What is missing on Starknet?

Xerantia
13 min readMar 20, 2024

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On March 15th, Abdel, the Head of Ecosystem at Starkware, asked the community for ideas on what apps they’d like to see on Starknet. He received over 100 responses with ideas, suggestions, and feedback. In this article, we’ll go over these submissions.

Please feel free to comment or give feedback, as I might have misunderstood some concepts or ideas. If you have more suggestions, you can post them in the original thread or DM me on X (@xerantia) as I will be updating this article regularly.

A. Categories

- Gaming and Entertainment
- Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
- Decentralized Exchanges (DEX)
- Privacy and Security
- Financial Services and Transactions
- Interoperability and Protocols
- Portfolio Management and Investment
- Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and Digital Art
- Social Media and Community Platforms
- Media and Notification Systems
- Attestation Services and Identity Verification
- Wallet Services
- Analytics and Data Management
- AI
- Automation
- Governance
- Notification Systems and Alert
- UX/UI

B. Suggestions

1. PvP Card Game

  • Categories: Gaming and Entertainment
  • Description: A PvP card game, featuring turn-based strategy, various themed decks, and collectible cards. The game could incorporate play-to-earn mechanics like arenas.
  • Example(s):
    - Gods Unchained
    - Hearthstone
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet:
    - Tsubasa
  • Suggested by:
    - @swan_of_bodom

2. Fully On-Chain Options and Perpetuals Protocol

3. High-Performance Decentralized Exchange

  • Categories: Decentralized Exchanges (DEX) / Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
  • Description: A decentralized exchange (DEX) designed to provide fast and efficient trading services. It focuses on achieving deep liquidity, minimal latency, and high trading volumes, aiming to overcome the constraints of current DEX platforms and appeal to both individual and institutional traders.
  • Example(s):
    - IDEX v3
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet:
    - Paradex
  • Suggested by:
    -
    @bneiluj
    - @dimahledba

4. Token Streaming Solution

  • Categories: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) / Automation
  • Description: Token streaming is a concept where tokens are continuously distributed or streamed based on predefined conditions or criteria. It allows for a fluid and ongoing transfer of tokens between parties or across different activities without the need for manual intervention for each transaction. This can be used to automate payments, rewards, or other token distributions based on certain events or triggers.
  • Example(s):
    - Sablier
    - Superfluid
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet::
    - Tokei
  • Suggested by:
    - @maxdesalle
    - @zk4dam

5. Stealth Address System

  • Categories: Privacy and Security
  • Description: A system to enhances privacy in transactions by implementing stealth addresses. It adds an extra layer of privacy to transactions, making it challenging to trace transaction origins.
  • Example(s):
    - Fluidkey
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    - @tcoratger

6. On-Ramp and Off-Ramp Credit Card Payment

7. Prediction Market Platform

  • Categories: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) / Gaming and Entertainment
  • Description: A platform allowing users to speculate on various future events, from politics to finance outcomes. Users can invest funds in predicting the likelihood of specific outcomes, fostering a decentralized forecasting ecosystem.
  • Example(s):
    - Polymarket
    - Azuro
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    - @xerantia
    - @Jazaronaut

8. Betting / Casino Platform

  • Categories: Gaming and Entertainment
  • Description: A platform to offer transparent, secure, and decentralized gambling experiences ensuring fairness for all participants.
  • Example(s):
    - FunFair
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    - @El_Yo_Yo

9. Integration of Index Coop Products with Starknet Wallets

  • Categories: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) / Wallet Services / Interoperability and Protocols
  • Description: Simplify the access to various investment opportunities in the market by incorporating Index Coop products into Starknet wallets. Index Coop offers a diverse range of index, inverse/leverage, and yield products.
  • Example(s):
    - Index Coop
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    -
    @IIIAmmanasIII
    - @zk4dam

10. OTC Market

  • Categories: Financial Services and Transactions
  • Description: An OTC market to facilitate large-volume cryptocurrency transactions outside traditional exchanges. It would provides a direct avenue for peer-to-peer trading to institutional and high-volume traders.
  • Example(s):
    - Whale Market
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    -
    @0xmilyu
    - @fabiocatalao_

