Moonbeam Leaves Polkadot, Migrates GLMR to Base by July 31, 2026

Moonbeam said it is leaving Polkadot entirely, migrating its GLMR token to Coinbase’s Base network and ending all Polkadot parachain operations, with a hard cutoff of July 31, 2026.

“Moonbeam (GLMR) is making a dramatic strategic exit from the Polkadot (DOT) ecosystem, announcing a full migration of its native token to Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer 2 network, Base”

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Moonbeam announced on July 3 that it would move GLMR to Base, with the bridge already open, and it told GLMR holders to bridge 1:1 for a new ERC-20 version on Base through a dedicated migration portal.

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The project framed the pivot as settlement infrastructure for autonomous AI agents, with Moonbeam Protocol described as a decentralized network designed as economic infrastructure for autonomous AI agents.

Moonbeam also warned that any GLMR still sitting in DeFi protocols when the parachain shuts down could become unrecoverable, and it said it did not provide a timeline for when it would launch the AI agent platform.

In a statement announcing the Moonbeam Protocol on Friday, Moonbeam said, "This is a pivot to the most exciting frontier in crypto: autonomous AI agents that find each other, negotiate work, and pay each other entirely on-chain, without a middleman," and it added, "We believe AI-native on-chain coordination represents a significant long-term opportunity."

The MEXC repost of the announcement said Moonbeam did not provide a timeline for when it would launch the AI agent platform but told GLMR holders to bridge their tokens from the Polkadot parachain to Base before July 31.

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Crypto Briefing reported that several members of the crypto community said Moonbeam’s pivot marked a major setback for the Polkadot ecosystem, including an X user calling Moonbeam Polkadot's "flagship project."

Cointelegraph also said Moonbeam launched as a Polkadot parachain in January 2022 and that Moonbeam said it will continue providing its cross-chain interoperability services on the Polkadot parachain through the transition period and is not abandoning its existing builders or infrastructure providers.

The migration coincided with a token reaction, with Startup Fortune saying GLMR jumped as much as 17% following the announcement, and it reported 24 hour trading volume climbing to roughly $6.46 million, a 141% increase.

“Moonbeam's Migration Drives Polkadot's Recent Price Swing The 3”

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BigGo Finance said GLMR surged roughly 17% to $0.0104 on July 4, accompanied by a 141% jump in 24-hour trading volume to approximately $6.46 million, and it added that GLMR was trading about 99.95% below its all-time high of $29.84 recorded in January 2022.

Separately, Crypto Briefing reported that the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority published its most comprehensive crypto rulebook on June 30, 2026, with a full rollout set for October 2027, and it said stablecoin issuers’ capital requirements landed at 1% of issuance volume.

In the same UK rules package, Crypto Briefing said firms can submit authorization applications starting September 30, 2026, through February 28, 2027, and it stated that the full framework doesn’t kick in until October 25, 2027.