Akash to Solana Migration: How the Blockchain Moves

Is Akash Really Leaving the Cosmos Chain for Solana? On October 26, 2026, Akash’s core team named Solana as its next home. The Akash to Solana migration is still a proposal, not a done deal. Proposal 346 asks AKT stakers to approve it, and voting stays open until November 2. Early tallies showed about 98% support, though the result only counts once voting ends. This article walks through theAkash Network migration, what it means for staked AKT, and which details are still undecided. What Is the Akash Network, and What Does the AKT-Token Do? Akash Network is a marketplace where developers rent GPUs and cloud servers from independent providers. It runs on its own Cosmos chain. AKT is the native token. It pays for hosting and helps secure the chain. That happens through how staking works, where holders lock tokens to back validators, the computers that confirm transactions. Why Has Akash Selected Solana for Its Proposed Move? The team says its own chain costs more than it gives back. About 100 validators lock AKT only to secure it, and engineers spend time maintaining it. On the Solana blockchain, security comes from the host network. The team estimates marketplace fees at about 0.075 SOL a day, a few dollars. That is the team’s own estimate, not an audited saving. Solana also hosts DePIN projects, meaning networks that run real-world hardware with tokens. Helium left its own chain for Solana in 2023. In a Cosmos-to-Solana move, Akash loses native IBC, the Cosmos standard for sending assets between chains, and validators lose their income. The officialAkash migration rationale lists these trade-offs. The market side of the destination is covered in thisSolana price forecast. Has the Akash to Solana Migration Been Approved Yet? Not in final form. Proposal 346 needs a 33.4% quorum, the minimum turnout for a vote to count, plus a majority of yes votes. Passing it approves the token move only. Moving the marketplace needs at least two more votes. Item Status Solana was selected by the core team. Confirmed, October 26, 2026 Proposal 346 vote Open until November 2 SPL AKT-launch Planned, after passage and two audits Marketplace cutover No date; separate votes needed. Unvested and unmigrated AKT rules Still unsettled How Would the Proposed AKT Token Migration Process Work? In the Akash to Solana Migration, the token moves first. The stated plan runs in order: Proposal 346 passes. Two independent audits clear the token and the portal. AKT-launches as an SPL token, which is Solana’s token standard. Holders convert through a one-way portal open for two years. The announcement puts the launch about two weeks after passage. A technical draft uses a shorter seven-day gap, so neither date is guaranteed. The swap is 1:1.