Starknet launches BTC staking integration upgrade

ChainCatcher message, Starknet has announced that it has begun the BTC staking integration upgrade, and the staking protocol will be paused for several hours to complete this major update.

This upgrade will allow Bitcoin holders to participate in Starknet consensus, with specific parameters including: BTC staking weight set at 0.25, meaning Bitcoin accounts for 25% of the consensus weight, while the remaining 75% is covered by STRK; initial support for WBTC, LBTC, tBTC, and SolvBTC, with other BTC derivatives to be added through governance; the staking withdrawal period has been shortened from 21 days to 7 days, applicable to both BTC and STRK stakers. Previously, Starknet announced that the BTC staking feature will go live on the mainnet on September 30.