{"id":671506,"date":"2026-10-15T10:53:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T10:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/10\/15\/starknet-opens-vote-on-potential-ethereum-l2-exit-over-quantum-risks\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T10:53:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T10:53:21","slug":"starknet-opens-vote-on-potential-ethereum-l2-exit-over-quantum-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/2026\/10\/15\/starknet-opens-vote-on-potential-ethereum-l2-exit-over-quantum-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"Starknet opens vote on potential Ethereum L2 exit over quantum risks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-images.ctmedia.io\/media\/article-covers\/2026\/10\/01M4ZFWYVQRAM56PW1PG6VCAV4\/starknet.jpg\" alt=\"Starknet opens vote on potential Ethereum L2 exit over quantum risks\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Starknet is asking STRK holders whether to explore becoming an independent layer-1 blockchain to reduce its dependence on Ethereum\u2019s quantum-security upgrade timeline.<\/p>\n<p>Ethereum layer-2 network Starknet has opened a non-binding vote asking STRK holders whether it should explore becoming an independent, post-quantum layer-1 blockchain.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Starknet <a href=\"https:\/\/governance.starknet.io\/#\/s:starknet.eth\/proposal\/0x31dffc8b6f24c580540cc967fdede3d8e9d513c105d3f699a14ae65bd0dc5d74\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">opened<\/a> a seven-day poll, which offers three options: support further research, oppose it, or remain neutral pending more information. Voting closes on Oct. 22, with results published afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>A \u201cYes\u201d vote would signal support for further research, not authorize a transition. Further proposals and governance votes would be required, and no timetable for becoming an L1 has been announced.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/starknet-vote-ethereum-l2-exit-post-quantum-l1\">Read more<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starknet is asking STRK holders whether to explore becoming an independent layer-1 blockchain to reduce its dependence on Ethereum\u2019s quantum-security upgrade timeline. Ethereum layer-2 network Starknet has opened a non-binding vote asking STRK holders whether it should explore becoming an independent, post-quantum layer-1 blockchain. On Thursday, Starknet opened a seven-day poll, which offers three options: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":671507,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-671506","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-blockchain"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=671506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/671507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=671506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=671506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/e-bitco.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=671506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}