Lens v2 on Polygon → Lens v3 on Lens Chain Migration.
The Lens team migrated 125GB of profiles, managers, connections, and content to Lens Chain—the largest onchain migration ever.
In collaboration with
Migrating data between blockchains at this scale was unprecedented.
Existing tools fell short, so we built an adaptable migration framework that can potentially support other projects moving to Lens Chain.
The main challenge was handling 125GB of storage logs at chain genesis, prompting
This led to a proposal to add Lens Chain to the
The migration successfully transferred 125GB of smart contract storage logs, including:
- 650,000 user accounts and their digital identities
- 650,000 unique usernames
- 28 million follower connections preserving the social graph
- 360 applications ensuring ecosystem continuity
- 16 million posts with user-generated content
The Lens team, in collaboration with
This coordinated effort will give Lens Chain users immediate access to V3's features.
The successful Lens V2 on Polygon to Lens V3 on Lens Chain migration process represents a milestone for the blockchain industry.
We have prepared a full report including best practices for large scale migrations in the blogpost.
Upon mainnet launch, Lens users can effortlessly use apps, interact with content, and manage accounts on the new Lens Chain.
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