simply head to https://voyager.online and search for your newly created contract.
@hakymulla implemented a decision tree in Cairo using Orion from Giza. Do check it out!
💼 Job Board
Nethermind is currently hiring for different roles across the Ethereum and Starknet Ecosystems. If you’re interested in becoming a Cryptography Researcher, Site Reliability Engineer, Senior test (QA) Engineer, and many more, head over to their website to make your applications.
🧱 Awesome Developer’s Resources
Looking to get started writing Cairo 1.0? Argent created MINI-STARKNET, a repo to help you get familiar with the new syntax.
A guide to migrating from Solidity to Cairo by Starkware.
A deep dive into Cairo and its development milestones by Starkience.
👀 What to look out for!
Starknet NYC meetup
Starkware is holding a Starknet meetup in New York City alongside Topology, if you want to network with ecosystem OGs and explore Starknet’s roadmap then make sure you’re there on June 28th at 7pm. Check the thread for more info.
A deep dive into the world of Oracles
Join Starkware, as they take a deep dive into the world of Oracles and their mystical powers with a special roundtable discussion featuring @OhadBarta from @Starknet with @redstone_defi, @switchboardxyz , @PragmaOracle, @StorkOracle on the 28th of June, 2023 by 3pm UTC.
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