> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://support.lisk.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://support.lisk.com/faq/dao-cessation.md). # DAO Cessation ### The chain shutdown and the DAO #### When is the Lisk Chain shutting down? The Lisk Chain will shut down on 31 October 2026. #### Why is the Lisk DAO being discontinued? The Lisk DAO runs on the Lisk Chain, so closing it brings the DAO's work to a natural end. #### How does this affect the governance infrastructure? It winds down with the Lisk Chain. The Lisk Governance Forum and the DeGov voting integration will both be retired. ### Your staked LSK #### What happens to my staked LSK? You can unstake your LSK at any time, however the early unstaking penalty still applies for now. Once the [DAO proposal](https://lisk.degov.ai/proposal/0xbf96e9b2362a11c31ef5dc6db9f2f4bda2caf727c18df3595e1c93d967e8334a) passes and the staking contract is updated, unstaking becomes penalty-free. Either way, we recommend starting soon, because getting your funds off the Lisk Chain takes two steps. First you unstake, and your funds unlock after a 3-day waiting period. Then you withdraw them to Ethereum through the Lisk Chain's canonical bridge, which can take at least 7 days. Taken together, that means starting at least 10 days before the chain shuts down on 31 October 2026. For the withdrawal, use one of the bridges listed on the[ Bridges page](https://portal.lisk.com/bridge) in the Lisk Portal. We recommend the canonical bridges, Superbridge and Lisk Bridge, which carry your tokens over to the Ethereum network. The [LSK Token FAQ](/faq/lsk-token.md) walks through the process in more detail. ### The DAO treasury #### What will happen to the LSK tokens held in the Lisk DAO treasury? 100,000,000 LSK, a quarter of the total supply, will be burned, permanently reducing the supply of LSK to 300,000,000. Small residual amounts in legacy contracts may remain permanently inaccessible due to vesting constraints. The remaining balance of approximately 47,000,000 LSK will be transferred to Lisk Ltd. ### Programs and the Lisk DAO Fund #### What is the Lisk DAO Fund? Approved by the Lisk DAO in October 2025, the Lisk DAO Fund was a dedicated investment vehicle designed to move the DAO from grant-giving toward strategic investments that generate real upside for the LSK treasury. It launched with a 4,000,000 LSK budget, was managed by the team behind Superchain Eco, and backed teams via SAFEs and SAFTs, with proceeds intended to buy and burn LSK. In its first months, it made three investments: LovCash, Cr3dentials, and Jamit. #### What will happen to the programs and initiatives started by the Lisk DAO? Most of them wind down with the DAO, including the Lisk DAO seasons and the Lisk DAO Fund. The exception is liquidity. Lisk Ltd will take over the Arrakis vaults previously managed by the DAO and continue providing onchain liquidity on Ethereum and Base, so LSK stays tradable with low price impact. #### What is happening to the Fund? The Lisk DAO Fund has closed ahead of its planned two-year run. As Lisk narrows fully to its new product, the DAO Fund team and Lisk jointly concluded that folding the Fund's resources and investments into Lisk's entities is the best path forward for the ecosystem, LSK holders, and the founders backed. The legal handover and closing were completed in May 2026. This is part of the broader DAO wind-down described in the announcement post. #### What happens to the companies the Fund invested in? LovCash, Cr3dentials, and Jamit moved to Onchain Ventures AG. They stay within the Lisk family. #### What happens to the capital that wasn't invested? All residual capital was returned to Lisk Ltd, minus early termination costs.