Polygon zkEVM — Sunsetting in 2026

After careful evaluation, Polygon Labs is sunsetting Polygon zkEVM Mainnet Beta in 2026. The network will continue operating — with the sequencer running and forced transactions permanently enabled — for a minimum of 12 months from the announcement date. You will always be able to withdraw your bridged assets. No funds will be lost.

The decision reflects where the modular stack is heading. EIP-4844 integration delays, ZK counter limitations that made complex DeFi protocols impractical, and the difficulty of differentiating in a crowded ZK rollup landscape made it clear that Polygon's engineering investment is better directed toward the Open Money Stack — global payment infrastructure built on Polygon PoS and CDK. Teams building on zkEVM Mainnet Beta can migrate to Polygon PoS or a custom chain built with Polygon CDK.


The ZK technology developed for zkEVM continues to power Polygon's infrastructure — including the zero-knowledge proofs underlying the Agglayer and CDK framework. If your use case requires programmable, ZK-secured settlement, Polygon CDK lets you launch a production-ready custom chain with the same ZK architecture. 



Read the full announcement.