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Sophon tells users to withdraw by Nov. 25 as it shuts down its Ethereum layer-2 mainnet
Summary
Sophon said on Monday it plans the final shutdown of its Sophon mainnet for Nov. 30, 2026, and that Nov. 25 is the deadline for users to withdraw their assets.
Key infrastructure and related websites will begin shutting down after Nov. 25, and assets left on Sophon Chain after the deadline risk becoming permanently inaccessible, the team wrote on X.
Users are asked to withdraw liquid SOPH, ETH, USDC and other assets, claim outstanding staking or Guardian rewards, and withdraw any unclaimed Sophon farm assets, using only official Sophon links to avoid fake migration sites.
Cointelegraph reported that Sophon’s developers said in June that the cost of running a standalone blockchain no longer justified its benefits and that they would refocus on consumer finance and AI applications on Base.
Key facts
- Sophon wrote: “Nov 25 is the date to act, not Nov 30. please don’t leave this until the last day.”
- Cointelegraph said Sophon launched as a zero-knowledge layer-2 network focused on consumer apps such as gaming, entertainment and AI, and raised $60 million in a 2024 node sale after a separate $10 million round.
- Cointelegraph noted that Abstract, the consumer-focused Ethereum layer 2 from Pudgy Penguins parent Igloo, announced on Oct. 6 that it would close on Dec. 15.