Bitcoin staking is coming to Starknet, and the dedicated SNIP is now live on the Starknet community forum!

This SNIP explains the rationale and mechanism behind BTC staking on Starknet, and we are looking for feedback from the community.

The main takeaways:

> BTC holders will be able to stake their BTC on Starknet

> This will strengthen Starknet’s decentralization and security, by bringing BTC into Starknet’s economic security layer, and offering BTC a native onchain utility within the network

> BTC is proposed to account for up to 25% of validator staking power, while STRK remains the core asset securing Starknet (at least 75% validator power)

> Target launch: Q3 2025

We’re also introducing a beneficial alignment mechanism between BTC stakers and STRK staking.

Learn more about this important milestone here: