Cøsmos Network: Tendermint rebrands to ‘Ignite’, Gravity Bridge Chain update, Osmosis Superfluid staking launch, OmniFlix mainnet launch, Evmos joined the IBCGang, Kava’s Ethereum co-chain alpha will be live on March 8, SCRT Labs announces the launch of Legendao, IRIS Network turns 3, and much more!
Biweekly update on the Cosmos ecosystem vol. 65, 21st February — 7th March
TL;DR
Dear Astronauts, the last two weeks have been extremely fruitful for the Cosmos ecosystem, and we can’t wait to share some of the most exciting news with you!
First and foremost, Tendermint, the company that launched the blockchain-interoperability protocol Cosmos, announced last Wednesday it is rebranding to “Ignite.” Ignite CEO Peng Zhong said that the rebranding doesn’t involve major changes to the firm’s roadmap or leadership. Instead, the brand refresh is meant to symbolize a pivot to “a product-first focus,” with the name “Ignite” bringing to mind “the initiation of change and action.” Tendermint’s prior focus was on developing back-end Cosmos infrastructure.
Osmosis Superfluid Staking is here! As a reminder, superfluid staking allows Osmosis liquidity providers to stake the OSMO in their LP shares (GAMM). Because superfluid staking adds to the security of the chain, superfluid positions also earn staking rewards on top of the usual fees and liquidity mining incentives.
As for the other Cosmos ecosystem news: OmniFlix successfully launched its mainnet. Kava’s Ethereum co-chain alpha will be live on March 8th. Akash testnet 3 is launching on March 7th and running through March 20th. GemKeeper, security audited DEX on the Oasis Network, has been introduced. SCRT Labs announces the launch of Legendao, the play-to-mint NFT platform. The Band Protocol team recaps 2021, shares the 2022 roadmap and their vision for the future beyond oracle. Polygon launches Finity to solve Web3’s UI/UX woes. BitSong announced the upcoming launch of their fan token platform under the brand “Sinfonia”. Crypto.com unveils Loaded Lions x BC vault crypto hardware wallets. Also, changes to Crypto Earn have been introduced by the team. Idena roadmap update 2022 was published. The first-ever transaction on Injective was signed using Keplr wallet. IRIS Network turns 3. RIZON domain integrated into Starname. Kadena Ecosystem February Report was published. Persistence monthly newsletter is out. FTX now supports native Terra UST. Regen Ledger v3.0 upgrade proposal is in the voting voting period. Discover the latest info on Gravity bridge brought to you by Deborah Simpier. And much more!
That’s a wrap! Have a wonderful & productive week!
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Tendermint Rebrands to ‘Ignite’
Ignite says it’s now a “product-first” company focused on its Cosmos portfolio manager and blockchain development platform.
Everything You Need to Know About the Gravity Bridge Chain
Gravity is an essential force of the cosmos, aligning all planets in orbits in the composable universe. And like the force of gravity, Gravity Bridge is designed to funnel Ethereum ecosystem liquidity into the Cosmos ecosystem through a simple trustless and interoperable design.
Interoperability and trutlessness are the ethos of Cosmos and the Internet of Blockchains, and it’s these very core value propositions that will propel the ecosystem into the Era of Cosmos DeFi with the Gravity Bridge!
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Osmosis Superfluid Staking Launch
The biggest advance in Proof of Stake since validator slashing is here! As a reminder, superfluid staking allows Osmosis liquidity providers to stake the OSMO in their LP shares (GAMM). Because superfluid staking adds to the security of the chain, superfluid positions also earn staking rewards on top of the usual fees and liquidity mining incentives.
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OmniFlix, congratulations on a successful mainnet launch
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Ecosystem updates
Akash Network:
- Announcing Incentivized Testnet 3: This two-week-long testnet is designed for developers, crypto enthusiasts, and anyone looking to participate in the decentralized web. It allows users to stress-test recently released features focused on real-world applications, like deploying validators and nodes, running high-resource workloads, and expanding applications for the mining community. With a prize pot of $200,000 in USD, Testnet 3 is launching on March 7th at 10 am PST and running through March 20th at 11:59 pm PST. The testnet is fully virtual, and the team encourages participants from all regions of the world to join in and contribute to the future of Web 3.0.
