Lisk Chain users must complete the Ethereum proof and claim transactions after requesting a withdrawal. The bridge, portal and developer tools will close with the network.
Lisk’s announced October 24 deadline to initiate asset withdrawals to Ethereum has passed. In its October 24 notice, the team said bridging out of Lisk Chain takes about eight days and every withdrawal must be claimed on Ethereum by the end of November 2. Sending the initial withdrawal request does not automatically deliver the tokens to a wallet on the destination network.
Lisk Chain, Lisk Portal, Lisk Bridge, developer tools and integrations will shut down on Monday, November 2. In its October 19 announcement, the team explicitly moved the date from October 31 so closure would fall on a weekday. The September withdrawal guide and support page still display the old October 31 date.
The start deadline has passed; pending withdrawals still need action
The team named ETH, stablecoins and LSK held in Lisk Chain wallets in its October 24 reminder. Stablecoins are tokens designed to keep their price close to a reference asset, usually a currency such as the dollar. On October 19, it had warned that all assets were affected, including positions in DeFi applications, which carry out financial activities through smart contracts.
| Date | Announced action |
|---|---|
| October 24, 2026 | Announced last day to initiate a bridge withdrawal to Ethereum. |
| By the end of November 2, 2026 | Final transaction to claim each withdrawal on Ethereum. |
| Monday, November 2, 2026 | Closure of the chain, portal, bridge, developer tools and integrations. |
Anyone starting a new withdrawal on October 25 has missed the team’s announced deadline. Lisk has offered no extension or recovery route for late starts and has not said whether the interface was disabled on October 24. A site that still opens does not guarantee that a new withdrawal can finish in time.
No recovery service after shutdown. Lisk says assets left on the chain will become inaccessible and its support team will not be able to restore them.
The seven-day clock starts with the proof
Lisk’s withdrawal guide describes three bridge steps: initiate on Lisk Chain, submit a withdrawal proof on Ethereum, then claim the assets after the waiting period. Users can submit the Ethereum proof about an hour after initiating the withdrawal. The seven-day challenge period starts with the Ethereum “prove” transaction, rather than the initial request.
After the challenge period ends, the user sends the final “claim” transaction on Ethereum. ETH on Ethereum is needed to pay the proof and claim transaction fees, and each asset requires its own completed withdrawal. The team’s roughly eight-day estimate includes the transactions and the wait.
Lisk identifies bridge.lisk.com as its only working bridge. The source network must be Lisk, the destination Ethereum, and the asset must match on both sides: LSK to LSK, for example. Choosing different assets, such as LSK to ETH, requests a swap and may produce a “No routes found” error. A bridge moves the selected asset to another network; a swap exchanges it for a different token.
“The 7-day countdown starts at this step”
Staked LSK, DeFi positions and wETH need extra steps
LSK locked in staking does not return to a wallet automatically. The closure FAQ says the unlocking penalty has been removed: users unlock a position, wait three days and then unstake before bridging. In September, Lisk advised allowing roughly 11 days or more for unlocking and bridging together. A staking exit that has not begun by October 25 cannot be assumed to finish before the revised shutdown date.
Assets held in a liquidity pool, lending market or vault cannot be bridged directly. The user must first close the position in the relevant protocol, receive the underlying tokens in the wallet and then bridge each token. Individual protocols may set their own closure or migration deadlines; the network’s final day does not guarantee that every application will stay open until then.
wETH, the wrapped form of ETH used by smart contracts, cannot be withdrawn directly through Lisk’s native bridge. Lisk tells users to unwrap it into native ETH on the network before bridging the ETH. Users interacting directly with the contract must enter the amount in wei: one ETH equals 10 to the power of 18 wei.
In its October 19 reward notice, the team said it would burn the remaining roughly 4 million LSK in staking rewards. The burn will permanently remove the remaining reward tokens from circulation; it does not cover every user balance. Outstanding staking rewards must also be claimed before the shutdown.
Lisk’s October 19 closure announcement gives the revised November 2 date
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LSK on Ethereum and the new Lisk business
Lisk says LSK held on Ethereum or a crypto exchange requires no action. According to its August product announcement, the Ethereum token and contract remain the same, and Ethereum will be LSK’s primary network. The company plans to reward businesses for using the platform and referring customers. Over time, businesses will be able to receive rewards in LSK and pay fees with the token.
Founder Max Kordek introduced Lisk as a platform for managing business accounts, payments and approvals across countries and legal entities, using fiat currencies and stablecoins. The company opened early access to qualified businesses. Corporate cards, non-custodial treasury tools and payroll integrations were listed as future capabilities.
Applications on Lisk are not required to migrate to Celo. Every ecosystem project can submit a form expressing interest in migrating. Celo will then discuss technical needs and timing with each team. Projects must confirm any support or incentives with the relevant team before assuming they will receive them.
Lisk warns that its team will never ask for seed phrases or private keys. It tells users to type the official bridge address themselves rather than trust links in unsolicited messages.
