Starknet private transactions nearly double to 4,600 in October

Starknet’s private transaction count nearly doubled to 4,600 in October, signaling accelerating demand for privacy features on the Ethereum layer-2 network. The increase highlights growing interest in privacy-focused DeFi activity, which could shape future regulatory frameworks for on-chain confidentiality. The metric reflects usage of Starknet’s privacy-enabled transaction flows rather than total network volume, underscoring a narrower but expanding user base. The development matters because privacy is emerging as a competitive differentiator among layer-2 networks, with regulators weighing how much transaction data should remain public. Next, watch whether private transaction growth sustains beyond October and whether other L2s respond with comparable privacy tooling.