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Starknet Token STRK Begins Trading at $5 After Mammoth Airdrop
20.2.2024
Starknet distributed 728 million tokens to around 1.3 million addresses in what is being dubbed as the largest airdrop of the year
The Protocol: Bitcoin's OP_CAT, Fake Ethereum Tokens, Starknet's Airdrop
14.2.2024
CoinDesk's Jamie Crawley takes a look at the suddenly-high-profile proposal to revive Bitcoin's historic "OP_CAT" function as a way of enabling more development on the oldest blockchain. PLUS: the unofficial "ERC-404" tokens driving up fees on Ethereum and highlights from our Protocol Village...
Starknet Foundation to Distribute 700 Million Tokens to 1.3 Million Wallets
14.2.2024
The Starknet Foundation has announced the first phase of the Starknet Provision Program to reward community members with its utility token. In a Feb 14 release, the platform disclosed the distribution process and the general utility for STRK tokens. Check your eligibility for STRK...
Starknet's STRK Could Debut With Market Cap of Over $1B, Aevo's Pre-Launch Futures Suggest
14.2.2024
Starknet is set to launch its native token STRK through an airdrop of 728 million coins on Feb. 20
Layer-2 Chain Starknet's Much-Awaited STRK Token Airdrop Coming Next Week
14.2.2024
The airdrop will happen on Feb.20, and eligible users have until June 20 to claim their tokens
Starkware to Launch ‘Cairo Verifier’ for Improved Layer 3 Scalability
10.2.2024
Starkware, in a collaboration with Herodotus Dev, is poised to launch the ‘Cairo Verifier,’ a system designed to verify cryptographic proofs on Starknet’s Layer two. This innovation aims to circumvent the Ethereum mainnet, offering a solution to the comparatively costly and slow...
Layer-2 Blockchain Developer StarkWare Plans ‘Cairo’ to Verify Layer-3s
8.2.2024
Cairo, which the StarkWare and the Herodotus developer team worked on together, is a key piece of technology that verifies proofs and posts them back to the layer-2 blockchain, instead of Ethereum’s mainnet
StarkWare CEO Uri Kolodny Steps Down for Health Reasons, Continues as Board Member
11.1.2024
Source: StarkWare Uri Kolodny, the CEO and co-founder of StarkWare Industries, has stepped down from his role due to family health issues. However, he will remain a board member of StarkWare and Starknet Foundation. Announcing his decision on X, Kolodny appointed Eli Ben-Sasson, the president...
Blockchain Tech Predictions for 2024, From Experts at Ripple, Coinbase, a16z, Starknet
20.12.2023
We assembled 10 new year's predictions for blockchain tech trends and developments, from the experts. They might be right
Celestia Rival Avail Inks Agreement With Starkware as Blockchain Data Race Heats Up
20.12.2023
Avail's new "data availability" solution, currently in testing, and Madara, which is Starkware's sequencer, are both expected to go live in early 2024. They might be used in conjunction to create new application chains or "appchains."
Starknet v0.13.0 goes live on testnet
14.12.2023
Starknet has announced that v0.13.0 is now live on testnet, adding that it comes with two crucial aspects, namely V3 transactions and transaction fee reduction. The objective is to pave the way for features that will make an appearance in the future. This includes Paymaster, Fee Market,...
The Protocol: Crypto Spring Is Airdrop Season With Tokens From Starknet, LayerZero
13.12.2023
In this week's issue of The Protocol newsletter, we're covering Worldcoin's latest update, airdrop season, the new Bitcoin wallet from Jack Dorsey's company and the "data availability" network Celestia's market-moving plan to plug into Polygon's blockchain development kit
StarkWare Distributing $3.5M Fees to Developers in 'Devonomics' Program
12.12.2023
The developer firm, together with the Starknet Foundation, said that the program will benefit "dapp" builders and core developers of the Starknet blockchain
StarkNet Foundation Set to Allocate 1.8B STRK Tokens for User Rebates and Provisons’ Committee
9.12.2023
Source: Starknet The Starknet Foundation has unveiled plans to distribute 1.8 billion STRK token rewards and rebates to drive the adoption and growth of the Starknet blockchain. While specific distribution plan details are not provided, the Foundation intends to involve various committees...
Starknet Foundation to Allocate 1.8B STRK Tokens 'Soon'
8.12.2023
Starknet said 900 million STRK are earmarked for the foundation’s Provisions Committee, and 900 million will be dedicated to user rebates
Ethereum L2 Starknet aims to decentralize core components of its scaling network
16.11.2023
Starknet has laid out its road map to begin decentralizing core components of its Ethereum layer 2 scaling network to defend against censorship and improve robustness
The Protocol: Celestia Airdrop Gets Crypto Users Asking About Starknet Despite No Similar Plans
1.11.2023
In this week's edition of The Protocol newsletter, we explain the mechanics (and roots) behind the "data availability" network Celestia, and its new TIA tokens, and turn our eyes to Starknet's STRK tokens, which aren't trading yet but are already being awarded to early contributors
Starknet Foundation Rewards Early Contributors with STRK Tokens before Trading Unlock
31.10.2023
The Starknet Foundation has taken a step to acknowledge the early contributors to its network by allocating 50 million STRK tokens. This gesture comes even though these tokens are locked and not yet tradable until April 2024. Starknet, a Layer-2 blockchain network built atop Ethereum, aims...
Uniswap DAO Signals Approval for $12 Million Investment in Ekubo’s Governance Token – Here’s What You Need to Know
30.10.2023
Uniswap DAO, a major player in decentralized finance (DeFi) world, has shown significant support for a proposal to invest a substantial amount of its treasury funds into Ekubo, a decentralized exchange (DEX) operating on Ethereum’ Starknet network. The proposal suggests investing 3 million...
Starknet Foundation Showers STRK Tokens on Contributors, Though They're Not Trading Yet
30.10.2023
The foundation, formed in November 2022 after the initial developer StarkWare minted 10 billion STRK tokens, is now awarding early contributors to the Ethereum layer-2 network – even though they're locked for trading at least until next April