Band Protocol:
- Band Protocol 2021 Recap and Vision: Rapid Expansion, BandChain V3, and Beyond Oracle: The Band Protocol team recaps 2021, shares the 2022 roadmap and their vision for the future beyond oracle.
Binance (BNB Chain):
- BNB Chain DeFi League: Unleashing Collaborative Innovation: BNB Chain DeFi League, a community-driven effort that brings together teams and projects to tackle the most significant challenges and opportunities in DeFi, has been introduced.
- Find the latest BSC news here.
BitSong:
- BitSong announced the upcoming launch of their fan token platform under the brand “Sinfonia”:
Crypto.com:
- Crypto.com Unveils Loaded Lions x BC Vault Crypto Hardware Wallets
- Crypto.com NFT Adds the 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) Security Feature
- Introducing Changes to Crypto Earn
- System Maintenance for Derivatives Trading — 14 March 202
- CTSIUSD, IMXUSD, OCEANUSD, and OGNUSD Perpetual Contracts Are Now Available in the Crypto.com Exchange
- SRMUSD, NUUSD, and SKLUSD Perpetual Contracts Are Now Available in the Crypto.com Exchange
- New Leveraged Pairs Added to Margin Trading on the Crypto.com Exchange
Injective
- February Update: Injective Launches Music in the Metaverse, CosmWasm Collaboration, and Pro V2 Early Access Beta
- The first ever transaction on Injective signed using Keplr wallet:
Kava:
- Kava Rise: $750M Developer Incentive Program: The Kava DAO has voted to allocate $750M to on-chain developer incentives, committing majority ownership of the network to the #BUIDLers.
- Kava 10 = Kava Network 1.0: The upcoming Kava 10 upgrade will mark the start of a bright future for the network, with limitless potential. The team introduced the Kava Network, a lightning-fast Layer-1 blockchain featuring a unique co-chain architecture that combines the speed and interoperability of the Cosmos SDK with the flexibility and developer support of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). Alpha Release — March 08, 2022,
Oasis:
- Introducing GemKeeper: A Security Audited DEX on the Oasis Network
- Oasis Engineering Update: December & January 2022
- Oasis Offered More Than $2.5 million in Funding within 2 Months to Support Startups on the Oasis Network
- Fountain Protocol Launches on Oasis Network with a Liquidity Mining Program
Oracle:
- Oracle Aconex Achieves British Standards Institution Certification for Building Information Modeling Software
- More Than 1,000 Global Organizations Migrate to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Using Oracle Cloud Lift Services: Companies and partners throughout the world are using the Cloud Lift Services and seeing tremendous value.
- Oracle Helps Organizations Secure HR Data with AI-Driven Alerts: AI-powered anomaly detection and alerts help HR leaders and security teams monitor and respond to potential threats.
Polygon (previously Matic)
- Polygon Launches Finity to Solve Web3’s UI/UX Woes
- Wirex Brings Low Fees to Its 4.5 Million Users With Polygon Integration
- Telefonica Taps Polygon to Bring Web3 to Businesses
- Polygon Helps Power City of Lugano’s Bid to Become Europe’s Crypto Capital
- Yield Tokenisation on APWine Now Faster and Cheaper on Polygon
- Check out the latest Polygon integrations here.
- Polygon identity coming soon:
Regen Network:
- Regen Ledger v3.0 updates the ecocredit module to include basket functionality, enabling the aggregation of heterogeneous ecosystem service credits into baskets — Proposal (voting is live until March 12).
Secret Network:
- SCRT Labs Announces Launch of Legendao: The play-to-mint NFT platform, powered by Secret Network, will enable top artists, brands, and NFT creators to launch their NFT projects in a unique, gamified way.
- Secret Feature: Secret Invoice Payments: Secret Invoice introduces a secure and private system for requesting and sending money to users and business counterparties.
Terra:
- Learn how Risk Harbor is planning on continuing to protect the Terra ecosystem in their new Agora proposal
- Saber launches triple yield farm for FRAX-UST
- Terra Deepens Liquidity for LUNA Using Rift
- FTX now supports native Terra UST
- Dopex announces the launch of the Terra LUNA SSOV-P — Single Staking Put Option Vault.
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