Starknet has launched claims for its weekly strkBTC faucet, distributing approximately $833 worth of the Bitcoin-backed token among up to 100 randomly selected registered users, or about $8.33 each. Participants connect a compatible Starknet wallet, complete a screening confirmation and receive an unshielded strkBTC allocation plus a bonus in STRK, Starknet’s native token. Compatible wallets can then switch the allocation into a shielded state, hiding the balance while retaining the ability to redeem it. Powered by STRK20, Starknet’s privacy framework for moving assets between transparent and shielded states, the initiative is intended to increase ecosystem participation. Registrations reopen September 29; the newer report also stated that Starknet’s trading volume and price were both $0 at that time.