Cøsmos Network: Starport v0.17 is here, The Band Oracle has been integrated into Cosmos through Starport, Cosmos at EthCC, Cronos — the Crypto.org EVM chain introduced, SEFI Governance is live on mainnet, Sifchain is working on the IBC integration, Kadena is building the framework for the first DAO, and more!
Biweekly update on the Cosmos ecosystem vol. 53, 14th July — 28th July
Astronauts, the last two week have been extremely intense and exciting for the Cosmos ecosystem, and we can’t wait to share some of the most exciting news with you!
First, Cross-chain data oracle Band Protocol has announced a new integration with Starport, a development tool for the Cosmos blockchain — allowing third-party developers to gain access to numerous new data feeds. Thanks to the integration, newly created chains in the Cosmos ecosystem will be able to exchange data via the interoperability standard called inter-blockchain communication protocol, or IBC.
Second, the Tendermint team has streamlined the command line interface and added some powerful new features in the new Starport release.
Emeris, a one-stop portal for all crypto apps, now supports ATOM, REGEN, DVPN, IRIS, CRO, OSMO, ION, XPRT, and AKT.
Over these two weeks, governance proposal 51 has successfully passed. This on-chain upgrade proposal is to adopt the Gravity DEX protocol on the Cosmos Hub. Proposal #52 ‘ATOM x Osmosis: Allocate Community Pool to ATOM Liquidity Incentives’ has been rejected.
As for the Cosmos ecosystem news: Crypto.com introduces the new testnet of Cronos, the Crypto.org EVM sidechain. Informal Systems has audited the Injective codebase and Injective Chain. Secret Network is launching private on-chain governance for SecretSwap, its automated market maker. Furthermore, Secret Network passes their IBC proposal aiming at a September 1st IBC connectivity date. Terra’s new $150M Ecosystem Fund introduced. Binance Smart Chain introduced Priority ONE, a $10 million joint bounty program for the BSC ecosystem that aims to improve the security of 100 dApps. Kadena has built the framework for the first DAO. Bluzelle partners with PolkaFoundry to accelerate DeFi adoption through intuitive oracle and NFT solutions. Idena validation results were published. Sifchain is working on the IBC integration and aims to add support for all Cosmos IBC assets. Thomson Reuters rolls out ONESOURCE indirect tax on Oracle cloud infrastructure with Oracle autonomous database. Polygon Studios has been presented, a brand new Polygon’s arm for the Blockchain Gaming & NFT ecosystem. North Carolina Althea Network wins EPIC grant. F2Pool, Stakefish reduce emissions with Regen Network. Short starnames released. And more!
That’s all for today! Stay in the loop!
Development
Github metrics:
Starport v0.17: Streamlined CLI, Improvements to Scaffolding
In Starport v0.17, the team has streamlined the command line interface and added these powerful new features:
- A GitHub action that lets you install a chain’s binary with a single command
- Printing of filenames that were modified and created during scaffolding
- New flags and functionality for chain and module scaffolding commands
- New generate commands for generating source code
- Simplified the cmd package
- Support for scaffolding BandChain oracle queries
- Exposed the protocol command for advanced users
DeFi Oracle Band Protocol Boosts Interoperability within the Cosmos Ecosystem
The Band Oracle has been integrated into the Cosmos ecosystem, through Starport, to further the realization of the Internet of Blockchains.
Emeris updates:
Emeris now supports ATOM, REGEN, DVPN, IRIS, CRO, OSMO, ION, XPRT, and AKT.
Cosmos Governance
Proposals:
This on-chain upgrade governance proposal is to adopt the Gravity DEX protocol on the Cosmos Hub.
Awareness and Events
Cosmos at EthCC
July 21st, Charly Fei of Interchain talks on ‘How the Inter-Blockchain Communication standard is shaping an interoperable future’
July 22nd, Robert Zaremba of Regen Network ‘From DeFi to Environmentalism: Cross-Chain eco-credits’
Cosmos Deep Dive with Co-founder Ethan Buchman | ATOM
Covering:
- Ethan’s time before Crypto (B. C.)
