Starknet is CRUSHING all competitors. Here’s why👇 A few days ago Starknet released v0.14.0 (Grinta upgrade), a massive milestone that brings: • Instant transaction • Tx prioritization • Lower fees • Decentralization • Web 2 UX Here’s everything you need to know about this upgrade and why it’s simply INSANE 👇 1. Instant transaction Transactions now get pre-confirmed in ~0.5 seconds. So we can say it’s done instantly. Remember when Starknet was slow AF? Now it’s one of the faster networks you can find out there. And I tried a lot of them. On Starknet you click and your transaction is done = Web 2 UX with decentralization. 2. Faster block = better UX Block production is now 7x faster, and that’s just the start. Why you should care? • Faster execution • Lower latency for dApps = Much better UX 3. STRK token at the center of the Network - Fee Market (EIP-1559 style) From this point: • Fees are in STRK • If you still want to pay with ETH (or any other token), you will need a paymaster. STRK’s design is about utility and demand: you need STRK to use Starknet, and usage growth = more demand. Fees = base fee (which will adjust with congestion) + tip (if you want the tx to go faster) Fees are split across three resources: • L1 gas • L2 gas • L1 data gas So key change: → STRK is now the default gas token. Why you should care? → This upgrade centers STRK in the network’s economics, while still giving users flexibility. 4. On its way to decentralization - Distributed Sequencer Architecture Until now, Starknet had a single sequencer. So one entity ordering transactions and building blocks. It worked very well but it’s not decentralized. With v0.14.0, that changes. Now we have: • Three sequencers sharing the responsibility (still operated by StarkWare for now). • Each of them “talk” to each other and agree on blocks. • Each sequencer has its own mempool, keeping a list of pending transactions. 🔥 Decentralization MATTERS This is the first step toward a decentralized sequencer network which will happen very soon, as over time, more independent operators will join. Why it matters for you: • No single point of failure, so better reliability as if one sequencer goes down, the other will take over. • More security because if one sequencer tries to misbehave then the others will simply outvote it. • Better censorship resistance, because if one sequencer tries to censor a transaction, the others still have it in their mempools and can add it in the next block. • Better scalability (more sequencers = more throughput). 5. Prioritize your transaction (Aka Mempool upgrade) Starknet gets a Fee Market (Like Ethereum, but faster). Until now Starknet was using a FIFO model (first transaction in, first transaction out) order. So transactions were processed exactly as they arrived. Now, thanks to our GRINTA upgrade, each sequencer has a proper mempool, which means: 🔹 You’re in a hurry? Then you can prioritize your transaction by paying more gas. 🔹 You can re-send with a higher fee (Like on Ethereum if you want it to be processed faster). 🔹 Multiple transactions can be processed at the same time. Why it matters for you: • You get the choice to have faster execution for urgent txs. • You can have lower fees if you are patient. • Better transaction ordering. • Massive scalability boost for DeFi, gaming, AI, and consumer dApps (everything will feel like web 2). 6. Standardized Paymaster API. Thanks to SNIP-29 Paymaster API, wallets and dApps can integrate seamlessly with Paymasters. This means you can still pay with stablecoins or other tokens, if the app decides to integrate it. Why Grinta is INSANE Grinta is simply the biggest upgrade that ever happened on a Layer 2! Actually, Starknet is the FIRST Layer 2 to move from a centralized to a decentralized architecture. Why it’s massive: 🔹 First step toward a decentralized sequencer network → Starknet is no longer controlled by a single machine. This is a historic milestone for decentralization in rollups. 🔹 Instant transaction (~0.5s pre-confirmation) → UX now feels like Web2 apps, but with Ethereum-level security underneath. That’s simply insane. 🔹 7x faster block times → Starknet is now fast enough for DeFi, gaming, AI, and consumer-scale apps. 🔹 Modern fee market + STRK utility → STRK becomes the beating heart of the network. The token is finally in the center of the network. Fees are sustainable, predictable, and fair. And Paymaster keeps it flexible. In short: 👉 Starknet is moving from a centralized network → to a real decentralized, performant AF, and credibly neutral network ready to onboard MILLIONS of users. This is the moment Starknet stops being POTENTIALLY Ethereum’s answer to Solana. We can surely say now that it is! (We even get some downtime, next step is getting the same market cap!) 🔥 That’s why v0.14.0 is MASSIVE. It’s INSANE. Starknet simply becomes the BEST CHOICE BY FAR for any single dApps (DeFi, games, consumer app, AI, everything you can think about!) 🔥 Welcome to STARKTEMBER.