Key Highlights
- Ronin Network has officially migrated from a sidechain to an Ethereum Layer 2 solution.
- The move uses the OP Stack and integrates support from Optimism, EigenDA, Conduit, and Boundless.
- Annual RON token emissions were reduced from 45 million to 5 million to lower inflation.
Ronin Network, an Ethereum-compatible blockchain, today announced completing its migration to Ethereum as a Layer 2 solution, marking the end of its operation as an independent sidechain.
The network announced the milestone on X, with the message “Ronin.Is.Home,” indicating its return to the Ethereum ecosystem. Subsequently, Ethereum’s official account responded with a message: “Welcome home.”
Ronin launched five years ago as an Ethereum sidechain with a single game on board, Axie Infinity. Over the years, the platform evolved into a premier gaming chain, onboarding millions of players through games like Pixels, Cambria, Angry Dynomites, and others.
By shifting to an Ethereum Layer 2 made on the OP Stack, Ronin inherits Ethereum’s security while maintaining its high-performance gaming experience. The migration is supported by partners such as Optimism, Conduit, Boundless, and EigenDA, involving a hard fork that resulted in temporary downtime but completed smoothly.
Upgrades to tokenomics
The migration brings some upgrades to RON tokenomics. Annual emissions have been reduced from a projected 45 million RON to only 5 million RON, the lowest rate in its history. The move is aimed at curbing inflation and making RON scarcer.
A new “Proof of Distribution” system is introduced with merit-based rewards for builders and contributors. Top ecosystem participants will get to earn RON automatically based on their Builder Scores, moving focus from wider emissions to targeted incentives for genuine growth.
Adding more to this, the Ronin Treasury will draw profit from various new revenue streams, including sequencer profits, increased marketplace fees (now 1.25%), and the rest of the staking allocations.
Users can bridge ETH from Ethereum, buy RON on exchanges like Binance, or swap via Coinbase. The Ronin wallet becomes the main gateway to explore games spanning farming simulations, strategy titles, and resource management experiences.
Broader Ethereum upgrades
In a separate development, the Ethereum Foundation recently rolled out a major security upgrade targeted at replacing risky blind signing with human-readable transaction previews over the ecosystem.
The upgrade is developed in collaboration with Ledger, Trezor, MetaMask, WalletConnect, Fireblocks, and others, which lets users see exactly what they are approving. The initiative further introduces two key standards: ERC-7730, defining structured JSON formats for clear transaction descriptions, and ERC-8176, a framework to verify descriptor integrity.
The foundation aligns with the “what you see is what you sign” approach to reduce phishing attacks and billions in potential losses from blind-signing exploits.
Ronin asks community for feedback
This move is part of the ongoing effort by Ethereum to further develop its Layer 2 network. In this regard, networks such as Ronin can work on top of Ethereum. The Ronin network has brought with it a gaming community that is quite sizable within Southeast Asia and has an established presence on the blockchain.
The migration has involved the incorporation of the gaming capability of Ronin with the Ethereum security protocol. Community reaction to the development has been overwhelmingly positive, recognizing the end of the years-long process. Ronin has asked for feedback from its community regarding the migration of the blockchain and the tokens on it.
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