Akash Plans Chain Migration, Solana Among 15+ Candidates

16 October 2025 – Decentralized cloud platform Akash Network announced plans to migrate away from its Cosmos SDK-based chain with Solana as a leading candidate. The move, revealed in mid-October 2025, comes amid growing concerns about Cosmos’ “broken economic security” model. Founder Greg Osuri cited poor revenue-to-market-cap ratios and limited scalability as key drivers behind the decision.

Akash will maintain IBC compatibility to ensure Cosmos integrations (like Osmosis and Keplr) remain intact. However, its future lies on a new chain that can support enterprise-grade GPU workloads, especially for AI and DePIN applications.

Migration Rationale and Timeline

The Cosmos app-chain model provides dedicated resources but suffers from limited economic incentives and scalability – both of which are crucial for Akash’s AI ambitions. Osuri noted the team is exploring “superior” staking mechanisms, possibly involving liquid staking tokens (LSTs) or revenue-sharing models.

Akash has launched an open Request for Proposals (RFP) process starting mid-October, with no fixed migration date yet. Foundations from over 15 blockchains are pitching, and the decision will follow community discussions, transparency, and compensation planning.

Solana: A Leading Contender

Among the chains under review, Solana has emerged as a strong candidate. Known for its high throughput (50K+ TPS) and low fees, Solana aligns well with Akash’s AI compute needs. Community buzz suggests it may become the “first domino” for Cosmos projects moving toward higher-performance chains.

Solana’s historical ties with Akash strengthen its candidacy:

• Since 2020, Akash has supported Solana validator deployments
• Smart contract interoperability between AKT and SOL exists
• Akash sponsored Solana’s 2021 hackathon

However, Osuri expressed cautious optimism, noting that Solana’s past congestion issues, mainly from memecoin and NFT activity still warrant “extra prudence.”

Excluded Chains and Alternatives

Chains like Cardano, BNB Chain, Tron, and TON were excluded from the shortlist. Other options include:

• Base: For its Solana bridge and EVM compatibility
• Bittensor: Alignment with decentralized AI (DeAI), though less versatile

The final selection will be community-governed, with technical, security, and economic trade-offs evaluated publicly.

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What It Means for Akash, Cosmos, and Solana

For Akash, a successful migration could reduce operational costs by 30%, increase adoption from AI firms, and evolve its staking model into one offering yield beyond consensus security. Still, token volatility and staker compensation are potential challenges.

For Cosmos, Akash’s departure signals a deeper exodus of app-chains and could exacerbate ecosystem revenue issues.

For Solana, this move would reinforce its leadership in DePIN and AI infrastructure, potentially increasing total value locked (TVL) by 20% or more.

The Talk

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KOLsMediaCommunity

@gregosuri just pick Solana, there isn't really any benefit to going elsewhere unless a foundation is willing to give you a lot of money (and even then it's probably not worth it)

"Solana is being considered as Akash's new home but not confirmed. We're actively considering 15 other chains whose foundations have reached out to us in the past few days. Every chain that approached will be thoroughly studied, researched in a transparent way and will be treated https://t.co/Z6cM3O0Hyt"— @

amir

@amirhaleem

1 day ago

@akashnet_ Would it be advised to un stake right now and wait in case there’s issues with the switch. I don’t wanna get stuck on some staking wall if there’s issues and I can’t get down because of changing.

"Akash migrating to a shared security chain will be one of the most comprehensive DePIN evaluations involving 15 ecosystems. Stay tuned. https://t.co/HOv8mMfU4w"— @

Brandon Burns

@EnergyDefinesUs

1 day ago

@gregosuri .....why not partner up with a company, like @Dell, and create a laptop/desktop set up as a plug-and-play, whereby the machine would be compute ready for the user to just go to a console and hit a button that says...compute. We need to make these things, just work.

"Solana is being considered as Akash's new home but not confirmed. We're actively considering 15 other chains whose foundations have reached out to us in the past few days. Every chain that approached will be thoroughly studied, researched in a transparent way and will be treated https://t.co/Z6cM3O0Hyt"— @

NOCSM

@Nocsm1

1 day ago

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