ProposalsProposal 890
ProposalsProposal 890
Gamifying blockchain education with Nouns⌐◨-◨
POW! is a fully onchain, open-sourced, mobile game built on Starknet, a Layer 2 scaling solution on Ethereum. It gamifies blockchain education through a fun and intuitive clicker experience.
The game has been built with the Nouns brand as the core theme. Players build their Noun avatar ⌐◨-◨, start building their blockchain, click, and compete for leaderboard dominance. Players operate as a bitcoin miner who wants to accumulate virtual BTC fees.
They create transactions, mine blocks, upgrade their chains, and unlock new transaction types. Along the way, the game introduces key blockchain concepts, such as Layer 2, Blobs, Runes, and SegWit, helping players become familiar with these terms in an engaging and hands-on way.
At the time of the app's development, the builders used the Nouns theme since they're a big fan of the movement and it aligns perfectly with the open-sourced ethos.
A video explainer here: https://x.com/StarknetEco/status/1975118655190122551
Launched publicly on October 6th, POW! has already surpassed 7,000 downloads as of October 13th on iOS and Android (see performance metrics here: https://dune.com/este_strk/pow).
All blockchain interactions are abstracted for a smooth gaming experience. Gas costs are fully covered by the open-source, battle-tested Paymaster from AVNU, the leading DEX aggregator on Starknet.
Below are screenshots of the POW! avatar creation and leaderboard displays:
If you've made it this far, we really appreciate it! We are open and happy to pursue future collaborations with the NounsDAO and its ecosystem to continue distributing the brand and ethos with POW!.
AVNU is the leading DEX aggregator on Starknet, and the team behind the open-sourced and battle-tested Paymaster that powers POW!’s seamless, gasless experience. The Paymaster was launched in July 2025 and has been instrumental in abstracting gas fees for onchain applications.
Founded by Mentor Reka and Florian Belloti, and backed by BigBrain Holdings and Builder Capital, AVNU has been a core contributor to the Starknet ecosystem since May 1, 2023.
Starkware is a blockchain infrastructure company and a key contributor to Starknet. Co-founded in 2017 by Eli Ben-Sasson, Starkware has pioneered the development of the STARK cryptographic proof system. The company has applied this technology by building advanced proving systems, launching StarkEx, a permissioned Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution that went live in June 2020, and Starknet, a permissionless Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution live since November 2021. Today, Starkware employs ~200 people.
@Sisyfos: Apps Team Lead at Starkware (estevan@starkware.co)
@starkience: Ecosystem Manager at Starkware (victor@starkware.co)
Gamifying blockchain education with Nouns⌐◨-◨
POW! is a fully onchain, open-sourced, mobile game built on Starknet, a Layer 2 scaling solution on Ethereum. It gamifies blockchain education through a fun and intuitive clicker experience.
The game has been built with the Nouns brand as the core theme. Players build their Noun avatar ⌐◨-◨, start building their blockchain, click, and compete for leaderboard dominance. Players operate as a bitcoin miner who wants to accumulate virtual BTC fees.
They create transactions, mine blocks, upgrade their chains, and unlock new transaction types. Along the way, the game introduces key blockchain concepts, such as Layer 2, Blobs, Runes, and SegWit, helping players become familiar with these terms in an engaging and hands-on way.
At the time of the app's development, the builders used the Nouns theme since they're a big fan of the movement and it aligns perfectly with the open-sourced ethos.
A video explainer here: https://x.com/StarknetEco/status/1975118655190122551
Launched publicly on October 6th, POW! has already surpassed 7,000 downloads as of October 13th on iOS and Android (see performance metrics here: https://dune.com/este_strk/pow).
All blockchain interactions are abstracted for a smooth gaming experience. Gas costs are fully covered by the open-source, battle-tested Paymaster from AVNU, the leading DEX aggregator on Starknet.
Below are screenshots of the POW! avatar creation and leaderboard displays:
If you've made it this far, we really appreciate it! We are open and happy to pursue future collaborations with the NounsDAO and its ecosystem to continue distributing the brand and ethos with POW!.
AVNU is the leading DEX aggregator on Starknet, and the team behind the open-sourced and battle-tested Paymaster that powers POW!’s seamless, gasless experience. The Paymaster was launched in July 2025 and has been instrumental in abstracting gas fees for onchain applications.
Founded by Mentor Reka and Florian Belloti, and backed by BigBrain Holdings and Builder Capital, AVNU has been a core contributor to the Starknet ecosystem since May 1, 2023.
Starkware is a blockchain infrastructure company and a key contributor to Starknet. Co-founded in 2017 by Eli Ben-Sasson, Starkware has pioneered the development of the STARK cryptographic proof system. The company has applied this technology by building advanced proving systems, launching StarkEx, a permissioned Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution that went live in June 2020, and Starknet, a permissionless Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution live since November 2021. Today, Starkware employs ~200 people.
@Sisyfos: Apps Team Lead at Starkware (estevan@starkware.co)
@starkience: Ecosystem Manager at Starkware (victor@starkware.co)
