Move Industries today announced that the Movement Network will transition from a sidechain architecture to a sovereign Layer-1 blockchain, a move the company says will unlock dramatically higher performance, native token staking and first-class support for Move 2.0.
The technical leap is significant. As an L1, Movement will be able to deliver 10,000+ transactions per second with sub-second finality, a large jump from the network’s current 500–600 TPS ceiling. The L1 design is intended to realize the MoveVM’s full performance potential while removing the centralized sequencer that created a single point of failure under the sidechain model.
Native MOVE staking is a central user-facing change. Only unlocked MOVE tokens will be eligible to participate in staking, a restriction intended to promote fairness and genuine community ownership of network security. Under that rule, locked tokens held by investors or core contributors cannot be used to stake, which Move Industries says helps align staking power with real, active holders.
Move 2.0 First-Mover Advantage
Movement will also be an early adopter of Move 2.0 language features. Move 2.0 adds developer primitives such as enum types and function values, and Movement’s L1 will support those advances out of the gate. A public testnet for builders will go live soon, and the organization plans a mainnet migration by the end of 2025.
The upgrade is positioned as strategic infrastructure for the kinds of applications Move Industries is prioritizing: real-world asset tokenization and mobile-first consumer experiences that need low latency and predictable throughput. Move Industries describes the L1 change as an even larger performance step than the network’s June Monza upgrade, which had already driven upticks in volume and activity.
Users should not need to take any action during migration. Move Industries says all existing funds, smart contracts and network activity will remain unchanged and will carry over seamlessly, so the transition will be transparent to end users while unlocking new L1 capabilities.
Validators will be treated as ecosystem partners and guardians of the network’s future. Validator slots will be awarded to aligned community members and organizations that have demonstrated commitment to Movement’s vision, rather than to random or opportunistic actors. Validator applications will open shortly after the testnet launch, and staking opportunities will become available following the mainnet migration.
Move Industries frames the migration as a community-first effort. Led by industry veterans, the organization says it will maintain a dual focus on technology and community, with the broader aim of returning to crypto’s “radical roots” by giving financial power and opportunity back to the people.
