Starknet has started a management vote on the v0.13.0 protocol update

The Starknet Management Committee voted on its v.0.13.0 migration from Testnet to Mainnet. Starknet Alpha v0.13.0 was deployed on the Goerli and Sepolia testnets in December.

The Starknet Governance Committee announced on January 4, 2023 that the governance vote on Starknet v0.13.0 migration from testnet to mainnet is now live.

Apha v0.13.0 migration from testnet to mainnet

According to the forum, the protocol update for v0.13.0 was open to all delegates, who will vote on the proposal for five days between Thursday, January 4 and Monday, January 8, 2023. The third vote is open to anyone who is a native. STRK Token and Delegate.

While the vote is open to STRK token holders or delegates, Starknet welcomes all community members to contribute through discussion and feedback. The election will be taken immediately and will be passed or rejected by a majority vote, the management committee announced in an announcement on Thursday.

Time to vote to move Starknet v0.13.0 from testnet to mainnet! Delegates, cast your vote on January 4th at 12pm UTC – January 8th at 12pm UTC on the Starknet Administration Hub

We encourage all Starknet community members to join the… pic.twitter.com/VWzHcDmFfs

— Starknet 🦇🔊 (@Starknet) January 4, 2024

Starknet Alpha v0.13.0 is expected to focus on two aspects of the protocol. Mainly, the update is meant to add the new transaction version v3, features like STRK's blockchain platform gas token support. V3 seeks to bring reduced transaction fees to the mainnet.

v0.13.0 was deployed to the Goerli and Sepolia testnets on December 12 and 13, 2023, respectively.

The excitement of the Starknet community increased after the project confirmed that the STRK airdrop would take place in early 2024. The project announced a 50 million STRK reward program for ecosystem contributions in October. In December, it said it would allocate 10% of network fees to developers.