6 November 2026 edition — news published since our previous chronicle on 30 October.
Running a network takes hardware, teams and users. Keeping it running over the long term also requires an economic model that supports the people building it.
Recent announcements illustrate three approaches: Flux measures growth in deployments, the Interchain Foundation details its delegations on Cosmos Hub, and the Akash community approves a migration to Solana. For Snow-Fall, these developments raise a practical question: what role will infrastructure operators play in the next stage of these projects?
Flux: games and AI agents bring decentralised cloud computing to life
Published on 1 November, Flux’s report compares its 2 October and 31 October network censuses. It describes monthly growth, rather than an increase achieved in a single week. [1]
| Metric | 2 October | 31 October | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered applications | 1,913 | 2,298 | +20.1% |
| Game server applications | 865 | 1,219 | +40.9% |
| Network nodes | 6,801 | 6,912 | +1.6% |
Games now account for 53% of the applications counted. Flux also reports 179 OpenClaw deployments and 31 Hermes agents. [1]
The momentum has continued since that census: Flux Games announcements shared since 31 October introduce The Forest, Icarus and SCUM, with advertised plans starting at $6.49, $8.49 and $10.99 per month respectively. Browser-based management, save imports and automatic backups aim to make hosting easier for players. These additions show that the catalogue continues to expand; their adoption will need to be measured in future censuses. [6]
These use cases make the service easy to understand: a player wants an available server, while an AI agent user wants an assistant that keeps running when their computer is switched off. The value of the infrastructure can then be judged by the quality of the service it delivers.
The figures come from the registry data published by Flux. They do not directly establish the number of distinct customers, recurring revenue or operators’ margins. The growth is encouraging; its economic impact remains the next indicator to watch.
Cosmos Hub: supporting validation and funding specific services
The ICF has published the results of its Q3 2026 delegation cycle, based on the 30 September snapshot. It confirms that 14.47 million ATOM has been delegated to 50 validators across both tranches. Of these, 47 meet the default tranche criteria and each receives 275,575.17 ATOM. [2]
The Ecosystem Growth tranche also supports defined services: InfStones receives 597,794 ATOM for an institutional staking API, while Solva/CryptoCrew receives an additional 75,000 ATOM for a PebbleDB snapshot service. New growth allocations are deducted proportionally from the default tranche. [2]
For us, the key issue is visibility into results: services delivered, availability and actual usage. A delegation can help fund a useful tool; its value to the wider community is judged over time.
At Snow-Fall, we do not yet meet all the eligibility criteria for default delegations. We are targeting the first quarter of 2027, subject to meeting the requirements at the time of assessment. Reliability, governance and contributions to the ecosystem remain central to our preparations. We want to be ready when the time comes.
Akash: the migration to Solana is approved
On 2 November, Proposal #346 passed with approximately 97.3% of the votes cast in favour, including abstentions in the total. The community has therefore authorised the migration of the Akash protocol to Solana. The project’s announcement, published the same day, confirms the decision. [3][4]
The team presents this choice as a way to reduce the costs of maintaining its own blockchain and gain access to Solana’s liquidity, users and DePIN ecosystem. This is the stated strategy; its benefits will need to be measured after implementation. [4]
The vote does not mean the migration is already complete. Launching AKT on Solana depends on conditions including audits. Moving the marketplace will require a separate vote. In the meantime, compute leases, staking and governance continue on the current chain. [3]
The documentation for the v2.2.0 upgrade, scheduled for 6 November, describes an initial technical preparation: installing the module for transfers to Solana, initially disabled. Installing this module therefore does not mean transfers are open. [5]
For operators, the distinction between validation and providing compute becomes essential. The plan eventually removes the validator role on the Akash chain, while the compute service continues to evolve. [3]
Snow-Fall’s perspective
These three developments show that a project can grow its product while fundamentally changing the conditions for participating in its network.
Our work involves tracking these changes, understanding the needs we can meet and developing the necessary skills. Having servers available is a starting point. Their usefulness depends on the service we can provide and the users who need it.
We therefore continue to build our presence on Cosmos Hub, monitor Flux’s use cases and follow Akash’s next steps. Our guiding principle remains the same: connect announcements to delivery, and delivery to sustainable activity.
Sources
- Flux in Numbers: November 2026 — 1 November
- ICF Delegation Program: Q3 2026 Selected Validators
- Akash Proposal #346: proposal text and voting result
- Akash announcement: migration to Solana — 2 November
- Official Akash documentation — Mainnet 19, v2.2.0
- Flux Games Discord announcements supplied for this edition: The Forest, Icarus and SCUM. Prices quoted as advertised; exact message dates are not visible in the excerpts.
