The Polkadot-based DeFi platform Acala and its Kusama counterpart Karura will shut down on February 10, 2027, pending approval of two governance referendums. The teams cite insufficient liquidity spread across the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems as the primary driver, noting that shared security does not guarantee adequate trading volume or revenue to keep every specialized network viable.
Users must remove bridged assets like DOT, KSM, USDT and USDC before the cutoff. Native ACA and KAR tokens will be locked permanently once validators stop. Liquid staking derivatives face earlier deadlines: LDOT requires unbonding by mid-January and LKSM needs unbonding completed in early February to allow for the seven-day withdrawal period.
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