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1/ Today we announce the launch of CometBFT, a state machine replication engine for the interchain!
CometBFT is a fork and successor of Tendermint Core, stewarded by
@informalinc
and supported by
@interchain_io
on behalf of the wider
@cosmos
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1/ Today, we are excited to share an overview of the first version of Interchain Security to launch in
@cosmos
.
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1/ Today, we are excited to announce the v0.1 pre-release of Interchain Security! This milestone gets us closer to the feature launch of Interchain Security on the
@cosmos
Hub! ✨✨✨
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Do you think Informal is just a core dev business funded by the ICF?
Think again.
2023 was a major transition year for us 🧵
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What if the Hub became a security aggregator, attracting billions in security from across the crypto space?
We are happy to introduce the
@Bitcoin
@babylon_chain
x
@cosmoshub
integration! (Forum post in last tweet - don't miss out)
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1/ At Informal, we’ve been heads down preparing for Interchain Security launch in January 2023!
Over the coming months, we will welcome the first few consumer chains to the
@cosmoshub
– all of which will provide valuable services to
@cosmos
.
Who are they? Let’s dig in! ✨✨
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1/ Interchain Security is coming to the
@cosmos
Hub SOON™️.
@JTremback
shares his reflections on what this means for delegators.
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.
@ComposableFin
already expanded IBC to
@polkadot
and will soon encompass
@NEARProtocol
,
@ethereum
, and even
@solana
!
Cosmos' universal applicability knows no borders.
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1/ Informal has been stewarding the Tendermint Core repo () on behalf of
@interchain_io
. This repo has been a central element of the
@cosmos
stack - its BFT consensus engine.
Today we announce a new chapter in the lifecycle of this critical piece of infra
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Honoured to be working with great partners as we enter a new commercial phase of Informal 💫
Our mission is to leverage interchain tech to transform the quality standards of software, money, & organizations.
Keep an eye on Informal Security and CoFi 🚀
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1/ Informal is building a
@cosmos
chain to connect crypto to the real world. While most of crypto is obsessed with providing liquidity, we believe liquidity is something that needs to be saved. But what does liquidity-saving mean exactly? Let’s explain 👇
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✨✨ For the
@financialpost
,
@buchmanster
shares his vision for the future of
@cosmos
and blockchains.
✨ For
@the_logic
, Informal CEO and
@cosmos
co-founder
@buchmanster
discusses the vision for
@cosmos
, and the principles driving the development of local, sovereign, interoperable networks. ✨
"Buchman has a different story he wants to tell about blockchain technology..."
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With Replicated security online, we wanted to update the $ATOM community on the consumer chains the Informal team is actively working with to support their launch in the next few weeks and months.
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With
@Neutron_org
and
@stride_zone
's proposals live, another potential consumer chain is on the way to the governance of the
@cosmoshub
! ⚛️
@dualityxyz
🎏 , the user-centric decentralized exchange.
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The
@informalinc
+
@interchain_io
team is in Amsterdam this week for
@EFDevconnect
. 👋✨✨
We heard
@DesignSingh
has some stickers to share. 👀
@cosmos
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Join us Thurs, Jan 11 @ 12pm EST for the 1st 'Informal Spaces' of 2024!
We'll be discussing
@Polymer_Labs
new architecture & what it means for the
@cosmos_sdk
&
@IBCProtocol
. The best & brightest from Cosmos will be there (which means you will be too 😉)
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Phew! After 2+ years of HEAVY lifting, replicated security is finally LIVE! 🎊
Our fingers are still recovering from all the work, so we pass the ball to the first consumer chains to hit the governance!
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1/ Informal has voted YES on Prop 848 to show support for reducing inflation on the Cosmos Hub in particular and for the improvement of its tokenomics in general.
🧵
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@cosmos
@JTremback
3/ Interchain Security will allow ATOM holders to earn staking rewards on a large number of
@cosmos
chains, just by staking ATOMs. How? Validators on the
@cosmos
Hub will opt in to validate new consumer chains. Their delegators will receive some staking rewards in these tokens.
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👉 Interchain Security is coming and it will be awesome. 👈
Check out this interview with
@cosmoshub
lead
@JTremback
&
@Cryptocito
🤩💫
Killer Application for $ATOM?!
⚛️ Interchain Security explained
⚛️ ICS vs. Rollups vs. Polkadot
⚛️ Types of consumer chains
⚛️ Scalability issues with ICS?
