Starknet’s STRK token rose about 28% to $0.055-$0.056 after consolidating near $0.041 for more than a week and breaking above $0.05, reaching a five-month high. CoinGecko ranked Starknet third among its most-searched cryptocurrencies over the previous three hours, behind Super Iguana and Pump.fun. Reported trading volume rose to $186 million, up 321%, in earlier coverage and to $223 million, up 459%, in newer coverage, while market capitalization climbed 30% above $400 million and returned STRK to CoinMarketCap’s top 100. The move followed the launch of a ZK privacy layer for ERC-20 tokens, with existing coverage also citing interest in Starknet’s privacy-related applications and derivatives trading.