Sunset of Force Bridge and Godwoken

:waving_hand: Hey Vanguards in the community,

Over the past few years, Force Bridge and Godwoken have played pivotal roles in expanding the Nervos CKB ecosystem — enabling multi-chain asset interoperability, EVM compatibility, and DApp development. These two products marked Nervos’ first major steps toward a layered architecture and cross-chain infrastructure.

However, as the industry evolves and the ecosystem pivots toward UTXO-native innovation, Web5, and Fiber Network, it’s time to sunset these early-stage components to make way for the next era of Nervos.

We hereby announce the official sunset of Force Bridge and Godwoken, beginning 2025-06-01T00:00:00Z. This phased shutdown process is designed to provide users with ample time to exit smoothly and ensure transparency throughout the transition. All updates will be shared on the Sunset Hub.

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:spiral_calendar: Timeline

Godwoken Exit Window

2025-06-01T00:00:00Z2025-10-31T00:00:00Z

  • Users can withdraw assets from Godwoken to CKB via the Godwoken Bridge.
  • After the exit window, Godwoken will enter a frozen state, during which remaining data will be retained and unclaimed balances will be reported.

Force Bridge Exit Window

2025-06-01T00:00:00Z2025-11-30T00:00:00Z

  • Users can withdraw assets from CKB to their origin chains via the Force Bridge.
  • On 2025-12-01T00:00:00Z, the Force Bridge will shut down, and a final snapshot of remaining funds will be published.

:information_source: What happens to unclaimed funds?

  • For Force Bridge, any remaining funds after the exit time-frame will be retained in Force Bridge. Users can contact the Magickbase team for fund retrieval. Please note that custodial fee may be applied based on the duration since the sunset deadline, and the process will be handled manullay so additional time may be required.
  • For Godwoken, unclaimed funds will no longer retrievable through standard front-end interface.
  • Reports of remaining assets will be published on the Sunset Hub.

:open_book: User Instructions

We urge all users:

  • Withdraw assets from Godwoken using the Godwoken Bridge before 2025-10-01T00:00:00Z
  • Withdraw assets from Force Bridge using the Force Bridge before 2025-11-30T00:00:00Z
  • Stay tuned for bi-weekly reports on the Sunset Hub tracking exit progress and service updates

:memo: Final Note

We deeply thank all users, developers, and partners who supported Force Bridge and Godwoken. Your participation helped shape the Nervos ecosystem into what it is today. As we pivot forward, we remain committed to building secure, flexible, and innovative blockchain infrastructure — powered by CKB’s unique architecture.

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What about NFTs on Godwoken?

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Was this decision the start of the end of Nervos Network? Users of Godwoken who invested heavily in the coins of the dapps for the future were all wiped out without notice. Why isn’t this considered a rug pull? Sure, we have time to withdraw tradeable coins, but we converted BTC to CKB to YOK for instance and now the YOK app dies with the Nervos decision. Had I been on the insider list, I would have sold all my YOK back to BTC before the announcement, which I’m sure smart anonymous devs have done to basically steal our BTC. Who is to say the next technology we invest in will not be “sunsetted” in similar ways. If an app is deletable, it is not “permissionless”. And if Nervos isn’t permissionless, it is no good to me and many web3 hopefulls. I believe we need an open/honest discussion about this decision and what it really means for Nervos and why we all should still believe in this project. Reply here if concerned.

While your frustration is understandable, you are responding to a post from almost a year ago claiming no notice was given, it doesn’t add up.

Migrating Nervape NFTs from Godwoken for example was a big effort undertaken by that team and their community, and did make the most out of a truly unfortunate situation.

Yokai was functionally dead for multiple years before Godwoken was taken down, YOK could have been converted to something else at any time based on this fact.

Layer 2 problems are a big topic, not just in this community but in Bitcoin and Ethereum communities as well. Rollups have problems, that seems to be a fact and played into the challenges of Godwoken.

Efforts are now focused on L1 and channels, which present much better properties regarding the concerns you surface.

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应用需要L2,ckb也需要L2,我们需要建立自己的L2,能够使用高速应用,通用和专用兼有的L2

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