Starknet
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Starknet describes itself as a network built on top of Ethereum that batches and proves many transactions at once, aiming to increase capacity while keeping Ethereum's security and decentralization. Of the 24 things it promised, it delivered 10, 14 are still open (14 with no date); nothing dated is coming up. It trades at $0.028, #170 of all coins by size, 99% below its highest ever price.
This week delivered: Starknet says its main network launched as a rollup that uses STARK proofs to check every change made to the network.; delivered: Starknet says every account on its network is a smart-contract account by default, which lets developers offer logins like passkeys and biometrics.; delivered: Starknet says a software upgrade called Bolt let the network process independent transactions at the same time instead of one after another..
A real job, real backing. Delivered 10 of 24, none late. Nothing dated ahead. #3 of 17 rollups. Nothing to be careful of on the record.
Is it real?
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Passes all four
- ✓A real-world jobReal-world purpose: cheaper transactions on top of Ethereum
- ✓Real backingBacking: backed by Paradigm; in the GMCI Index; trades on Coinbase, Crypto.com, Kraken
- ✓Something aheadAhead: 10 of 24 promises delivered
- ✓Room to growRoom: worth $201.44M, 4 times smaller than Arbitrum, the biggest coin within reach doing the same thing (Rollup)
Backed by Paradigm and 5 more
- Origin20 February 2024about about 2 yearsstarknet.io, GitHub, Whitepaper
- DevelopersNot namedNeither Wikidata nor its listing names the foundersCode last changed 1 day ago
- BackingParadigm, Coinbase Ventures, Multicoin Capital, Pantera Capital, Sequoia Capital, Polychain CapitalInvestor tags from CoinGeckoIndex: GMCI IndexListed on Coinbase, Crypto.com, Kraken, Binance
- Standing on the record10 of 245 confirmed by outside news15 headlines last month68,202 people keep it on a CoinGecko watchlistNo corrections needed so far
- Real-world purpose: cheaper transactions on top of Ethereum
- Backing: backed by Paradigm; in the GMCI Index; trades on Coinbase, Crypto.com, Kraken
- Ahead: 10 of 24 promises delivered
- Room: worth $201.44M, 4 times smaller than Arbitrum, the biggest coin within reach doing the same thing (Rollup)
It is already worth more than the typical coin in Rollup ($23.63M). To match the leader, Arbitrum ($887.02M), its price would need to rise 340%, to about $0.1235.
What to do It has delivered 10 of 24 dated promises and nothing dated is ahead. Add it to My coins and come back when it posts a new date; until then the record has nothing new to say.
A gap is not a forecast. Most small coins never close it. The site never picks.
Four tests, printed. Passing all four means a real job, real backing, something ahead, and a price far below the leader of its group. A filter on facts, never a verdict.
Every line has a source: the coin's own listing, CoinGecko's tags, the record, or the news feed. Reputation here is a count, never an opinion.
Does it deliver?
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Every line is quoted from the project's own pages, with the copy we stored and, where one exists, the article that reported it
10 of 24
promises delivered, by the project's own pages
5 of those confirmed by an outside news report
Promises by the year they were due
delivered open past due
delivered open past due, not yet checked today. Click a point to open that promise.
- Openno dateStarknet says its second staking stage will have validators attest to blocks so their performance can be publicly measured, and will let validators raise the commission they charge people who delegate stake to them.
Details
“During the second phase of staking, validators gain more network-maintenance responsibility and begin attesting blocks, enabling public measurement of their performance and reliability. Staking v2 also strengthens the incentive structure for validators by allowing them to increase their commission from delegators.”
- Openno dateStarknet says an upgrade called Grinta will lay the groundwork for three independent computers to jointly agree on and build blocks, each keeping its own queue of pending transactions, plus a market for setting network fees.
Details
“Starknet v0.14.0, the 'Grinta' upgrade, marks a significant milestone on the road to full decentralization. With this upgrade, the network lays the foundation for a distributed sequencer layer: three independent sequencers reaching consensus and building blocks, each with its own mempool, and a native fee market to support future operator incentives.”
- Openno dateStarknet says the same upgrade will speed up initial transaction confirmations to under a second and add a standard way for apps to cover users' transaction fees.
- Openno dateStarknet says it will add its S-two prover to its shared proving service and add a feature called Cairo Native so smart contracts run natively, to increase throughput and lower fees and latency.