- Early days & PoS research
- Tendermint & the Blockchain trilemma
- Cosmos origin story
- The Cosmos ecosystem & edge
- Most exciting Hub upgrades
- ATOM utility
Finance
Information from Mintscan.io:
Cosmos Markets
Information from Coinlib.io:
Top Cosmos Ecosystem Coins by Market Capitalization:
Cosmos Roadmap:
The Cosmos Hub Roadmap 2.0
Earlier this year, Cosmos completed its whitepaper, fulfilling its founding vision of blockchain interoperability, scalability & usability that was laid out in the original 2016 roadmap. Today the Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) protocol, enabling the transfer of digital assets & messages between Cosmos chains & more, lifts the Cosmos Hub to new levels of scalability & utility. Discover those key developments that are bringing the cross-chain and DeFi future to the Cosmos Hub:
- Liquidity Protocols
- Staking Derivatives
- Interchain Staking & Accounts
- NFTs
Ecosystem updates
Band Protocol:
- Omm Finance Partners With Band Protocol For Mainnet Launch of Open Money Market
- BandChain Laozi Mainnet Upgrade — Post-Mortem: The oracle remains active and secure, no partners were affected, and no funds were affected. The Mainnet launch of BandChain Phase 2 will have a revised timeline as the team eliminates the issue moving forward.
Binance (BSC):
- Priority ONE: $10m Joint Bounty Program for the BSC Ecosystem: Priority ONE introduced, a $10 million joint bounty program for the BSC ecosystem that aims to improve the security of 100 dApps.
- Binance Chain DEX API Upgrade Announcement 06/18
- BNB Pioneer Burn Program: Q2 2021 Review: Find out more about the last quarter’s burn in this article.
- BSC Learn & Earn 2: Win a Share of $18,000
- Announcement of Migration of Gnosis Safe
- Money Legos on BSC: What Are Money Legos and Are They Safe?
- Find the latest BSC news here.
Bluzelle:
- Bluzelle Mid-July Update
- Bluzelle partners with PolkaFoundry to accelerate DeFi adoption through intuitive oracle and NFT solutions: Bluzelle and PolkaFoundry will synergize to support DApps with innovative technological solutions.
- BLZ Validator MANTRA DAO Now Open For External Delegation: Delegate to MANTRA DAO’s BLZ node and earn BLZ staking rewards.
Crypto.com:
- Cronos, Crypto.org EVM chain, Testnet is now live: Crypto.com introduces the new testnet of Cronos, the Crypto.org EVM sidechain.
- Introducing 17 New Supported Cryptocurrencies for Card Top Ups
- Credit and Debit Card Top-Ups Now Available for U.S. Crypto.com Visa Cards
- Crypto.com DeFi Wallet Now Supports Dogecoin (DOGE) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH)
- Axie Infinity Trading Battle
- AXSUSD, MANAUSD and THETAUSD Perpetual Contracts Are Now Available on the Crypto.com Exchange
- SHIB, LUNA and HNT Recurring Buys Now Available on the Crypto.com App
- UFC 265 Ticket Giveaway
Injective
- Injective is Audited by Informal Systems
- Introducing the Initial Spot Markets on Canary Chain: The initial spot markets available on the Canary Chain.
- Mainnet Canary Chain: Spot Trading Launch
- The UpOnly Exchange is Live: UpOnly is one of the first Injective relayers to go public and aims to provide a sleek interface for decentralized derivatives trading.
- INJ is Listing on the Largest Indonesian Exchange, Indodax
Kadena:
- Kadena DAO: Meaningful Initiatives Driven by the Voice of the Community: Kadena has built the framework for the first DAO, Decentralized Autonomous Organization, on its public blockchain called dao.init. As Kadena’s ecosystem continues to grow, the creation of a DAO will allow for the broader community to provide their input in a decentralized manner. The DAO will serve two purposes, 1) allow for the Kadena community to submit and decide on proposals that aim to advance the Kadena ecosystem and 2) establish a decentralized process that can govern the addition of new features to the Kadena platform itself.
Kava:
- Kava Swap Testnet Tips
- Kava Swap Testnet: Win $100,000 in the Kava Swap Testnet Competition. July 28th @ 17:00PST — August 4th @ 17:00PST.
