Cosmos Bites #28: Cosmos is becoming the Applayer for Bitcoin
Cosmos Bites #28: Cosmos is becoming the Applayer for Bitcoin

Cosmos Bites #28: Cosmos is becoming the Applayer for Bitcoin

  • Sui Network is becoming a BSN 🪙

  • Mamo-1 Testnet with 128MB blocks 🦣

  • Noble AppLayer 📱

  • Orbit Earn — the new app on the Hub! 💸

  • $ATOM-aligned apps & Cosmos loves ₿apps ⚛️

Date

Apr 16, 2025

Sui is becoming a BSN

  • Inheriting Bitcoin security and liquidity.

  • Connecting to Babylon and the broader Interchain.

  • Expanding its BTC-Fi reach.

Cosmos loves ₿apps

  • Babylon: Native Bitcoin Staking + Bitcoin Security (BSN).

  • Cosmos Hub: Enabling $BTC flows via Eureka (LSTs & RSTs).

  • Osmosis: The #1 decentralized venue to trade BTC.

  • Keplr Wallet: The interchain wallet, supporting Cosmos, EVM & BTC.

The mamo-1 Testnet is live!

  • Scaling blocks from 8MB to 128MB (16x).

  • Increasing data throughput from 1.33MB/s to 21.33MB/s (16x).

  • Getting one step closer to 1GB blocks.

  • Teams can now push apps to the edge and test their stack against 21.33MB/s DA on mamo-1.

Noble AppLayer

  • Noble AppLayer is a high-throughput EVM rollup.

  • Enabling an ecosystem of stablecoin-native apps.

  • Built on top of Celestia.

  • Complements the Noble L1 asset issuance chain.

  • Uses Eureka/Hyperlane to bring $USDN to EVM chains.

Orbit Earn – The New App on the Hub!

  • Orbit Earn is a next-gen DeFi savings and investment app.

  • Designed for everyday people, not just crypto natives.

  • Offers an easy way to deposit, earn, and use crypto.

  • Earn in stables, grow in crypto.

  • Built on the Hub, leveraging IBC Eureka, powered by Valence.

IBC Eureka fuels $ATOM burn

  • Every Eureka transaction that routes through the Hub burns $ATOM.

  • Currently, the routing fee is zero aside from a gas fee.

  • 31K $ATOM have been burned over the past 8 months.

  • Eureka is massively accelerating the burn.

Revert the Hub's CP tax rate to 2%

A new proposal is up on the forum proposing to lower the community pool tax to 2%.

  • With the sunsetting of AADAO, fewer funds from the CP are needed.

  • Aims to avoid oversupply and mismanagement of the CP.

  • The community pool currently holds 9.07M $ATOM.

ATOM Aligned Apps

  • Mag’s first proposal will go live soon.

  • Proposes moving CP funds to a DAO managed by OG community members and himself.

  • The fund will be called the ATOM Aligned Apps (AAA) fund.

  • It will only invest in or provide liquidity to apps that add utility to $ATOM.

Cosmoverse 2025 – Early Bird Tickets

  • Special offer for just $39.

  • Three days of ideas, builders, and conversations shaping the future of Cosmos.

  • Taking place in Split, Croatia from October 30 to November 1.

  • Don’t let this opportunity slip.

IBC-go v10 Upgrade

  • The official v2 of IBC.

  • Biggest upgrade to IBC since 2021.

  • Simpler, more flexible, faster, and easier to implement.

  • IBC-go v10 = The implementation of IBC v2 for Cosmos SDK chains.

Level up your Architect NFT

  • Perform the sacred rites to upgrade your Architect NFTs.

  • Collect badges and sacrifice $CULT to level up.

  • The new Stargazer Crest Badge is now available.

Check it out here: Architects NFTs

Empire of Sight is live on SAGA

  • An open-world MMORPG game with PVP battles.

  • Features guilds and player-driven economies.

  • Includes epic raids and quests.

  • Fully accessible via mobile.

  • Blends the best of web2 gameplay with web3 technology.

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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