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Blast Users Can Reclaim Funds Until November 2027

Anyone with ETH, wrapped ETH, or USDB left on Blast can search the recovery site and claim it through November 4, 2027.

Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Investing

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Blast, an Ethereum layer-2 network, shut down November 4, 2026, and users may claim remaining ETH or USD through November 4, 2027. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

Blast, an Ethereum layer-2 network, shut down on November 4, 2026, and launched a recovery website where users can reclaim remaining ETH or USD through November 4, 2027. Holders of funds left on the chain, pending withdrawal, or in Blast Mobile wallets are the affected group.

Why it matters

Blast said the economics of running the chain no longer made sense, because the cost to maintain it outstripped the revenue it generated. For anyone who left assets on the network, the practical stake is whether they claim them before the recovery window closes.

Blast's canonical bridge on Ethereum held approximately $6.51 million as of November 3, down from about $41.04 million on October 26, a drop of roughly 84%. Recovery claims stay open for one year, through November 4, 2027.

The players

Blast

A layer-2 network built on Ethereum that let users move and hold ETH and USD-denominated assets at lower transaction cost, now shut down.

The details

Users recover funds by searching the recovery site for an address that held ETH, wrapped ETH, or USDB on Blast. Claims are paid directly from recovery smart contracts on Ethereum mainnet, so the process runs on the base chain rather than through Blast itself. Blast Mobile users must import the app's seed phrase into a wallet such as MetaMask or Rabby to make a claim, because Blast Mobile addresses do not exist on Ethereum.

Timeline

  1. October 2, 2026: Blast announced the wind-down of its chain.

  2. October 26, 2026: Final day to withdraw through the usual Blast interface.

  3. November 4, 2026: Blast took down its Ethereum layer-2 network.

  4. November 4, 2027: Recovery claims period ends.

Money Landscape

Blast's wind-down is one case of a layer-2 network closing when operating costs exceed the fees it earns. Its recovery design, which pays claims from Ethereum mainnet contracts, is what separates a closure with a defined claims path from one without.

If you held ETH, wrapped ETH, or USDB on Blast, or used Blast Mobile, the deadline to claim those funds is November 4, 2027. Blast Mobile users need their seed phrase and a compatible wallet to complete a claim.

The takeaway

Check whether you ever held assets on Blast, since funds left on the chain may still be claimable through November 4, 2027. If you hold funds on any layer-2 network, confirm the network's wind-down terms and recovery path before the deadline passes.

What happens next

The recovery claims window remains open until November 4, 2027, after which the source indicates the recovery support ends.

Further reading

For background on how these crypto investment products and networks work, see the Investing section.