Details
“Phase 3 will also include major improvements to the network's performance with the implementation of the open-source S-two prover into SHARP, the shared proving service, and the implantation of Cairo Native, which will allow for native smart contract execution. Both will bring about higher throughput and lower latency, as well as lower fees.”
- Openno dateStarknet says an upgrade called v0.15.0 will let anyone independently check that blocks are correct, not just a set of trusted parties.
- Openno dateStarknet says in this staking stage, any validator will be able to check and vote on blocks without needing permission, and a block will only be finalized once more than two-thirds of staked tokens have voted for it.
- Openno dateStarknet says its fourth staking stage will give validators full responsibility for running the network, though StarkWare will still generate the proofs.
- Openno dateStarknet says adding an S-two verifier is expected to make Starknet the default network for checking proofs that were generated on users' own devices.
- Openno dateStarknet says an update called v0.14.2 will let applications run logic off-chain and prove it back to the network, enabling scaling through what it calls ZK Threads and privacy through hidden or encrypted transaction data.
Details
“Another S-two-related product that debuts in Phase 4 is proof verification within Starknet with v0.14.2. This allows applications to execute logic off-chain and prove it to the protocol, unlocking scaling through shards and ZK Threads; and privacy, by hiding or encrypting parts of a transaction state securely.”
- Openno dateStarknet says its last roadmap phase will make its whole staking system, including who generates the network's proofs, fully decentralized.
- Openno dateStarknet says it will become a single layer-2 network that settles transactions on both the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains.
- Openno dateStarknet says it expects to handle more than 10,000 transactions per second in this final roadmap phase.
- Openno dateStarknet's roadmap lists building a fully trustless bridge directly between Starknet and Bitcoin, without third parties holding the funds.
- Openno dateStarknet says it intends to help Bitcoin scale from about 13 transactions per second to thousands, and to enable complex uses such as DeFi apps on Bitcoin.
- Deliveredno dateStarknet says its main network launched as a rollup that uses STARK proofs to check every change made to the network.delivered 12 September 2026Only the project's own word so farProof Only its own page says so; no article found.
- Deliveredno dateStarknet says every account on its network is a smart-contract account by default, which lets developers offer logins like passkeys and biometrics.delivered 12 September 2026Confirmed by The Block, 10 August 2026Proof StarkNet Price: STRK Price Index and Live Chart The Block, 10 August 2026
- Deliveredno dateStarknet says a software upgrade called Bolt let the network process independent transactions at the same time instead of one after another.delivered 12 September 2026Only the project's own word so farProof Only its own page says so; no article found.
- Deliveredno dateStarknet says it separated its own block production from Ethereum settlement and began using Ethereum's blob storage to post data more cheaply.delivered 12 September 2026Only the project's own word so farProof Only its own page says so; no article found.
Details
“Block packing was also implemented, decoupling L2 block production from L1 state updates, leading to faster confirmations and lower L1 costs. Additionally, Starknet adopted Ethereum's EIP-4844 upgrade, utilizing blobs for more efficient data availability.”
- Deliveredno dateStarknet says these upgrades let the network sustain 127 transactions per second, confirm transactions in 2 seconds, and charge fees under a cent.delivered 12 September 2026Only the project's own word so farProof Only its own page says so; no article found.
- Deliveredno dateStarknet says it released the core parts of its technology publicly so other projects can build their own custom blockchains with it.delivered 12 September 2026Confirmed by KuCoin, 21 July 2026Proof Starknet Launches Private Bitcoin strkBTC to Address Privacy and Quantum Risks KuCoin, 21 July 2026
- Deliveredno dateStarknet says it introduced a first version of staking where anyone can stake or delegate STRK tokens and validators must run full nodes.delivered 12 September 2026Confirmed by The Block, 10 August 2026Proof StarkNet Price: STRK Price Index and Live Chart The Block, 10 August 2026
- Deliveredno dateStarknet says several Bitcoin-related products are already available, including Lightning Network payments in the Braavos wallet, Xverse wallet support, a BTC-to-wBTC swap tool called Atomiq, and a federated bridge for Bitcoin Runes assets.delivered 12 September 2026Only the project's own word so farProof Only its own page says so; no article found.
