Acala and Karura have proposed stopping block production on February 10, 2027, subject to governance approval. In a report published on November 9, 2026, at 20:27 UTC+8, Foresight News said community voting had begun that day.
Acala attributed the proposed shutdown to insufficient liquidity depth across the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems. It also said the multichain architecture had spread liquidity and users across many parachains. That is Acala’s explanation for the proposal, not a quantified measure of liquidity or a valuation of ACA or KAR.
User deadlines and asset treatment:
- Users should withdraw external assets, including DOT, KSM, USDT and USDC, before block production stops. Native ACA and KAR cannot be withdrawn and will remain on their respective chains.
- LDOT holders must request unstaking by January 12, 2027. LDOT locked to specific validators must first be unlocked by December 16, 2026.
- LKSM holders must request unstaking by February 2, 2027.
- Users with lending or liquidity positions must close those positions before withdrawing assets.
If the chains stop operating, the team said it will try to return remaining external assets to users’ corresponding accounts on the Polkadot or Kusama Asset Hub, but not every asset can be returned. External assets held in the two chains’ treasuries will be donated to the Polkadot and Kusama treasuries, respectively. Acala warned that third-party “recovery” or “migration” services are scams.