⚛️ Continuous airdrop for $ATOM
⚛️ ICS launch partners 👀
Thanks
@JTremback
&
@informalinc
Live:
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💫 On June 10 in AUSTIN, TX for
@consensus2022
:
Informal Systems is excited to host an event for the
@cosmos
community: Beats with Builders 💫
At 6PM join us for panel discussions followed by an evening of drinks, dancing & raps.🎉
See you there! 😎
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Happy 4th birthday to the
@CosmosHub
, the first chain in the
@cosmos
ecosystem! 🎉🎂🎈
As we celebrate this milestone and prepare for the next one with $ATOM's Interchain Security, let's take a moment to appreciate the incredible journey that led us here 👇
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🎉 After 2+ years of work, we are so excited to present the first stable release of the Hermes relayer! 🎉
We are immensely grateful to the valuable contributions of over 50 individuals, spread across 800+ documented & resolved issues! 🎉
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Hermes v0.7 is now compatible with v0.43 of the
@cosmos
-sdk! ✨
Check out all of the improvements to the relayer and let us know what you think 👋
Hermes v0.6.0 is OUT! 🥳 We've tailored Hermes for the launch of Gravity DEX on the
@cosmos
Hub including:
👉 support for reloading chains from the config file at runtime
👉 filtering mechanism to restrict Hermes activity based on predefined parameters
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Application BlockChain Interface (ABCI) is the boundary between consensus and state machine replication (SMR) for
@Tendermint_Core
based blockchains in
@cosmos
.
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"Start with a smart contract, progress to a rollup, and if you reach the limit, then build your
#Cosmos
appchain."
We're all building tools together so that projects can do what is in the best interests of their communities every step of the way 🤝
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We're excited to welcome
@LorenzoProtocol
to ICS 2.0 on the
@cosmoshub
🥳
Partial Set Security unlocks the potential for exciting projects like Lorenzo to join our ranks & we can't wait to see what the future holds
Tune in Mar 28 for an Informal Spaces to learn more!
Link soon!
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IBC relaying is a crucial component of the Cosmos ecosystem. The Informal Systems Validator team has been hard at work developing a dashboard that offers the most precise and comprehensive set of IBC metrics.
Allow us to introduce Informal Insights! 🎉
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1/ You asked, we delivered. Presenting: Replicated vs. Mesh Security ✨✨
A mathematical analysis of different economic security scenarios in
@cosmos
(+ a calculator to do your own analysis!) 💪
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What is the future of Web3, according to
@cosmos
? ⚛️
Our CEO, and
@cosmos
co-founder,
@buchmanster
gives his perspectives earlier this year at
#Consensus2022
. 👇
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Join us tomorrow, Mar 28 at 5pm EST for an episode of Informal Spaces, w/ special guests from
@LorenzoProtocol
!
Their recent announcement revealing their intention to join the
#AEZ
as a new consumer chain makes them the first Bitcoin L2 to do so.
RSVP 👉
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With the launch of Neutron and many more consumer chains on the horizon,
@cosmoshub
has a bright future ahead 🌌
But how did we get here? Cosmos co-founder
@buchmanster
speaks with
@Thyborg_
about the whole story of the
#CosmosHub
in the latest episode of Informal Conversations!
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Stride just put their governance proposal to join the ATOM economic zone 📢
And Informal is voting yes ✅
This is why we think
@stride_zone
is a great candidate 🏆
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We've put together a draft Interchain Security proposal for the
@cosmos
community to give feedback on!
Check it out here 👉
We just posted the proposition to adopt Interchain Security (more specifically, replicated security) on the Cosmos Hub! We are looking for feedback, please comment!
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✨ We are excited to support the Interchain Developer Academy!
The Academy is an opportunity for developers to get hands-on training with the
@cosmos
stack & access to career opportunities with leading R&D organizations in the ecosystem.
Apply now @
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Earlier this month, we were at at the Shared Security Summit organised by
@eigenlayer
and
@babylon_chain
in Denver
We've collected the best parts of the panel with
@zmanian
,
@tarunchitra
,
@sreeramkannan
&
@Thyborg_
and put it together into a quick thread 🧵
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We've started a YouTube video series on Informal & Cosmos ⚛️
In this first episode,
@Thyborg_
interviews
@buchmanster
about his time at
@Allinbits_inc
We've included some of the interesting parts in the thread below and you'll find a link to the full episode at the end!
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Hermes v0.6.0 is OUT! 🥳 We've tailored Hermes for the launch of Gravity DEX on the
@cosmos
Hub including:
👉 support for reloading chains from the config file at runtime
👉 filtering mechanism to restrict Hermes activity based on predefined parameters
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1/ Big news in
@cosmos
-
@quicksilverzone
went live last week! 🎉
The chain launched with 102 validators including Informal Systems.