11. Implementation of IBC Bridge

  • Categories: Interoperability and Protocols
  • Description: The Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol (IBC) Bridge enhances interoperability within the Cosmos ecosystem by enabling seamless communication and asset transfers between different blockchains. It fosters a more connected and versatile decentralized network.
  • Example(s):
    - Hyperledger IBC bridge
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    -
    @helpzcash
    - @ZeRemixer

12. Complete DeFi Portfolio Tracker

13. Improving UI/UX of current platforms / dApps

  • Categories: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) / UX/UI
  • Description: Improve the user interface and experience of current applications like Ekubo to match leading apps in other ecosystems. There’s a need to either create a new model focusing on UI/UX development or enhance existing solutions to prioritize user experience.
  • Example(s):
    - Uniswap
    - GMX
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet:
    -
    AVNU
  • Suggested by:
    -
    @veanotheranon
    - @Defii_Dora

14. Market Adaptive Vaults Application Concept

  • Categories: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) / Privacy and Security
  • Description: Inspired by Sommelier finance, this concept incorporates Zero-Knowledge proofs to validate third-party trader actions in decentralized finance (DeFi) transactions. This enhances transparency and security within DeFi transactions.
  • Example(s):
    - Sommelier
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    - @2_Cosmonautes

15. Improved NFT Platform with Aggregator Feature

  • Categories: Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and Digital Art / UX/UI
  • Description: A robust platform capable of accommodating all NFTs within the ecosystem, featuring an aggregator to streamline NFT access and management. Users will effortlessly explore, trade, and engage with a diverse array of NFTs.
  • Examples:
    - Rarible
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet:
    - Element Market
  • Suggested by:
    - @CryptoMickael
    - @reddevilccr
    - @ZeRemixer
    - @Spinooze

16. Bitcoin Bridge and Wrapped BTC

  • Categories: Interoperability and Protocols
  • Description: Establishing a bridge between Bitcoin and Starknet, allowing the seamless transfer and usage of Bitcoin in a wrapped format (Wrapped BTC).
  • Example(s):
    - WBTC network
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet:
    - WBTC is already available on Starknet
  • Suggested by:
    - @0xCypherNeo
    - @Amuntvalencia86

17. Non-Regulated Off-Ramp Credit Card

  • Categories: Financial Services and Transactions
  • Description: A non-regulated off-ramp credit card service, enabling users to convert their cryptocurrency holdings into fiat currency without being subjected to regulatory constraints.
  • Example(s): N/A
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    - @kodiak66326482

18. Content Creator Platform / Community Platform / Social Network

  • Categories: Social Media and Community Platforms
  • Description: A platform empowering creators to have full control over their connections and interactions within their community. A user-owned social network where individuals can easily manage their relationships and engage with their audience.
  • Example(s):
    - Lens
    - Fracaster
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    - @CryptoMrtz
    - @doganeth_en

19. Mixer / Privacy Protocol (Tornado Cash)

  • Categories: Privacy and Security
  • Description: Tornado Cash provides decentralized privacy for Ethereum transactions, operating as a mixer or privacy protocol. It enables users to obfuscate the source of their transactions by mixing their Ether or ERC-20 tokens with those of others, enhancing privacy and anonymity on the Ethereum blockchain through zero-knowledge proofs.
  • Example(s):
    - Tornado Cash
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    -
    @zk4dam
    - @martriay

20. Self-Repaying Loans

  • Categories: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) / Automation
  • Description: Unique DeFi approach allowing users to borrow against their assets without facing the risk of liquidation. Unlike traditional lending platforms, these loans automatically repay themselves over time, reducing the chances of collateral being liquidated. This feature offers borrowers flexibility and security, enabling them to borrow against various tokens without immediate repayment obligations. assets.
  • Example(s):
    - Alchemix
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    - @zk4dam

21. No-loss Prize Savings Products

  • Categories: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) / Gaming and Entertainment
  • Description: A protocol that offers no-loss prize savings products powered by blockchain technology. Participants deposit funds into a prize pool, and instead of earning interest, they have the chance to win prizes through regular prize draws. Unlike traditional lotteries, participants never lose their deposited funds, making it a unique and innovative approach to saving and incentivizing financial participation.
  • Example(s):
    - PoolTogether
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    @zk4dam
    @WagmiPremier

