At Cosmoverse 2024 in Dubai, Carter L. Woetzel presented several ideas the Cosmos Hub could double down on in 2025.

Since launch, the Hub has often been leaderless with no clear purpose and roadmap, but that's about to change in the weeks and months ahead.

Here's a link to Carter's full speech.

Strengths and Weaknesses of $ATOM?

Strong & recognized brand ✅

- ATOM has been around for years
- Listed on all major CEXs with deep liquidity
- Widespread DeFi adoption
- 250K monthly active users
- Vast community pool

Weaknesses of $ATOM

Weaknesses of ❌

- No clear leader & roadmap
- Splintered mindshare
- Unclear PMF
- Conflicting visions

What's the purpose of $ATOM

Who does $ATOM serve & what does it provide?

- Security?
- Liquidity?
- Governance?
- Venture?
- Scalability?
- Interchain Capital?

Hyper Atomification?

$ATOM as the most liquid, resilient, neutral IBC native token.

Security Minimalism?

The Cosmos Hub as the most resilient & simple security provider.

Aggregate Offering

Launch and thrive via liquidity, security, scalability, and venture support.

Cosmos Halo

Cosmos Hub securing a futuristic shared sequencer & settlement layer.

Interchain Governance

The Hub aggressively invests and governs the interchain.

Alternative roadmap?

Any other technical team willing to take over the leadership of the Cosmos Hub can step up and propose their vision for the Hub.

There are rumors that several teams are interested in taking over leadership of the Hub. Soon we'll know more about their ideas and what they can bring to the table to revive the Hub and give $ATOM a true purpose.

A singular future for $ATOM

The Cosmos Hub community should embrace a singular future for $ATOM.

Laying out a clear roadmap that everyone is aligned with and can rally behind. Because as the saying goes:

What do you think, which direction would you love the Cosmos Hub to go and which product ideas resonate most with you?

Join the conversation at the Cosmos Hub forum.

We hope you found this article helpful and served you to stay up-to-date with the latest developments surrounding the Cosmos Hub and $ATOM.

Disclaimer

This article is intended to educate readers about certain topics and does not constitute financial advice in any way.