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[Starknet (Privacy Arc) @Starknet]

This month on Starknet.

1⃣ Starknet’s privacy arc is officially beginning

> Combining two of crypto’s biggest moats, the Starknet ecosystem is preparing to launch strkBTC, the first Bitcoin wrapper with built-in privacy capabilities
> StarkWare also partnered with EY to bring the Nightfall Privacy Layer to the Starknet Stack, pushing forward an institution-ready private stack
> Starknet is preparing to evolve from a Validity Rollup into a native ZK verification layer through SNIP36

2️⃣ Building fully onchain apps is now possible in minutes

> StarkWare launched Starkzap, an open-source TypeScript SDK that lets teams build fully onchain apps with web2-like UX in minutes, making it easier to add crypto features, improve retention, and unlock new revenue streams
> avnu Portal is now live, giving developers a full dashboard to manage gas sponsorship, API keys, transactions, failures, and gas runway
> Starknet Academy also launched as the official hub to learn Cairo and build on Starknet

Between vibe coding, Starkzap, and Starknet Academy, there are now literally zero excuses left not to ship whatever ideas you have in mind

3️⃣ The ecosystem keeps shipping

> Extended expanded from 6 to 19 TradFi markets, including its first equity pairs
> Projects building on top of Extended have already generated $2.5B+ in volume
> Ready launched Virtual Cards, a student-focused Focus Tree card, and a referral program for the Ready Metal card
> Paradex launched Spot Trading, revealed its Money Badgers NFT collection, ended Season 2 XP & launched Season 3, and looks increasingly close to TGE
> Paradex also improved latency to sub-second position updates and added chart trading
> Cartridge Controller is now integrated into Vesu, letting gamers lend and borrow directly from their wallet
> All EVM wallets can now access Starknet’s Earn Portal and get one-click exposure to Starknet BTCFi strategies
> 3 new projects launched on Mainnet: Summit (game from Loot Survivor), Olena (Peer Prediction Markets), and a fully revamped zKube (game)
> 2 more projects were spotted building on Starknet: Tone Music (tokenizing artists and their musics) and Medialane (new sustainable monetization rails for IP owners)

4️⃣ The numbers keep improving

> Starknet climbed from the 44th chain by TVL to the 19th in under six months
> Stablecoin supply is up 300%+ YoY, with Starknet now among the fastest-growing networks in the Ethereum ecosystem on that metric
> Loot Survivor now ranks 8th by transaction count across the entire Ethereum ecosystem, alongside giants like Uniswap, Tether, and Circle
> Ekubo switched from withdrawal fees to swap fees and has now quadrupled its protocol-generated revenue on Starknet, with roughly $300k in annualized revenue from Starknet alone
> Forge Yield went from $0 to $1M+ TVL, with no marketing and no incentives
> growthepie also launched a new dashboard dedicated to Starknet app metrics

Keep shipping no matter what.

[Lens @LC]

On 21 Feb, @LC hosted its first AMA under its new stewardship.

Co-hosted by @masknetwork and @LC, @suji_yan and @KimmoOrb answered community questions spanning crypto markets, product design, and technical architecture.

They broke down what’s next for Lens, and the roadmap is clear

[Derive.xyz @DeriveXYZ]

We crossed $100M in 24hr notional volume today. 🎉

[Fluid 🌊 @0xfluid]

$200B cumulative volume in 16 months.
#2 DEX on @Ethereum. #1 in correlated pairs.
One Liquidity Layer: trading, lending, borrowing unified.

Capital doesn't sit idle. It compounds.

Fluid DEX V2 is coming.

Trillions soon.

Stay Fluid. 🌊

[James | Snapcrackle @Snapcrackle]

https://t.co/r0KLqneV5V

[sassal.eth/acc 🦇🔊 @sassal0x]

The latest @thedailygwei Refuel is ready for your consumption! ⛽

Today's topics:
- Updated Ethereum roadmap 👀
- EF stakes 70,000 ETH 👍
- L2Beat interop page 🤓
- and much more ➕

Watch 👇

https://t.co/8JwWqaNRFo

[Aztec @aztecnetwork]

The updated Aztec Product Roadmap is live.