22. Non-fiat Pegged Semi-Stablecoin

  • Categories: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) / Governance
  • Description: A semi-stablecoin that maintains a consistent value without being directly tied to any specific fiat currency. Unlike typical stablecoins, which are pegged to fiat currencies, a semi-stablecoin maintains its stability through algorithms or decentralized governance, rather than relying on fiat currency reserves.
  • Example(s):
    - Empty Set Dollar (ESD)
    - Reflexer (RAI)
    - Qi DAO (MAI)
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    -
    @zk4dam
    - @Amuntvalencia86

23. Ve (3,3)

  • Categories: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) / Governance
  • Description: The Ve (3,3) model combines the (3,3) game theory model from Olympus DAO with vote escrow (ve) tokenomics from Curve Finance. It aims to align the incentives of token holders and liquidity providers (LPs) by incentivizing fees over passive liquidity. Additionally, it utilizes locked governance tokens to increase farming rewards and enhance governance participation within the protocol.
  • Example(s):
    - Chronos DEX
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    -
    @InvisibleB4
    - @0xEvix
    - @Babou52222998

24. Permissionless Yield-Trading Protocol

  • Categories: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) / Decentralized Exchanges (DEX)
  • Description: Permissionless yield-trading protocol that enables users to execute various yield-management strategies. It provides users with the flexibility to engage in different trading activities within the decentralized finance ecosystem.
  • Example(s):
    - Pendle
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    - @0xEvix
    - @HichRPTG
    - @lajota_777
    - @kyotometa

25. DeFi Made Easy (Premia)

  • Categories: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) / UX/UI
  • Description: Premia is a suite of upgradable smart contracts designed for peer-to-peer market making and trading of options on ERC-20 tokens within the Ethereum blockchain. It consists of core protocol contracts, additional smart contracts for enhanced user functionality, a web interface for easy interaction, and a governance system enabling token holders to participate in protocol governance.
  • Example(s):
    - Premia
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    -
    @0xEvix

26. Decentralized Real Estate Trading Platform

  • Categories: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) / Portfolio Management and Investment
  • Description: A decentralized real estate trading platform that enables users to speculate on price movements of real estate markets globally. It offers city indexes, allowing participants to engage in decentralized trading of real estate assets using blockchain technology.
  • Example(s):
    - PARCL
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    - @0xEvix
    - @crypto_hunter00
    - @Defii_Dora

27. Liquid Staking and Liquid Restaking

  • Categories: Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
  • Description: Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs) represent staked amounts of cryptocurrencies like Ethereum in proof-of-stake networks. They offer liquidity to staked assets, enabling users to participate in additional DeFi activities while earning staking rewards. Liquid Restaking Tokens are similar but specifically designed for restaking purposes.
  • Example(s):
    - EtherFi
    - Renzo Protocol
    - Swell Network
    - Kelp DAO
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet:
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    Nostra LST
  • Suggested by:
    -
    @0xEvix
    - @EL2CC
    - @0xxenonicle
    - @L0GYKAL
    - @YehiaTarekk
    - @CheCoinMaxi

28. Composable Leverage Protocol

  • Categories: Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
  • Description: A composable leverage protocol that enables users to access leverage across various decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms.
  • Example(s):
    - Gearbox
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    - @0xEvix

29. A News Alert

  • Categories: Media and Notification Systems / Automation
  • Description: A news alert system that would provide users with real-time updates and notifications regarding the Starknet ecosystem. The objective is to keep users informed about important events, market trends, and project updates.
  • Example(s):
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    - @crypticinjecto5

30. Interest-Free Borrowing for Liquid Stakers

  • Categories: Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
  • Description: A decentralized borrowing protocol that offers interest-free loans secured by Liquid Staking Tokens (LST) and a Stability Pool (SP). It provides liquid stakers with the opportunity to access funds without paying interest, leveraging their staked assets as collateral.
  • Example(s):
    - Gravita
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    - @0xEvix

