Cosmos


Finance

Cosmos Builder Ignite, 11 VCs Put Up $150M to Invest in Multichain Crypto Teams

The accelerator includes backing from Sam Bankman Fried’s Alameda Research, KuCoin Ventures and others.

The Open Intents Framework is a new initiative created by Ethereum ecosystem leaders to simplify and standardize cross-chain token transfers.  (Akinori UEMURA/Unsplash)

Tech

Cosmos-Based Gravity DEX Rebrands and Moves Chains

The re-launch as “Crescent” comes after Gravity DEX struggled to establish itself as a larger player within the broader Cosmos ecosystem.

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Tech

Cosmos-Based Juno Blockchain Pushed Offline in Apparent Attack

A malicious smart contract has put the network out of commission for over 24 hours and comes less than a month after a controversial governance vote.

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Finance

Kevin Smith to Issue ‘Comedy-Horror’ Film as NFTs on Secret Network

Quentin Tarantino, another filmmaker, released his “Pulp Fiction” NFTs on the same Cosmos-based blockchain in November.

Kevin Smith (Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images)

Finance

Cosmos Protocol Archway Raises $21M to Provide Developer Rewards

CoinFund and Hashed co-led the seed funding round in the Tendermint spinout behind the project, Phi Labs.

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Opinion

What Layer 1 Protocols Must Learn From the Telecom Crash

Investments in protocols Solana, Polygon and Avalanche, among others, as well as layer 2 companion protocols, became increasingly profitable in 2021.

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Videos

Why Juno’s Vote to Confiscate a Whale’s Funds Is a Watershed for Blockchain Governance

Proposal 16, a governance proposal on the Cosmos-based Juno blockchain, has passed via the chain’s token-voting governance system to cut the balance of JUNO tokens held by a “whale,” or large holder, accused of manipulating the Juno launch airdrop enacted in October.

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Juno's Proposal 16 Vote Is a Watershed for Blockchain Governance – For Better or Worse

The proposal to cut a whale's token balance, which narrowly passed, highlights the complexity and risks of on-chain governance.

Implementing Proposal 16 would require a hard fork. (Juno, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Thorchain’s RUNE Continues to Rally After Positive Ecosystem Developments

The RUNE protocol went live with synthetic assets trading on its platform last Thursday.

RUNE's seven-day price chart (Messari)

Finance

Evmos Looks to Get Back on Track After Failed Launch

A bug-ridden launch for the EVM-compatible chain allowing for transactions between Ethereum and Cosmos has led to community backlash, but the Evmos team is hoping to bounce back.

Cosmos Investors Vote to Activate Inter-Blockchain Communication