🔵Agentic Starknet Trading

◆ Guide: Agentic Starknet Trading

Build AI agents that trade on Starknet via AVNU — with high throughput, low fees, and access to the deepest liquidity pools in the Bitcoin L2 ecosystem. Starknet processes $400M+ in monthly DEX volume, making it the strongest venue for agentic trading on Bitcoin rails.

What you'll build

An agent that can:

1. Get swap quotes across Starknet DEX pairs (AVNU)

2. Execute spot trades between WBTC, STRK, USDC, and any ERC-20 token

3. Run DCA strategies — accumulate WBTC over time from stablecoins

4. Rebalance across multiple Starknet assets

5. Harvest staking rewards — claim STRK from WBTC staking and compound or convert

6. Cross-chain arbitrage — compare prices across Starknet and other chains

Prerequisites

• Xverse Agentic Wallet CLI installed (npm i -g @secretkeylabs/xverse-wallet-cli)

• A funded wallet with assets on Starknet (see Getting Started)

Why Starknet?

For agentic trading, Starknet offers the best mix of speed, cost, and liquidity in the Bitcoin ecosystem:

• High throughput, low fees — instant finality, fraction-of-a-cent gas

• Deep DEX liquidity — $400M+ monthly volume via AVNU and integrated pools

• BTC-native assets — WBTC is the primary BTC representation, stakeable for STRK rewards

• Stablecoin access — USDC on Starknet for stable trading pairs

• Programmable — smart contracts enable complex DeFi strategies

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Step 1: Get assets onto Starknet

Bridge BTC to Starknet as WBTC, or buy USDC/STRK directly:

# Cross-chain swap: BTC L1 → Starknet WBTC (~10-30 min)
xverse-wallet swap execute --from bitcoin:BTC --to starknet:WBTC --amount 0.01 --yes --json

# Or BTC L1 → Starknet STRK
xverse-wallet swap execute --from bitcoin:BTC --to starknet:STRK --amount 0.01 --yes --json

# Or buy directly with fiat
xverse-wallet fund buy --crypto WBTC --amount 100
xverse-wallet fund buy --crypto USDC --amount 100

Check your Starknet balances:

xverse-wallet starknet balance --json

Step 2: Get swap quotes

Use swap quote to get pricing from AVNU and other integrated providers:

# WBTC → STRK
xverse-wallet swap quote --from starknet:WBTC --to starknet:STRK --amount 0.001 --json

# USDC → WBTC
xverse-wallet swap quote --from starknet:USDC --to starknet:WBTC --amount 100 --json

# STRK → USDC
xverse-wallet swap quote --from starknet:STRK --to starknet:USDC --amount 50 --json

Starknet-to-Starknet swaps settle instantly — no block confirmations needed.

Step 3: Execute a swap

# Preview
xverse-wallet swap execute --from starknet:USDC --to starknet:WBTC --amount 100 --json

# Execute
xverse-wallet swap execute --from starknet:USDC --to starknet:WBTC --amount 100 --yes --json

Options

Option	Description
--from <token>	Source token (e.g. starknet:USDC)
--to <token>	Destination token (e.g. starknet:WBTC)
--amount <value>	Amount of the source token
--provider <code>	Use a specific provider
--slippage <pct>	Slippage tolerance (percentage)
--yes	Execute (omit for dry run)

Step 4: DCA into WBTC

A DCA agent that accumulates WBTC from USDC at regular intervals:

# Run daily:
xverse-wallet swap execute --from starknet:USDC --to starknet:WBTC --amount 50 --yes --json

Agent pseudocode:

every 24 hours:
    1. Check USDC balance
       starknet balance --filter USDC --json

    2. If balance >= target_amount:
       swap execute --from starknet:USDC --to starknet:WBTC --amount <target> --yes --json

    3. Optionally stake accumulated WBTC for STRK rewards:
       starknet staking deposit --token wbtc --amount <accumulated> --yes --json

    4. Log trade result

Step 5: Harvest staking rewards

If your agent has staked WBTC, periodically claim STRK rewards and compound or convert:

# Check staking position and pending rewards
xverse-wallet earn status --json

# Claim STRK rewards
xverse-wallet starknet staking claim --yes --json

# Option A: Compound — swap STRK to WBTC and re-stake
xverse-wallet swap execute --from starknet:STRK --to starknet:WBTC --amount 100 --yes --json
xverse-wallet starknet staking deposit --token wbtc --amount 0.001 --yes --json

# Option B: Take profit — swap STRK to USDC
xverse-wallet swap execute --from starknet:STRK --to starknet:USDC --amount 100 --yes --json

# Option C: Sweep to cold BTC storage
xverse-wallet swap execute --from starknet:STRK --to bitcoin:BTC --amount 100 --yes --json

Step 6: Portfolio rebalancing

An agent that maintains a target allocation (e.g. 60% WBTC / 30% USDC / 10% STRK):

# 1. Check current allocation
xverse-wallet starknet balance --json

# 2. Rebalance overweight position
xverse-wallet swap execute --from starknet:WBTC --to starknet:USDC --amount 0.0005 --yes --json

# 3. Rebalance underweight position
xverse-wallet swap execute --from starknet:USDC --to starknet:STRK --amount 20 --yes --json

# 4. Verify
xverse-wallet starknet balance --json

Step 7: Cross-chain arbitrage

Compare prices across chains and execute where the rate is best:

# Compare BTC → WBTC rates
xverse-wallet swap quote --from bitcoin:BTC --to starknet:WBTC --amount 0.01 --json
xverse-wallet swap quote --from bitcoin:BTC --to spark:BTC --amount 0.01 --json

# Execute on the better rate
xverse-wallet swap execute --from bitcoin:BTC --to starknet:WBTC --amount 0.01 --yes --json

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Putting it all together: Starknet trading agent

┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              Starknet Trading Agent                    │
│                                                       │
│  1. Check portfolio & Starknet balances               │
│     portfolio --json                                  │
│     starknet balance --json                           │
│                                                       │
│  2. Get quotes for target pairs                       │
│     swap quote --from starknet:USDC --to starknet:WBTC│
│                                                       │
│  3. Execute trades if conditions met                  │
│     swap execute ... --yes --json                     │
│                                                       │
│  4. Stake idle WBTC for STRK rewards                  │
│     starknet staking deposit --token wbtc ...         │
│                                                       │
│  5. Periodically harvest + compound rewards           │
│     starknet staking claim --yes                      │
│     swap execute --from starknet:STRK --to ...        │
│                                                       │
│  6. Sweep profits to cold BTC storage                 │
│     swap execute --from starknet:WBTC --to bitcoin:BTC│
│                                                       │
│  Loop on schedule or market signal.                   │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Available Starknet trading pairs

All Starknet-to-Starknet swaps settle instantly. Common pairs:

From	To	Settlement
starknet:USDC	starknet:WBTC	Instant
starknet:WBTC	starknet:STRK	Instant
starknet:STRK	starknet:USDC	Instant
starknet:USDC	starknet:STRK	Instant
Any Starknet ERC-20	Any Starknet ERC-20	Instant

Cross-chain routes (BTC L1 ↔ Starknet) take ~10-30 minutes due to Bitcoin block confirmations.

What's next

• Combine Starknet trading with Lightning commerce for agents that trade and accept payments

• Add Flashnet trading for Spark-native trading pairs

• Explore treasury management for full cross-chain fund management