Cronos zkEVM Alpha Shuts Down on June 3, 2027: How to Withdraw

The clock is running on Cronos zkEVM Alpha. On June 3, 2026, Cronos Labs announced that the network will shut down for good on June 3, 2027 at 3:00 AM UTC. After that date, anything still on the network will be lost. This guide is for you if you ever bridged CRO or ETH to zkEVM, farmed a pool on H2 Finance or bought a token there.

What is happening

• Deposits to zkEVM Alpha are disabled. You can no longer bridge in, only out.
• Withdrawals stay open until the shutdown. Cronos Labs plans to keep the official bridge open for about 12 months after the announcement, "subject to change".
• On June 3, 2027, the sequencer stops. The network is then shut down permanently, and Cronos Labs warns that any assets still onchain will not be recoverable.
• Development moves to Cronos EVM, the main Cronos chain, which Cronos Labs calls the natural migration path for users and builders.

How to withdraw, step by step

Use only the official bridge: zkevm.cronos.org/bridge.

1. Keep some zkCRO for gas. Withdrawal fees are paid in zkCRO on the zkEVM network. Leave enough in your wallet to cover them, and withdraw your zkCRO last.
2. Close your positions first. Remove liquidity, unstake and claim rewards on the dApps you used, so that you hold plain tokens in your wallet.
3. Connect your wallet to the zkEVM Alpha network on the bridge page.
4. Select the asset you want to withdraw.
5. Choose Cronos EVM as the destination.
6. Confirm the transaction in your wallet and wait for the bridge to complete.

Some assets do not arrive in the same form. zkCRO, for example, cannot be withdrawn directly as CRO. You may first receive an intermediate token such as LCRO on Cronos EVM, which needs an extra step to become CRO.

vETH, vUSD and zkCRO holders

vETH and vUSD are managed by Veno Finance. Cronos Labs said they would keep earning yield for about one month after the announcement, so that yield has already stopped. There is no reason to keep them on zkEVM any longer: bridge them out.

Veno's documentation also describes a separate route to get ETH back on Ethereum. That route includes a wait of at least 24 hours on Ethereum and an unbonding period of 1 to 10 days.

dApps and meme tokens on zkEVM

Each dApp decides its own wind-down schedule, and Cronos Labs does not guarantee how long any of them stays online. DEXes such as H2 Finance, Ryoshi and MarSwap hold liquidity on zkEVM, along with a handful of meme tokens.

Do not wait for the last weeks. A dApp's interface can close well before the network does, and thin pools get thinner as everyone leaves. If a meme token you hold only trades on zkEVM, check whether its team plans a move to Cronos EVM, and follow their official channels only.

Stay safe during the migration

Every network shutdown attracts fake "migration" sites and fake support agents. Remember:

• The only bridge is zkevm.cronos.org/bridge. Never use a link sent in a private message.
• Nobody from Cronos will ask for your seed phrase. Official support is the #cronos-zkevm channel and the ticket system on the Cronos Discord.
• Once you are done, revoke the approvals you gave to zkEVM dApps. See How to Revoke Token and NFT Approvals on Cronos.

Sources: "Sunsetting the Cronos zkEVM Alpha in 2027" (Cronos newsletter, June 3, 2026) and the Cronos zkEVM documentation. The dates come from Cronos Labs and may change, so check the official announcement before you act.