While the entire Web3 world gears up for ETHCC in Cannes, the Starknet ecosystem hasn’t paused for a second. We’re still building, faster than ever ⚡
Catch up on the latest in this week’s edition of "Le Monde De Starknet", your go-to guide for all the freshest updates.
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Here's the format so it's easier for you to digest new info according to categories:
1. Defi
2. Gaming
3. Infra
4. Podcast/X Spaces
5. Misc
$ENA is now live on @Starknet thanks to @LayerAkira 🌊
Introducing @just_brove_it!
It's a multiservice protocol using zkstarks & starknet to let bitcoiners & newbies beyond hodling via identity, finance, rewards, social clubs.
@zkLend announced it's shutting down operations, both money market and LST token.
The remaining $200,000 treasury will go to a user recovery fund.
Dear zkLend Community,
It is with a heavy heart that we announce our decision to wind down zkLend.
This decision was not made lightly. Over recent months, the exploit we suffered has deeply eroded user confidence, and furthermore, the recent removal of ZEND from major exchanges such as Bybit and KuCoin has further constrained token liquidity and accessibility. This development significantly limits our capacity to effectively allocate toward any new initiatives.
Given these circumstances, we believe that using the remainder of our treasury —$200,000—towards supporting affected users through the recovery fund is a more responsible and meaningful use of resources than relaunching our money markets and continuing development.
To support our community during this process:
1. The DeFi Spring, recovery, and kSTRK portal will remain live and accessible for users to unstake or to claim.
2. We continue to engage zeroShadow for their expertise in tracking down lost funds. Any recovery from these efforts will be directed towards the user recovery fund.
3. We’re open-sourcing our audited and refreshed codebase for any interested parties for further development. This will be made available in the following few weeks.
We will continue to remain online and committed to the recovery of stolen funds through any means necessary. We want to sincerely thank every one of you for your support and trust throughout this journey. We have been proud to be part of Starknet’s journey from its early beginnings and to witness its growth and evolution firsthand.
With gratitude and resolve,
The zkLend Team
2. Gaming
@jaykosai has just launched BiteBuddy! 🎮
This app gamifies healthy eating by allowing you to scan meals to evolve a digital pet NFT, battle friends, and earn rewards.
Get all the FOCG gaming highlights from this week by checking out @ohayo_dojo's full recap thread 👇
@BlobArena is growing in a J curve, now with 2,500+ warriors and counting!
Over the last month, players smashed 54k stages, conquered 850+ final bosses, and launched 9,800+ Arcade runs!
🎮 2,500 warriors and counting ⚔️
Blob Arena is growing fast, and it’s all thanks to you.
Over the past month, the battleground has never been more alive:
💥 You’ve smashed 54,334 stages
👑 Conquered 876 final bosses
🧬 Rolled 19,712 AMMA Bloberts into the arena
🕹️ And launched 9,809 Arcade runs to prove your skill
From the first punch to the final blow, every fight brings us closer to something bigger. So to every player who joined, fought, and helped us improve: thank you.
📊 Check the live stats here:
The leaderboard is waiting.
Your next fight could be your finest... and your rewards too 💰
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3. Infra
Projects can optimize every building block with the SN Stack. Paradex is using this, moving its sequencer to Madara.
This gives @tradeParadex full control to scale its CLOB DEX for deep liquidity, CEX-like performance, and privacy.
✨ The SuperDEX goes Sovereign ✨
We’re partnering with @karnotxyz to migrate our sequencer onto the fully open-source @MadaraStarknet stack - unlocking total control of the execution layer and doubling down on our “build in public” ethos.
Why sovereignty matters 🔧
Paradex’s mission is to unlock financial freedom for everyone. True freedom means breaking down the barriers that force traders to choose between the best liquidity, fastest execution, and strongest privacy protections. That means unifying three foundational primitives - liquidity, performance, and privacy - into a single account architecture powering the SuperDEX. To achieve that, we need full control of the stack.
Under a unified-margin design, throughput scales non-linearly with every new market, instrument, margin mode, or collateral type. Generic L1/L2s are built for everything yet optimized for nothing. Today, their performance simply cannot match the latency, risk-engine, or privacy demands of our high-throughput, CLOB based SuperDEX.
Our purpose-built Appchain infrastructure lets us fine-tune execution, margin logic, and enshrine privacy at source code level - while anchoring finality to Ethereum. With full control of the execution layer, we can now aggressively scale the SuperDEX.
Meet @karnotxyz 🤝
• Starknet’s leading Rollup-as-a-Service provider
• Core Madara maintainer
• 2nd-largest Starknet validator
World-class technologists - and now the latest member of the ever-growing Paradex ecosystem.
What's next 📈
In the coming weeks we’ll migrate to the new open-source sequencer stack with @karnotxyz - unlocking the performance headroom we need to scale aggressively. In the months ahead, we'll keep building the infrastructure that makes "better than CEX liquidity" and privacy a reality - bringing the SuperDEX vision to life.
Finally, stay tuned for our upcoming Spaces with @karnotxyz to discuss everything CLOBs & infra.
Ever been blocked by gas fees? Not anymore.
Starknet's @avnu_fi Paymaster makes gasless payments the norm, supporting USDC, DOG, BROTHER, ETH, and more with just two lines of code.
Franken-Stwo is here! This implementation runs the @StarkWareLtd S-two verifier inside @SuccinctLabs zkVM.
Experimented by @Trade_VEX!
4. Podcast/X Spaces
@tkstanczak, co-exec director of the @ethereumfndn, appeared on the Clear Crypto Podcast to discuss Ethereum's present and future and shared thoughts on leadership without imposing a vision. Hosted by @NathanOnCrypto and @gazza_jenks
5. Misc
If you're in India and want to accelerate on @Starknet, this is the place. It's 3 months fully locked in, building alongside other builders. With grants, mentorship, and support, it's a clear choice.
Give builders the right environment, and velocity takes care of itself.
Introducing @0xOutpost, a 3-month builder residency in Pune.
Backed by @StarkWareLtd.
- 20 residents.
- $25K grants. Up to $1 million in investment access.
- Mentorship from core contributors and top leaders.
- An open space for devs, founders, creators, and curious minds.
Presence creates alignment. Proximity gives you leverage.
Outpost is where both converge.
Show up. Get shit done.
Apply now ➝
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