Generating around $62M in annual app revenue, with peak reaching $146M.

More than 1,800 people are using Starkzap.

Currently running a $4.5k Starkzap bounty program, split between builders ($3k) and content creators ($1.5k).

Released episode 3 of "Beyond Digital Gold" documentary series covering Bitcoin DeFi and Layer 2 models.

Merged PR implementing agentic programming capabilities into STWO proving system, marking the beginning of production-grade agentic transition.

Launched Starkzap, an open-source TypeScript SDK for building fully onchain apps with web2-like UX, now updated to v2 with five new DeFi modules: bridging with best execution, swaps with best execution, DCA, lending and borrowing, and confidential transfers and payments.

Climbed from the 44th chain by TVL to the 19th in under six months.

Stablecoin supply increased over 300% year-over-year.

Launched Libertas, the first live project of the StarkWare FGU Squad, an AI-powered platform that tracks censorship, surveillance, and freedom tech signals in real time.

Appointed Professor Scott Aaronson as Scientific Advisor.

Participated in a panel discussion on onchain privacy at EthereumDenver with representatives from Miden, 1kx, and Ludlow Institute.

StarkEx system operated by rhino.fi has unclaimed user funds with withdrawal deadline set for March 1, 2026.

Hosts a 5-week gaming competition called "1v1 Loot Survivor 2 Showdown" starting on 2026-01-23, awarding 1,666 STRK per weekly winner with a total prize pool of 25,000 STRK.

Offers employees the option to receive part of their salary as stablecoin on Starknet.

Paradex is now fully powered by S-two prover, deploying the next-gen proving technology for onchain perpetuals trading.

StarkWare publishes a new delegation proposal with a two-track model for validators, seeking community feedback on the next phase of staking. Over 1.1B STRK is currently staked (23% of circulating supply), BTC staking is integrated into the protocol, and Staking v3 is expected around late 2026.

StarkWare participates in the SEC's roundtable on Financial Surveillance & Privacy, with kkirkbos representing the company to explain ZK technology for user protection and system security.

Louis Guth, former Head of Product at StarkWare, has departed the company and is now building a stealth project. (ID: 1997256513816289606)

StarkWare introduces Raito, a new tool using recursive zkSTARKs that verifies 15 years of Bitcoin history in under 50ms.

Atlantic's managed ZK prover service goes live with S-two prover support, enabling all developers using Atlantic to access SHARP and leverage S-two in their projects.

Messari report highlights edgeX evolving from a StarkEx CLOB engine to a modular multi-VM L2 with deterministic parallel execution in V2, representing a significant architectural expansion for projects built on StarkEx technology. (ID: 1996325368752681281)

Circle onboards to the platform, representing a significant partnership milestone. (ID: 1996217442536669207)

Deployed Stwo prover on Starknet Mainnet November 2025 for client-side recursive ZK proving, cutting latency from 1 minute to 3 seconds, and generating smaller, cheaper proofs on consumer hardware.

Round 4 of the Delegation Program completes with dozens of validators receiving delegation, expanding the validator ecosystem on Starknet.

The Grinta upgrade launches on November 24 for Paradex Chain, bringing decentralized sequencer architecture, sub-second pre-confirmations, and a real mempool.

StarkWare achieves #2 ranking by Total Value Secured at $1.5B while deploying S-two next-gen prover on Starknet ahead of rollout to Paradex and all StarkEx chains.

edgeX built on StarkEx reaches $478M TVL, $5B+ daily volume, 157K+ wallets, and 50K DAU while expanding globally across English, Korean, Japanese, and Spanish regions ahead of its upcoming TGE.

Integrated native USDC via Circle's Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP).

StarkWare's proving technology powers three top-10 Perp DEXs with combined monthly volumes of $215B ($160B for edgeX, $30B for paradex, $25B for extendedapp) and has enabled over $1.5T in total trading volume since launch.

edgeX_exchange built on StarkEx achieves 26x TVL growth since April and generates $38m in revenue last month with orderbook depth rivaling Hyperliquid.

CEO Eli Ben-Sasson reveals BTC staking and borrowing on Starknet to turn Bitcoin into a productive DeFi asset in The Block interview.

Private x402 feature incoming with continued collaboration to bring innovation to agentic commerce systems.

StarkWare is now Nounish.

StarkWare deploys S-two prover on Starknet to enhance speed, privacy, and decentralization.

Processed over 1 billion transactions and settled nearly $2 trillion in value over 5+ years in production.

Eli Ben-Sasson and Zooko, two Zcash co-founders, reunite next week to discuss privacy, ZK technology, and the path to private scalability on Starknet.

