Starknet: Discord server is back online
Starknet stated on X platform that the Starknet Discord was attacked on Thursday night. Although the attacker was able to temporarily take over the server and post malicious links, the team quickly regained control. The attacker's goal was to defraud users through these links, but thanks to the rapid action of the StarkWare and SNF security teams and wallet partners, any possible harm to the community was effectively prevented. The team has rebuilt all channels, the server is now back online, with enhanced security features and improved channel organization. In addition, a security audit is underway and users are welcome to provide feedback on the updated channel layout.
Starknet Foundation Members: The number of Starknet developers will increase by 30% in 2023
David Barreto, a member of the Starknet Foundation, stated in a social media post that according to a developer report, the number of developers for Starknet increased by 30% in 2023 (data source from Basecamp 9).
10 hours ago Amber Group deposited 1.2 million STRK to Binance
According to ai_9684xtpa monitoring, on June 16th, PANews reported that 10 hours ago, Amber Group recharged 1.2 million STRK to Binance, worth 1.13 million US dollars. This fund went through three transfers and was originally received from the Starknet Mint address at 0x5C2...a7114 on December 6, 2022.
10 hours ago Amber Group deposited 1.2 million STRK to Binance
ai_9684xtpa monitoring shows that 10 hours ago, Amber Group recharged 1.2 million STRK to Binance, worth $1.13 million. This fund went through three transfers, the earliest of which was received by address 0x5C2...a7114 from Starknet Mint on December 6, 2022. The price of STRK has fallen 17% in the past seven days and is currently priced at $0.9219.
Starknet.id, the Starknet ecological identity and domain name protocol, has minted more than 300,000 domain names
According to the official announcement from Starknet on the X platform, the Starknet ecological identity and domain protocol, Starknet.id, has now minted over 300,000 .stark domains and seamlessly integrated them into more than 30 DeFi, gaming, and other protocols on Starknet.
Cointime May 4th News Express
1. Hong Kong Bitcoin Spot ETF has held 4,218 BTC since its listing three days ago
Shanxi Changzhi police arrested a suspect who pretended to be someone else to receive STRK tokens
The first STRK virtual currency fraud case in Changzhi, Shanxi was successfully solved. Recently, the Xiangyuan County Public Security Bureau's Network Security Brigade received a report from a victim claiming that 40,000 STRK coins obtained through the STRK official development program were fraudulently taken by others. With the support of the Changzhi City Public Security Bureau's Network Security Support Team, Xiangyuan Network Police finally identified the suspect who stole the coins as a person named Lan from Meizhou, Guangdong.
Starknet Foundation launches promotion plan, selected games can receive up to $1 million in rewards
The Starknet Foundation announced the launch of the Starknet Advancement Program to support established teams in launching games on the Starknet mainnet or application chain. The program will match the network fees incurred by the game and credit them to the game developer's account, with a maximum reward of $1 million per game within a year. The first 20 game applications will open on April 26th and close on May 17th, lasting for three weeks.
Starknet Foundation will reissue STRK airdrops to three user groups
Starknet Foundation announced on the X platform that they will be airdropping STRK tokens to three groups of users, including:1. Stakers: The Foundation originally planned to distribute STRK tokens to eligible stakers through the staking protocols used by users. Although many protocols were unable to complete the distribution task, the currently supported protocols or entities include: Lido, Rocket Pool, BloxStaking, SharedStake, stakefish, Consensys, and Ankr Staking. Stakers who stake through these protocols and are recognized by the Starknet Foundation as eligible for Provisions will be able to claim their STRK tokens directly through the Provisions portal.2. StarkEx users who were mistakenly identified as VeVe users: Immutable users who were identified as non-VeVe users in the update list received by the Foundation from Immutable will be able to claim their STRK tokens through the portal.3. VeVe users: Discussions with VeVe regarding token distribution are ongoing.
Starknet will upgrade to V0.13.1.1, significantly reducing contract declaration fees
Starknet announced on the X platform that version V0.13.1.1 will be released soon based on the needs of its users. The highlight of this upgrade is a significant reduction in contract declaration fees, which will be reduced to 1/30 of the previous cost, effectively lowering the cost for developers deploying contracts on Starknet. The upgrade schedule for 0.13.1.1 is as follows: - Sepolia Testnet: April 8th (Monday); - Mainnet: April 15th (Monday). Starknet reminds all users running full nodes to upgrade their node software as soon as possible. Currently, Juno V0.11.4 and Pathfinder V0.11.5 both support Starknet V0.13.1.1.
