Trueo will move its primary prediction-market deployment from Base to Ethereum mainnet, a shift the protocol announced on September 21–22, 2026. The project said Ethereum’s broader integration potential, network effects and suitability for a permissionless, largely immutable platform now make mainnet its preferred home.
The decision reverses the rationale behind Trueo’s initial launch on Base in March 2025. At that time, Ethereum mainnet gas fees were higher and parts of the application remained experimental, according to The Block. Trueo is not immediately closing its Base product: trading, settlement and redemption are set to continue during the transition.
Trueo shifts its primary deployment to Ethereum
In its announcement, Trueo framed the move as a choice for Ethereum’s reach and connections across the wider ecosystem. For a prediction-market protocol that describes itself as permissionless and largely immutable, the project said mainnet offered a closer fit with its intended operating model.
The migration marks a changed calculation from the one that led Trueo to Base. Layer 2 networks can reduce transaction costs relative to Ethereum mainnet, and Trueo had selected Base while its application was still being tested and developed. Its latest position is that integration opportunities and network effects carry greater weight for the platform’s primary deployment.
Trueo did not present the announcement as an abrupt replacement of one application by another. Instead, it set out a phased operational path under which the Base application remains available while the Ethereum deployment becomes the protocol’s central venue.
Base markets remain open during transition
Existing activity on Base is due to continue without interruption, including trading, settlement and redemption. That means users with live markets or positions on the Layer 2 are not being asked to stop using the official Base application solely because of the deployment change.
There is, however, a practical boundary for new market creation. Trueo advised users not to create new Base markets that expire after January 31, 2027. Existing Base markets will remain accessible through the official app, according to the transition details reported by The Block.
The date functions as a cutoff for long-dated new markets on Base rather than a stated end date for access to all existing markets. The distinction matters for users who may be considering the duration of a proposed market: markets already created on Base are expected to remain reachable, while the protocol is directing future activity away from expiries beyond that threshold.
TRUE migration and protocol roadmap
TRUE will remain Trueo’s native token after the move. Holders will be able to migrate the token to Ethereum, and the protocol said there will be no deadline for doing so.
That open-ended timetable separates the token migration from the January 2027 guidance on new long-dated Base markets. Trueo has outlined the two changes as parts of a broader transition, but the available details attach different timing terms to each.
Beyond the deployment itself, the protocol identified two execution priorities: bringing in liquidity for key market categories and launching the next generation of its oracle system. Liquidity is central to whether users can enter and exit market positions efficiently, while the oracle system is relevant to how prediction-market outcomes are handled. Trueo did not provide further technical specifications or a launch timetable for those priorities in the material cited.
Buterin welcomes Trueo’s positioning
According to his public X account, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin welcomed Trueo as a decentralized and ethical prediction-market contender focused on meaningful applications.
Trueo is moving its primary deployment from Base to Ethereum mainnet. The protocol has described the model as permissionless and largely immutable, and Ethereum will become the center of its next phase.
During the transition, Trueo’s Base application and markets will remain accessible. TRUE holders will be able to migrate the token to Ethereum without a deadline.
Trueo has also identified attracting liquidity in key market categories and upgrading its oracle system as future priorities.
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