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Growth DAO of Cosmos Hub | Driving value for ATOM through grants, ventures and growth support | Let’s build!
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Joined January 2023
1/ The first ATOM Hacker House in Barcelona was a resounding success! 🎉. Powered by a grant from AADAO, co-organized by @Web3Family_ and also support from @Neutron_org, it brought 160+ attendees, 47 hackers, and countless unique ideas together over 7 days 🌟. Here’s what went
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Introducing ATOM 5K Quests! 🎉. Whether you’re staking ATOM, creating content about the @CosmosHub, or inviting friends to join, every action earns you points. Get started 👇
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🙌 @cosmoshub @ Devcon in Bangkok was a success!. With over 1,100 registrants, the venue was packed with great thought leaders, innovative builders, and passionate cosmonauts 🪐. 🤝 The multiple hands-on workshops, insightful keynotes, and a cocktail social for further
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Wondering why so many builders are flocking to the AEZ?. 🛠️ It’s where projects are pushing blockchain’s boundaries!. The Cosmos jobs board connects you with projects looking for talent like yours. Ready to make an impact? Start your new journey today 👉
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⚛️ Make the Hub a Hub!. 2025 will be the year of @CosmosHub - thanks to Interchain's unified tech stack and product team!. Under @0xMagmar's leadership, we could not be MORE bullish on the Hub!. See more 🧵👇
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1/ Exciting news! AADAO’s grantee @CosmoshubAfrica is ready to accelerate @cosmoshub’s adoption in Nigeria 🇳🇬. With $59B in crypto txs last year, Nigeria’s blockchain ecosystem is booming—and this initiative empowers local developers to build around the Hub, let’s explain how 👇
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Finding your place within the AEZ just got easier with the new @cosmos jobs board!. 👉 Whether you’re a developer, marketer, strategist, or other, you can now access all open roles across the AEZ in one streamlined platform. 🔍 Find jobs by role or
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1/ Good governance and transparency are the hallmarks of any org with a public service mission. While we may be small, at AADAO, we want to set the standard for protocol DAOs and foundations. How?.- Oversight Election.- Internal Protocols.- Code of Conduct.- and much more🧵👇
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1/ 🚀 Security is the backbone of innovation. To fortify the @cosmoshub’s journey as a blockchain leader, we’ve awarded our biggest grant yet to @zellic_io, establishing a long-term partnership to proactively address the Hub's security needs 🛡️ . Let’s explain 👇
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1/ Let’s accelerate @cosmoshub dev adoption in Barcelona ☀️. We’re proud to announce our latest grantee — @Web3Family_ — hosting a 7-day ATOM-focused hacker house and hackathon this December in Barcelona!. What to expect? 👇
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We are delighted to announce that Atom Accelerator DAO and @OsmosisGrants will jointly be funding Mystic labs to work on @MetaMask Snaps. Snaps is due to go live in September and this work will enable users to sign @cosmos txs using their metamask wallet.
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1/ Launching a new product is a critical milestone, but navigating market entry can be tough!. 🚀 With the right Go-To-Market strategy, your launch on @cosmoshub can become a momentum-building success. AADAO is here to help you make that happen. How? 🧵👇
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Funding applications are now closed!. November 2024 was also the month with the largest number of applications we ever received. Bear with us while we process your application (especially the surge from the last ~2 days!). Interested in stats? Check out
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1/ @CosmWasm - a core pillar of the interchain - supporting @osmosiszone, @injective, @Neutron_org, and almost 100 other chains, is about to be lost…. Here’s what we can do to save it 👇
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1/Hello, $ATOM family! After months of careful work, from writing the RFP itself to going through each application to selecting the final winners, we’re delighted to announce the winners of our very first RFP, centered around what path the Cosmos Hub and the ATOM token should . .
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Think you know the @cosmoshub?. Now’s your chance to take on the limited-time ATOM 5K Quests campaign! 👉 With new quests dropping regularly, earn points while staying active in the community. Let’s take ATOM to a whole new level, together 🤝
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Looking for the one in the AEZ? 💞. Swipe right on the Cosmos Jobs Board to find your perfect career match!. With options to search by company and skill type, finding your place in this ecosystem is easier than you think 👉
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🇰🇷 @cosmoshub is significantly strengthening its presence in South Korea, driving a new wave of blockchain innovation. And it’s all thanks to a recent AADAO grant to @ludium_official 🤝. Read all about it 👇.
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Today we are excited to announce the first four grants issued. We have processed an initial 24 grants awarding 4 grants for a total of $231,891. 🧵
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Job hunting?. Explore over 1600 open roles in the Cosmos ecosystem, curated by the ATOM Accelerator DAO.
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1/4 📢 Attention builders: our grants are now open for applications!. Head over to our website to apply:
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1/ 👀 What if you could step into a virtual world where ATOM fuels everything—minting, trading, and events?. That’s the vision @passageio is bringing to life. Here’s how our latest grantee will supercharge ATOM use cases in the metaverse 🧵👇
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1/9 We've finished processing our second batch of grant applications and are pleased to announce our winners. We have processed an initial 24 grants awarding 4 grants for a total of $302,000. Quick roundup below 🧵
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1/ @Picasso_Network announced their intention to adopt Interchain Security, with the support of Atom Accelerator DAO. They currently facilitate trust-minimized interoperability via IBC between @Polkadot, @solana and @cosmos. Here’s why #IBCeverywhere is good for ATOM & the AEZ👇
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As part of our treasury management we are now liquid staking 10% of our $ATOM via @stride_zone. We will do the same with @quicksilverzone soon. By liquid staking we do not miss out on staking rewards (and can issue more grants) and support decentralisation of the network.
