ChainCatcher news, according to the community governance page, the Starknet community has voted to approve the proposal to launch the STRK token staking program. Starting from the fourth quarter of this year, any address holding more than 20,000 STRK will be able to stake STRK on the Starknet network.Previous news, the governance proposal to activate the STRK staking feature on Starknet has opened for voting, which will end in 2 days. STRK holders will vote on the minting mechanism and the protocol for modifying the parameters of the minting mechanism.

ChainCatcher news, StarkWare co-founder and CEO Eli Ben Sasson shared his personal views on the Starknet Provisions airdrop plan in a blog post.Starknet is a validity rollup that scales Ethereum through the STARKs cryptographic protocol. On February 14, 2024, the Starknet Foundation announced the first round of the Provisions plan, allocating up to 700 million STRK tokens, with a claim period ending on June 20, during which 500 million tokens were claimed. Eli emphasized that while there may be inaccuracies in the allocation method, there is still a commitment to distribute tokens to those who genuinely care about and support Starknet's long-term vision. There are still 400 million STRK tokens to be allocated in the future, and he hopes to hear more thoughts from people inside and outside the ecosystem regarding the token distribution mechanism.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the Starknet Foundation announced that as part of its new Catalyst program, it will distribute approximately $25.2 million worth of Starknet tokens to the 21 most outstanding projects in the ecosystem.Diego Oliva, CEO of the Starknet Foundation, stated that the project has chosen to reward the top user-facing protocols based on multiple factors, the weight of which is assessed jointly by the Starknet Foundation and independent third parties. This funding program aims to accelerate innovation in Starknet's Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution based on zero-knowledge rollup technology. The funding will be divided into two categories, separating advanced projects from emerging projects on the network.The top six projects eligible for funding include the token launch platform Ekubo, the DeFi protocol AVNU with gasless transactions, the on-chain strategy game Influence, the on-chain gaming world Realms, the upcoming DeFi protocol Nostra for crypto super applications, and the decentralized perpetual futures exchange ZKX.

According to ChainCatcher news, StarkWare has announced adjustments to the STRK token unlocking plan for its early contributors and investors. Under the original plan, approximately 1.3 billion tokens (about one-third of the total) held by these early participants were expected to unlock on April 15. However, after reviewing recent community feedback, StarkWare has decided to make the unlocking schedule more gradual.The revised new plan is as follows: the originally planned 13.4% (134 million tokens) to unlock on April 15 will be adjusted to only unlock 0.64% (64 million tokens). Subsequently, 0.64% (64 million tokens) will be unlocked each month until March 15, 2025, after which 1.27% (127 million tokens) will be unlocked each month for the next 24 months, until March 15, 2027. By the end of 2024, the amount of tokens unlocked for early contributors and investors will decrease from the originally planned 2 billion to 580 million. By the end of 2025, an additional 1.4 billion tokens will gradually unlock, followed by another 1.5 billion by the end of 2026, and 380 million will unlock by March 15, 2027.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Starknet blockchain explorer Voyager, Starknet has begun to allocate STRK tokens for airdrop claim contracts. Among them:STRK Provisions Claim: Starknet (expected to be an airdrop contract for Starknet users) currently holds 120 million STRK;STRK Provisions Claim: Ethereum contract currently holds 40 million STRK;STRK Provisions Claim: GitHub contract currently holds 15 million STRK;STRK Provisions Claim: StarkEx contract currently holds 7.5 million STRK.

ChainCatcher news, StarkWare has released a proposal for the STRK inflation model, with the inflation formula being M=0.4 * √ S, where S is the token staking rate, implying a maximum annual inflation rate of 4%. This inflation model aims to reward stakeholders for their contributions to the network and manage the inflation expectations of STRK by setting a cap on the inflation rate to maintain moderate inflation.The proposal consists of two main parts: the more tokens staked, the higher the total minting rate (to ensure that stakers receive sufficient rewards); the more tokens staked, the lower the staking rewards (to balance the needs of stakers with the need to control inflation). This will allow the market to adjust the staking rate and ensure adequate staking. Currently, there are 10 billion STRK on Starknet, and if this proposal is enacted, the cap will be raised.