While several liquid staking options exist in
@Cosmos
, Quicksilver’s approach has led to features users are sure to appreciate! 👇
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1/ A core feature proposed in the renewed vision for the
@cosmos
Hub is the Interchain Scheduler! ⚛️
Let’s dive into the design challenges we will be tackling 👇
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1/ Building a sustainable cooperative requires in-depth focus on organizational structures that empower worker-members to work collaboratively. Today, we introduce the powerful concept of Workflow. ✨🌱
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2023 is shaping up to be a big year for us! Btwn various product launches & increased demand for our services, we're more excited than ever to be growing the interchain w/ you all. Much of the groundwork was laid last year - enjoy this short reflection on 2022 & what's to come!
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5/ All of these milestones will get us closer to a stable, secure, and productive feature launch in January 2023 when the
@cosmos
will reach a pivotal turning point with the launch of INTERCHAIN SECURITY! ✨✨🎉⚛️
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Today's update is on one of the core technologies of
@cosmos
, the
@cosmossdk
.
In the latest episode of Informal Conversations with
@Thyborg_
, we interviewed Cosmos SDK project lead
@mark0baricevic
.
Let's get you up to speed with the highlights of the things we covered ↓
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We are so excited to see that
@stride_zone
will be leveraging Interchain Security! 🎉
BREAKING: Stride will use Interchain Security when it‘s live (~ January).
$STRD $ATOM $stATOM
@stride_zone
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Builders in Cosmos have always been focused on the long term because we're bound by values not market cycles.
What is now being termed as "competition" is actually innovation across the web3 space that Cosmos defined and drove years ago!
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1️⃣ The first
@cosmoshub
developer community call of 2024 is now live!
Here are the most important details in a nutshell 🧵
For the full recording, check it out here:
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Another upgrade completed! 👏 🎉
Congratulations to everyone involved. v15 was one of the largest upgrades in the last two years!
Now, full steam ahead towards v16 and other features that will redefine the role of the
@cosmoshub
in the ecosystem ⚛️
The v15 upgrade is completed ⚛️
Thank you, Cosmos Hub Validators, for your support during a big upgrade.
What’s Next?
With the signaling proposal for Partial Set Security currently live on the Cosmos Hub forum, the next evolution of Interchain Security is on the horizon!
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We need to talk about Prop818.
TLDR: it's invalid & we're voting No 🙃
A thread👇 🧵
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We've been impressed by the Stride team and supportive of their plans to adopt Cosmos Hub Replicated Security!
Should Stride blockchain join the ATOM Economic Zone and adopt interchain security?
A proposal has just been posted to both the Stride and Cosmos Hub gov forums.
Stride gov forum 👉
Cosmos Hub gov forum 👉
Check it out!
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You may have heard Informal raised $5.3M last year. But what are we doing with this and what’s Informal’s current & future business model?
Let's explain it 🧵
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8/
@cosmos
has long been the leading platform to build blockchains devoted to a single application.💫💫
With Interchain Security, projects will be supported by a robust and secure validator set, and will instantly align incentives between projects and the Cosmos Hub community!🤝
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Big birthday coming up for the
@cosmoshub
!
Come celebrate with us tomorrow 🎂
1/ Tomorrow, Cosmos Hub turns 5 🎉
Let's celebrate this epic milestone with a special episode of
#AtomZone
Prepare for a journey through the Hub's history and the surprising announcements revealing its exciting future.
Set a reminder 👇
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1/ Collaborative Finance (CoFi) is a vision for improving sustainability and reducing systemic risk between & within economies. At Informal, we’ve been working diligently towards realizing this vision.
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2/ Today, we’re excited to share updates on how developers will be empowered to launch in
@cosmos
leveraging Interchain Security.
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.
@cosmoshub
v10, successfully upgraded in less than 5 minutes! 🚀
In the vast expanse of decentralization and amidst asynchronous communication, the stellar
#Cosmos
validator set has truly shone.
This upgrade is a step forward in the journey through the
#AEZ
🛣️
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Time for a story on dynamic cooperation in the Interchain..✨✨
1/ Recent efforts to recover IBC clients for
@JunoNetwork
is a testament to the collaborative power across multiple
@cosmos
teams. Here’s a thread on what happened & how
@informalinc
&
@CephalopodEquip
contributed:
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If this idea is approved by the
@cosmoshub
community,
#Bitcoin
holders will be able to stake their $BTC to secure
#Cosmos
consumer chains!
And for the first time, BTC holders will be able to gain rewards for holding BTC without introducing new trust assumptions.
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New team member alert! 👉
@Thyborg_
joins Informal as
@cosmos
Business Development Lead! His background is in economics & game theory & he's also a 2X tech founder! In his spare time, he explores living off grid & being self sufficient with the land 🌴
Next up: Daniel is a Researcher working to align the specification & implementation of
@Tendermint_Core
protocols. He is a Postdoc Researcher at the University of Lugano. In his free time, he is probably hiking in the mountains or riding a bike. 🏔🚴♂️
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Informal Systems and
@HyphaDoesCosmos
would like to announce our plans to apply for funding directly from the Cosmos Hub community pool.
