Ronin announces a migration to Ethereum L2 on May 12, with the mainnet going offline for about 10 hours

According to a report by Decrypt on April 23, Ronin blockchain game developer Sky Mavis announced that Ronin will migrate from the Ethereum sidechain to Ethereum Layer 2 on May 12 using the OP Stack technical architecture; during the migration, the mainnet will be shut down from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time for about 10 hours.

Migration Technical Specifications: Trigger Conditions, OP Stack, and Downtime

According to a Decrypt report on April 23, the migration will be triggered at block height 55,577,490, at which point Ronin will transition to the OP Stack architecture. OP Stack is an Ethereum Layer 2 infrastructure framework that currently provides technical support for multiple Ethereum scaling networks.

Sky Mavis developers said users should prepare for the mainnet shutdown window of 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time, for about 10 hours. In its statement, Sky Mavis noted that while Layer 2 technology delivers low costs and high throughput, it can also inherit Ethereum’s security.

Economic Parameters After the Migration: Inflation Rate, Fees, and Treasury Setup

According to Decrypt’s report, after the migration is completed, the Ronin platform’s economic parameters will be adjusted as follows:

RON token inflation rate: reduced from above 20% to below 1%

Market fees: increased from 0.5% to 1.25% (a 2.5x increase)

RON transfer into the treasury: the 90 million RON tokens previously used for staking will be transferred into the Ronin treasury

Incentive allocation mechanism: launch a “Proof of Distribution” system that automatically issues RON rewards to developers, replacing the current manual allocation process

RON Token Market Data and Current On-Chain Game Developments

According to CoinGecko data, the RON token rose by about 11% over the past week, with a recent quoted price of around $0.097. However, over the past year it has cumulatively fallen by about 81%, down roughly 98% from the all-time high of $4.45 set in March 2024. Axie Infinity’s AXS token is down more than 99% from its November 2021 high, and Pixels’ PIXEL token has fallen by a similar magnitude from its March 2024 high. Other game tokens such as Immutable (IMX) and Gala Games (GALA) are also down at least 98% from their respective peaks (CoinGecko data).

According to Decrypt’s report, recently, Forgotten Runiverse on Ronin servers and Xociety on Sui servers have announced closures one after another. Decrypt’s 2025 reporting recorded that many well-known crypto games shut down that year, with developers typically citing insufficient funding and waning player interest as the reasons for the shutdowns.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the trigger conditions and downtime when Ronin migrates to Ethereum Layer 2?

According to Decrypt’s report on April 23, the migration will be triggered at block height 55,577,490, with the mainnet shut down for about 10 hours; the window is 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and the migration date is May 12, 2026.

What are the main changes to the economic parameters of the RON token after the migration?

According to Decrypt’s report, the RON inflation rate will drop from above 20% to below 1%, market fees will rise from 0.5% to 1.25%, 90 million staked RON tokens will be transferred into the Ronin treasury, and a “Proof of Distribution” system will be enabled to automatically allocate rewards to developers.

How is the RON token performing in the current market?

According to CoinGecko data, the RON token rose by about 11% over the past week, with a recent quoted price of around $0.097. Over the past year it has cumulatively fallen by about 81%, down roughly 98% from the March 2024 all-time high of $4.45.