Starknet (STRK)

We're only in April and Starknet has already made progress on privacy (for institution and for any ERC20 token), scale (S-two's upgrade with recursive circuit proving, which opens the door to client-side proving) and quantum resistance (did you know that post-quantum wallets are now live on Starknet?) ZK-STARKs are transforming blockchain. links to all relevant announcements in the comments

Welcome to The @Starknet Week ⚡️ Your full recap of everything shaping the ecosystem. 🧵 https://t.co/JbhSheYBUC

Starknet staking is already in Stage 2/4, and it’s moving to Stage 3 later this year. As we get closer to full decentralization, validators are taking on more responsibility, and the requirements (and costs) increase at every stage. As a result, validator fees have legitimately risen over the past few months. Friendly reminder for delegators: > Check your validator’s fee policy > If you want to switch, you can change validators anytime (no unbonding period) directly from the @endurfi and @0xvoyageronline UIs. Your choice of validator is part of your long-term strategy, it strengthens both the Starknet network and the teams you want to support. Choose wisely.

Post quantum security matters, this is a fact. So once a chain commits to preparing for the quantum era, the important question is HOW is it going to do that. Starknet's design gives it a unique edge: flexibility.

wrote an outlook for the upcoming “Toccata” hard fork -- native L1 covenants, based zk apps, why the activation window moved, and what the road from feature freeze to mainnet looks like: https://t.co/JFRkYp6Yd4

Does anyone know why institutions want to bring 272 trillion into the crypto market but can’t get in? @Starknet has solved that problem!! In other words! “My whole position is visible.” If it were the stock market, no one would know how much Samsung Electronics I bought (unless you’re a major shareholder). But on‑chain? If you know a wallet address, you can see who holds how much and even when they will sell. ① This actually happens Last year trader James Wynn took a 1.7 trillion‑won long position, and it was directly exposed on‑chain, causing people to rush in and reverse‑pump. The result? 110 billion liquidated. (Don’t do futures…) Think from an institution’s perspective. Bringing in 272 trillion, but my position is public to the world? It’s like advertising “I’m here, take my money”. ② So what Starknet built is Imagine a heavily tinted Mercedes. From the outside you can’t see who’s inside or the size of the position. If police stop you, you just roll down a window a bit and show your license – done. That’s zero‑knowledge technology! The correctness of a transaction is provable, but the transaction details stay hidden. It’s not illegal, and nothing is fully exposed. Exactly the condition institutions want. ③ What will change going forward Right now we’re only moving Bitcoin onto Starknet. When the upcoming strkBTC Phase 2 launches, things will be different. You’ll be able to borrow, stake, and even leverage anonymously, all while privacy is guaranteed. Analogy: - Solana = Myeong‑dong department store (everyone crowds in) - Starknet = reservation‑only VIP private bank (only big players quietly enter) Even if only 10 % of institutional capital flows here, the money will be massive. In short: Institutional money will definitely come, but without privacy it will never arrive. Starknet protects that privacy!!! This post is written as a Starknet ambassador.

[The essence of ‘institutional privacy’ designed by Starknet] Privcay is no longer focusing solely on chains that hide data. Existing privacy chain functions have been limited to simply hiding transactions, strengthening anonymity, and making them untraceable. However, the privacy direction Starknet pursues aims to create a ‘chain that prevents strategy reconstruction’. ――― [Selective Disclosure that survives regulation] Previous privacy solutions were not usable because they left institutions unable to operate freely within laws and regulations. Therefore, Starknet has introduced a clever privacy design called ‘selective disclosure’ rather than unconditional secrecy. Through a Viewing Key system, strategies can be hidden from the market under normal circumstances, but when audits or legal requests arise, only specific transaction details can be transparently proven. This serves as a strong incentive for institutions that must comply with AML and the Travel Rule. In the end, privacy is a ‘essential survival strategy’ for institutions to generate profit legally within the regulatory framework. Starknet is precisely targeting this point. ――― [Strategic asset protection and STRKBTC] Large institutional fund movements are like “bait” that is relayed to the market in real time. If a position is exposed, it becomes vulnerable to targeted short selling and other risks. Starknet gives Bitcoin assets a ‘stealth mode’ through STRKBTC. Bitcoin moving on Starknet’s note model cannot be reconstructed from the outside regarding who is moving it, how much, or what strategy is used. Liquidity is shared, but strategic intent is thoroughly concealed. ――― [Conclusion, my thoughts] In the past, privacy was a tool for ‘crime or concealment’. Going forward, privacy will become the minimal safety net for institutional‑scale capital to enter on‑chain. Starknet turns the blockchain’s double‑edged sword of transparency into a protection for trillions of dollars of institutional capital through selective disclosure and strategy‑protecting technology.

yes the name is confusing. strk20 sounds like a token standard. rekt. there is no new token. there is no new standard. strk20 is a privacy layer that any existing erc-20 on starknet can plug into. same token, same contract, now with private balances and transfers. blame the naming committee not the architecture.