ChainCatcher news, Starknet announced a partnership with the crypto asset management company Bitwise to introduce STRK staking, which includes a public validator for all STRK holders to delegate to and a separate validator for large institutional clients.

ChainCatcher message, Starknet posted on X that the core infrastructure for STRK staking has been deployed to the Starknet mainnet. The Validator tools are now in use, and users holding at least 20,000 STRK tokens and running a full node can become Validators.The UI and DApp for Delegators will go live with the official release tomorrow.

ChainCatcher message, Starknet posted on the X platform that the integration phase of STRK staking's first stage has now begun. Starknet is deploying the system on the Starknet mainnet, and it is expected to be completed within a few hours.Starting tomorrow, validators can begin integrating with the staking contract. For users, a little more patience is needed; the delegated UI and dApp will be ready on Tuesday, November 26.

ChainCatcher news, Starknet announced that although the STRK staking program will take place on November 26, the STRK staking contract will be deployed on the mainnet 30 hours to 2 days in advance.It stated that to become a validator, one must hold at least 20,000 STRK tokens and run a full node, and both validators and delegators will be subject to a 21-day unbonding lock-up period.

ChainCatcher message, Starknet posted on the X platform stating that Starknet has always placed great importance on decentralization. Although the transition to a fully decentralized PoS network will take some time, the first phase of Staking has begun and will be completed this year.Regarding the community governance timeline for STRK Staking parameters, the specifics are as follows:Testnet of the first phase (Q4 2024)Mainnet of the first phase (Q4 2024)

ChainCatcher message, the governance proposal to activate STRK staking on Starknet is open for voting, which will end in 2 days. STRK holders will vote on the minting mechanism and the protocol to modify the minting mechanism parameters.