Overview
- Ronin finished its hard fork Tuesday at block 55,577,490, returning from a planned 10-hour pause with games like Axie Infinity and Pixels back online.
- Built on Optimism’s OP Stack, the new design settles on Ethereum and uses EigenDA for off-chain data so transactions stay verifiable while throughput stays high.
- A new Proof of Distribution model cuts RON inflation from above 20% to below 1% and redirects 90 million RON from staking rewards to the treasury.
- Marketplace fees rise to 1.25% and sequencer profits now flow to the treasury, creating a larger pool to fund builders who drive measurable on-chain activity.
- The overhaul answers security weaknesses exposed by the 2022 $625 million bridge hack, with partners including Optimism, Conduit, Boundless, and EigenLayer supporting the migration.