Update
Starknet Voters Support Research into Independent Blockchain
StarkWare, the developer of Starknet, has received overwhelming support from Starknet’s community to explore becoming an independent, post-quantum layer-1 blockchain. The governance vote, which ran for seven days, closed on Thursday with 93.52% of voting power in favor of the transition. The non-binding poll recorded the highest participation in Starknet’s governance history. StarkWare and the Starknet Foundation will proceed with research into an independent L1, with the actual shift requiring a separate, binding governance vote. The network will continue operating as an Ethereum layer-2 network for now.