31. Derivatives Liquidity Protocol

  • Categories: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) / Decentralized Exchanges (DEX)
  • Description: A decentralized protocol that provides liquidity for permissionless derivatives such as perpetual futures, options, and parimutuel markets.
  • Example(s):
    - Synthetics
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    @eleon_bit

32. Sports Betting Platform

  • Categories: Gaming and Entertainment
  • Description: A sports betting platform where users can participate in both pre-game and live betting across a wide range of sports events, including unconventional ones. The objective is to offer users a smooth and decentralized betting experience for those interested in engaging in sports wagering, regardless of the type of event.
  • Example(s):
    - Azuro
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    @TomaszCrypto7
    @Francis51285898

33. Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA) with Yield

  • Categories: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) / Automation
  • Description: A DApp for dollar-cost averaging (DCA) with yield strategies. It allows users to automate their investment strategies by regularly purchasing assets while generating yield through various DeFi protocols.
  • Example(s):
    - MeanFi
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    @antoinemarchain
    @Francis51285898
    @SatsGas

34. On/Off-Chain Attestation Service

  • Categories: Attestation Services and Identity Verification / Privacy and Security
  • Description: An app providing an open-source public utility for making attestations on-chain or off-chain. It enhances trust online by enabling users to verify identities and information securely.
  • Example(s):
    - Ethereum Attestation Service (EAS)
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    -
    @dpotsdobeck

35. DEX Aggregator To Swap Multiple Input To Multiple Output Tokens

  • Categories: Decentralized Exchanges (DEX) / Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
  • Description: A decentralized exchange (DEX) that enables users to swap multiple tokens into one token and vice versa. The purpose is to simplify token management and liquidity provision by offering efficient token conversion services on a decentralized platform.
  • Example(s):
    - Odos
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    - @Francis51285898

36. EVM on Starknet

  • Categories: Interoperability and Protocols
  • Description: Development of an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) on Starknet. The goal is to provide web3 developers with a familiar programming environment, eliminating the need to learn new languages like Cairo to deploy applications on the chain.
  • Example(s):
    -
    NEON EVM
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet:
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    Kakarot
  • Suggested by:
    - @crypterotas

37. CowSwap

  • Categories: Decentralized Exchange (DEX)
  • Description: CowSwap is proposed as a decentralized exchange (DEX) anticipating the fee market on StarkNet. The goal is to provide users with a platform for trading various tokens on StarkNet while adapting to potential changes in the fee structure.
  • Example(s):
    - CowSwap
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    - @julienperma

38. Interoperability For Starknet Wallets

  • Categories: Wallet Services / Interoperability and Protocols
  • Description: This suggestion calls for interoperability among Starknet wallets (Braavos and ArgentX) or, at the very least, the establishment of a standard protocol for importing accounts between different wallets. The mission is to enhance user experience and convenience when managing assets across various Starknet-compatible wallets.
  • Example(s): N/A
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    - @EL2CC
    - @doganeth_en

39. Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Lending Platform

  • Categories: Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
  • Description: A peer-to-peer lending platform allowing users to lend and borrow cryptocurrency assets directly from one another, facilitating decentralized lending without intermediaries.
  • Example(s):
    - Ledn
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    - @MassartNicolas

40. Trading Telegram Bot and Token Alerts

  • Categories: Notification Systems and Alert / Decentralized Exchanges (DEX) / Automation
  • Description: A Telegram bot designed for trading purposes, providing users with alerts for new tokens and facilitating trading activities directly within the Telegram platform.
  • Example(s):
    - Unibot
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
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    @0xxenonicle
    - @KinkyTail4
    - @0x_Khun

41. Collateralized Debt Position (CDP) and CDP Tokens

  • Categories: Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
  • Description: A Collateralized Debt Position (CDP) system facilitated by blockchain technology, allowing users to leverage their cryptocurrency assets to generate stablecoins. CDP coins represent the ownership of collateralized debt positions and are used within the system.
  • Example(s):
    - MakerDAO
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
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    @0xxenonicle
    - @0xPleiades

