MASA Network Announces Upgrades and Changes
MASA Network Announces Upgrades and Changes
馃殌 MASA's big move
The Masa Foundation has announced significant upgrades to the MASA Network in preparation for integration with Bittensor's EVM upgrade and the MASA Protocol Mainnet Launch:
- Staking is temporarily paused
- Avalanche Subnet will be deprecated
- Unclaimed tokens will be minted on Base and airdropped
- Users should transfer MASA tokens from Avalanche to Base
- Bridging from Base to ETH or BSC is disabled to prevent fund loss
- Token swap on Base blockchain after October 31st
- Only MASAv2 tokens will be supported post-swap
Users are advised to stay informed about upcoming announcements and necessary actions. The Masa team apologizes for any inconvenience and assures that staked tokens remain safe and continue earning MASA.
MASA Upgrades & Changes 鈿欙笍 Preparing for TAO EVM Integration & MASA Protocol Mainnet Launch Today, the Masa Foundation is announcing the first of a series of exciting upcoming changes and upgrades to the MASA Network. These changes pave the way for our future integration with
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