Starknet Moves Toward Post-Quantum Layer 1 as Voters Back Ethereum Split

Starknet is taking its first formal steps toward potentially becoming an independent, quantum-resistant Layer 1 blockchain, following a community vote that overwhelmingly supported researching a departure from its current role as an Ethereum Layer 2 network. The Starknet Foundation announced Thursday that 93.52% of voting power supported exploring the transition in a non-binding governance poll that concluded Oct. 22. The result gives StarkWare and the Starknet Foundation a mandate to investigate the technical requirements, trade-offs, and potential consequences of operating Starknet as a standalone blockchain. The vote does not authorize an immediate transition.