V God is concerned that the ZK-EVM project may have code vulnerabilities and is discussing what avoidance mechanisms and optimization plans can be implemented.
One is to add an auxiliary round mechanism, and the other is to create a good intermediate language for implementation.
The following projects, * indicates those worth interacting with, and ** indicates those worth focusing on and interacting with.
To start using StarkNet, the first step is to use a wallet #StarkNet
Currently, there are two available wallets, and @MetaMask is about to launch.
Argent
The OG of smart contract (account abstraction) wallets, native to StarkNet, open-source, raised $40 million in Series B funding, with a smooth user experience, and the wallet can be used in the browser. [Testnet and mainnet are live]
Braavos
A native wallet centered on StarkNet, recently raised $10 million in seed funding. It supports use on mobile devices (Android and Apple) and all browsers. [Testnet and mainnet are live]
Now, there are 3 options to transfer to StarkNet:
StarkGate:
The official bridge of StarkWare Ltd. [Testnet and mainnet are live]
A cross-rollup bridge for transferring ETH native assets. [Mainnet is live]
Layerswap:
A protocol that directly transfers assets from CEX to L2 in one go, saving a lot of gas fees. [Mainnet is live]
On StarkNet, many DEXs are under construction, allowing permissionless, non-custodial, and trustless trading. Let's start with the introduction of AMM DEXs.
mySwap
The first AMM on StarkNet, built by the Braavos team, it is the first AMM on the StarkNet mainnet. Therefore, it is now possible to swap and provide liquidity on it. [Testnet and mainnet are live]
JediSwap
JediSwap is entirely built by its Mesh community through its innovative points and contribution system, where these contribution points will be converted into NFTs for token distribution of projects launched by the Mesh community. This is an exciting community experiment, and JediSwap's Gitcoin activity proves its success (ranked first in contributor numbers). The ZAP feature allows users to convert any token into LP tokens in one transaction. [Testnet is live]
10KSwap
Recently went live on the mainnet and opened their liquidity pools, so you can trade and provide liquidity directly on the StarkNet mainnet. [Testnet and mainnet are live]
SithSwap
An innovative AMM that combines many interesting features, in short, it blends the amalgamation of @CurveFinance, @ConvexFinance, and @UniswapV2, (ve)NFT (currently only the standard AMM features are live).
Raised $2.65 million in seed funding and has successfully passed an audit by @nethermindeth. [Testnet is live]
Zohal
An AMM that offers a 100% user-customizable interface through modularity, where one module = one function, creating a dashboard tailored to each user's needs, enhancing user experience.
Some examples of modules: Swap, Graphic, favorite tokens, staking services, and many more... Users can organize them in their own way, moving, expanding, or shrinking them. This way, they will create their own DEX and optimize it for personal use. [Not live yet]
Starkswap
An AMM that also aims to build a suite of DeFi products on StarkNet.
Currently, it has two products:
Starkswap: Classic AMM
Iron Fleet: Collaborating with Yearn on the Ethereum mainnet to participate in ETH protocols at low costs through StarkNet.
[Both dApps are running on the testnet]
Alpha Road
A Stake DAO built on StarkNet, offering the following features:
- AMM
- DeFi strategies through a treasury system
- NFT collection platform
[Only AMM is live on the testnet]
StarkDefi
A multi-functional DeFi Hub on StarkNet, offering a wide range of highly demanded DeFi products, including:
- AMM
- Launchpad
- Staking services and farming pools
- Liquidity locking for projects
[Coming soon to the testnet]
There are many AMMs on StarkNet, but rest assured, there are two DEX aggregators on StarkNet that scan all AMMs for liquidity to find the best rates for given orders.
A DEX aggregator whose mission is to connect all StarkNet AMMs, allowing users to access the liquidity of all these AMMs in one place. [Testnet is live]
The Commercium
Another DEX aggregator, but offers the following differences:
- 100% on-chain router (even allows users to create their own routers and add them to the protocol)
- No extra fees for services
- Permissionless
[Testnet is live]
Now, all projects that allow purchasing cryptocurrency spot through StarkNet AMMs are showcased.
What about DEXs with order books? Providing spot, limit orders, as well as leverage and options?
