Ronin L2 migration complete: RON emissions cut 9×, Classic Season 15

Ronin completed its migration from a standalone Ethereum sidechain to an Ethereum Layer 2 on the OP Stack in May 2026. Ronin's May 13 "Ronin is Home" post⁠ (opens in new tab) confirmed downtime was finished, kept RON as gas, cut annual emissions from 45 million to 5 million RON (about 9× lower), and routed those rewards to builders through Proof of Distribution. For Axie players, the live Classic calendar on June 12 is Competitive Season 15, not a client-wipe date: the Lunacian Season 15 notes⁠ (opens in new tab) opened the arena on June 11 and will keep the Season Leaderboard open through July 2.

Background

Sky Mavis launched Ronin in 2021 as a gaming sidechain for Axie Infinity. The May homecoming plugs that engine into Ethereum settlement while keeping the same player-facing wallet and gas token.

Proof of Distribution replaces passive RON staking rewards. Studios register smart contracts, earn a builder score from on-chain activity, and claim RON in roughly monthly seasons. Ronin Docs⁠ (opens in new tab) cover registration and activation. Unregistered contracts do not earn.

Axie Infinity Classic is the original card battler that defined early play-to-earn. Day-to-day franchise play now centers on Axie Infinity: Origins on Ronin, while Classic still runs its own competitive circuit. Third-party outlets circulated a June 24 permanent Classic client shutdown; official Season 15 scheduling contradicts a hard client kill that week. Prefer Lunacian calendars over aggregator sunset timelines.

What happened

Ethereum L2 migration (May 2026)

Per the Ronin blog⁠ (opens in new tab) and matching coverage from Crypto Games⁠ (opens in new tab) and Our Crypto Talk⁠ (opens in new tab):

Holder FAQ from the same post: AXS, SLP, PIXEL, and other Ronin-native assets needed no migration action. Katana liquidity pools were unaffected. Users holding wRON on Coinbase were told to bridge after the move. Self-custody players should check wallet L2 support before sending funds.

Proof of Distribution seasons

PoD seasons last about one month. Tracking for already-registered builders started 14:00 GMT+7 on May 13. Blog examples cite a pool near 410,000 RON per month, with an early registrant such as Craft World potentially earning on the order of 40,000 RON per month. Those are estimates, not guaranteed payouts. Unregistered contracts do not count.

Axie Classic Season 15 (live window)

The Lunacian Season 15 post⁠ (opens in new tab) (June 11, 2026) sets:

Season 15 continues Competitive Circuit 2 toward the Classic Champions Invitational. That is an active competitive window on Classic, not a franchise exit. New Axie players should start with Axie Infinity: Origins.

Who it affects

Players on Ronin

If you play games that settle on Ronin, the migration itself is already done. Failed transactions often mean a wallet or RPC still pointed at pre-L2 endpoints. Download current Ronin Wallet⁠ (opens in new tab) guidance from official channels before bridging.

Classic competitors: clear Season 15 goals before July 2 (leaderboard) and July 10 (Mini Tournaments). Do not treat a third-party June 24 shutdown calendar as official unless Sky Mavis publishes matching client-close steps.

New Axie players: start from Axie Infinity: Origins and the Ronin platform hub for discovery, not from Classic-only onboarding assumptions.

Collectors and token holders

Studios building on Ronin

Register contracts via PoD docs⁠ (opens in new tab) if you want a monthly RON share. Watch the Ronin blog⁠ (opens in new tab) for season rule changes.

At a glance

On Web3Raider

Closest pages:

• Games hub: /games
• NFT hub: /nft
• Blockchain hub: /blockchain
• Ronin platform hub
• Ronin network
• Axie Infinity: Origins
• RON · AXS
• Related reading: Sunflower Land (Ronin among its networks)

What to watch next

• PoD seasons: rules and leaderboard on the Ronin blog⁠ (opens in new tab) and @Ronin_Network⁠ (opens in new tab)
• Classic Season 15 close: leaderboard through July 2; Mini Tournaments through July 10 (Lunacian⁠ (opens in new tab))
• Official Classic notices: follow axieinfinity.com⁠ (opens in new tab) / Lunacian before trusting third-party permanent-shutdown dates

Bottom line: Treat the May L2 cutover as done, fund RON for gas on the updated network config, and register contracts if you build on Ronin. Classic players should follow the official Season 15 calendar through early July, not unverified June 24 client-kill rumors.