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r/CryptoCurrency • u/TimmyXBT • Jun 25 '26
MOONS Arbitrum to minimize Arbitrum Nova - Moons need to bridged
If you're holding MOON on Arbitrum Nova, this affects you.
What happened
The Arbitrum DAO passed a proposal to "minimize" Arbitrum Nova. That means Nova isn't being shut down, but it's being moved into a maintenance-only state with reduced infrastructure, slower support, and stricter rate limits. Data availability shifts to Ethereum L1 blobs, and most service-provider contracts get deprecated.
The short version: the chain keeps existing, but you should not plan to keep anything important on it.
The timeline
- June 4 – September 2, 2026: 90-day migration window. Everything stays fully operational. This is when you move your tokens.
- After September 2: Nova drops to a minimized state. Bridging is still possible, but with less support and potentially fewer fast-bridge options available.
You can technically still migrate after the deadline (the Arbitrum Canonical Bridge stays accessible through the Arbitrum Portal), but you'll have fewer tools and slower help. Don't wait.
How to migrate your MOON
There is no direct path to move MOON from Nova to Arbitrum One through the official Arbitrum Portal. You have two routes:
Option A: Canonical route (via Ethereum)
- Move MOON from Arbitrum Nova to Ethereum via the Arbitrum Portal.
- Wait through the ~7-day challenge/confirmation period, then claim the token on Ethereum.
- Bridge MOON from Ethereum to Arbitrum One via the Arbitrum Portal.
This is the slower route, but it doesn't depend on third-party liquidity.
Option B: MoonBridge (direct Nova → One)
moonbridge[.]cc bridges MOON directly between Arbitrum Nova and Arbitrum One (it also supports Ethereum and Gnosis). It's a 1:1 token bridge that I made for the CCMOON DAo, not a swap, so there's no price impact or slippage on your MOON.
The one thing to watch is destination liquidity. If your transfer is larger than the available liquidity on the destination side, the portion that can't be filled is refunded (the fee on refunds is 1%, same as the 1% fee on fulfilled amounts, plus a relayer fee). For larger holdings, check the destination liquidity shown in the interface and split into smaller transfers if needed.
Bottom line
Move your MOON during the June 4 – September 2 window while everything still works smoothly. MoonBridge gives you a direct Nova → One path if liquidity covers your size; the canonical route through Ethereum always works but takes 7+ days. The Arbitrum Canonical Bridge will keep working after the window closes, but support and bridging options get thinner once Phase 3 kicks in.
Ask questions below.
r/CryptoCurrency • u/kirtash93 • 4h ago
GENERAL-NEWS Bitcoin's Next Move: Bullish Bets Run Up Against a Historical Wall
r/CryptoCurrency • u/mybraincantfunction • 8h ago
DISCUSSION How much of a threat does cryptocurrency,especially Bitcoin, actually pose to the traditional financial system?
I’ve been trying to understand the potential economic impact of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, particularly in relation to traditional banks, financial institutions, and government-issued currencies.
If cryptocurrency adoption continues to grow, could it eventually pose a serious threat to the traditional financial system? For example, could widespread use of Bitcoin reduce reliance on banks or weaken the role of official currencies? Or is Bitcoin still too volatile, limited in its practical use, and too small relative to the overall financial system to pose a genuine systemic threat?
r/CryptoCurrency • u/Mr_Hodlerr • 5h ago
ANALYSIS No matter what strategy or time frame BTC long is the only way to go in crypto?
r/CryptoCurrency • u/Suitable_Acadia_190 • 1d ago
ANALYSIS Every Bitcoin drawdown in history, next to what came after it, all on one chart
Circled the bottom of each cycle where the change of character actually printed, the point structure flipped before price ever confirmed it on the headlines.
2013 to 2015, down 86.96%, then up 12,113.10% into the next cycle.
2017 to 2018, down 84.20%, then up 2,107.29%.
2021 to 2022, down 77.57%, then up 715.47%.
This cycle, down 54.26% into the correction, and the CHoCH just printed again, same shape, same spot on the curve, right where the last three did.
Each drawdown's been shallower than the one before it, and each subsequent run's been smaller in percentage terms too, which tracks, bigger market cap means the multiples compress even while the absolute moves stay historic. Neither trend is new information if youve actually looked at this before, but seeing all four side by side like this is a different thing than knowing it abstractly.