Order book DEXs and options protocols
Brine
A multi-chain DEX for spot trading, offering various features such as:
- Instant and gasless TX
- Decentralized and permissionless environment
- Tracking dashboard
- Profit and loss analysis
- More
[Based on StarkEx, Goerli testnet is live]
ZKEX
Another multi-chain order book DEX, aiming to be a decentralized competitor to Binance/FTX: [Polygon, AVAX testnet is live]
ZigZag
A ZK-based (but also on Arbitrum) DEX order book. Their goal is simple: to become the decentralized Nasdaq. ZigZag also plans to integrate margin and perpetual contracts. [Launched on zkSync & #Arbitrum mainnet, preparing to enter StarkNet]
MES Protocol
An order book DEX similar to Zigzag. The protocol plans to focus on L2 ZK, thus:
RabbitX
A permanent DEX built on StarkNet, supported by major institutions [coming soon to the testnet]
ZKX
A derivatives protocol based on perpetual contracts, offering various innovations. For example:
- A new form of DAO (tracking user operations in the protocol through a set of smart contracts, acquiring ZKX virtual governance rights, VGS, through trading, participating in votes, operating nodes, or contributing)
- Trading rewards (ZKX provides transparent and effective tools to encourage users to participate in trading regularly, incentivizing users to win more rewards through trading competitions)
- Adaptive balancing rate (ZKX has launched a new funding rate called Adaptive Balancing Rate, ABR, which helps adapt more quickly and effectively to volatile assets)
- Decentralized limit order book DLOB (to avoid users relying too much on oracle, ZKX has launched a dedicated permissionless node network, allowing clients to obtain asset prices directly from exchanges, improving trading efficiency for both retail and institutional traders)
They raised $4.5 million in seed funding [under development, already passed Nethermind audit]
Caimine Options
An open-source AMM for options on StarkNet, allowing the buying and selling of European options. The protocol will be an ideal place for traders, LPs, and investors to create various DeFi strategies. [Coming soon to the testnet]
Through all the dApps introduced so far, you can connect your assets to StarkNet and trade on DEX and options markets.
Now, why not get in touch with new projects emerging on StarkNet through launchpads?
In addition to one from StarkDefi, there are three more.
Astraly
An open-chain reputation primitive based on StarkNet. It offers many innovative launchpad features, such as:
- 100% on-chain lottery
- Tradeable NFT-style allocation tickets
- On-chain reputation system to improve your chances of obtaining allocation tickets
[Testnet is live, unable to open]
zk Spark
An L2 ZK launchpad, education center, and project incubator. Their main goals are to participate in:
- The democratization of ZK_Rollups
- The development of ZK_Rollups projects
- Training new developers in the field
[Coming soon to the testnet]
Dolven Labs
A project catalyst on StarkNet, fully owned by its DAO, offering various features such as:
- Incubation services
- Permissionless token minting
- Permissionless launchpads
- Permissionless liquidity locking
[Testnet is live]
Then, let's take a look at the #StarkNet money market.
Zklend
The OG of lending markets on StarkNet, with two main products:
- Artemis, aimed at DeFi users
- Apollo, aimed at institutional participants
Additionally, zkLend is the first publicly funded project on #StarkNet: raised $5 million [Testnet is live]
CurveZero
A fixed-rate and term-based lending market on StarkNet. To achieve this, Curve_Zero builds and uses an on-chain crypto-native interest rate curve powered by Empiric Network. [Testnet is live]
xBank
The first lending market on the StarkNet testnet. [Testnet is live]
Hash Stack
A ZK-native lending market offering under-collateralized loans.
Under-collateralized, with a ratio of 3, meaning you can borrow $300 with $100. However, this loan can only be used for dApps supported by the protocol. [Launched on testnet]
Nostra
Offers a lending market but also supports:
- AMM
- The first StarkNet native stablecoin (UNO), backed by interest-bearing ETH
They have a $5 million fund to develop their ecosystem, providing community incentive tasks [Testnet coming soon]
CygnusDAO
A decentralized stablecoin lending and margin trading protocol that allows lenders to provide their stablecoins without IL risk while profiting from lending fees and farming yields. On their side, LPs can borrow stablecoins using their LP tokens. [Under development]
A 2.0 DeFi protocol for yield-backed synthetic assets, providing sustainable yields. The project aims to address the current shortcomings of DeFi, primarily by introducing PCV principles and yield-backed synthetic assets. [Testnet is live]
Empiric Network
The first ZK-native decentralized oracle, aimed at providing decentralized, transparent, and composable data. With Empiric, protocols can put their data 100% on-chain without needing off-chain infrastructure. They raised $7 million. [Internal testing, under development]
Empiric directly leverages the cheap computation available on StarkNet. In the future, zk provers (like PLONKY) will be used to run these computations off-chain and bring the results and proofs to L2 for cheaper data without any additional trust assumptions.
StarCombo
A protocol tool for interacting with multiple DeFi protocols simultaneously through a single transaction. It is an ideal tool for creating strategies on StarkNet. [Testnet is live]
Yagi
A yield aggregator on StarkNet. It provides various yield strategies through a treasury, making life easier for farmers. For example, the JediSwap treasury allows users to provide liquidity using a single token. [Testnet is live]
Starkboard
A DeFi data center that allows anyone to access all DeFi data on Starknet in real-time. Specifically, (#Testnet and Mainnet):
- Evolution of TVL
- Share of each asset in this TVL
- User data
- Evolution of fees
- And more
Finally, mentioning two StarkNet block explorers:
Voyager
Starkscan