All the code is complete to build privacy-preserving smart contracts on Ethereum.

The past 8 years of work are now converging.

https://t.co/4jQFlhgLRf

[ambire.eth @ambire]

Every time you send crypto, your entire account history is visible to the receiver.

All public, forever. But that's about to change.

Learn more about private transfers, the missing layer in wallet UX:

[Dune @Dune]

1/ Using Dune’s new stablecoin dataset: @ethereum remains the stablecoin balance sheet, while L2s are the distribution layer.

From Feb ’25 to Feb ’26:

• Ethereum supply rose $135B → $184B (+36%);
• top L2s combined grew $13.7B → $19.1B (+40%).

https://t.co/ZMd0o1Dhdm

[pashov @pashov]

🚨Ethereum Developers: you can now install your first AI Auditor in 1 minute - fully autonomous, available 24/7, with multiple sub-agent helpers. Open Source.

FREE to use (with your AI model) and already finding vulnerabilities in smart contracts. Link below🫡

[Ethereum @ethereum]

From private payments to tokenized funds and AI standards, Ethereum builders kept shipping.

Here are 25 things the ecosystem delivered this month.

0/ @payy_link announced Payy Network, a privacy-first Ethereum enabled EVM L2.

It features default private token transfers and a cheaper way to build privacy-preserving applications, strengthening Ethereum’s privacy ecosystem.

1/ @RobinhoodApp launched the public testnet for Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum L2 powered by @arbitrum.

Institutional settlement on Ethereum rollups continues to bridge traditional finance and public infrastructure.

2/ The @ethereumfndn Protocol Cluster published its 2026 priorities: Scale, Improve UX, and Harden the L1.

Ethereum continues coordinating long-term technical upgrades in public to help steward the protocol forward.

3/ @l2beat launched L2BEAT Interop, a dashboard tracking cross-chain connectivity,value, and highlighting interoperability risks, helping the ecosystem stay connected to interoperability progress.

4/ @drakefjustin introduced Strawmap, a roadmap of proposed L1 protocol upgrades. It acts as a technical resource for researchers, developers, and participants in Ethereum governance.

5/ @Starknet integrated Nightfall, bringing confidential institutional DeFi to the Starknet stack. ZK privacy continues advancing Ethereum’s institutional use cases.

6/ @hinkal_protocol enabled private ETH and stablecoin payments on @arbitrum, demonstrating how private transactions are expanding across Ethereum L2s.

7/ @StartaleGroup introduced JPYSC, the first trust bank–backed JPY stablecoin.

8/ The One Trillion Dollar Security Dashboard was released by the @ethereumfndn. It is a comprehensive view of Ethereum’s security across the ecosystem.

9/ @builders_garden introduced Sign In With Agent (SIWA), a trustless identity standard for AI agents.

10/ @blockscout launched a Tor-native onion service: a privacy-first way to observe and verify Ethereum state. Blockscout’s .onion domain for Ethereum provides a way to view blocks, transactions and accounts.

11/ @MetaLeX_Labs launched cyberSign, letting users sign any legal agreement with @ethereum / @base.

12/ @Rocket_Pool activated Saturn One, introducing 4 ETH megapool validators. Improved capital efficiency strengthens Ethereum’s decentralized staking layer.

13/ @BNPParibas launched a euro-denominated money market fund on Ethereum. Tokenized funds on public blockchain infrastructure signal growing institutional confidence in Ethereum.

14/ Tokenized RWAs on Ethereum mainnet surpassed $15B in market cap.

15/ @aave crossed $1 trillion in all-time loans.

16/ @OndoFinance tokenized stocks (SPYon, QQQon) went live as DeFi collateral on @Morpho. Tokenized equities are now usable inside onchain credit markets.

17/ @eulerfinance enabled tokenized equities as collateral, built with @OndoFinance, @SentoraHQ, and @chainlink.