Oasis:
- Introducing ParaState: Meet the foundation supporting the Oasis-Eth ParaTime
- Blockchain, Data, and Tokens: The Building Blocks of the Ownership Economy
Oracle:
- Oracle Named a Leader in Analyst Report for Digital Experience Platforms Q3 2021: Independent Research Firm recognizes Oracle Advertising and Customer Experience for its “robust experience platform, with strength in commerce and campaigns.”
- Telenor Monetizes Fast Growing Mobile Services with Oracle: Oracle Communications’ cloud native converged charging and billing solution supports telecommunications provider’s mobile and next generation 5G services across Asia.
- Thomson Reuters Rolls Out ONESOURCE Indirect Tax on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure with Oracle Autonomous Database: ONESOURCE expands global footprint, runs natively on Oracle Cloud.
- SeABank Successfully Modernizes Its Finance Operations and Services with Oracle: Oracle helps SeABank streamline functions, deliver new customer experiences, and prepare for new accounting standards.
Polygon (previously Matic)
- Polygon Studios has been presented, a brand new Polygon’s arm for the Blockchain Gaming & NFT ecosystem. This will cement Polygon’s existing lead position as the de-facto platform for NFTs & Gaming.
- Coinbase Wallet Adds Polygon Support: Coinbase Wallet mobile app and extension can now be used to access the Polygon PoS network with support for more scaling solutions coming soon.
- OKEx Supports Polygon: Users can now deposit and withdraw directly on the OKEx exchange for the Polygon PoS chain.
- TokenSets Launches on Polygon: Set Protocol has been launched on Polygon, lowering the barrier of entry significantly and bringing Set one step closer to enabling asset management and strategy creation for the masses.
- Polygon and UNXD announce a $10 million fund: Polygon and UNXD, an exclusive NFT marketplace for digital luxury and culture, are excited to announce the launch of a $10 million fund. The UNXD Culture Fund, powered by Polygon Studios, will collaborate with marquee brands and creators to produce the next-gen NFT collections.
- Polygon powered NFT Platform UNXD announces Dolce&Gabbana’s Collezione Genesi
- Polygon + DeFi Alliance Announce Accelerator program
- Polygon (MATIC)’s RSS News Feed Now Integrated with Crypto.com Price Page
- Solana, powered by Solbridge is now live on Polygon
- Gnosis Safe is coming to Polygon
- e-Money is coming to Polygon
- Polygon Builder Series vol.6 — Ben and Kila QiDAO
- Check out the latest Polygon integrations here.
Regen Network:
- Incentivizing Blockchain’s Regenerative Behavior: F2Pool, Stakefish reduce emissions with Regen Network
- Sotheby’s Natively Digital: A Curated NFT Sale, goes carbon neutral with Regen Network
- A Ledger For The Earth
Secret Network:
- SEFI Governance is LIVE: On-Chain Private Voting for SecretSwap: The world’s first private voting application on blockchain, secured by Secret Network, has launched on mainnet. Learn how SEFI is used to govern SecretSwap and how you can become a part of the Secret DeFi ecosystem.
- Secret Network passes their IBC proposal aiming at a September 1st IBC connectivity date:
Sifchain:
- Sifchain Weekly Update: 18 July — 24 July: Sifchain is working on the IBC integration and aims to add support for all Cosmos IBC assets.
- Airdrop Retrospective
Starname:
- Short *starnames RELEASE: The team releases premium *starnames. Premium starnames are used by a company or people who want to have an exclusive and personalized blockchain address.
- Short *starnames RELEASE CALENDAR 2021/2022: Premium short starnames will be released during 2021 and 2022.
Terra:
- Terra’s new $150M Ecosystem Fund was introduced. It will propel Terra towards its next adoption phase; augmenting an accessible, cross-chain DeFi supersystem targeting mainstream adoption — supported by the amazing LUNA community.
- Pylon Protocol’s MINE Staking Rewards
- Project Spotlight Special Edition — Secret Network
Projects that are actively building on the Cosmos ecosystem
MISC
Social media metrics
The Cosmos community continues to grow! There is a stable increase in the number of subscribers of Cosmos social media channels these weeks.
Join Cosmos official Discord channel here.
Check out Tendermint and Interchain Foundation Twitter pages.
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Cosmos Validator Working Group
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