Details
“a host of Bitcoin-related product offerings have already been implemented on Starknet, including: Lightning Network payments with the Braavos wallet, Integration of the Xverse Bitcoin wallet on Starknet, Atomiq provides cross-chain conversion solution for direct swap between native BTC and wBTC, A federated Runes bridge with Asset Runes”
- Deliveredno dateStarknet says STRK20 is a framework that adds privacy features, such as hidden balances, to ERC20 tokens on Starknet.delivered 12 September 2026Confirmed by CoinMarketCap, 10 September 2026Proof Starknet Launches ZK Privacy Layer for ERC-20 Tokens CoinMarketCap, 10 September 2026
- Deliveredno dateStarknet says strkBTC is a Bitcoin-backed token on Starknet that can be redeemed for real BTC and optionally hidden for private balances and transfers.delivered 12 September 2026Confirmed by cryptobriefing.com, 3 August 2026Proof SuperVega launches options trading in public beta on Starknet cryptobriefing.com, 3 August 2026
What is next, and when?
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Nothing dated
The project has not put a date on anything still open. That is a fact worth knowing.
How big is it next to its rivals?
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Only coins within a hundred times its worth; a coin a thousand times bigger is another world
Cheaper transactions on top of ethereum
7 coins we checked say they are for cheaper transactions on top of Ethereum, worth $3.34B together. #4 of 6 by worth.
Rollup: this coin against its direct competitors
- CoinWorth, as a barWorthAgainst this coinToday, and the gapSupplyPromises
Starknet$201.44Mthis coin−2.3%72% out10 of 24 delivered
Arbitrum$887.02M4.4× bigger, +$685.58M−2.6%, gap −0.367% outnone dated
Optimism$227.96M1.1× bigger, +$26.52M+3.8%, gap +6.154% outnone dated
Immutable$107.87M1.9× smaller, −$93.58M−1.1%, gap +1.244% outno record
Nervos Network$55.81M3.6× smaller, −$145.63M−4.7%, gap −2.4no maxno record
AltLayer$46.18M4.4× smaller, −$155.26M−2.5%, gap −0.271% outno record
Hermez Network$36.66M5.5× smaller, −$164.78M−1.1%, gap +1.2100% outno record
OpenLedger$29.35M6.9× smaller, −$172.1M+0.9%, gap +3.222% outno record
Rollup: this coin next to Arbitrum, the biggest rival within reach. People go to the bigger coin unless the smaller one does something it does not.
- Starknet says
- Starknet describes itself as a network built on top of Ethereum that batches and proves many transactions at once, aiming to increase capacity while keeping Ethereum's security and decentralization.
- Arbitrum says
- Arbitrum is a technology platform that provides the infrastructure for building financial applications, tokenized assets, and custom blockchains.
Two claims, side by side, in their own words. Whether the difference is real is for the record to show over time, and for you to judge.
Starknet describes itself as a network built on top of Ethereum that batches and proves many transactions at once, aiming to increase capacity while keeping Ethereum's security and decentralization.
Its listing puts it this way: StarkNet is a permissionless decentralized Layer 2 (L2) validity rollup, built to allow Ethereum to scale via cryptographic protocols called STARKs, without compromising Ethereum’s core principles of decentralization, transparency, inclusivity and security.
Problem it says it solves: cheaper transactions on top of Ethereum. 9 coins we have checked say the same; together they are worth $4,330,706,508.
Where it trades: Coinbase, Crypto.com, Kraken, Binance, OKX
Each bar is a coin's worth today (price × coins out), longest first. The lit bar is this coin; grey bars are the others doing the same job.
Bars are market cap. Order is size, nothing else. Differences are measured from the coin you are looking at.
What should make me careful?
Nothing printed today
None of the six tests fails. A missed promise counts only on a record a person has checked.
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Rollup: this coin next to the group's largest, Arbitrum.
| Starknet | Arbitrum | |
|---|---|---|
| Years trading | 3 years | 3 years |
| Major exchanges | 8 | 11 |
| Named backers | 6 | 2 |
| Headlines, last month | 15 | 108 |
| Promises delivered | 10 of 24 | no record |
What it says is different: StarkNet is a permissionless decentralized Layer 2 (L2) validity rollup, built to allow Ethereum to scale via cryptographic protocols called STARKs, without compromising Ethereum’s core principles of decentralization,…
It is 22.7% the size of Arbitrum. On the facts above it is behind on major exchanges, headlines, last month. Nothing here says it will; the site does not predict.
