How to claim funds after the Polygon zkEVM shutdown

Why the old bridge no longer processes withdrawals

The Polygon zkEVM Mainnet Beta sequencer stopped on 3 July 2026. It no longer produces blocks, so the usual withdrawal from zkEVM through the Agglayer Bridge cannot be processed. Recovery now takes place through a transaction on Ethereum.

Polygon zkEVM Claims uses an exit certificate: a record supporting the recovery of eligible balances on Ethereum. The interface operates independently of the discontinued sequencer.

Polygon PoS is a separate network. The Polygon hub explains how PoS, zkEVM and Agglayer fit together. The zkEVM shutdown does not mean every Polygon product has stopped.

Which assets qualify for Claims

The Claims terms call a standard address controlled by a private key an EOAA standard blockchain account whose transactions are signed with a private key. Unlike a contract wallet, its rules are not defined by a separate smart contract.. A smart contract wallet is different: a multisig, for example, holds and moves funds according to a separate program.

Assets must meet all three conditions:

• They were held directly in an EOA when the final balances were recorded.
• They were bridged through Agglayer.
• They were recorded on Ethereum as eligible for recovery through Claims.

An old wallet balance therefore does not mean that every asset will appear in Claims. Funds inside DeFi protocols, multisigs or third-party bridge contracts fall outside this route. The Claims terms also exclude assets bridged through third-party protocols and assets transferred through arbitrary message passing.

How to claim on Ethereum

1. Open the official Claims interface. Follow the claim link on Polygon’s zkEVM page. The interface address is zkevm-claims.polygon.technology.
2. Select CONNECT WALLET. A Terms & Conditions window opens first. Read the terms; ACCEPT & CONTINUE is the option for proceeding. Access conditions include wallet screening and geographic restrictions.
3. Connect the wallet that held the assets. Use the relevant address, rather than a new wallet created after the shutdown. View the eligible assets available to that address in Claims.
4. Have ETH on Ethereum Mainnet for the network fee. The claim takes place on Ethereum; no new transaction on Polygon zkEVM is required. GasA measure of the work a network performs to process a transaction. The network fee depends on the amount of work and its price, and is paid in the asset specified by the network rules. is paid separately, and your wallet shows its estimate before submission.
5. Sign and submit the claim transaction. Connecting a wallet does not move funds. After execution, check that the transaction succeeded on Ethereum and that the corresponding asset arrived in your wallet on that network.

If the assets you expect are missing

First match the connected address against the address that held the assets before shutdown. Switching accounts within the same wallet app changes the address. Then establish whether the funds were held directly by that EOA or inside an application.

For a liquidity-pool position, lending collateral, a multisig or a third-party bridge balance, contact the relevant protocol or contract operator. Claims does not process those positions. Questions about the Claims interface itself can go to Polygon’s official support.

For the status of other networks, the ZK project map separates active networks, private applications and proof markets. Each product has its own process for handling assets.

What the 31 December 2027 deadline means

Polygon has announced Claims availability through 31 December 2027. It plans to retire the interface and related recovery support after that date. Complete recovery while the official route remains available.

Retiring the interface does not delete eligible assets recorded on Ethereum or transfer them to Polygon Labs. Recovery without the interface may require independent technical work and may not be practicable. The deadline concerns access to this tool, rather than automatic destruction of the assets.