Starknet is set to deploy its highly anticipated v0.14.0 upgrade on the Ethereum Layer 2 mainnet on September 1, 2025, after receiving community approval.
This milestone marks a significant advance in the network’s decentralization and user experience, ushering in multiple new features that improve transaction throughput and cost predictability.
Starknet v0.14.0 has been approved by community vote ✅
– Decentralized sequencing infra (multi-sequencer, Tendermint consensus)
– Pre-confirmations for subsecond UX
– EIP-1559 fee marketAll coming to Mainnet on September 1st. pic.twitter.com/LT63Ed7SK1
— Starknet 🐺🐱 (@Starknet) August 18, 2025
Key among the enhancements is the adoption of decentralized sequencing powered by the Tendermint consensus mechanism. Moving away from single-entity transaction ordering, this innovation enables multiple independent sequencers to take turns producing blocks and agreeing on transaction order. The result is stronger censorship resistance, enhanced fault tolerance, and a fairer, more resilient network infrastructure.
The user experience will benefit from near-instant transaction feedback through subsecond “pre-confirmations.” While full block finality still takes 4 to 6 seconds, pre-confirmations provide users with an immediate indication that their transactions will be included in the next block, drastically reducing perceived wait times.
On the economic front, Starknet introduces an Ethereum-style EIP-1559 fee market with a minimum base fee denominated in FRI tokens. This redesign offers more predictable and stable gas prices by decoupling Layer 2 fees from volatile Ethereum gas costs. Users can also pay priority fees to accelerate transaction inclusion, while part of the fees will be burned, contributing to STRK token deflation.
Supporting infrastructure improvements include an upgraded mempool, multi-block processing to enhance proving efficiency, and updated RPC 0.9.0 with new transaction statuses.
This release comes amidst a series of Starknet ecosystem achievements, including the launch of Extended DEX with over 50 trading pairs and community proposals enabling Bitcoin staking. With v0.14.0, Starknet moves closer to full sequencer decentralization and broader Ethereum rollup adoption, reinforcing its position as a leading Layer 2 scaling solution.
Similarly, Hemi Network introduced a new Ethereum Layer 2 solution, integrating Bitcoin’s Proof-of-Work security with Ethereum’s smart contract flexibility. This advances multi-chain interoperability by merging Bitcoin’s security with Ethereum’s programmability.
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