Starknet launches BTC staking integration upgrade

Starknet has announced that it has begun an upgrade to integrate BTC staking. The staking protocol will be suspended for several hours to complete this major update. This upgrade will allow Bitcoin holders to participate in Starknet consensus. Specific parameters include: BTC staking weight is set at 0.25, meaning Bitcoin accounts for 25% of the consensus weight, with STRK assuming the remaining 75%; initial support for WBTC, LBTC, tBTC, and SolvBTC; other BTC derivatives will be added through governance; and the staking unstaking period will be shortened from 21 days to 7 days, applicable to both BTC and STRK stakers.