Starknet is Making L2 Decentralization Cool Again

Starknet’s latest tweet set the tone for its ambitious roadmap: “Currently making L2 decentralization cool again.” With governance, staking, & sequencing milestones already delivered, and a series of upgrades loading, the Layer-2 ecosystem is seeing Starknet evolve into one of the most decentralization-driven rollups on Ethereum.

• Completed Milestones
• Upcoming Roadmap
• Historical Innovations
• Community Governance

Completed Milestones

Starknet has already delivered several critical steps on its path to decentralization:

• STRK Governance: Token holders now influence protocol upgrades, creating a strong on-chain governance layer.
• Staking v1 & v2: Early staking models are live, incentivizing participation & securing economic value.
• Decentralized Sequencing: This breakthrough ensures censorship resistance by distributing sequencing power, moving away from centralized operators.

Upcoming Roadmap

The roadmap presented in Starknet’s tracker highlights ambitious “loading” milestones:

• BTC Staking Full Launch: Extending Starknet’s unique “BTC + ETH” integration approach, first teased in Starknet’s BTC vision.
• Staking v3 & v4: Progressive improvements to refine incentives & scalability.
• Decentralized Validation: A major step to distribute validation beyond sequencers, enhancing trust-minimization.
• Stage 2 Rollout: Moving toward a fully permissionless rollup, a critical milestone for Ethereum scalability.

currently making L2 decentralization cool again.

✅ STRK governance
✅ STRK staking v1 & v2
✅ Decentralized sequencing
⌛ BTC staking full launch
⌛ Staking v3
⌛ Decentralized validation
⌛ Staking v4
⌛ Stage 2

we’re getting there.

— Starknet (@Starknet) September 24, 2025

Historical Innovations

Starknet’s momentum is built on years of innovative milestones:

• Warp by Nethermind (2022): Enabled Uniswap contracts to be transpiled into Cairo, bridging Ethereum’s DeFi ecosystem with Starknet’s native architecture (read here).
• Kakarot zkEVM (2023): Introduced Ethereum Virtual Machine compatibility directly into Starknet, lowering barriers for developers (read here).
• Resilience Amid Downturn (2023): Starknet, alongside zkSync, continued thriving during a developer slowdown, showcasing the project’s strong ecosystem (read here).

Community Governance

At the heart of this roadmap is community participation. A governance vote running until September 30, 2025 reflects this ethos. Key proposals include:

• Faster confirmations & reduced transaction fees.
• Enhanced burn mechanisms.
• Exploring post-quantum signatures for long-term security.

This governance-first approach demonstrates Starknet’s commitment to decentralization not just in technology, but in decision-making too.

With historical innovations laying the foundation & community governance shaping priorities, Starknet is redefining what decentralization looks like in practice.

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