Final Date Set for SODA Migration, ICON Network to Shut Down End of 2026
After nine years, the ICON Network is being formally retired for its full transition into SODAX. Following a network proposal, ICON will be permanently shut down on December 31, 2026.
“I am more excited about SODAX right now than at any point since we started. The mission is exactly what we set it as: a cross-network execution surface that modern money actually moves on. Partners integrating, new networks lighting up, the SDK shipping updated versions constantly.”
— Min Kim, CEO
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The final shutdown schedule for the ICON Network is now published and migration from ICX to SODA will conclude on December 31, 2026.
Three dates matter:
May 2026: Validator governance voting has concluded and fixed the date to formally retire the ICON Network as December 31, 2026.
September 30, 2026: Two-way migration ends. From this point, only ICX → SODA migrations are supported through the SODA Exchange.
December 31, 2026: Final migration deadline. The ICON Network is permanently halted. A read-only archive remains for transaction lookups.
What we want holders, validators and integrators to understand is that this is not a wind-down of the mission. It is the completion of a transition we have been on since rebranding last year. The SODAX execution system is live, coordinating actions across blockchain networks (today across 18 networks, with named integrations live including Bound, Balanced, Hana Wallet, Houdini Swap, Amped Finance, Veru Fi and Spoon Finance building on top, and over $10M of volume in the last 30 days).
Maintaining a Layer 1 that the work has already moved past would fragment focus and capital. Closing it concentrates both on what is actually being used.
For every validator, builder, holder and partner who participated on ICON across the years: thank you. The work you stewarded is the foundation of what SODAX is shipping now.
For anyone still holding ICX, the migration window is open until December 31, 2026.
Ensure you hold a few S tokens on Sonic (for gas) before migrating. These can be swapped to from SODA Exchange.
Migration is made easy at SODA Exchange.
Step-by-step guide available on our Help center.