Crypto trader makes $1 million in less than a day

$STRK led the broader cryptocurrency market over the weekend, gaining more than 50% in 24 hours and roughly doubling over the preceding week.

The token briefly exceeded $0.12 before settling near $0.11, outperforming Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), which remained relatively flat. By press time, the asset was valued at $0.11, up almost 30% in the past day, while on the weekly timeline $STRK has gained over 110%.

Trading volumes surged into the hundreds of millions of dollars, while derivatives open interest rose more than 50% as leveraged traders piled in.

Why $STRK is rallying

The primary catalyst was an announcement from StarkWare, the company behind Starknet. On October 8, CEO Eli Ben-Sasson indicated at the Token2049 conference and in subsequent statements that the network was considering a transition from its current role as an Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution to an independent Layer 1 blockchain.

The goal is to achieve full quantum resistance by 2027, ahead of Ethereum’s projected timeline of around 2029. Independence would give Starknet direct control over its consensus mechanism and cryptographic upgrades rather than requiring it to rely on changes to the underlying Ethereum network.