This allows for us to be directly accountable to the people who matter most, the community 👥
🧵👇
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.
@CometBFT
is the official replication engine that powers the
#InterchainStack
☄️
On this week's
#InformalSpaces
,
@Ali_the_Curios
,
@buchmanster
,
@Thyborg_
discuss CometBFT, its origins, what's coming soon & a preview of
@Gateway_Conf
.
📅 👇
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Partial Set Security, the next iteration of ICS is heating up 🔥
@elys_network
is the second team to announce they're launching with ICS - and they won't be the last 😉
We are thrilled to announce that Elys Network is pioneering 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 in the Atom Economic Zone!
With full support from
@informalinc
, Elys Network will integrate as Cosmos Hub’s first PerpDex and All-In-One Defi consumer chain.
A thread🧵
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In
#Cosmos
, there's no shortage of exciting developments and today we want to talk about optimistic block execution, a feature that could revolutionize app chains and bring them to new levels of performance 📈
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4/ Further, we look forward to sharing more information on an upcoming public incentivized testnet – beginning November 2022 – where
@cosmos
hub validators will compete for prizes who accomplish tasks & catch bugs! 🐜🛠🐜
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We've released v0.9.0 of Hermes which we've named Zamfir - an acknowledgment to Anca Zamfir and the incredible contribution she has brought to Hermes & IBC. The whole team is grateful for her dedication and the nurturing environment she created. 🥂
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5/ As usual, we are hiring for a number of roles. If you’re interested in building Interchain Security and other upcoming Cosmos Hub features with us, check out our careers page.
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3/ Security is paramount as we approach feature launch, and we will be continuously auditing the codebase to ensure that all bugs found are fixed.
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150+
@cosmos
validators are participating in Game of Chains to battle-test Interchain Security & get the protocol ready for public launch in early 2023. ✨✨✨
Let the games begin! 🎉
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@cosmos
@JTremback
2/ Interchain Security will allow more established chains like the
@cosmos
Hub to lease security to “consumer chains” in the
@cosmos
ecosystem. How consumer chains pay for this leased security is a critical part of the design!
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Stride is the leading liquid staking provider in Cosmos and the first sovereign chain to signal its intention to join the ATOM economic zone
So
@Thyborg_
invited
@interchainriley
&
@aidan0x
on our YouTube channel to break it all down
Full video link and highlights below 👇
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In this piece,
@ArianneFlemming
&
@jelenaaa____
give a case for why DAOs should draw lessons and wisdom from the cooperative movement.
"DAOs are en vogue; the promise and ethos of DAOs are novel but not new."
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🌙 In the ever-awake world of
#IBC
, whispers caught our ear: "Rly is outpacing Hermes on Stride".
We were intrigued, especially because we recently released Hermes v1.5 with major performance improvements.
So the investigation began! 🕵️♂️
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We're putting out a comprehensive analysis of replicated security (Interchain Security v1) vs mesh security today. ✨✨✨
You're not going to want to miss this. 👀
cc
@sunnya97
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5/ Because validators will opt into leasing security to chains, choosing which validator to delegate to (like
@CephalopodEquip
🐙) will become more important!
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Today at block height 4616680, Stride made history by transitioning from a standalone chain to a Replicated Security chain.
Congratulations
@stride_zone
👏
Today Stride officially joins the ATOM Economic Zone and shares 15% of its fees with the Hub.
If Stride wins, ATOM wins ❤️
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4/ For an in-depth look at v1 of Interchain Security and additional resources check out our blog.
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The Interchain Allocator has a name:
@TimewaveLabs
In this week episode of Interchain Conversations,
@Thyborg_
interviews
@hxrts
and
@max_einhorn
about the protocol that will supercharge the ATOM economic zone!
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✨ For
@the_logic
, Informal CEO and
@cosmos
co-founder
@buchmanster
discusses the vision for
@cosmos
, and the principles driving the development of local, sovereign, interoperable networks. ✨
"Buchman has a different story he wants to tell about blockchain technology..."
With Cosmos, Ethan Buchman wants to solve one of the toughest problems in crypto.
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Thank you to everyone who participated in the vote on Prop 839 👥
The Informal Systems and
@HyphaDoesCosmos
Hub teams are honored and excited to work alongside the community in 2024 🛣️
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Hermes 1.5.0 has been released!
This version brings new exciting updates, performance enhancements & improvements ✨
Check out the stats below and enjoy the 🧵
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