In Blast’s shutdown announcement, “24 hours” is not a promise of immediate withdrawal resumption.
An official X post states that Blast will gradually close L2 due to ongoing maintenance costs exceeding on-chain revenue, and there is currently no identified economically sustainable path. The announcement also provides two different timelines:
First, withdraw the Lido assets held by Blast, expected to take about a week. During this period, withdrawals will not be available—even if the withdrawal delay parameter has been reduced to 24 hours. After this process is completed, withdrawals will resume according to the new 24-hour delay.
Another milestone is October 26, 2026. The post says that withdrawals on the regular Blast interface will be available through that date. After that, assets can still be withdrawn, but it will require direct interaction with the bridge contract on Ethereum L1; further details will be released separately.
My take: when reading the exit notice, you need to look separately at (1) when the process will resume and (2) which entry points remain available. Treating parameter shortening as service restoration, or treating the interface deadline as an inability to withdraw assets, would be a misreading of this announcement. This is a restatement of the official plan, not a guarantee of receipt; actual status depends on the official updates that follow—be cautious of impersonators posing as customer support.
Source: Blast official X shutdown announcement. #network exit
An official X post states that Blast will gradually close L2 due to ongoing maintenance costs exceeding on-chain revenue, and there is currently no identified economically sustainable path. The announcement also provides two different timelines:
First, withdraw the Lido assets held by Blast, expected to take about a week. During this period, withdrawals will not be available—even if the withdrawal delay parameter has been reduced to 24 hours. After this process is completed, withdrawals will resume according to the new 24-hour delay.
Another milestone is October 26, 2026. The post says that withdrawals on the regular Blast interface will be available through that date. After that, assets can still be withdrawn, but it will require direct interaction with the bridge contract on Ethereum L1; further details will be released separately.
My take: when reading the exit notice, you need to look separately at (1) when the process will resume and (2) which entry points remain available. Treating parameter shortening as service restoration, or treating the interface deadline as an inability to withdraw assets, would be a misreading of this announcement. This is a restatement of the official plan, not a guarantee of receipt; actual status depends on the official updates that follow—be cautious of impersonators posing as customer support.
Source: Blast official X shutdown announcement. #network exit
