Starknet

Starknet's Bitcoin bridging to and from the network is temporarily unavailable after Atomiq, one of its Bitcoin bridging providers, went offline following a security incident on its infrastructure. The two networks are connected by several providers; with Atomiq down, cross-chain BTC swaps are halted. Starknet posted a status update noting that users with a swap in progress should contact the team for assistance, and asked affected users to follow a provided link for help with their in-flight swaps.

CREDI is bringing private credit markets to Starknet, aiming to put some of the $1.75 trillion private-credit market onchain. It reduces default risk by routing a borrower's Visa settlement directly into CREDI's vault, so the borrower never holds the cash. CREDI is part of the first Proof of Privacy cohort, an incubator/accelerator run by the Starknet Foundation.

PriPay, built on STRK20, demonstrates how payroll can move onchain without leaking wallets, amounts, timing, or patterns. It positions privacy as a requirement for the onchain economy to grow.

The STRK20 Private Sprint hackathon is now live, giving builders until 31 August to ship privacy apps. The 18-day event offers $5,000 in prizes plus full support from the Starknet ecosystem to build and ship a first privacy app on mainnet.

HabitFi (Everyday) has launched on Starknet, combining financial commitment with social accountability so users can put stakes behind habits they want to build. Account abstraction keeps wallets behind a clean app experience built to reach millions.

Chance has gone live on Starknet, bringing intent verification for AI agents. Before an agent transaction executes, Chance simulates the exact action and checks it against the user's mandate, with settlement proofs anchored on Starknet and native Starknet escrow wallets.

SuperVega, an options-trading protocol, has launched in public beta on Starknet. Users pick a price target and date for BTC, ETH, ZEC, STRK (with more markets coming) and profit if price touches the target. It works with any EVM wallet or social login through Starknet.

Starknet now offers a shielded version of Bitcoin via strkBTC, extending to private transfers, private swaps, and now private liquid staking. The pitch, echoed by StarkWare's Eli Ben-Sasson, is Bitcoin that's both private and productive on Starknet.