Ar.io has moved to Solana

Registration allowed us to map existing wallets and ar.io assets to their new destination on Solana before the snapshot. If you missed migration, don't worry. Eligible assets will be claimable once the retroactive claim tool opens. The claim tool is not available yet.

Registration required your current wallet, the one holding your ar.io assets, and a destination Solana wallet. Each destination wallet needed to be unique to a single source wallet.

The snapshot copied token balances, gateway registrations, delegated stakes, Ar.io Name System records, ANT settings, and other relevant protocol state to the Solana version.

ArNS names continue to exist after the migration. If you registered before the snapshot, your names are assigned to your Solana wallet and continue resolving Arweave data across ar.io. If you missed migration, eligible names will be available through the retroactive claim process once the claim tool opens. The claim tool is not available yet. The name is changing because name ownership and management now happen through Solana wallets instead of Arweave and AO wallets. “Ar.io Name System” better reflects the new interaction model while preserving the core purpose of ArNS: human-readable names for permanent data. The rename also gives the system room to support broader multi-protocol use cases over time, without implying that names are limited to Arweave wallets or AO execution.

Missing the registration deadline does not erase active ArNS names. Names that are valid at the snapshot but not linked to a completed registration will be preserved for retroactive claim. Once the claim tool opens, you will be able to claim eligible names for a limited time. The claim tool is not available yet. Leased names can be claimed as leases, but will retain their original expiration dates. If a lease expires before being claimed, it may become unavailable. Once the claim window ends, any unclaimed names will be assigned to an ownerless wallet.

Missing the registration deadline does not erase eligible $ARIO tokens. If your $ARIO is valid at the snapshot but not associated with a completed registration, it will be preserved for the retroactive claim process. Once the claim tool opens, you will be able to claim eligible $ARIO. The claim tool is not available yet. Once the claim window closes, any unclaimed $ARIO will be sent to the Protocol Balance.

No. The tokenomics, token distribution, locked supply, and total token supply are unchanged. Total supply stays capped at 1 billion $ARIO.

The pre-migration registration window has closed. If your tokens are held on a centralized exchange, contact your exchange or custody provider for details on how they are handling migration support. The ar.io team has no control over how CEXs handle migration support and cannot provide assistance with this process.

Contact your DEX or liquidity provider for details on how they are handling migration support. The ar.io team has no control over how DEXs handle migration support and cannot provide assistance with this process.

$ARIO on Base continues to function for users who prefer EVM-based access. The Base bridge is reopened through the ARIO Bridge, so users can bridge Base $ARIO to canonical $ARIO on Solana and back.

Your gateway will not be migrated to Solana. Your gateway stats will not carry over to Solana. However, you will be able to claim the operator stake associated with your gateway once the retroactive claim tool opens. The claim tool is not available yet. After that window closes, any remaining unclaimed tokens follow the same Protocol Balance disposition described in the FAQ for other unregistered token balances.

Gateways that complete registration are intended to retain their performance stats (tenure, streaks, etc.) as of the snapshot. Gateways that do not migrate will not carry over performance stats on Solana.

If you registered before the snapshot, your stake is accounted for. If the gateway you delegated to also registers, your delegation can continue on Solana with no further action. If that gateway does not register, it will be removed from the network and your previously staked tokens will be placed into a withdrawal vault. From there you can restake to another gateway or wait for the withdrawal period. If you did not complete registration before the snapshot, you can still claim your delegated stake once the retroactive claim tool opens. The claim tool is not available yet. After that window closes, any remaining unclaimed stake follows the same token custody policy as other unregistered balances.

ANTs move to Solana as Metaplex Core NFTs, with all settings maintained. They will also ship with updated field naming to support future multi-protocol resolution (for example, IPFS) in later phases.

The pre-migration registration window has closed. If you missed migration, you may still be able to claim eligible names once the retroactive claim tool opens. The claim tool is not available yet. The AO-based legacy version will continue on AO for as long as it remains functional, but Solana gateways now resolve name data from the Solana contract, not the AO-based legacy version.

The intent is to minimize breakage as much as possible. The SDK abstraction layer is designed to minimize or eliminate code changes for most applications, so users will generally just need to make sure that they're on the latest version. That said, some Arweave-wallet-based functionality will no longer be supported, including Primary ArNS names.

Unfortunately no, not initially. Going forward, all interactions (Ar.io Name System, gateways, and more) require Solana wallets. The one exception is users holding $ARIO on Base. Note that wallet types supported by Turbo for data uploading are unchanged.

Solana gives ar.io a faster, more mature execution layer with a robust ecosystem, strong wallet support, liquidity, and developer tooling. Arweave continues to provide permanent storage.

No. This is an existing asset migration. Holders who registered before the snapshot keep the same balance on Solana, and users who missed migration will be able to retroactively claim eligible assets once the claim tool opens. The claim tool is not available yet. No new tokens or rewards will be distributed.

We're working with ecosystem partners to figure that out. Check back here for updates, or reach out in Discord if you have a specific situation. Ask in Discord

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