STRK surges 322% in four weeks, outpacing Bitcoin and Ether

PRICE MOVESTRK surges 322% in fourweeks, outpacing Bitcoin andEther6IMPORTANCECLOSED1NEWS MEDIA1PIECESOct 12, 2026 01:02blockboard.net

Starknet’s STRK rose 322% over four weeks and outpaced Bitcoin and Ether in that period. The move came as discussion continued around a possible shift away from Ethereum-based scaling, with one report framing that shift as a move toward a Layer 1 blockchain.

What this rests on

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Starknet’s STRK gained 322% over four weeks and beat Bitcoin and Ether in the same comparison window.
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Discussion continued around a possible shift away from Ethereum-based scaling during that four-week period.
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One report said Starknet’s potential move to a Layer 1 blockchain could reshape Ethereum’s scaling model.
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That same report said the shift could affect security dynamics and market strategies.

What it means

Who it affects, what changes and what is still unconfirmed

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Users and traders watching Starknet would notice that STRK has already moved sharply over the four-week window, while Bitcoin and Ether did not keep pace in that comparison. That makes the token’s recent behavior stand out to anyone following relative performance, not just price on its own.

What changes in practice is the framing around Starknet’s role: one piece says the discussion is about a possible move away from Ethereum-based scaling, and another says that means a potential Layer 1 direction. What remains the same in the text is that this is still described as a possibility, not a completed change.

Market reaction

BT Bitcoin the event is about this asset from 2 h before to 4 h after the line marks the first headline
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+0.23 % before publication
+0.18 % after
$83,827price at publication
13series points

The move was larger before the first headline than after. That is an observation, not an explanation: the market also moves on things nobody publishes.

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Where this sits in the Bitcoin series

WhenWhat happenedFigure
1.0 years ago BTC a 1.152e+05 $ high today it sits -29.4 % from there
4 months ago BTC a 5.857e+04 $ low today it sits +38.9 % from there

From what we have stored, starting 1.0 years ago.

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