StarkWare, the protocol contributor and developer behind Starknet, announced that it has established a "strategic bitcoin reserve" and will hold more funds in the form of BTC in the future. StarkWare was valued at $8 billion in the last round of investment and is a core contributor to Ethereum Layer 2 Starknet. In the past few years, the company has invested more time and resources in bitcoin research. At present, StarkWare has not disclosed the specific details of how many bitcoins it holds or plans to acquire.