According to an Odaily report published November 9, 2026, at 21:09 (UTC+8), Acala and its Kusama sister network Karura have entered a shutdown process. Citing Acala’s official disclosure, Odaily said the chains will stop producing blocks on February 10, 2027, if Acala referendum No. 195 and Karura referendum No. 137 pass.
Users need to withdraw cross-chain assets, including DOT, KSM, USDT and USDC, before block production stops. LDOT holders must request unbonding by January 12, 2027; the LKSM unbonding deadline is February 2, 2027. Native tokens ACA and KAR cannot be withdrawn and will remain on their respective chains.
The team attributed the shutdown decision to insufficient DeFi liquidity depth in the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems, with liquidity and users spread across multiple parachains. That is the team’s explanation for the decision, not a valuation estimate for ACA or KAR.