Traditional financial exposure is now composable inside Ethereum-native lending markets.

18/ @Uniswap integrated with @Securitize to make @BlackRock’s BUIDL fund tradable via UniswapX.

19/ @LineaBuild sustained 100+ mGas/s throughput, peaking at 218 mGas/s, showing how rollups are scaling Ethereum in practice.

20/ @Starknet released Starkzap, an open-source SDK that turns apps into onchain consumer apps.

21/ @base announced @YCombinator startups can now get funded in USDC on Base.

22/ @Optimism shipped Upgrade 18 setting the foundation for a more performant, customizable, and operationally efficient OP Stack.

23/ @ether_fi released its Android app. Native mobile access lowers the barrier to staking and DeFi participation.

24/ The next Ethereum Community Hub is launching in Rome, hosted by @urbeEth. Local builder ecosystems continue expanding globally.

[Ethereum @ethereum]

https://t.co/ma6kAcHZ6X

[Starknet (Privacy Arc) @Starknet]

1/ Starknet spent 2025 proving it can deliver high-quality blockspace: provable, high-capacity, low-cost, high-throughput.

A serious scaling engine for blockchains and businesses.

So, job done? Not even close 🧵

[AgentMail (YC S25) @agentmail]

Agents can now create email inboxes with USDC on @base

AgentMail supports @CoinbaseDev’s x402 protocol to give agents access to email without accounts or API keys

See how it works 👇

[Hong Kong Ethereum Community Hub @ethereumhkhub]

🎉 Hong Kong Ethereum Community Hub (“ETH HK Hub”) successfully concluded two meetups in Jan & Feb 2026, opening new frontier to Ethereum’s global ecosystem and attracting over 1,300 registrations in total from community builders, academic researchers, financial institutions and other participants. 29 guest speakers shared their unique views across fireside chats, keynotes and panel discussions, with @hwwonx, Co-executive Director and board member at the @ethereumfndn, speaking at the Consensus Meetup and signing partnership agreement with Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

[Ethereal news @EtherealnewsHQ]

Ethereal news weekly #14

🧪 @ethPandaOps ePBS first devnet live
✅ @aave Labs temp check passed
🤖 @synthesis_md AI + human hackathon

https://t.co/lpXTjeGrs7

[Bitwise @Bitwise]

Today, Bitwise is donating $100,000 to support Ethereum open-source developers, who work tirelessly to secure and maintain the network.

When the Bitwise Ethereum ETF $ETHW launched in July 2024, we committed to giving 10% of ETHW’s gross profits back to the Ethereum ecosystem each year. Today, we’re excited to be making our second annual donation.

The funds will go to two non-profit initiatives—@ProtocolGuild and @PBS_Foundation—with critical missions: supporting Ethereum protocol research and development, and helping develop and maintain open-source Ethereum infrastructure.

To the investors who’ve chosen Bitwise and ETHW, thank you. We hope you’re as proud as we are to give back to the developers who make Ethereum better every day. We look forward to making more contributions as ETHW continues to grow.

We believe Ethereum is changing the world, and we will always strive to do our part to be a good steward of this incredible ecosystem alongside you.

From all of us at Bitwise, thank you.

[synthesis @synthesis_md]

https://t.co/q2AqPuiQX0

[EthCC - Ethereum Community Conference @EthCC]

7 years ago today, March 6th 2019.

EthCC[2] was a not-so-large conference.
A rogue fire bell emptied the rooms and so we took the opportunity to snap a group photo.

Back when the whole conference fit in one frame. Who do you spot? 👀🔔

[ETHSF @ethereumsf]

EthereumSF's next week!

Mon - Opening w @ethereumfndn dev/acc & use case lab
Tues - Agentic Prototyping + OpenClaw wkshop
Wed - Ecosystem Day, Arkhai Agent Market Launch
Thu - Unblock Demos
Fri - Community Day

(Codex & OpenAI credits to build @synthesis_md only @ ETHSF26)