Metis said its Hybrid Rollup was live on Devnet in a report published on November 11, 2026, at 11:23 a.m. UTC+8. The design adds validity proofs to Metis’s existing optimistic rollup architecture so execution results can be verified on-chain, with the aim of shortening withdrawal waits. When Metis first presented the design at ETHDenver in March 2023, its stated goal was to reduce that wait from seven days to hours. The report does not establish that the target has been achieved.
Metis described two parts of the upgrade: combining optimistic challenges with validity proofs based on Ziren, an open-source zkVM developed by ZKM, and adding decentralized sequencer (DSeq) support for ML-DSA post-quantum signatures. The Devnet codebase supports both elliptic-curve cryptography (ECC) and post-quantum cryptography (PQC) paths, but only ECC is enabled initially. Metis plans to switch modules to PQC later. A testnet planned for the first quarter of 2027 is intended to demonstrate both verification paths and further test the Hybrid Rollup architecture.
Metis also published a draft for public discussion proposing to convert the OVM Token into a native asset to align more closely with a standard EVM execution environment. Governance has not approved the proposal, and its snapshot block and timetable remain undetermined.
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