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Coins•Oct 28, 2026

Santiment Identifies 10 Altcoins on Whales’ Radar Ahead of Fed Interest Rate Decision

Key Highlights: On-chain intelligence platform Santiment identified the top altcoins with market caps exceeding $100 million experiencing significant spikes in large-scale transactions. WhiteBit (WBT) and Starknet (STRK) recorded the highest percentage increases in whale transfers over the past week, rising by 1000% and 929%, respectively. The metric tracks transactions valued at $100,000 and above, reflecting ...

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Coins•Oct 24, 2026

Bramble Wallet Gains Support Across Leading DeFi Applications

Key Highlights: Bramble wallet has officially integrated into Starknet-based decentralized finance (DeFi) applications to boost functionality and user access. Despite mixed broader market conditions and currently subdued trading volume and price metrics, the integration aims to leverage Starknet’s layer-2 scalability. Market watchers are monitoring transaction activity, user adoption, and future ecosystem partnerships as signs of ...

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Coins•Oct 24, 2026

Starknet TVL Drops 3.7x to $42M Following 93% Vote to Become L1

Key Highlights Starknet suffered a sharp 73% decline in Total Value Locked (TVL) following the migration of $120 million by the Extended perpetuals platform to Arc, with stablecoin liquidity plunging from $147 million to $37 million. A governance proposal exploring a migration from an Ethereum Layer-2 to an independent Layer-1 network secured an overwhelming 93% ...

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Coins•Oct 22, 2026

Critical Altcoin Vote Reaches 93% Support as Major Changes Loom

Key Highlights StarkWare is exploring structural changes driven primarily by concerns over post-quantum security and dependencies on the Ethereum base layer. StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson announced that the team plans to release an initial draft of the technical research document to the public in November. The Starknet Foundation confirmed that STRK will remain the native ...

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Coins•Oct 22, 2026

Starknet Prepares to Exit Ethereum as STRK Plunges 41%

Key Highlights: The Starknet community voted to study transitioning from an Ethereum Layer-2 rollup into an independent, post-quantum Layer-1 blockchain, backed by a joint StarkWare and Starknet Foundation working group. StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson argued that Ethereum’s targeted December 2029 post-quantum timeline is too late and susceptible to schedule slips, justifying Starknet’s target for 2027. ...

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Coins•Oct 22, 2026

Starknet Approves Proposal to Explore Quantum-Resistant Layer 1 Blockchain

Key Highlights: StarkWare and the Starknet Foundation are spearheading research to make Starknet quantum-safe by 2027, ahead of Ethereum’s projected 2029 timeline. A draft white paper exploring reduced reliance on Ethereum and the potential path toward an independent Layer 1 architecture is slated for release in November. Current operations remain uninterrupted, with STRK continuing as ...

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Coins•Oct 21, 2026

Starknet Unveils Falcon Challenge Aiming to Reduce Costs and Boost Performance

Key Highlights: Starknet has introduced the Falcon Challenge to incentivize developers to optimize quantum-resistant signature verification. Gas costs for verifying quantum-safe signatures on the network currently stand at 48.4 million gas. The initiative seeks to reduce verification overhead below the existing record benchmark of approximately 26 million gas. Ethereum Layer-2 scaling network Starknet has officially ...

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Coins•Oct 18, 2026

Zcash Gains Attention as Starknet Advocates for Integration

Key Highlights Starknet’s advocacy for programmable privacy is driving renewed narrative momentum for Zcash despite quiet trading activity. Market metrics currently reflect a dormant phase, with Zcash recording $0 in price and no reported 24-hour trading volume. Market participants are monitoring Starknet-related developments, developer activity, and potential volume surges as privacy frameworks adapt to changing ...

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Coins•Oct 16, 2026

Starknet Could Separate from Ethereum as STRK Holders Begin Critical Vote

Key Highlights: StarkWare is considering transitioning Starknet into a standalone Layer 1 blockchain to accelerate defenses against quantum computing threats. StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson advocates for reaching full quantum resilience by 2027, outpacing Ethereum’s projected 2029 timeline. A formal shift to Layer 1 requires new technical proposals, a detailed roadmap, and governance approvals, with no ...

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Coins•Oct 15, 2026

Altcoin Price Rises as Critical Vote Begins on Potential Split from Ethereum

Key Highlights: Starknet’s hash-based STARK proofs and computational architecture offer distinct advantages in ongoing post-quantum security research. A proposed transition toward a standalone network will not change the token economics: $STRK remains the native token, no new tokens will be introduced, and Ethereum bridges will stay open. An approval vote will not trigger an immediate ...

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Coins•Oct 14, 2026

Ethereum Quantum Race Shifts as zkSync Courts Banks and Starknet Weighs Exit

Key Highlights: zkSync has demonstrated real-time proving capabilities aligned with Ethereum Foundation benchmarks, verifying every block in under 12 seconds using its Airbender Prime hardware setup. Matter Labs is pivoting focus toward enterprise finance via its Prividium architecture, engaging institutions like Deutsche Bundesbank and major U.S. regional banks while deprioritizing public interoperability models. The layer-2 ...

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Coins•Oct 11, 2026

STRK Surges 322% in Four Weeks, Outperforming Bitcoin and Ether

Key Highlights Starknet’s native token, $STRK, surged 322.26% over an approximately 28-day window from Sept. 13 to Oct. 11, significantly outpacing bitcoin and ether. On-chain decentralized exchange (DEX) activity saw massive expansion, jumping from $6.3 million on Sept. 14 to $41.4 million on Oct. 10, while total value locked (TVL) rose 5.1%. StarkWare CEO Eli ...

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