Akash’s approved move to Solana and Gnosis Chain’s planned shift to Ethereum settlement were among the interoperability developments in BlockBeats’ November 2–8, 2026 roundup. The report also covered BitGo’s custody-based access to Bitcoin staking through Stacks and a theft affecting Mercado Bitcoin wallets across multiple chains.
Original report published November 9, 2026, at 11:31:57 UTC+8. The status descriptions below reflect that reporting date.
Akash: migration approved, compute-market move still separate
Akash proposal #346 passed, approving migration from its own Cosmos chain to Solana. The approval authorizes the issuance of SPL AKT on a 1:1 basis and the opening of a two-year, one-way migration portal after audits are completed.
The decision does not set a date for switching the compute marketplace. That migration requires a separate proposal. Approval of the token-migration route therefore should not be read as completion of the marketplace’s move to Solana.
The roundup does not specify how assets will be locked, burned or verified during migration.
Gnosis: Ethereum settlement targeted for spring 2027
Gnosis announced a target of spring 2027 for a hard fork that would move Gnosis Chain from an independent layer-1 network to Ethereum settlement.
Existing contracts, balances and addresses are to be preserved. This remained a planned transition at the reporting date, not a completed migration. The roundup does not describe the verification mechanism or the resulting security assumptions.
BitGo and Stacks: BTC remains on Bitcoin and in custody
BitGo opened access to Bitcoin staking through Stacks for eligible institutional clients of its federal trust bank.
Under the reported arrangement, BTC remains on the Bitcoin network and in qualified custody, with rewards paid in BTC. The account does not describe BTC being transferred to another chain or exchanged for a represented token; the stated custody arrangement remains a central dependency.
Mercado Bitcoin: theft spans at least 10 chains
Mercado Bitcoin suffered a hot-wallet theft of approximately $38 million–$40 million across at least 10 chains. The company said it would fully reimburse affected users.
The roundup does not identify a bridge exploit or explain how the wallets were compromised, so the incident cannot be attributed to a cross-chain protocol on the supplied evidence.