ChainCatcher news, the records on the Sepolia testnet show that Starknet is suspected of experimenting with L1 to L2 STRK cross-chain transfers on this testnet.A few hours ago, multiple transfers of STRK test tokens, which have the same contract as the mainnet STRK (starting with 0xca14), appeared on the Ethereum Sepolia testnet. One of the transfers of 1234 STRK test tokens is suspected to be a transfer of STRK test tokens from L1 to L2.Data from the Starknet Sepolia testnet shows that a few minutes after the aforementioned transaction was confirmed, an address starting with 0x0137 on this testnet received 1234 STRK test tokens.

According to ChainCatcher news and reported by CoinDesk, Starknet plans to "soon" distribute over 1.8 billion STRK tokens. Starknet stated that approximately 900 million STRK have been allocated to the foundation's supply committee for rewarding users and community members for their past and future contributions, with another 900 million tokens specifically designated for user transaction fee rebates.In October of this year, the Starknet Foundation allocated 50 million STRK tokens for a new Early Community Member Program (ECMP). Previously, the Starknet Foundation announced that the airdrop eligibility deadline has been set, and the airdrop plan will be announced once finalized. The total supply of STRK token contracts is 10 billion. Of this, 50% will be retained by the organization, while the remainder will be distributed to core developers, ecosystem contributors, and the community.

ChainCatcher news, according to Scopescan monitoring, Starknet has confirmed that the airdrop snapshot has been taken. The STRK token contract was deployed 379 days ago, with a total supply of 10 billion tokens, and the total number of holders is currently 429.

ChainCatcher message, the Starknet Foundation announces the Early Community Member Program (ECMP), dedicated to recognizing community contributors who have contributed to Starknet so far. The program plans to allocate 50 million STRK tokens to those who contributed in the early days of the network, including rewards for encouraging technical discussions, organizing Starknet-related events, and regularly publishing Starknet branded content by individual contributors.Individuals and projects wishing to apply for grants must provide detailed information about their contributions, with the application window open until November 23, 2023.

ChainCatcher message, the Starknet community has released a new proposal on the official governance forum, suggesting that the newly introduced V3 transactions pay fees in STRK (i.e., accounts must have a STRK balance). The old version of transactions will still be supported, continuing to use ETH for fee payments.The intent of the proposal is outlined as follows: to use the Starknet native token STRK as the fee payment token on Starknet, as one of its primary purposes.

ChainCatcher news, the Starknet Early Adopter Grants (EAG) committee has launched the first round of STRK token grants today.The committee was established by the Starknet Foundation and is authorized to operate until June 30, 2023, with the aim of providing early momentum for the Starknet ecosystem. The mission of the EAG committee is to allocate the initial distribution of STRK tokens to early builders of on-chain applications on Starknet. The EAG committee has a budget of up to 1 million STRK tokens, which will be distributed to projects in multiple rounds.Currently, the first round of funding has opened project applications on March 22, with a deadline for applications on April 5, and the committee will make decisions by April 13, 2023. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the L2 scaling solution Starknet Foundation has announced the appointment of five committees to achieve full decentralization of the Starknet ecosystem. They are the Provisions Committee, Early Adopters Grant Committee, Developer Collaboration Committee, Governance Committee, and Ecosystem Access Committee.The Provisions Committee is responsible for planning, overseeing, and executing the supply of the Starknet ecosystem token STRK, which will serve as the staking token for participating in the Starknet consensus mechanism, as well as the governance token for the network and the Gas token for paying network transaction fees;The Early Adopters Grant Committee is dedicated to promoting the development of the Starknet ecosystem by providing funding to innovative teams building on-chain applications on Starknet;The Developer Collaboration Committee will introduce the Starknet ecosystem by cultivating and overseeing new strategic developer partnerships;The Governance Committee's mission is to play a key role in the ongoing decentralization of the Starknet ecosystem, responsible for researching, planning, and executing the initial phase of Starknet governance, which has already initiated the first phase of Starknet governance;The Ecosystem Access Committee is responsible for authorizing new developers and community members and integrating them into the Starknet ecosystem. (source link)