StarkWare is a blockchain privacy solution provider whose main goal is to promote the development of ZK STARK privacy solutions. ZK STARK continues the zero-knowledge proof protocol. In addition to ensuring computational integrity when proving private information, ZK STARK can also compress massive data into smaller samples, and has energy-saving, efficient, transparent and secure computing features.
Not long ago,StarkWare said it is raising a new round of financing at a valuation of $6 billion, which is still open and may raise at least $100 million.Previously, StarkWare completed a US$50 million Series C round of financing, led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from original investors Paradigm, Three Arrows Capital, Alameda Research, Founders Fund, and IOSG, which can be described as having a strong background.
Technically, StarkWare has two L2 solutions:
One is StarkEx, an L2 expansion engine for Ethereum applications launched in 2020. It has been adopted by several well-known dApps, including decentralized exchange DeversiFi, derivatives DEX dYdX, NFT minting and trading platform Immutable X, and more.
The other is StarkNet, an L2 ZK-Rollup powered by the STARK cryptographic proof system, currently operating as an L2 network on Ethereum. StarkNet Alpha launched its public testnet last June and its mainnet in November.At present, the ecological development of projects on StarkNet is gradually improving.image description
Image via Twitter @odin_free
Advantages of StarkNet
Most of the current mainstream dApps have completed the migration to existing L2 solutions, and StarkNet is facing greater competition, so how will StarkNet attract more dApps and users to adopt it?
First, StarkNet is a general-purpose network where you can write and deploy your own smart contracts, interact with other contracts, and more, with composability and interoperability just like Ethereum.
Second, StarkNet has scalability and security advantages, and its technology also has instant blockchain finality, which means its capital efficiency is optimal among existing L2 solutions. and,The co-founder of StarkWare also said that applications using the StarkEx solution may also consider migrating to StarkNet.
Additionally, StarkNet currently has hundreds of developers, dozens of dApps, and more than a dozen external teams developing tools and infrastructure for the StarkNet ecosystem. Its ecological development is also in full swing.
According to the latest statistics from StarkWare, there are currently 323,000 transactions on the StarkNet testnet Goerli, and 3,000 transactions on the mainnet; so far, a total of 1.4 million transactions have been generated on the testnet Goerli, and a total of 45,000 transactions have been generated on the mainnet. In terms of contract deployment, there are 26,000 contracts on the test network Goerli and 1,600 contracts on the main network.
Currently, StarkNet is still in its early stages and there is still a lot of room for growth.Aave also passed the proposal to deploy part of its DAO funds to StarkNet, which also marks the further growth of the StarkNet ecosystem.
In addition, capacity expansion is one of the urgent problems to be solved in the current encryption field. The maturity of StarkNet is adding confidence to the L2 field, which deserves our attention and layout in advance.
12 projects being tested on StarkNet
1. wallet
Argent X
Argent X is a Chrome extension that creates and manages accounts and connects those accounts to decentralized applications built on StarkNet. It also protects the private keys that authorize transactions on these accounts.
Argent X is also the first wallet on StarkNet, has reached 50,000 users and recently released a new version 3.0.0.
Test Tutorial:
Test Tutorial:
https://twitter.com/0xNurstar/status/1505901048015335427
via Twitter @0xNurstar
Tutorial for migrating old tokens:https://github.com/argentlabs/argent-x/blob/develop/docs/Upgrade_v3.md#what-does-it-mean-as-an-argent-x-user
2、 DeFi
JediSwap
Test Tutorial:
Test Tutorial:https://twitter.com/JediSwap/status/1493511777141014528
mySwap
One of the first AMMs deployed to Starknet goerli. Currently users can swap between several test tokens and provide liquidity for said tokens.
Test Tutorial:
Test Tutorial:https://twitter.com/odin_free/status/1479470510853570573
via Twitter @odin_free
ZigZag Exchange
The main goal of the order book DEX based on ZK Rollup is to perfectly imitate the existing centralized exchanges in the way of Web 3.0. Make a non-custodial P2P order book DEX on Ethereum sufficiently liquid to allow traders to easily open positions for any token with minimal fees. The Alpha version of the Mammoth pool has been deployed on StarkNets testnet Goerli.
Test Tutorial:
Test Tutorial:https://defibuilder.eth.link/farming-the-zigzag-airdrop-on-autopilot/
via Twitter @DefiBuilderETH
3、 Bridge
Kubri
Test Tutorial:
Test Tutorial:https://twitter.com/odin_free/status/1494982782703087618
via Twitter @odin_free
Orbiter Finance
Orbiter Finance is a decentralized cross-rollup layer 2 bridge that is currently partnered with zkSync, Loopring, and ImmutableX. Users can transfer assets at a lower cost from the Ethereum mainnet, Polygon and Arbitrum.
Heres Orbiters data:
Test Tutorial:
Test Tutorial:https://twitter.com/Orbiter_Finance/status/1498300920496820226
from twitter@Orbiter_Finance
4、 NFT
Oasis NFT
Test Tutorial:
Test Tutorial:https://mirror.xyz/0x718173F5dF75e56624bfD2F13ea7C7927996B43c/hHrO_DUXxZbqpC8YCrli4OYqjPN1BQbPid__omT8onM
from twitter@Pin1airdrop
Bitmap Box
Test Tutorial:
Test Tutorial:https://mirror.xyz/sissixin.eth/b0uyFN1lZSzlBt28okQ0z9eFpS62yxjZddRVVhf9htg
from twitter@Shi Ze 94395528
Mint Square
Test Tutorial:
Test Tutorial:https://twitter.com/MintSquareNFT/status/1473646827006140418
from twitter@MintSquareNFT
5、 GameFi
Briq
Briqs are composable building blocks stored as NFTs on StarkNet. You can assemble Briqs to create NFTs called collections. Groups can also be destroyed to build new things.
Test Tutorial:
Test Tutorial:https://briqnft.notion.site/Help-center-4a4958337970483dbfc2c1184290b42f#8841259432b4441b9fb9304fb398f599
from twitter@briqNFT
Dope Wars
Test Tutorial:
Test Tutorial:https://dope-wars.notion.site/dope-wars/Dope-Wiki-e237166bd7e6457babc964d1724befb2
via Twitter @TheDopeWars
Influence
Influence is a P2E game featuring space strategy MMO. Players compete with other players through mining, building, trade, research and combat.
Gameplay:https://wiki.influenceth.io/
Overview of zkSync ecological projects: infrastructure occupies half of the country@influenceth
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