StarkNet (STRK)
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StarkNet’s recent rise appears to have been driven mainly by a new narrative: StarkWare’s public discussion of a possible Layer 1 transition to support faster, independent quantum-security upgrades. That drew attention and speculative buying. Available reports link the move to this discussion, but do not establish how much it caused the increase.
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Last Updated: 10/12/2026 02:00 UTC
Unlock Schedule
StarkNet (STRK) Token Unlock & Vesting Schedule
The chart shows gross modeled releases of every allocation: vesting unlocks, new issuance and reserve distributions, each allocation counted once. These have different meanings; a scheduled release is not evidence that tokens entered circulation or were sold. Review the coverage, sources and assumptions below.
Each color segment in the chart corresponds to a specific allocation group described in the Allocations section below. Underlying assumptions and data models used to reconstruct this schedule are explained in detail under Assumptions, while broader utility insights and token use cases are covered in Tokenomics & Utility.
Tokenomics & Utility
Distribution and network roles
StarkWare created an initial allocation of 10 billion STRK. Of that amount, 50.1% was granted to the Starknet Foundation, 32.9% was allocated to core contributors, and 17% to StarkWare investors. The Foundation’s allocation includes portions set aside for community distributions, grants, ecosystem work, and other purposes. These figures describe the initial allocation; staking rewards can add newly minted STRK over time. (starknet.io)
STRK has three main roles. It can pay for Starknet transactions, give holders a way to participate in governance, and be staked as the network develops its proof-of-stake system. Users can also pay certain transactions in ETH, depending on the transaction type and wallet experience. For staking, participants may run a validator with the required stake and a full node, or delegate STRK to a validator. Staking rewards are paid in newly minted STRK under the protocol’s rules. (starknet.io)
Governance connects the token to decisions about the network. Holders can vote or delegate their voting power in supported processes. Staking adds another kind of participation: it brings token holders into the gradual transfer of network duties to validators. STRK therefore has a role in using Starknet today and in shaping how it operates over time. (starknet.io)
Assumptions
Starknet began with ten billion STRK, but staking now mints additional tokens, so that initial amount is not a supply cap. Investors and early contributors have a published combined monthly unlock schedule through March 2027, and the first community airdrop became claimable in February 2024. Other Foundation and StarkWare budgets include grants and incentives whose individual payment dates remain partly or wholly unknown. The chart can show the initial mint and dated unlocks, while staking growth between reported totals is estimated; the total minted and burned by September 30, 2026 could not be verified.
- Investors and Early Contributors — combined lockup: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Community Provisions: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- Community Rebates: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- Grants, including Development Partners: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- StarkWare Operations: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Foundation Strategic Reserve: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- Foundation Donations: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- Foundation Treasury: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- Early Community Member Program: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- DeFi Spring: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- DeFi Spring: New issuance depends on network activity, such as staking, so it cannot be dated in advance.
- Catalyst Program: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- Catalyst Grant — Ekubo: The sources give the amount but no release dates.
- Gaming Committee Budget: Releases depend on future governance or treasury decisions.
- BTCFi Season Incentives: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
- StarkWare WPL Program — First Phase: Releases depend on recipients claiming tokens or on grants being awarded.
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- 2. https://www.starknet.io/blog/starknet-token-is-deployed-on-ethereum/
- 3. https://assets-cms.kraken.com/files/51n36hrp/facade/9d862d55f324ae17c2ed52c13c91491165dcb652.pdf
- 4. https://twitter.com/StarkWareLtd/status/1760780113057030184
- 5. https://www.starknet.io/faqs/
- 6. https://www.starknet.io/blog/starknet-provisions-program/
- 7. https://community.starknet.io/t/announcing-the-early-community-member-program/102092
- 8. https://www.starknet.io/blog/starknet-foundation-introduces-the-start-of-defi-spring/
- 9. https://www.starknet.io/blog/defi-spring-program-2-0/
- 10. https://www.starknet.io/blog/announcing-the-catalyst-program-igniting-transformative-change/
- 11. https://www.starknet.io/blog/ekubo-the-amm-endgame/
- 12. https://www.starknet.io/blog/gaming-committee-launch-advancing-starknets-gaming-ecosystem/
- 13. https://www.starknet.io/blog/starknet-foundation-introduces-btcfi-season/
- 14. https://www.starknet.io/blog/starknet-2025-year-in-review/
- 15. https://www.starknet.io/staking/
- 16. https://www.starknet.io/staking/a-guide-to-delegate-your-stake/
- 17. https://phemex.com/blogs/what-is-starknet-and-10b-supply-cap
- 18. https://starkscan.co/docs/api
Allocations
Parts of this allocation with their own release dates are charted as their own allocations; the chart shows the rest here.
Not yet scheduled: 1,994,924,057.37 tokens of its parts have no release date yet. The chart shows them as TBD from today, not as unlocked.
Estimated from the last observation onward: about 496,169 per day (15,102,131 per month), the rate between the observations of 22 December 2025 and 9 September 2026.
Description
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StarkNet is a decentralized network developed by StarkWare, which employs STARK technology for scalability and privacy in blockchain applications. It's a Layer 2 scaling solution designed for Ethereum that enables high-throughput and low-cost transactions.
| Sector: | Layer 2 |
| Blockchain: | Other L2 |