Stargate updates token conversion process, transitions to Taxi transactions

LayerZero Labs dropped a significant ecosystem update on September 15, 2026, and the changes are substantial enough to affect every participant in the LayerZero and Stargate ecosystems. Token holders, developers, and bridge users all have deadlines to track now. The most consequential item: STG token holders have until December 15, 2026 to convert their tokens to ZRO. After that date, the conversion window closes permanently. What’s actually changing, and when The fixed conversion rate sits at 1 STG = 0.08634 ZRO, a figure locked in during the acquisition terms agreed upon in 2025. That math won’t change before the deadline, but access to it will. On the transaction side, Stargate is moving to an exclusively Taxi-based model starting October 1, 2026. Currently, Stargate offers different transaction modes with different speed and cost trade-offs. Taxi is the faster option, prioritizing speed over batching efficiency. After October 1, it becomes the only option. The practical implication is straightforward: users who’ve built workflows or integrations around other transaction modes will need to update them before the October deadline, which arrives well before the December token conv...