Ethereum L2 Starknet Jumps 20% After Saying It Wants to Become an L1

PRICE MOVEEthereum L2 Starknet Jumps20% After Saying It Wants toBecome an L16IMPORTANCECLOSED1NEWS MEDIA1PIECESOct 9, 2026 16:38blockboard.net

Starknet said it is actively considering becoming its own blockchain and set 2027 as the target for becoming the first fully quantum-resistant network. STRK moved in trading after that statement, with one report putting it near $0.073 alongside $431.02 million in 24-hour volume.

What this rests on

Claim by claim, with its source
✓
Starknet said it is actively considering becoming its own blockchain.
✓
Starknet said it is targeting 2027 to become the first fully quantum-resistant network.
✓
STRK traded near $0.073 with $431.02 million in 24-hour volume.

What it means

Who it affects, what changes and what is still unconfirmed

Each sentence links inside to the piece that supports it.

Users and holders watching Starknet and STRK notice a fresh shift in the project’s direction today because Starknet is actively considering becoming its own blockchain. The same announcement also sets a 2027 target for a fully quantum-resistant network, which is the timeline now attached to that change.

Market reaction

ET Ethereum the event is about this asset from 2 h before to 4 h after the line marks the first headline
published
+0.20 % before publication
-0.67 % after
$2,494price at publication
12series points

How the story was built

Every piece in order, with the time its news medium declares — if it is not believable we use ours and say so — and what it added to what was already known at that point. Arriving first is not the same as adding something.

first
Oct 9 16:36

Where this sits in the Ethereum series

WhenWhat happenedFigure
1.0 years ago ETH a 4.245 $ high today it sits -43.0 % from there
4 months ago ETH a 1.566 $ low today it sits +54.7 % from there

From what we have stored, starting 1.0 years ago.

What could happen next

What the prediction markets currently price as likely. This is context, not a forecast of ours: there is money on it, and that is all we show.

0 % no series
Polymarket · $1,201,606 negociados en 24 h · resolves on Oct 1, 2026
0 % no series
Polymarket · $191,019 negociados en 24 h · resolves on Sep 27, 2026
6 % -3 pts
Kalshi · $185,377 of open interest · resolves on Jan 1, 2027
4 % +0 pts
Kalshi · $174,646 of open interest · resolves on Jan 1, 2027