Blast, the Ethereum layer-2 network, confirmed on 4 Nov that it has shut down. Leftover ETH and USD balances, and any pending withdrawals, can still be recovered at blast.io until 4 Nov 2027, the project’s official account said.
“Blast has shut down,” the @blast post stated, pointing users to the official site for recovery. Use that link, or the same URL from the official account. Do not trust reply-bots, DMs or lookalike domains.
A so-called layer-2 settlement shutdown means the chain stops producing blocks for normal use. Assets that still sit in its bridge or pending-exit queue have to be claimed through whatever recovery path the operators leave open.
From wind-down to full stop
Blast had already told users the end was coming. On 2 Oct its account posted a wind-down note that set the path toward today’s confirmation.
Bridge value had been draining for weeks. DeFiLlama’s Blast bridge reading was about $6.51 million on 3 Nov, a thin residual after a much larger book earlier in the autumn.
That pattern is familiar. Abstract’s shutdown put a December close on Pudgy Penguins’ chain.
Sophon’s withdrawal deadline gives users until 25 Nov before that network stops on 30 Nov. Blast’s twist is the long recovery tail: a full year after the stop date.
Why the long window matters
A year reduces the chance that ordinary users are stranded by a missed calendar alert. It also leaves a live phishing surface. Anyone asking you to “reconnect a wallet” or “finalise a Blast claim” outside blast.io is not part of the official process.
The wider Ethereum layer-2 map keeps shifting. Some networks are still adding features; others are debating whether to become their own layer-1, as in Starknet weighing its own L1. Blast has chosen the other door.
Recovery remains open at blast.io until 4 Nov 2027. After that date, the official post does not promise a further path.
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