# Starknet’s Layer 1 Research Poll Closes Oct. 22 After STRK Pullback By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/35150 Published: 2026-10-20T00:34:25.000Z Updated: 2026-10-20T00:34:25.000Z Section: Investing > A vote in favor would begin research and lead to further proposals and polls, without approving a network transition. Starknet (STRK) holders are voting in a nonbinding poll closing Oct. 22 on whether the Ethereum Layer 2 network should research becoming an independent Layer 1 after the token’s October pullback. Starknet raised the possibility of becoming an independent Layer 1 on Oct. 8, before STRK’s sharp rally and subsequent retreat. STRK had risen 122% from Oct. 8 to Oct. 11 before [falling nearly 30% from its Oct. 11 peak by Oct. 13](). Active addresses dropped 63% and new-wallet counts fell 81% between Oct. 11 and Oct. 13. Starknet currently operates as a Layer 2 network on Ethereum. Its nonbinding poll asks STRK holders whether to research becoming an independent Layer 1. A vote in favor would begin research and lead to further proposals and polls; it would not approve a network transition. The poll closes Oct. 22. ## Links in this article - [falling nearly 30% from its Oct. 11 peak by Oct. 13](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/33821)