Neo Legacy to shut down by October

Neo (CRYPTO:NEO) will officially shut down its original blockchain, Neo Legacy, by October 31, 2025, completing its transition to the newer Neo N3 platform.

Users and developers are urged to migrate all assets and smart contracts to Neo N3 before the deadline to avoid permanent loss.

Since its launch in 2016, Neo Legacy has produced over 14 million blocks, processed more than 281 million transactions, and supported nearly 3 million addresses.

The testnet for Neo Legacy will be discontinued earlier, on June 1, 2025, followed by the mainnet shutdown at the end of October.

“After the shutdown, block production on Neo Legacy will come to a permanent halt. Users will no longer be able to transfer assets, migrate tokens to other networks, or deploy and develop smart contracts on the network. All core functionalities will cease,” the Neo team stated.

A final snapshot of the network will be taken before shutdown to preserve its historical state for reference.

The project emphasized that all assets and smart contracts must be migrated to Neo N3 before the shutdown, as failure to do so will result in permanent loss.

Neo will collaborate with exchanges and provide migration assistance through official portals and its Discord community to facilitate the transition.

Neo Legacy has served the ecosystem for over eight years and is being retired to focus development and resources on Neo N3, which was launched in June 2021 and offers enhanced features and capabilities.

The migration is crucial for users to maintain access and functionality of their assets and applications on the Neo blockchain.

At the time of reporting, the NEO price was $6.18.