Starknet Develops ‘strkBTC’ to Bring Shielded Transactions to Bitcoin
Starknet has introduced strkBTC, a new wrapped bitcoin asset that enables users to shield their balances and transaction history using zero-knowledge proofs. Announced on February 26, 2026, strkBTC is a native Starknet a...
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Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
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