Shipping season never ends 🥷 1⃣ StarkWare executed the first ever quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction The first quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction in history was executed and mined on Bitcoin Mainnet using Avihu Levy’s QSB design. > QSB allows Bitcoin holders to move funds into a quantum-safe setup today, without changing the Bitcoin protocol or requiring a fork. > The transaction proved that the design can already work on Bitcoin Mainnet. > While QSB is not intended as Bitcoin’s optimal long-term post-quantum solution, it provides holders with a last-resort protection mechanism without waiting for protocol-level consensus. > The milestone builds on years of quantum-security research from StarkWare and the Starknet ecosystem. 2⃣ More builders than ever are shipping privacy primitives StarkWare launched the STRK20 Private Sprint to accelerate the development of privacy applications on Starknet. > Over 200 builders are now working on more than 170 projects spanning AI, trading, DeFi strategies, gaming, and more. > The sprint was extended by one week, with builders able to join until September 7, and anyone can join. > StarkWare also open-sourced PriPay, a private payroll system enabling recurring or one-time salary payments that remain hidden from block explorers while preserving an onchain audit trail. 3⃣ Starknet revenue is going back into the ecosystem For the first time, StarkWare delegated 25M STRK generated from Starknet sequencer revenue back into the ecosystem. > The 25M STRK is being used to strengthen projects and operators contributing to Starknet through delegation. > Round 3 of the StarkWare Delegation Program was also executed, with selected validators receiving between 5M and 20M STRK each. > The new structure comes with higher expectations around validator performance, reliability, testing, and active ecosystem participation. 4⃣ The ecosystem keeps shipping > Realms is building an L3 on top of Starknet for Blitz and Eternum, targeting significantly lower costs and better UX. > SuperVega launched its public beta, enabling one-tap options trading on BTC, ETH, ZEC, and STRK, with end-of-year expiries now available. > Extended added 22 new RWA markets during August, launched Chase Orders, and unveiled its vision to become a regulated, globally distributed onchain trading platform, starting with the EU. > Offmarket launched private Polymarket trading on Starknet. > Chance launched an intent verification layer for AI agents, with settlement proofs anchored on Starknet and native escrow wallets. > Omnisea integrated Starknet as the first non-EVM chain supported by its LayerZero-powered bridge. > Gaffer launched a new season of its fantasy football app. > VeilX went live on testnet, enabling anonymous swaps between regulated ERC-3643 assets through an Ekubo extension. > Erebus is building a private trading layer where AI agents can negotiate and trade privately. 5⃣ The numbers keep improving > 1.5B STRK are now staked on Starknet, representing ~22% of the circulating supply > 10M STRK are now being staked privately through Endur > Starknet apps generated $40M in revenue over the past year > Starknet revenue is up 1,200% YoY, with Starknet now operating profitably > Nearly 200 builders are currently shipping new privacy primitives Can’t stop, won’t stop.(StarkWare 🥷)