A prominent Dogecoin community figure, Mishaboar, has issued an urgent warning to holders as Dogechain, a Layer 2 infrastructure built for Dogecoin, prepares to shut down. Millions of DOGE tokens remain bridged on the network and risk being permanently lost if not withdrawn within a two-month window.
Dogechain Sunset and Urgent Migration
Dogechain, which launched to bring DeFi, GameFi, and NFTs to the Dogecoin ecosystem, announced its closure this month due to unsustainable operational costs amid current market conditions. The team stated that the bridge will remain functional for approximately 60 days before being permanently taken offline. Mishaboar stressed that holders must bridge or withdraw their funds immediately, as assets left on Dogechain after the shutdown will become inaccessible forever.
Risks and Previous Warnings
Users are advised to close all positions, withdraw liquidity, and bridge assets off Dogechain before the deadline. Once the bridge is disabled, tokens and assets issued on the network will be lost permanently, and historical blockchain data may no longer be recoverable. This is not the first time Mishaboar has raised the alarm; in June, he warned old Dogecoin users who participated in "Dogeparty" to move funds from 2014-era wallets due to a seed generation vulnerability that had allowed hackers to drain DOGE and tokens from those wallets.
Call to Action
The Dogechain team has urged all users to act promptly, emphasizing that the bridge will not remain operational beyond the 60-day window. With millions of DOGE still bridged, the community faces a finite window to secure their assets before the network shuts down completely.