Acala and Karura plan February 2027 shutdown as liquidity dries up

Acala and its sister network Karura have proposed shutting down on Feb. 10, 2027, after seven years of development, citing insufficient DeFi liquidity across Polkadot and Kusama. Shutdown plans depend on approval of Acala referendum #195 and Karura referendum #137. Users must withdraw external assets before February, with earlier deadlines for liquid-staking positions. Native ACA and KAR tokens will remain on their respective chains after block production stops. Remaining external assets face a best-effort return process, with no guarantee every asset can be recovered. Acala’s team outlined the proposed closure in a community letter, saying both networks have spent some time in maintenance mode without significant protocol upgrades or growth. The plan would keep withdrawals and cross-chain routes running during the exit period before both chains stop producing blocks.

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