Mezo Sets Oct. 13 Bridge-Out Deadline for swBTC and USDe

Mezo, a Bitcoin-focused DeFi network, said bridge-out support for swBTC and $USDe closes Oct. 13, 2026, giving holders a same-day deadline to withdraw the tokens. Support for SolvBTC and xSolvBTC will end Oct. 29, while deposits of all four assets are already suspended, according to its latest notice.

“After each deadline, these tokens can’t be bridged out,” Mezo said. Its earlier warning told holders that failing to withdraw before support ends “may result in losing access to your funds.” Neither notice specifies a recovery process for balances left behind.

The closure removes the route for returning these bridged assets to Ethereum. Under Mezo’s documented withdrawal process, the network burns a user’s Mezo token representation, validators confirm the request, and the original ERC-20 token is delivered on Ethereum.

Mezo attributed the wind-down to “minimal activity” in its earlier announcement and said the latest action was intended to reduce risk. The affected assets are Swell’s swBTC, Ethena’s $USDe and Solv Protocol’s two Bitcoin tokens.

Mezo’s explorer reported approximately 1,873 mUSDe, 0.15347 mSolvBTC and 0.83457 mxSolvBTC in total supply on Oct. 13. These are the Mezo representations of the underlying tokens, as listed in its contract directory, rather than their global supplies.

Withdrawals Typically Take 30–60 Minutes

In its withdrawal instructions for SolvBTC and xSolvBTC, Mezo directs holders to sign in at mezo.org with the wallet holding their tokens, select **Transact → Withdraw**, choose the asset and follow the prompts. Its general bridge guide likewise directs ERC-20 holders to use the app’s withdrawal function to receive the original token on Ethereum.

The guide says most native-bridge transfers to Ethereum take 30–60 minutes, depending on network conditions and validator attestations. The deadline notice does not give a cutoff time or specify how withdrawals still processing at closure will be handled.

The documented minimum withdrawal is 20 tokens for mUSDe and 0.0002 tokens for mswBTC, mSolvBTC and mxSolvBTC. The native bridge charges a service fee equivalent to about $3, plus network gas paid in BTC.