my fantasy platform is on @Starknet mainnet
infras:
- contracts audited ✅
- paymaster via @avnu_fi ⌛️
- ramp via @swapperfinance ⌛️
game design:
- player prices set but not finalized, need to cross-check against the official app first when it launches
everything else is done
marketing:
- no posting from a dedicated "Gaffer" handle during the live test. too early, and pointless at this stage.
- going guerrilla. the objective is to seed enough users for a proof of concept and build a tight group of experts who can give real feedback.
if all goes to plan, open beta launches July 15th, 2026.
just ahead of the new european season.
Starknet thesis for all sides of the bell curve
Left: cheap, gud team, top VCs
Mid: privacy, AA, Zcash beta, post-quantum
Right: BTC has 1T+ mcap but no execution surface. Starknet gives it proof-carrying compute: Cairo executes, STARKs compress, & if OP_CAT lands, Bitcoin verifies
Native, private BTC DeFi
I just claimed ~$1.25 + 5 STRK strkBTC from the strkBTC Faucet -- an homage to Gavin Andresen's original Bitcoin Faucet (2010).
Claim yours: https://t.co/XVqAp3iw4W
This was 37x oversubscribed.
Definitely more popular than expected. So we doubled the original $10k allocation and doubled the number of people eligible to claim.
Introducing a new Bitcoin asset with strkBTC also gave us the obvious honour of paying homage to one of Bitcoin’s earliest growth tactics: the faucet.
We kept the faucet page as close as possible to the original and avoided adding unnecessary steps. No quests. No complicated registration flow. Just a simple way to get involved.
If you got selected, gg.
Remember to activate your shield to collect your second claim.
PS: The Faucet may return.
strkBTC is now live on @Starknet. Existing tBTC/wBTC LPs should migrate to the new strkBTC/tBTC pool on @EkuboProtocol to continue receiving incentives.
- The 5% APY incentive now extends to tBTC/strkBTC. Stablecoin loan incentives against tBTC remain unchanged.
- tBTC/wBTC LPs will continue receiving 50% incentives for one month, after which the legacy pool will sunset.
strkBTC also launches with an LST: xstrkBTC.
1. Get strkBTC
2. Stake it on @endurfi to receive xstrkBTC
3. Hold xstrkBTC & automatically accrue STRK rewards
Optional: pair xstrkBTC with strkBTC on @EkuboProtocol for an additional yield layer.
Private Bitcoin is here.
Coming soon, we are making any ERC-20 token private.
If you are an institution looking for a compliant privacy solution, reach out to us. If you are building something that could use privacy, reach out to us.
strk[₿] is live.
bitcoin on @Starknet. not wrapped, not custodied.
shielded by default, backed by a federation of signers.
first asset shipping on strk20.
bridge btc, mint strk[₿], stake into xstrk[₿] for yield, or shield and swap on avnu.
> https://t.co/qBWjA9J9IC
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Yahoo!
This is an exciting day for me. After a long journey through blockchains, cryptography, and ZK rabbit holes, my new book, co-authored with @NathanOnCrypto, is finally out.
It's part history, part deep dive, part red pill, and it's about two of my favorite topics: blockchains and ZK.
This is a book for non-experts, written in plain language, zero complicated jargon.
And now it's finally published!
Grab a copy for yourself or send one to a friend, and start the journey 👇
Bitcoin is the most sovereign money ever created.
It is also the least private money people have ever used.
strkBTC fixes that. Live on Starknet today.
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