{"id":26133,"date":"2025-08-16T15:57:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T12:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/ronin-developers-plan-return-to-ethereum-as-layer-2-network\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T15:57:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T12:57:53","slug":"ronin-developers-plan-return-to-ethereum-as-layer-2-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/ronin-developers-plan-return-to-ethereum-as-layer-2-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronin Developers Plan Return to Ethereum as Layer 2 Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The gaming sidechain Ronin is set to migrate back to Ethereum as a full-fledged Layer 2 network. The transition is expected to be completed in the first half of 2026, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.roninchain.com\/p\/ronins-homecoming-to-ethereum\" title=\"\">blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sky Mavis, the company behind Axie Infinity, initially separated from the blockchain of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization due to low throughput and high fees in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The Ronin Bridge cross-chain bridge serves as the communication channel with Ethereum. In late March 2022, Ronin fell victim to a hacking attack, losing over $625 million. The network halted operations and resumed only in July after a relaunch.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThings are different now. Ethereum is back. Transaction costs and speed are higher than ever. We are on the brink of a new era of growth, and Ronin is ready to ascend,\u201d the team explained their decision.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the statement, the L2 will become a \u201cmulti-functional network of app stores, going beyond gaming.\u201d Transactions will be executed 12 times faster, and Ronin will benefit from the \u201crobust security and decentralization of Ethereum.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-qw.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXfhV_Wja5Dv-aGdv3Vq2WdgL-pQ4lH2S0kjzupLAm1SvXEaJMXhP_amYAJ5oi8U6-SyVr4-OX9U3fd78NdeoOoCRUXesbZ3QaOalbsk3iDRwbdCbw8HMZ-N5HizH4gqfd83_6ackA?key=xCTb3Yav8rnsfeAg40j0EQ\" alt=\"Ronin Developers Plan Return to Ethereum\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ronin migration roadmap. Source: Ronin blog.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The protocol will adopt a new consensus mechanism \u2014 Proof-of-Distribution. Staking rewards for RON will be distributed under this model.<\/p>\n<p>The gaming network team highlighted several advantages of Ethereum:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the Ethereum Foundation has undergone <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/leadership-changes-announced-at-ethereum-foundation\">restructuring<\/a> and become more \u201cflexible\u201d;<\/li>\n<li>the blockchain is winning the battle for attention and capital on Wall Street;<\/li>\n<li>the use of L2 is becoming more accessible thanks to <span data-descr=\"data availability level\" class=\"old_tooltip\">DA<\/span> solutions;<\/li>\n<li>the security of the main network will enhance the efficiency of Ronin\u2019s tokenomics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cAt this point, the circle has closed for us, and we are thrilled to return home to Ethereum. [\u2026] This cycle marked the institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies. However, the gaming industry has yet to join it,\u201d Ronin emphasized.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In August 2024, unknown individuals <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/ronin-sidechain-experiences-11-million-breach-funds-later-returned\">withdrew<\/a> over $11 million in digital assets from the sidechain, but later returned the funds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The gaming sidechain Ronin is set to migrate back to Ethereum as a full-fledged Layer 2 network. The transition is expected to be completed in the first half of 2026, according to a blog post. Sky Mavis, the company behind Axie Infinity, initially separated from the blockchain of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization due [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26132,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"","news_style_id":"","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[46,1179,1359],"class_list":["post-26133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-ethereum","tag-layer-2-solutions","tag-ronin"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"259","promo_type":"","layout_type":"","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26133\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}