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Slingshot Is Sunsetting — What This Means for You

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After years of building and trading together, Slingshot will be sunsetting as a standalone app on January 6, 2026.

This is not the end — it’s the beginning of the next chapter.

From day one, our mission was clear: make universal USDC the simplest way to trade across chains. That vision is now coming to life inside Magic Eden .

The core innovations you love from Slingshot will live on alongside multi-chain support, and built-in rewards.

Your journey continues — just in a bigger ecosystem.


Key dates & timeline

  1. September 18, 2025 → Sunset announcement (today)

  2. October 22, 2025Buy/Sell disabled → withdrawals only

  3. January 5, 2026Withdrawals close; app sunsets

  4. January 2026 → $ME rewards claims open (details coming soon)


Are my funds safe?

Yes. Slingshot is a non-custodial wallet, meaning only you hold the keys to your funds.

  • Your assets remain safe throughout the sunset process.

  • You can withdraw at any time up to January 5, 2026.

  • After that date, the app will be fully deprecated.


$ME rewards for Slingshot users

We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who’s been part of the journey.
Your feedback and support shaped everything we built — and as a thank you, we’re allocating 2M $ME in rewards for Slingshot users.

  • Snapshot is complete

  • Claims start January 2026

  • Instructions coming soon

Stay tuned — more details will be shared as we get closer to the claim window.


Takeaway

Slingshot is sunsetting on January 6, 2026 — but your funds are safe, your rewards are waiting, and your trading journey continues stronger than ever.

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