42. Poker dApp

  • Categories: Gaming and Entertainment
  • Description: A decentralized, secure and transparent application (dApp) for playing poker.
  • Example(s):
    - Virtue Poker
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    - @Francis51285898

43. Self-Custodial Debit Card Application

  • Categories: Financial Services and Transactions / UX/UI
  • Description: A self-custodial debit card application, offering users a user-friendly interface similar to the Apple Card. The application would enable users to manage their cryptocurrency assets and make transactions with ease.
  • Example(s):
    - SORA Card
    - GnosisPay
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
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    @0xfal
    - @MetameAnon

44. Art Creation Platform

  • Categories: Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and Digital Art
  • Description: A simple app where users can draw art directly in their browser and mint it on-chain.
  • Example(s):
    - Basepaint
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet:
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    Briq
  • Suggested by:
    - @MathiasTELITSI1

45. Yield Aggregator

  • Categories: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) / Decentralized Exchanges (DEX)
  • Description: A yield aggregator protocol allowing users to optimize their yield farming strategies across various liquidity pools. It automates the process of maximizing returns on deposited assets in DeFi protocols.
  • Example(s):
    - Beefy

46. Push Notification System

  • Categories: Notification Systems and Alert / Automation
  • Description: A push notification system providing users with timely alerts and notifications related to blockchain activities, such as transactions, token transfers, and smart contract interactions.
  • Example(s):
    -
    Push (previously EPNS)
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    -
    @JulienKervarrec

47. Leverage via Money Markets

  • Categories: Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
  • Description: Leverage trading mechanisms via money markets, particularly focusing on the concept of contango, allowing users to access leveraged positions in financial markets through contango strategies.
  • Example(s):
    -
    Contongo
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    -
    @0xPleiades

48. Decentralized Flatcoin

  • Categories: Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
  • Description: Decentralized flatcoin designed to safeguard wealth against inflation. It offers users a quick and easy way to get started, providing protection for their assets in a decentralized manner.
  • Example(s):
    - Nuon
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
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    @bel_kevin43608

49. Tokenized Real-World Asset Analytics

  • Categories: Analytics and Data Management / Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
  • Description: Platform providing tokenized real-world assets with analytics tools and services tailored for analyzing and managing tokenized assets backed by real-world entities.
  • Example(s):
    -
    RWA
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    -
    @TouffCrypto

50. Fantasy Top Trading Card Game with Social Finance

  • Categories: Gaming and Entertainment / Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and Digital Art
  • Description: Development of a trading card game (TCG) infused with elements of social finance. This combines the excitement of fantasy trading card games with social interaction and financial strategies, resulting in a unique and engaging experience for users.
  • Example(s):
    - SORARE
  • Suggested by:
    -
    @0xIndiwid

51. Decentralized Stablecoins and DeFi Stablecoin Infrastructure

  • Categories: Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
  • Description: Decentralized stablecoins and DeFi stablecoin infrastructure. Self-sufficient DeFi economy utilizing stablecoins as currency.
  • Example(s):
    - FraxFinance
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    -
    @lajota_777

52. Non-Custodial Liquidity Protocol

  • Categories: Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
  • Description: A liquidity Protocol designed to provide liquidity solutions in a decentralized manner, allowing users to participate in liquidity provision without relying on centralized intermediaries.
  • Example(s):
    - Hatom
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    -
    @AntoineBessiere

53. Order Book DEX

  • Categories: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) / Decentralized Exchanges (DEX)
  • Description: On-chain order book DEX that allows liquidity providers to post arbitrary smart contracts as offers.
  • Example(s):
    - Mangrove
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    -
    @CheCoinMaxi

54. Leveraged Yield Farming

  • Categories: Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
  • Description: Community-driven lending & leveraged yield farming protocol.
  • Example(s):
    - ExtraFi
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    -
    @endofthrone

55. TAX GPT

  • Categories: AI / Analytics and Data Management / Automation
  • Description: Tool to assist users with tax-related calculations, documentation, or compliance in the context of cryptocurrency transactions.
  • Example(s):
    -
    Crypto Tax
  • Similar project(s) on Starknet: N/A
  • Suggested by:
    -
    @eprdude

56. On-Chain Elections and Voting

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