The tests: nothing to hold it for, more missed than delivered, priced ahead of its record, half the supply still to come, rivals ship while it does not, a big release of coins soon.
The homework: the coin itself, the news, the record
The coin itself
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The last 7 days
Where today sits against its highest ever price
Highest ever: $4.41 on 20 February 2024. Today is 1% of that.
72%
of all STRK that will ever exist is already out in public hands: 7.18B coins.
28% (2.82B coins) is already created but not in public hands, held by the project or locked in escrow. That is a large share, though not a majority. Those coins can be sold later, which can push the price down.
out held back. Each dot is 1%.
Pays for every use of its network
Every transaction on its network pays a fee in it. That is the built-in reason anyone needs it.
- Every transaction on its network pays a fee in it
That is all a market cap is: today's price times the coins in public hands. It moves every time the price does. It says what buyers are paying, not what the coin is worth.
- of the maximum supply is in circulation: 7.18B of 10B.
- 2.82Bcoins still to be released, 28% of the maximum. Releases can add selling pressure.
- 1.4×fully diluted value versus today's market cap. The gap is coins not yet released.
- of its all-time high of $4.41 on 20 February 2024. That is −99.4% from the top.
- #170by market cap, $201,441,719.
- Not checkedwho holds the most coins, and how much has been burned. Those need on-chain data this site does not read yet.
Supply and value figures from CoinGecko, refreshed hourly. Not part of the record.
- $159.82M is locked in apps built on it right now
- Users paid $212.83K in fees to use it in the last 30 days, $212.33K of that kept by the network
From DefiLlama, refreshed nightly. Fees are what people paid to use the thing; value locked is what they trust it to hold. Facts, not a score.
What the news says
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Headlines per day, last 30 days
15 headlines named this coin in the last month.
What they were about
- Upgrade3
- Partnership2
- Banks1
- AI1
- StarkWare Unveils STRK20, A Framework To Make Any ERC-20 Token Private On Starknet
- Starknet Restores Service After Four-Hour Network Outage
- StarkWare Unveils STRK20, A Framework To Make Any ERC-20 Token Private On Starknet
- Starknet Restores Service After Four-Hour Network Outage
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- StarkWare Unveils STRK20, A Framework To Make Any ERC-20 Token Private On Starknet
- Starknet launches Shieldnet, enabling private E...Upcoming
- hidden trillionaire(@Square-Creator-1d148c370610)'s insights
- Starknet Integrates EY's Nightfall To Enable Private Institutional Payments
- DashXHQ Integrates Starknet’s STRK20 for Private Onchain
- OpenZeppelin Launches New Standards for Starknet, EnhancingUpcoming
- StarkWare 将 2500 万枚 STRK 委托回流 Starknet 生态
- StarkNet Foundation Announces STRK Airdrop, Over 1.3M Wallets EligibleUpcoming
- Starknet Bitcoin bridging halts after AI-driven attack on Atomiq, no user funds lost
- Ex-Revolut team's perp DEX Extended goes live on Starknet mainnet - The BlockUpcoming
15 headlines in the last month.
Headlines are the publishers' own. News is never placed next to price.
The record itself
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Six facts, the project's own replies, its peers, contract facts, references and every stored copy
Starknet describes itself as a network built on top of Ethereum that batches and proves many transactions at once, aiming to increase capacity while keeping Ethereum's security and decentralization.
“Starknet is a Validity Rollup that provides unlimited scale while retaining Ethereum's security and decentralization.”source · snapshot · captured 2026-09-12
Live. The record does not yet cite when this stage began.
10 of 24 promises delivered. 14 open.
Others in ethereum layer-2 networks: ADI 7 of 15, Base 2 of 4, Gate 0 of 1, Mantle 0 of 2.Others in smart-contract platforms: Internet Computer 20 of 23, Ethereum 15 of 20, Ozone Chain 13 of 30, ADI 7 of 15, and 28 more.
Last code change on the main repository (starkware-libs/sequencer): 1 day ago, on 14 September 2026.
None of the project's captured pages has changed since capture began on 10 September 2026.
Nothing further to flag from the record as it stands.
This record was drafted by a machine from captured pages and has not yet been checked by a person. Treat every line as unverified until that note changes.