Zilliqa Announcement

• The Third hard fork went live successfully. ZIL balances for Bithumb, Uphold and Bybit were migrated from Legacy Schnorr addresses to verified Zilliqa EVM addresses. • Paribu and CEX.IO have also resumed ZIL deposits and withdrawals on Zilliqa EVM, alongside Binance, Bitvavo, HTX, MEXC, LBank and Bitkub. • The Zilliqa Ledger app is now available. Ledger users can use it alongside the ZKP Migration App to migrate their liquid ZIL. If you haven’t migrated the ZIL in your Legacy account yet, you can do so now. Read the full guide before starting: https://blog.zilliqa.com/migrate-zil-from-a-legacy-account-to-zilliqa-evm/

A quick follow-up on migration progress: • The ZKP Migration App installation guide is now available for macOS, alongside the Linux and Windows guides https://blog.zilliqa.com/migrate-zil-from-a-legacy-account-to-zilliqa-evm/. • Binance, Bitvavo, HTX, MEXC, LBank and Bitkub have resumed ZIL deposits and withdrawals on Zilliqa EVM. • Third hard fork is scheduled for 5 October 2026 at 10:00 UTC, at block height 37,410,000. This hard fork will migrate ZIL balances for Bithumb, Bybit and Uphold from Legacy Schnorr addresses to verified Zilliqa EVM addresses.

The ZKP Migration App is available for retail holders moving ZIL from a Legacy (Zil1...) account to a Zilliqa EVM (0x...) account. We’ve published a step-by-step guide covering installation on Windows and Linux, what to expect inside the app, and how to submit your claim after generating a proof. Full guide: https://blog.zilliqa.com/migrate-zil-from-a-legacy-account-to-zilliqa-evm/

A quick ZIL migration update: - Binance has announced support for the ZIL token migration https://www.binance.com/en/support/announcement/detail/343ad3d991c64b27842482f1fb1fe11c. - Bitvavo and MEXC have resumed ZIL deposits and withdrawals on Zilliqa EVM. - The ZKP migration tool is in its final stages of preparation. It will be released soon. - The second exchange migration hard fork was successfully activated on 22nd September at block height 36,383,378. ZIL balances for participating exchanges were migrated from legacy Schnorr addresses to verified Zilliqa EVM addresses. - Participating exchanges are expected to restore ZIL deposits and withdrawals gradually on Zilliqa EVM. Please follow their official channels for timeline.

The Second hard fork for the migration of centralised exchange balances is scheduled for block height 36,383,378, with an estimated activation time of 22 September 2026 at approximately 07:21 UTC. It will migrate participating exchange's ZIL balances from legacy Schnorr-based wallets to the verified Zilliqa EVM wallet addresses provided by each exchange. The following exchanges are included in the second hard fork: CoinEx HTX (Huobi) Bitkub GOPAX Coinone OKX LBank Crypto.com Gate Paribu CEX.IO Bitget Bybit and Bithumb are expected to be included in the third hard fork. We remain in contact with other exchanges, including Upbit, and aim to include them in subsequent hard forks once all required addresses have been verified and mapped. Deposits and withdrawals: Once the hard fork is active and balances have been successfully migrated, exchanges included in this batch are expected to gradually restore ZIL deposits and withdrawals on Zilliqa EVM. Timelines will vary by exchange. Please follow each exchange’s official channels for updates. ZKP Migration tool: The ZKP migration tool audit is complete, and internal testing is underway. Rollout is targeted for 22 September, when the second hard fork activates the required escrow contract. Audit report: https://hacken.io/audits/zilliqa/sca-zilliqa-zilliqa-ownership-proof-aug2026/

MEXC has successfully completed the migration of ZIL to Zilliqa EVM. ZIL deposits and withdrawals will reopen on 8 September 2026 at 10:00 UTC. Users should ensure they select the Zilliqa EVM network when depositing, as legacy ZIL deposits will no longer be supported. Read the full MEXC announcement.

Exchange migration hard fork scheduled: The first hard fork for the migration of Centralised exchange balances is scheduled for block height 34,844,968, with an estimated activation time of 2 September 2026 at approximately 12:58 UTC. It will migrate the…

A full post-mortem into the legacy Zilliqa Ledger application incident has been published. The report provides a transparent account of: • The technical root cause • How the vulnerability could be exploited • The timeline of the incident and response • The…

Progress update: 12/08/2026 • The address checker is now live. Enter your legacy Zilliqa address (Zil1...) to check whether it was affected or may be vulnerable. • The migration tool is expected to undergo an external security audit over the next two weeks…

Zilliqa Ledger incident: the recovery and transition plan is published Read the full plan: zilliqa.com/ledger-incident/ - The legacy (non-EVM) side of Zilliqa is being retired, with recovery taking place through migration to Zilliqa EVM. - Legacy balances…