StarkWare introduced the STRK20 framework on June 9, 2026, providing shielded balances and private transfers for supported ERC-20 assets on Starknet.

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PayPal USD became available natively on Polygon through Open Money Stack in July 2026.

StarkWare introduced its STRK20 privacy framework on June 9, 2026, providing zero-knowledge shielded balances, private transfers, and viewing keys for auditing ERC-20 assets on Starknet.

Perpetuals.com plans to execute tokenized stock trades through automated market maker liquidity pools on Kronos X Public, an Ethereum-compatible layer-2 blockchain.

Starknet wallets handle zero-knowledge proof generation and shielded balance data during Shadow Account operations without requiring developers to access users' viewing keys.

When withdrawing from a Starknet Shadow Account, funds return to shielded STRK20 balances using zero-knowledge proofs managed by the wallet.

StarkWare launched Shadow Accounts on the Ethereum layer-2 network Starknet on October 13, 2026, introducing persistent application-specific identities.

Babylon is conducting another audit round on finalized integration changes with Coinspect, ABDK, and Zellic prior to mainnet deployment.

Polygon Labs reportedly sought up to $100 million in April 2026 to support the development of its payments business.

Plasma One launched publicly in June 2026 as a stablecoin-native neobank where stablecoins serve as the central account feature.

Starknet derives each Shadow Account address from user-specific data, the selected application, and a unique identifier known as a nonce.

OffMarket became publicly available on or around October 14, 2026, following a private alpha in July 2026, invite-only access in August 2026, and mainnet privacy trading in September 2026.

Developers can integrate Shadow Accounts into applications using the shadow_account_invoke method in Starknet Wallet API version 0.10.4 or starknet.js version 10.8.0 or newer.

Robinhood built Robinhood Chain on Arbitrum Orbit to maintain direct control over settlement while remaining connected to Ethereum liquidity and infrastructure

Robinhood Chain operates as an Ethereum Layer-2 network built on the Arbitrum Orbit stack, utilizing ETH for gas fees and featuring block times under 100 milliseconds

Early voting on Starknet's October 15, 2026 Layer 1 governance proposal showed over 99% of cast voting power supporting research into transitioning to an independent Layer 1 blockchain

Starknet already utilizes hash-based STARK proofs and native account abstraction, enabling accounts to adopt post-quantum signatures without requiring a protocol upgrade

The Starknet Snapshot poll, launched October 15, 2026, offers voters three choices: approve funding further research into becoming an independent Layer 1, oppose further research, or remain neutral pending additional information

On October 15, 2026, Starknet initiated a seven-day non-binding governance vote on Snapshot asking STRK holders whether to research transitioning from an Ethereum Layer 2 to an independent Layer 1 blockchain, where 'Yes' does not trigger immediate network migration

StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson argued that operating as an Ethereum Layer 2 leaves Starknet dependent on Ethereum's upgrade schedule for quantum readiness

Autheo launched its mainnet on May 14, 2026, as a Layer-0 operating system with an integrated Layer-1 blockchain supporting validator staking and transaction fees.