Key Notes
- Starknet’s closed poll recorded 93.52% support for independent L1 research and 3,236 votes.
- Any decision to transition requires a separate governance process.
- StarkWare plans a draft whitepaper in November, according to reporting summarized by CoinNess.
Starknet voters have backed research into becoming an independent, quantum-resistant layer-one blockchain, with 93.52% of participating voting power supporting further study.
The closed Snapshot ballot records 3,236 votes. Opposition accounted for 4.57% of voting power, while 1.91% chose the neutral option. These percentages measure voting power, rather than the proportion of individual wallets supporting each choice.
The seven-day poll approved an investigation, not a departure from Ethereum. Starknet continues operating as an Ethereum layer-two network, and the ballot explicitly reserves any decision to transition for a separate governance process.
A Research Mandate and a November Whitepaper Target
The result advances the process described in CoinScreamer’s vote preview. A positive result was intended to trigger research, more detailed proposals and additional polls, rather than immediately change the network’s architecture.
StarkWare plans to publish a draft whitepaper in November, according to The Block’s reporting summarized by CoinNess. That is a planned research document, not a scheduled L1 launch.
The work would need to turn the broad goal of security independence into technical proposals that holders can evaluate. This vote does not approve a final architecture, an implementation schedule or instructions for users to migrate assets.
Why Ethereum Dependencies Matter
The governance proposal argues that Starknet can improve components under its own control faster than those inherited from Ethereum. Its bridge and data-availability arrangements remain connected to Ethereum’s security and upgrade timetable.
StarkWare’s technical overview identifies two advantages: hash-based STARK proofs and programmable accounts. The proofs verify computation using different assumptions from common elliptic-curve signatures, while accounts can adopt post-quantum signature verifiers without a protocol-wide hard fork.
Those capabilities do not mean every wallet and bridge is already quantum-resistant. The migration register separates proof-system protections from account authorization, existing contracts and Ethereum-facing infrastructure. Wallet integration, key management, recovery and audits remain distinct work.
CoinScreamer’s earlier coverage examined the L1 option when StarkWare raised it in October. The latest vote gives that research community backing without settling whether independence is the preferred final design.
STRK and Ethereum Bridges Remain in the Plan
The forum proposal sets two expectations regardless of the path chosen: STRK remains the network token, with no new token introduced, and bridges between Ethereum and Starknet stay open.
Keeping a bridge open and securing an independent base layer are separate questions. Research into an L1 would still need to address cross-network dependencies. The favorable vote alone does not resolve those engineering requirements.
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