Starknet (STRK)

📊 [Starknet Smart Contract Development Bootcamp · Cohort 5] Week 2 Recap 🧩 🤝 Co-hosted by @OurTinTinLand x @Starknet In Week 2, we officially stepped into Starknet smart contracts. From understanding contract structure to deploying contracts on-chain, many participants have completed a key leap forward 💪 What you learned 👇 ✔ Core structure and execution model of Starknet smart contracts; ✔ Key concepts: classes vs. instances, state, and function visibility; ✔ Contract design with interfaces, events, and modular components; ✔ Hands‑on experience with contract deployment and CLI interactions. 📈 Week 2 at a glance - 208 active learners - 357 course video views - 84 Task 3 submissions - 78 participants engaged in community discussions 💬 From “reading smart contracts” to “deploying smart contracts”, you’re now truly live on Starknet 👀 Keep going — DApp building is up next 🚀 👉 Want to learn and build with us? Apply here: https://t.co/Y0kGHOSiOy 💬 Contact Adam (🆔 WinniWinni1) on WeChat to learn more! #Starknet #Cairo #TinTinLand #Web3Dev #SmartContracts ✔

Infrastructure optimization for Starknet continues relentlessly to meet scaling demands in 2026. Upcoming updates focus on increasing throughput and reducing finality time. Additionally, more efficient block resource management will make costs more predictable. These are key foundational steps toward a fully decentralized network.

Nethermind isn’t just “connecting” @Starknet to EVM. They’re changing the cross-chain interaction model altogether. OIFS (Open Intent Framework for Starknet) brings Starknet into ERC-7683, the shared intent standard co-authored by Uniswap Labs and Across. From here, Starknet is no longer outside the intents ecosystem. Instead of: Bridge → wait → swap → pay gas multiple times Users simply express the final outcome they want. Example: “I have 100 USDC on Ethereum, I want 95 USDT on Starknet.” One signature. No user-side gas. Funds arrive in tens of seconds. The complexity is handled by solvers: They use their own liquidity on the destination chain to fill the order instantly. The system later settles them using the assets locked on the source chain. On the architecture side: ERC-7683 defines the shared intent interface. Smart contracts run on both EVM (Solidity) and Starknet (Cairo). Permit2 is implemented in Cairo to preserve a unified signing UX. An off-chain Go solver monitors events and decides fills b

Starknet may only have 8 daily active users, but it's impressive to see it generating over $4k in revenue. This suggests it's attracting serious whales who are willing to engage at a high level. In contrast, some L2 solutions with over 1500 daily users struggle to break even, showcasing that user count isn't everything. Quality can often outweigh quantity in the world of blockchain.

Re{define} Hackathon is now open. $21.5K in prizes. Fully virtual. Running from Feb 1 to Feb 28. This hackathon reflects where the ecosystem is heading in 2026. Privacy is becoming a core requirement, not a feature. Bitcoin DeFi is gaining real momentum. The STWO prover is live, unlocking new design space. Starknet is where STARKs meet Bitcoin and privacy-preserving applications. The infrastructure is ready. It is time to build. There are three tracks. Privacy, focusing on confidential transfers, shielded wallets, and private payments. Bitcoin, covering BTC yield primitives, staking, lending, and BTCFi. Open, for any Starknet-based application including games, RWAs, and more. The timeline is straightforward. Registration opens on Jan 19. Hacking starts on Feb 1. Submissions close on Feb 28. Winners are announced on Mar 14. Four weeks to build something real. Registration is now open at: https://t.co/ZTuLSXbKpr