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Starknet rolls out BTC staking with 100M STRK push
Starknet has switched on what it calls the first trustless way to stake Bitcoin on a Layer‑2. Holders of wrapped BTC (WBTC, tBTC, Liquid BTC, SolvBTC) can delegate on Starknet and earn rewards without giving up custody, while those balances also help secure the network. 
The Starknet Foundation introduced the Catalyst Program to boost the growth of the Starknet ecosystem and support high-quality decentralized applications through grants. Developers are expected to use these funds to improve user experience and other critical aspects of their projects. 
The TVL of Coinbase's blockchain has surged to $146 million following its mainnet launch, surpassing StarkNet's TVL of $112 million.
What's particularly striking is that roughly 87% of Base's TVL is held in ETH.
However, the network's throughput still has room for improvement, with its TPS standing at roughly 5.81.
For comparison, here are the TPS figures of other L2 solutions:
Optimism — 6.88
Arbitrum One — 7.26
zkSync Er — 10.72 Starknet is Accelerating!
In a much-anticipated move, Starknet developers announced on Twitter today that the network is poised to showcase a significant increase in its transaction speed, expecting to reach a three-digit throughput. The improvements are scheduled to appear on the testnet within the next four weeks. Starknet expands its ecosystem
Starknet has announced the establishment of five committees, with one committee responsible for the network's token, STRK. Specifically, STRK will be utilized as a staking token for participation in the consensus mechanism and as a gas token for the payment of transaction fees.