ZetaChain token holders have approved a governance proposal to migrate the ZETA token to Solana and wind down the project's existing layer-1 blockchain. The proposal passed with 99.4% approval, a result that signals strong support among participating voters for the proposed change.

The vote marks an important step for ZetaChain, which has operated its own blockchain. Under the approved proposal, the project would move away from maintaining that network and shift ZETA to the Solana ecosystem. Decisions of this scale are commonly split across multiple governance steps in decentralized projects, with voters first approving a direction and only later settling the specifics, which is how this process is structured.

However, the first vote does not finalize every part of the transition. A second vote is still required before the migration terms are established, meaning both the token move and the wind-down remain subject to further governance decisions.

UPDATE: ZetaChain proposal to migrate ZETA to Solana and wind down its L1 has passed with 99.4% approval, with a second vote still needed to set the migration terms. pic.twitter.com/E5O3V2Exrb

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What Happens to ZETA and ZetaChain's L1?

The ZetaChain Solana migration proposal covers two major changes: moving the ZETA token to Solana and winding down the project's layer-1 network. Either change would be consequential on its own; together, they amount to a community deciding to stop maintaining infrastructure it currently operates and to redeploy its token within an established ecosystem. Tokens issued on Solana are generally held and used through that network's wallets and applications, though the specific mechanics of ZETA's transition remain undefined pending the second vote.

For token holders, the next question is how the move would work in practice. The second vote will be needed to determine the migration terms, which have not yet been finalized. Until those terms are established, holders should not assume that a particular conversion process, deadline, or action is required.

The proposal's approval signals support for the direction of the project, but it is not the same as a completed token migration or an immediate shutdown of the existing blockchain.

Second Vote Will Determine Migration Terms

The 99.4% approval gives the ZetaChain Solana migration a clear result in its initial governance vote. The next stage will focus on the details needed to carry out the proposed transition.

Those details matter for ZETA holders, developers, and applications that currently rely on ZetaChain's network, since winding down an operational layer-1 affects both the token itself and anything built on top of it. They will need clarity on how the token move and the planned layer-1 wind-down would affect them.\nFor now, the key distinction is that the proposal has passed, but the migration terms remain undecided. The second vote will be the next milestone to watch.