Case summary
What happened
Relay Vaults is a yield-vault component, not the entire Relay cross-chain protocol. Its operator announced the service wind-down, stopped new deposits and asked users to withdraw through the dedicated vault UI. After December 31, 2026 the normal UI is planned to close, though direct contract withdrawals remain technically available.
Customer result
Customer outcome
Unknown
The vault withdrawal UI is scheduled to close December 31 while direct contract withdrawal remains possible. No independently verified universal redemption completion, loss rate or customer impairment is asserted.
- Estimated recovery
- Unknown
- Repayment started
- —
- Repayment completed
- —
- Confidence
- High
Asset treatment
Terms risk
Unknown
Relay's primary notice establishes that vaults are on-chain, deposits retired, and contract withdrawals remain after UI shutdown. It does not establish universal legal customer-ownership terms across deposits or strategies.
- Affected product
- —
- Confidence
- Medium
Known unknowns
Uncertainty
Do not classify all Relay operations as ended, assume users cannot access assets after December 31 or infer a completion date ahead of the announced milestone.
Chronology
Historical record
Relay announces Vaults retirement and withdrawal-interface deadline
Relay stated that its Vaults yield service was being retired, new deposits were no longer accepted, and users should withdraw from relay.link/vaults. The withdrawal interface is planned to close December 31, 2026; users can still withdraw directly from contracts afterward.
Do not interpret as complete shutdown of Relay's cross-chain services or permanent inaccessibility after December 31.
Source record
Evidence dossier
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Event
1 sourcesRelay Protocol — Vaults are being retired
Relay Protocol · 2026-10-09
Direct official X notice reports the no-new-deposits state, December 31 withdrawal UI deadline and later direct contract route.
status
1 sourcesRelay Vaults retirement and withdrawal instructions
Relay
Relay's first-party vault site and banner distinguish a product retirement from continued direct contract access.
No evidence records match the current filters.
Comparative records