6 crypto projects are giving up their own chains for Solana, Ethereum, Base, Sui and Arc
A table of nine "chain migrations" is going viral. We checked each row against the projects' own posts: six are confirmed, three are not. Here is where each one is going and what its token did since.
Key points
- Six projects confirm on their own sites that they are leaving, or have left, their own chains: Akash and ZetaChain for Solana, Gnosis Chain for an Ethereum rollup, Moonriver for Base, DATA Network for Sui and the Extended exchange for Arc.
- Every confirmed token swap is one for one, so holders keep the same number of tokens on the new chain.
- Since each plan was announced, ZETA is up about 5.8% and GNO about 0.5%, while AKT is down 2.3%, MOVR 33.1% and DATA 43.2%, CoinGecko data shows.
What happened
A table listing nine projects that are shutting their own blockchains and moving to bigger ones is being shared widely by crypto traders this week. We checked every row against the project's own blog, docs or governance forum. Six rows hold up. Three could not be confirmed on a primary source, so we left them out of the count.
A "migration" here means the project stops running its own network. Its token is reissued on another chain, such as Solana or Ethereum, and the old chain is wound down.
The six confirmed moves
- Akash Network to Solana. Akash said on October 26, 2026, that AKT "arrives 1:1 as SPL AKT" on Solana, keeping its ticker, with a one-way migration portal open for two years. Staked AKT must first finish a 21-day unbonding. (Akash blog)
- ZetaChain to Solana. ZetaChain proposed on September 17, 2026, to wind down its own chain and move ZETA to Solana 1:1. A September 20 update says holders approved it with 99.4% in favor. Its FAQ says there is no date yet; a second proposal sets the snapshot. (ZetaChain blog)
- Gnosis Chain to an Ethereum rollup. Proposal GIP-153, posted July 22, 2026, would turn Gnosis Chain into a rollup that settles on Ethereum, with genesis targeted for December 2026 or January 2027. About 350,000 GNO, roughly 27% of circulating supply, would be unstaked as the validator set ends. (Gnosis forum)
- Moonriver to Base. Moonbeam said on July 7, 2026, that MOVR is migrating to Base 1:1 with no fee, with a bridge deadline of July 31, 2026. (Moonbeam news)
- DATA Network to Sui. Sui said on October 12, 2026, that DATA "continues on Sui" one to one and the independent chain will be retired. The Sui Foundation is investing $30 million. No dates were given. (Sui blog)
- Extended from Starknet to Arc. The perpetuals exchange says its move to Arc took place on October 22, 2026. Balances and positions carried over automatically, with USDT swapped to USDC 1:1. (Extended docs)
What the tokens did since
We compared each token's CoinGecko price on the day its plan was announced with the price on November 8, 2026, at about 3:10 a.m. UTC (10:10 p.m. ET on November 7). Extended has no token listed, so it is not in the chart.
The two moves that are still upcoming, ZetaChain and Gnosis, held up best. Moonriver and DATA fell the most.
Token price change since the migration was announced
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Source: CoinGecko daily prices, read November 7, 2026, 10:10 p.m. ET
Three rows we could not confirm
Harmony to Ethereum and BounceBit to BNB Chain: we found no announcement on the projects' own sites, and we could not open their X posts in this check. BounceBit's documentation FAQ does not mention a move.
Scroll to Ethereum: Scroll's own page says it is "evolving from a general-purpose public network into a private, application-specific network" and limits withdrawals to Ethereum to ETH, USDC, USDT, SCR and USX. That is a change of model, not the same as moving to Ethereum, and the page gives no deadline. (Scroll)
We will add these rows if the projects confirm them on a primary source.
LC Insight analysis
This section is our reading of the facts above, not a statement of fact.
- We think the common thread is cost: running a separate chain means paying validators and bridges, and moving to a larger chain lets a small project share that chain's users and liquidity instead.
- The price record so far shows that a migration is not a quick win for holders. Three of the five tokens with a price are lower than on announcement day.
- For holders, the dates matter more than the headlines: Moonriver's bridge deadline has passed, Akash's portal stays open for two years, and ZetaChain has not set a snapshot yet.
What's next
- ZetaChain's second proposal and snapshot date
- Whether GnosisDAO approves GIP-153 and when 350,000 GNO unlock
- Akash's audits and the SPL AKT launch
- Official word from Harmony, BounceBit and Scroll
Disclaimer. This article is based on public information and the sources listed below as of the update time shown. It is for information only and is not investment, legal or tax advice. Figures may change as companies and authorities publish new data.
Sources
- Akash Network, Why we selected Solana for Akash (October 26, 2026)
- ZetaChain, Bringing ZETA and private AI to Solana (September 17, 2026, updated September 20)
- Gnosis forum, GIP-153 (July 22, 2026)
- Moonbeam, Moonriver strategic update: MOVR is migrating to Base (July 7, 2026)
- Sui, DATA Network joins Sui (October 12, 2026)
- Extended docs, Migration from Starknet to Arc
- Scroll, positions page
- CoinGecko market chart API, ZETA, GNO, AKT, MOVR, DATA (read November 7, 2026, 10:10 p.m. ET)
