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Polygon zkEVM Mainnet Beta Sequencer Sunset

The Polygon zkEVM Mainnet Beta sequencer was sunset on July 1, 2026, as communicated 12 months prior in June 2025.

If you held assets in a wallet (EOA) on zkEVM Mainnet Beta, your funds have been migrated to Ethereum and are available to claim.

How to Claim Your Funds

An exit snapshot was taken of all wallet balances on zkEVM Mainnet Beta at the time of sunset. These funds have been migrated to Ethereum L1 and are claimable through a dedicated interface.
To claim:

  1. Visit
  2. Connect the same wallet you used on zkEVM Mainnet Beta
  3. Claim your assets on Ethereum

You do not need to take any action on zkEVM itself. The claim process happens entirely on Ethereum.

Funds in DeFi Protocols

Any assets that were locked in smart contracts (DeFi protocols, multisigs, or bridges) at the time of sunset cannot be claimed. Only funds held directly in user wallets (EOAs) are eligible for the claim process.

If you had funds in a DeFi protocol on zkEVM and did not withdraw before July 1, 2026, those funds are not recoverable.

Claim Window

The claim interface will remain available until December 31, 2027.
After this date, unclaimed funds will be considered abandoned. Claim your assets as soon as possible.

What Happened to zkEVM?

Polygon zkEVM Mainnet Beta was a testing ground for ZK-powered scaling on Ethereum. The technology and research developed during zkEVM's lifecycle now power production infrastructure across the Polygon ecosystem, including Agglayer's ZK proving layer and Polygon CDK chains.

This sunset applies only to zkEVM Mainnet Beta. Polygon CDK chains and the broader Polygon network are unaffected.

Questions?

For questions about the claim process, visit the Polygon Community Forum or reach out in Discord.

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