Blast Announces Shutdown as Network Costs Exceed Layer 2 Revenue
Blast said ongoing costs now exceed revenue and told users to withdraw assets before the interface closes, with a 24-hour delay coming later.
- Blast announced plans to shut down its Layer 2 network on Oct. 2, instructing users to move assets to Ethereum mainnet, including Blast PWA balances, before the Oct. 26, 2026 deadline.
- Explaining the decision, the team said maintaining the network now exceeds revenue generated by Layer 2 operations, stating it could see "no credible path" to making the chain economically sustainable.
- Under the shutdown plan, the team will first withdraw Lido assets, a process expected to take approximately one week, while reducing the withdrawal delay to 24 hours.
- For users missing the Oct. 26, 2026 interface deadline, assets remain accessible through direct interaction with Blast bridge contracts on Ethereum Layer 1, with instructions to follow.
- Within the Blast ecosystem, other projects have departed or closed, including Fantasy Top earlier this year and Pacmoon, which moved to Solana citing insufficient support.
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Blast Pulls Plug, Citing Costs That Outweigh Its L2 Revenue
TL;DR Shutdown Decision: Blast will shut down its Ethereum Layer 2 after concluding that operating costs exceed network revenue and that there is no credible path to economic sustainability. Asset Withdrawals: Users are being urged to move funds to the Ethereum mainnet. Withdrawals will pause for about a week during the unwinding of Lido assets ...
Blast, once one of the most talked-about layer-2 projects in the Ethereum ecosystem, has decided to cease operations. The project team stated that the network's maintenance and operating costs exceeded the revenue generated, and the current economic structure was unsustainable. Users were asked to transfer their on-chain assets and PWA balances from Blast to the Ethereum mainnet. The withdrawal waiting time, which is normally longer, has been re…
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