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Starknet community overwhelmingly backs research into becoming an independent post-quantum Layer 1

Starknet's community backed research into becoming an independent post-quantum Layer 1, with a draft whitepaper expected in November.

By DeFi Tools Guide Editorial Team · Published Oct 22, 2026, 9:32 AM UTC · Updated 2026-10-22 · Risk level: medium
Sources checked: Oct 22, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC

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What happened

Starknet’s community backed research into becoming an independent post-quantum Layer 1, with a draft whitepaper expected in November.

Reported details

  • TL;DR Starknet’s community backed research into becoming an independent post-quantum Layer 1, with 93.52% of voting power supporting the non-binding proposal. The result authorizes further research, not a migration from Ethereum, and any actual transition would require another binding governance vote after technical work. StarkWare and the Starknet Foundation formed a working group, while a … Read more
  • The non-binding vote does not approve a network transition. StarkWare hopes to release a draft whitepaper in November.

Why this matters

Starknet community is a factual update rather than a structural change to tokenized assets. Its value to a desk is the sourced detail and the timing, so read it next to the linked reporting and treat any figure the sources do not state as unknown.

Evidence boundary

On Starknet community, the scope is limited to what the linked 3 reports state, and where they diverge both positions are recorded without either being picked in advance; the headline figure is what to check first.

What to verify

Corroborate Starknet community with one independent dated source, and treat any figure the linked reports do not state as unknown rather than inferred.

Sources and editorial check time

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