$STRK is up +72.44% from the Oct 2 low at $0.04075, now trading at $0.07027 If you had longed it at the Oct 2 low with $100k at 10x, you'd be up +$724,417 right now Why it moved The catalyst that woke the tape was governance-level ambition, not a quiet listing. ForkLog on Oct 8 covered StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson saying Starknet is actively considering a shift from Ethereum L2 to an independent L1 so it can push quantum-resistant cryptography on its own clock toward 2027. CoinMarketCap Academy on Oct 9 put the follow-through near a 26% 24-hour gain on that discussion, with futures open interest up about 53% and futures volume running roughly five times spot per CoinGlass, which is the kind of leverage flush that shows up after a narrative hits. Underneath the headlines, the network already shipped iron. Bitrue noted Starknet v0.14.4 went live on mainnet on Oct 5 with SNIP-36 proofs able to carry single-transaction virtual blocks up to about 1.1 billion L2 gas, so builders got a real capacity unlock days before the L1 talk. What I'm watching next Above: the 24h high at $0.0716, then the 7d high at $0.0716 from Oct 09 03:00 ET. Below: the 24h low at $0.0491, then the $0.04075 Oct 2 base. Most readers only notice Starknet after the green candle is already on the chart. The L1 proposal, the futures spike, and the Oct 5 upgrade notes were public while price was still rebuilding off that low. Still watching from the sidelines? Every move in this post was there for anyone looking early. Stop reading recaps after the pump. Join before it's too late: t.me/+Z3NwL0DSnmk0ZjI0