Sophon sets November 25 deadline for asset withdrawals before mainnet shutdown

Sophon is turning off the lights, and it wants everyone out of the building first. The entertainment-focused Layer 2 network has set November 25, 2026 as the final day for users to withdraw their assets. The mainnet itself is scheduled to shut down on November 30, 2026. The gap between those two dates matters. Once the chain’s bridges and RPC nodes are retired, any assets still sitting on Sophon may become permanently inaccessible. What users need to do before the cutoff The shutdown follows a strategic rethink announced in June. Sophon’s developers concluded that running a standalone blockchain no longer paid for itself. The team cited operational costs of approximately $3.4 million annually. New deposits were disabled on June 25, 2026. Activity on the chain has been minimal ever since. Users have a short checklist before November 25. They need to withdraw any remaining assets from Sophon farms. They also need to claim outstanding staking rewards and Guardian rewards. The shutdown is projected to save the project $3 million annually. From blockchain operator to app builder Sophon launched as a Layer 2 built on zkSync’s ZK Stack technology. Sophon’s pitch centered on entertainment....