ChainCatcher news, Starknet has announced its decentralized roadmap for 2025, aiming to become the first fully decentralized Layer 2 (L2) that scales Ethereum on a large scale. The plan focuses on staking mechanisms, decentralized operation, and governance independence.Staking: Starknet will launch the first phase of staking (Staking v1) in November 2024, with over 170 million STRK currently staked by 63,000 delegators and 106 validators. Staking v2 to v4 will be rolled out in phases in 2025, ultimately achieving full responsibility for network security and block validation by validators.Decentralized Operation: Starknet will gradually migrate from the existing architecture to fully open-source Apollo sequencers and Stwo provers, with plans to launch a distributed consensus layer on the mainnet by the end of 2025, where validators will participate in block voting to achieve decentralized operation.Governance Independence: The Starknet Security Council will further promote decentralized governance of core contracts while enhancing the network's censorship resistance.Meanwhile, the latest version of Starknet, v0.13.4, has been launched on the testnet, bringing optimizations such as state compression, fixed L2 gas prices, and Cairo-native performance improvements, with plans to go live on the mainnet between March 17 and 24. Future version v0.14.0 will also introduce 2-second block times, more efficient sequencers, and improved fee markets.

ChainCatcher message, Starknet posted on platform X that the second phase of STRK staking will begin in a few months (Q2 2025). The main goal of the second phase is to enable validators to play an active role in staking and assess their activity before they take on a formal role in consensus. The third phase is planned to start in Q4 2025.To achieve this goal, Starknet proposes to introduce validator block proofs and may include a commission increase feature.

ChainCatcher message, StarkWare posted on the X platform stating that the dApp zkLend built on Starknet was attacked by hackers. The StarkWare team immediately initiated a coordinated response and took the following steps:Alerted the zkLend team to suspicious activities.Worked closely with cybersecurity firms to investigate the incident.Confirmed that the vulnerability does not involve a flaw in Starknet's core technology, but rather an irreparable application-specific issue.

ChainCatcher message, Slow Mist Yu Sen posted on platform X stating that hackers have cross-chain transferred the stolen funds from zkLend on the Starknet network to other networks, with most of the funds flowing to the Ethereum network.

ChainCatcher message, X user @defi_monk tweeted that chains including Starknet have seen varying degrees of decline in returns after TGE.Zhao Changpeng responded, "We need more Dapps, not chains."

ChainCatcher news, Starknet disclosed data on platform X, and just 2 months after the launch of the first phase of STRK staking, the number of validators contributing to the network reached 100, with over 60,000 delegators.

ChainCatcher news, Starknet has released the roadmap for Q1 and Q2, expecting to launch version v0.13.4 in February 2025. The main features of this version include state compression, L2 gas fees, and a try/catch mechanism for function call failures. It may also include native support for Cairo (from Sierra to LLVM) and a nonce channel, with the expected effects of reducing costs, improving user and developer experience, and enhancing performance.In addition, Starknet will launch version v0.14.0 in the second quarter of 2025, with major updates including 2-second block times, memory pool optimization, and a fee market mechanism, introducing a distributed sorter architecture and Stwo integration. Starknet will also initiate staking phase 2 in the second quarter of 2025, where validators will begin to validate blocks, aiming to promote further decentralization.

ChainCatcher message, Starknet announced on the X platform that it has partnered with the RaaS provider AltLayer, aiming to enable builders to complete SN Rollup deployments and independently build optimized Starknet.

ChainCatcher news, Starknet disclosed data on the X platform showing that the number of Starknet ecosystem projects will grow by 168% in 2024, with user-centric projects expanding from 72 in 2023 to over 190 in 2024.

ChainCatcher news, reported by The Block, that the Ethereum Layer 2 project Starknet has launched the application chain development software suite SN Stack, which supports developers in building independent application chains. The suite offers three versions: the open-source modular framework Madara, the game optimization platform Dojo, and the high-performance infrastructure StarkWare Sequencer. Currently, the application chain project Paradex has been deployed as a design partner.StarkWare co-founder and CEO Eli Ben-Sasson stated that developers can now use ZK-STARK cryptography to build application chains, enjoying convenience and low costs comparable to optimistic rollups.

According to ChainCatcher news reported by News.bitcoin, based on on-chain analysis from the crypto aggregator Dropstab, in 2024, various projects distributed $14.91 billion to crypto users through a series of airdrop activities. Topping the airdrop distribution list is Hyperliquid, where over 90,000 users received $1.34 billion in airdrops. Following closely is Starknet, with 1.3 million addresses receiving airdrops of 700 million tokens worth $1.33 billion. The airdrops of $1.15 billion from Pengu, $896 million from Wormhole, and $891 million from Jupiter became the top five highest-grossing airdrop projects of 2024.Of the $14.91 billion distributed through airdrops, the L2 sector accounted for $4.22 billion (28.3%), the DeFi sector accounted for $3.31 billion (22.2%), and the L1 sector accounted for $2.63 billion (17.6%). Gaming and meme, liquid staking, and artificial intelligence (AI) projects distributed tokens worth $2.28 billion, $1.27 billion, and $373 million, respectively.

ChainCatcher news, Starknet announced on the X platform that it plans to launch the Stwo prover in April 2025, which is expected to be approximately 940 times more efficient than the current Starknet prover.

ChainCatcher message, according to official news, OKX Connect launched by OKX Web3 now officially supports the Starknet network.OKX Connect is a communication protocol between wallets and applications within the Telegram ecosystem, helping developers seamlessly connect their DApps developed on Telegram with different blockchains to provide users with the best experience. For Telegram Mini Apps that support OKX Connect, they can directly invoke the OKX Web3 wallet and the Telegram-based OKX Mini wallet for signing transactions and other DApp interactions. For more details, please see the source link.

ChainCatcher news, Starknet disclosed data on the X platform stating that the staking amount of STRK tokens on Starknet has exceeded 100 million.In addition, according to on-chain blockchain Voyager data, the current number of staked STRK tokens has reached 101,303,963.261.

ChainCatcher message, Starknet posted on platform X: "Just a reminder, Starknet is supported by a quantum-resistant proof mechanism."

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum Layer 2 network Starknet announced on platform X that the cross-chain bridge StarkGate v2.0 is officially launched on the mainnet. This version improves user experience, adds support for more tokens, and includes additional features for all bridgoooors.