ZetaLabs privacy-focused AI app launch and ZETA migration to Solana

ZetaChain plans to launch its privacy-focused AI app, ZetaLabs, on December 9, 2026. The launch is tied to a proposal to move the ZETA token to Solana (SOL), and the date is still tentative.

What is happening

ZetaChain announced that ZetaLabs, an AI application built around user privacy, is scheduled to go live on December 9. Alongside the launch, the project proposes making ZETA a native token on the Solana blockchain, where it would serve as the app's core currency.

The migration depends on governance approval. Voting was open on ZetaHub until November 7. If the proposal passes, the ZetaChain Layer 1 network is expected to cease operations around December 9. ZETA tokens would then convert to Solana tokens at a 1:1 ratio, and holders would not need to take any action.

The proposal also includes several tokenomics changes: burning about 55 million unallocated validator rewards, ending further token inflation by 2027, and fully unlocking investor and contributor tokens by January 1, 2027. The foundation has pledged not to sell its own unlocked tokens.

Why it matters

If approved, the change would fundamentally alter ZetaChain's infrastructure: the project would shift from operating its own Layer 1 to running on Solana, with ZETA as a native Solana asset. For holders, the 1:1 conversion without required action lowers the operational burden, but the end of the Layer 1 means any services or integrations relying on it would be affected around the migration date.

For traders, several items are worth watching: the outcome of the governance vote, the exact timing of the Layer 1 shutdown, how exchanges and wallets handle the conversion, and the effect of the token burn, the end of inflation and the full unlock of investor and contributor tokens on supply dynamics. The date has not been confirmed, so schedules may shift depending on the governance result and official announcements.

Key details

• Date: December 9, 2026 (tentative; the Layer 1 shutdown is expected around the same date if the proposal passes)
• Project: ZetaChain
• Coins: ZETA, SOL
• Category: Product Release
• Status: Tentative, pending governance approval
• Source: https://pluang.com/en/news-feed/zetachain-aplikasi-ai-privasi-pindah-token-solana