Starknet Goerli testnet will be deprecated on April 11
The Starknet Goerli testnet will be deprecated on April 11th. Users and developers can migrate to Starknet Sepolia. The methods to obtain Starknet Sepolia tokens include using Sepolia StarkGate for cross-chain from L1 and using Sepolia Faucets.
Starknet will optimize code to save costs after Dencun upgrade
The Starknet Foundation is introducing optimizations parallel to the Ethereum Dencun upgrade aimed at significantly reducing transaction fees on layer 2 networks. These measures include the release of version 0.13.1 of Starknet today, which will utilize EIP-4844 after Dencun goes live on the mainnet tomorrow. This update will transition Starknet from using the costly "calldata" method for data transactions to the cost-effective "blob" transaction type, providing a direct avenue for cost reduction. These blob transactions, also known as EIP-4844 (or proto-danksharding), are planned to go live on the Ethereum mainnet and activate the Dencun upgrade at 13:55 UTC tomorrow, 269568 time. Blobs will become an additional feature on the network, improving data availability without affecting existing Ethereum infrastructure, thus enabling cheaper transactions on layer 2 aggregators like Starknet.
Starknet Foundation announces formation of Gaming Council to advance its gaming ecosystem
The Starknet Foundation announced the establishment of a Game Committee, which is composed of six experts and is responsible for promoting the growth of games on Starknet. The committee's role includes analyzing, developing strategies, and recommending plans to expand Starknet's gaming ecosystem, the success of which will be measured by metrics such as daily active users, retention rates, and revenue. The committee members are appointed by the Starknet Foundation's board of directors and include Henri Lieutaud from the Starknet Foundation, Oli Freuler from Starkware, Gabin Marignier from Focus Tree, Chris Lexmond from Unstoppable Games, Tarrence van As from Cartridge, and Loaf from Loot Realms.
STRK breaks through $2, with a market value of nearly $1.6 billion
The market shows STRK has broken through $2 and is now trading at $2.26, with a daily increase of 22%. The market fluctuations are significant, so please be prepared for risk control. STRK's market value has reached $1,595,694,322, with a 24-hour trading volume of $669,345,635.
Polygon Miden will launch its Builder testnet on March 24
Polygon's Ethereum-compatible solution based on STARK, Polygon Miden, will launch its Builder testnet on March 24.
Starknet bridge users exceed 1.22 million
According to Dune data, the Ethereum Layer2 scaling solution Starknet has bridged a user volume of 1,223,805 and a bridged storage value of 874,732 ETH.
Over 444 million STRK airdrops have been collected
According to Voyager data from the Starknet blockchain browser, currently over 444 million STRK airdrop tokens have been claimed, accounting for approximately 75.7% of the total airdrop amount.
Nethermind Starknet: Juno experimental P2P sync feature available on Sepolia testnet
Nethermind Starknet has announced the launch of Juno V0.10.0 on the X platform. The experimental point-to-point (P2P) synchronization of Juno can be used on the Sepolia test network, allowing Juno nodes to directly connect and synchronize with each other, with the aim of reducing reliance on centralized infrastructure.
Starknet Development Team: Juno’s experimental P2P sync available on Sepolia testnet
The Starknet development team Nethermind Starknet announced on the X platform that Juno's experimental peer-to-peer (P2P) synchronization can be used on the Sepolia test network. This feature allows Juno nodes to directly connect and synchronize with each other, aiming to reduce reliance on centralized infrastructure.
The total value of Starknet bridge storage reaches 872,600 ETH
Dune data shows that the total value locked (TVL) in Starknet bridge is 872,657 ETH, with a total of 1,223,166 user addresses bridged. The TVL in zkSync bridge has exceeded 3.1 million ETH, reaching 3,116,201 ETH. In addition, the TVL in Arbitrum bridge is 3,444,663 ETH, Optimism bridge is 735,986 ETH, and Base bridge is 337,233 ETH.
