Starknet completed the Bitcoin integration announced last week. With the new update, Bitcoin can now be staked on Starknet.
It will be limited to 25%
It was stated in the announcement that users holding Bitcoin will have a 25% power in the Starknet consensus mechanism, while this rate will be 75% for STRK. Validators will be able to launch BTC participation pools starting today. Developers will also be able to integrate their protocols starting today.
The reward mechanism will start operating from September 30. However, since the Starknet and Bitcoin networks are different chains, it will be possible to stake not real Bitcoin, but wrapped ( Bitcoin.
Initially; WBTC, LBTC, tBTC, and SolvBTC will be supported.
The withdrawal period from Stake has been reduced from 21 days to 7 days.
Published: September 15, 2025 12:33
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