Integrated EY's Nightfall ZK privacy layer on February 17, 2026, introducing STRK20 standard for ERC-20 privacy via zero-knowledge proofs. STRK20s capability launching end of April 2026, enabling confidential balances, private transfers, and built-in compliance.

3 of the top 10 perpetual DEXs are built on StarkWare technology.

StarkWare awards a grant to Alpen, a project that raised approximately $20M in funding.

A formal proposal for OP_STARK_VERIFY is announced to enable native STARK proof verification in Bitcoin Script.

Published Technical Infrastructure Roadmap for 2026 with three pillars: execution, decentralization, and economics. Opened Delegation Program to all participants, enabling validators to earn rewards via STRK delegation as part of Starknet's decentralization roadmap.

StarkEx powers edgeX, the 4th highest revenue-generating application in the entire onchain market, demonstrating dominance in powering top-ranked Perpetual DEXs.

Paradex, a major DeFi trading platform incubated by Paradigm, is built on StarkWare's SN stack and utilizes CairoVM technology that can reduce margin requirements by 80-90% while evolving into a permissionless development environment.

StarkWare sponsors the Starknet Re{solve} Hackathon with two development tracks focusing on Mobile-First dApps and Privacy & Identity solutions.

CEO Eli Ben-Sasson states that Starknet is best positioned to become the Bitcoin settlement layer, outlining a vision for Bitcoin L2 solutions including using Bitcoin as collateral and generating yield without permission.

CEO Eli Ben-Sasson scheduled to speak at public event in NYC on September 16 alongside Dan Held at PubKey venue, discussing proofs, scaling, and Bitcoin DeFi with reported high demand for attendance.

Sets record by proving entire Bitcoin block header chain in 6.5 hours for only $13.5, demonstrating significant technical efficiency in ZK-based blockchain verification.

Community sentiment reaches all-time high with 82% positive sentiment on Kaito platform, marking the best reading since tracking began in 2023.

Expected to launch strkBTC, a shielded Bitcoin with optional privacy, end of April 2026 for BTCfi development to provide Bitcoin holder utility without selling.

New S-two prover delivers 100x performance improvement over Stone prover (which has settled $1T), enabling integration by Nexus Labs, Kakarot, and Giza teams.

Stablecoin volume increases 71% over 30 days, ranking second highest growth among all chains, indicating significant adoption momentum.

Second delegation round completes with dozens of validators; new registration window opens for additional validators.

Delegation Program Round 2 registration closes August 11, open to all validators with dual program participation allowed.

New technical collaboration between Blockstream and StarkWare combines Simplicity language with STARK technology.

White House cites research in privacy briefs while v0.14 introduces decentralized sequencer and fee market, alongside new endorsements from Turing award winners Wigderson and Goldwasser as advisors.

Technical concerns emerge regarding Stwo optimization benchmarks, potentially affecting production performance.

Stwo prover enters production on Starknet with enhanced performance and multiple external teams building infrastructure using the technology.

KakarotZkEvm implements S-two technology for mobile-first ZK stack development.

S-two achieves mobile ZK proof generation milestone, processing sensitive data locally for enhanced privacy.

New partnership with Giza Technologies enables verifiable machine learning through LuminAIR platform using S-two technology.

Established dedicated Bitcoin team developing ZK Bitcoin client, Script VM, and post-quantum signatures. Co-founder Isabel Fox Enduke co-authored Bitcoin's BIP 360, proposing Pay-to-Merkle-Root (P2MR) for quantum-resistant script trees.

Team actively developing Bitcoin verification capabilities, aiming to establish Bitcoin as primary settlement layer.

Staking V2 deployment introduces validator liveness metrics, performance tracking, and time-locked commission adjustment capabilities.

New staking program announced with 10% validator stake cap and focus on smaller validator incentives.

EVM considers adopting STARK-friendly instruction set, signaling potential mainstream integration of STARK technology.

Platform reaches 1 billion processed transactions with enterprise adoption from Sorare.

ZK proving infrastructure processes $1T+ cumulative volume over 4+ years of production deployment.

Strategic reengagement discussions between Ethereum and the project are actively being pursued, with focus on cryptographic collaboration and Layer 2 development.

Extended becomes first perpetual DEX to transition from legacy system to Starknet L2, bringing advanced trading features.

New stwo prover launching on mainnet in 2025, offering 100x faster performance than current stone prover.

ColliderVM launches as new Bitcoin scaling solution.

New ColliderVM protocol enables Bitcoin-L2 bridge development with stateful computation capabilities.

$2M seed fund launches for Bitcoin dApps development with former Ordinals pioneer joining as strategic hire.