Cosmos Bites #26: Pivotal moment for Cosmos & ATOM
Cosmos Bites #26: Pivotal moment for Cosmos & ATOM

Cosmos Bites #26: Pivotal moment for Cosmos & ATOM

  • The revival of the Cosmos Hub ⚛️

  • IBC everywhere & the launch of IBC Eureka 🌌

  • MANTRA Chain launches $108M ecosystem fund 🕉️

  • Osmosis is becoming a BSN 🧪

  • Bitcoinification of the Interchain 🪙

Date

Apr 9, 2025

The Revival of the Cosmos Hub

The Hub will be the ultimate router for crypto via IBC Eureka:

  • Being a service provider for all appchains.

  • Benefitting $ATOM via buyback & burns.

  • Permissionless app deployment on the Hub leveraging Eureka.

  • ATOM-aligned projects actively buying & using $ATOM in their apps.

  • Excellent new leadership & positive community vibes.

The Cosmos Hub to connect them all

The Hub is going to become the platform to connect multichain apps & protocols with appchains.

  • Solving the multichain scaling problem.

  • Apps integrate with the Hub to serve all IBC chains.

  • Creating a vibrant ecosystem of service providers for appchains.

  • $ATOM accrues value via this service-based marketplace.

  • Creating a win-win-win for all involved parties.

Appchains are the Hub's customers

  • The Hub is designed to empower appchains.

  • It’s not competing with them.

  • The Hub is a multichain development platform that gives partners superpowers.

IBC Expansion

  • Making the Cosmos Hub the most compelling place to build apps.

  • Allowing devs to build apps that are not possible anywhere else by leveraging IBC.

  • We're expanding IBC to Basa and Solana as fast as we can.

  • Everyone wants IBC.

Manic.fun is coming to the Hub

  • Fully $ATOM aligned.

  • Built by 0x_Hank, a true Cosmos OG.

  • Something something new leadership $ATOM.

  • What will it be? Pump fun on the Hub?

  • Follow Manic.fun to learn more.

Osmosis is becoming a BSN

  • Integrating Babylon’s Bitcoin staking protocol.

  • Leveraging BTC’s robust security framework.

  • Unlocking new opportunities for BTC holders.

  • Making Osmosis the #1 venue to trade Bitcoin onchain.

  • #Bitmosis

Mantra launches $108M Ecosystem Fund

  • A $108M investment initiative designed to propel RWA innovation, adoption & growth within the MANTRA Chain ecosystem.

  • Partnering with renowned incubators, accelerators & VCs.

  • If you’re a founder, team or dev with an idea, reach out.

  • RWA projects at any stage of development are welcome.

dYdX Surge is live!

  • A 9-month trading competition on dYdX.

  • With $20M in $DYDX allocated to traders.

  • Surge to the top and make every trade more rewarding!

Llama 4 Maverick is live on AkashChat

Meta’s newest AI model Llama 4 is live on AkashChat along with other new features like:

a) Voice Input (speak your prompts).
b) Branching Conversations (branch off the chat in a new thread).

Native $BTC is now live on Keplr

  • The first appchain is now available on the appchain wallet.

  • Update your extension and add the Bitcoin chain to your wallet.

  • IBC in your hands. IBC Everywhere. IBC wallet.

Bitcoinization of the Interchain

  • Osmosis => Bitmosis: #1 DEX to trade Bitcoin

  • Babylon => Bitcoin Staking

  • Stargaze => First NFT trading in $BTC

  • Keplr => IBC wallet that now also supports native $BTC

  • Nomic => Native Bitcoin Bridge

Stargaze on Steroids

  • Intergaze is evolving its product offerings.

  • Next to an NFT launchpad, there will also be a marketplace on Intergaze.

  • First marketplace in the interwoven economy.

  • Both Launchpad & Marketplace will earn VIP rewards (on Initia).

Rank #1 Sloth sold for 2k $TIA 🦥

  • Body: Skeletonized Sloth (1:1) 🩻

  • Extras: Cig (1:1)

  • Eyeless, lipless and dead lazy (1:1)

  • Sold for ~$5,400.

That's it for today, thanks for reading folks.

We hope this article helped you stay up-to-date with the latest developments in the Cosmos ecosystem.

Disclaimer

This article is intended to educate readers about certain topics and should not be considered financial advice in any way.

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