Doesnt guarantee this one plays out identically, nothing here ever has thats guaranteed. But four for four on the same structural tell showing up at the same point in the cycle is not nothing.
r/CryptoCurrency • u/Traditional-Judge-32 • 8h ago
STRATEGY Any trading system that works for crypto long term?
Hi! im curious if there is any legit traders with verifications that has earned a lot of money trading crypto? or if there is some system around it?
if so where can I even start to dive deep into it, since I don’t trust anymore any traders long term who’s been trading crypto.
r/CryptoCurrency • u/OriginalDriedBiscuit • 1d ago
GENERAL-NEWS Kalshi bans ex-congressman George Santos from prediction platform for life
r/CryptoCurrency • u/SYR3100T • 31m ago
ADVICE Looking for something between DeBank and Nansen - daily digest, not live dashboards
Anyone know if something like this exists: a tool that connects to your wallet(s) read-only, and just sends you a short daily summary, how your portfolio moved overnight, plus updates on a watchlist of other wallets (whale/smart money addresses you add yourself). Basically the signal from Nansen/Arkham/DeBank but delivered as a plain-English morning digest instead of a live dashboard you have to actively check.
I don't want to stare at charts all day, I just want to see what happened every morning. Does this exist already, or is everyone just checking DeBank/Nansen manually?
r/CryptoCurrency • u/Lopsided-Yak8230 • 6h ago
DISCUSSION Per Wall Street Journal: Banks Are Banding Together to Launch a Stablecoin Twenty-one firms, including several megabanks, plan to establish a company that would help guard against competition from digital assets
Are we doomed and what does this mean for our holdings? Any possible integration into already existing coins?
r/CryptoCurrency • u/Bybit_EU • 8h ago
DISCUSSION Has crypto actually become easier to use since 2021?
r/CryptoCurrency • u/Bcom_Mod • 21h ago
DISCUSSION Steak 'n Shake might have accidentally found the only corporate Bitcoin play that actually works.
r/CryptoCurrency • u/FromtheBigO • 2h ago
STRATEGY NCIQ vs BTC/ETH/SOL ETFs individually
Idk if I’m up to the whole cold storage endeavor but feel like / FOMO on crypto. I do believe crypto does and will continue to hold a place in our society.
r/CryptoCurrency • u/Capital-Just • 10h ago
ADVICE Coinbase Pro transaction details in the UK
I had a coinbase Pro account in which I made a number of transactions. I relied on the history in Coinbase Pro as my record keeping. When they shut Coinbase pro and transferred my assets to Coinbase they didn't transfer the transaction history. I need those details. I'm in the UK and Coinbase don't seem to have any customer support available. Has anyone either dealt with this issue, or had some other reason to contact Coinbase and found a way to do it from the UK? Thanks.
r/CryptoCurrency • u/thejerusalempost • 8h ago
GENERAL-NEWS Crypto companies spend record $640 million buying back own tokens
r/CryptoCurrency • u/reader313 • 3h ago
GENERAL-NEWS Fomo and Robinhood Wallet let you buy memecoins with your credit card and earn points, but Chase says it's not OK
theblock.cor/CryptoCurrency • u/Glum_Worldliness4904 • 4h ago
EXCHANGES Any experience with wallet swap?
Has anyone tried trust wallet swap feature? Is it safe/reliable? I’m mostly concerned is can swapping make trust wallet AML flagged which makes cashout my usdt impossible?
r/CryptoCurrency • u/pcvcolin • 1h ago
REGULATIONS Call Your Senator - support USA CLARITY Act
Action link: https://www.standwithcrypto.org/action/call
Other links: Digital Chamber - https://digitalchamber.org/its-time-for-clarity/
Blockchain Association - https://www.clarityforamerica.com/
Finally if you have a spare moment, please also contact the President at https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ and ask him to support the CLARITY Act as is.so it can pass without further delay.
r/CryptoCurrency • u/discordditapp • 11h ago
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r/CryptoCurrency • u/amu4biz • 10h ago
DISCUSSION Thoughts on Agentic Crypto projects
What are your thoughts on Agentic tokens?
Whether its on Robinhood or solana
the one that grabbed my attention is fable, an autonomous agent thats buying and selling tokenized stocks, and buying back into its own token