Mezo sets October 13 deadline for swBTC and USDe bridge-out

Mezo has given holders of swBTC and USDe a firm deadline. Anyone still holding those tokens on the Bitcoin-focused protocol has until October 13, 2026 to bridge them out. Bridge-in support for both assets was suspended immediately when the change was announced on September 11. New deposits are blocked, and the only remaining option is withdrawal. What Mezo is shutting down The first round of cuts targeted two ERC-20 tokens: swBTC, issued by Swell, and USDe, issued by Ethena. ERC-20 is the standard format for tokens on Ethereum. A bridge carries those tokens over to a different network, much like a currency exchange booth at a border crossing. On September 29, Mezo widened the cleanup. It announced that solvBTC and xsolvBTC would get the same treatment. That brings the list to four tokens, and deposits are already suspended for all of them. A bigger change sits alongside the token cuts. Native BTC bridge-in to Mezo is also set to close permanently on October 13. For a protocol built around Bitcoin, ending the direct on-ramp for actual Bitcoin is a notable move. Users are being told to withdraw through the Mezo app before the cutoff. Holdings left behind after deprecation risk becomi...