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Prop 865 passed ✅. Thank you $ATOM fam for your trust in our organization. We're only getting started, the best is yet to come ♥️. See you all in 2024. cc @cosmoshub.
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Voting is now live for @Neutron_org to be the first partner chain. Replicated security is coming to @cosmoshub.
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1/12 Hello $ATOM family, we've completed processing the third batch of applications and wanted to let you know about the exciting projects we are funding. Out of 20 applications, 5 were accepted for a total of $785,000. Full recap below 🧵.
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Another step closer to the $ATOM zone becoming a reality. @stride_zone's prop has reached quorum. Just like @Neutron_org over 100m $ATOM have voted in favour. ⚛️🤝⛓️🟰🚀
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1/24 Dearest cosmonauts, this is our final batch of grants (well, maybe). It is fair to say this is a really significant batch both in terms of numbers and in terms of the direction of the @cosmoshub and how it might grow its revenue. We have issued 9 grants for a total of $614k.
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$ATOM prop 97 has now passed. The next software upgrade for @cosmoshub will open the doors to consumer chains. Are you ready for Interchain Security?.
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We are delighted to announce that we are partnering with @Blockworks_ podcast @0xResearch. It is a super high quality podcast with a listenership of developers, technical thinkers and power users.
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1/ In case you missed it last week, AADAO is proud to announce the first project receiving a Venture Grant from the @cosmoshub. Introducing @elys_network 🧵👇
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Our dashboard is now live. 👨💻. This is where you will see what grants we have received, accepted and rejected. Once we have issued our first grants this will also be where you can find details of our accepted applications.
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1/ AADAO had a great experience at @blockchain_rio, proudly representing the Cosmos Hub. The Brazilian market shows huge potential, especially with locals leading the way. We found a strong interest in blockchain innovation, and the energy at the event was palpable.
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1/ Hello $ATOM community, we completed the processing of our batch 4 of applications and we are happy to present you with an overview. Out of 27 applications, 4 distinguished themselves and were awarded a total of $395,000. Full recap below 🧵.
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1/ AADAO has decided to withdraw from a potential opportunity to deploy capital to @TeamKujira. Last week, we leaped into action to help the team after we learned that Kujira might need a liquidity injection to stabilize its money market platform.
GM all. We’d like to address the current events. As a team we thought the best use of a portion of ops funds would be to leverage and deploy across the ecosystem in order to bootstrap liquidity and activity. We genuinely felt like this was the correct course of action at the
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Congratulations Cosmonauts 🎉. We have blocks. Upgrade Lambda upgrade completed in approx 10 mins. Interchain Security is live 🚀. Consumer chains coming soon.
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📡 NEW Governance Discussion - @atomaccelerator 2024 Funding Proposal.AADAO will expand the grants program + launch a new Growth subDAO. We welcome $ATOM community feedback!. 🗓️Deadline for feedback: December 7th.
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Quorum reached. Over 100m $ATOM have voted in favour of launching @Neutron_org.On Replicated Security. LFG
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1/.AADAO is proud to announce the first batch of grants for 2024: Asteroid Protocol, Everstake, Lava Network & Cosmoverse. Each project aims to advance the @cosmoshub through improved infrastructure, expanded use cases & increased on-chain activity.
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We are delighted to have @l_woetzel join our team as a member of our Strategy Committee! . His intimate knowledge of Cosmos and his multiple talents, notably in research, will be key to push forward $ATOM. Welcome to the $ATOM fam! The entire AADAO crew couldn't be happier!.
I'm pleased to announce I have accepted the invitation to join the Strategic Committee at @ATOMAccelerator where I will be focused on R&D for #ATOM💫. With this opportunity, I intend to assist AADAO on multiple fronts⤵️. 1⃣ Writing / coordinating RFPs (ATOM Interchain Relaying.
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MAKE ATOM BAD AGAIN. At @CosmoverseHQ, we started a discussion with @badkidsart about switching their OG Cosmos NFT collection to use the OG Cosmos token - ATOM!. A few days later, the Bad Kids community accepted the change!. Check out the tweet and the thread below for more
MAKE ATOM BAD AGAIN. Bad Kids are now listed in ATOM!. Cosmos OG NFT collection 🤝 Cosmos OG Chain. Big shoutout to the @badkidsart community and @ATOMAccelerator for making it happen!
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Following a recent vote by the contributors of Atom Accelerator DAO (AADAO), Youssef Amrani has been removed from his role as General Manager. Please read the blog below for more details 👇.
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Request for proposal!. Read the full thing on medium or for a quick overview see the thread ⬇️.
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After carefully considering Atom Accelerator DAO's future at a recent meeting, contributors reached a unanimous conclusion: we will sunset the DAO. Read more 🧵👇
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We have funded teams from @blockworksres, @RMIT and @binary_builders to work on modules that will postion @cosmoshub tokenomics for a ICS world and beyond. The teams have been presenting their research to the community. Input and questions encouraged. 🧵.
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Effective this week, all AADAO contributors have unanimously declined their Performance Bonuses for the year. As a result, we're pleased to announce that 88,056 ATOM (approx. $406,000) will be returned to the Cosmos Hub Community Pool in the next few days.
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1/ Dearest Cosmonauts, @atomaccelerator 2023 grant impact report is live!. 🔸 $3.8m in grants 💰.🔸 39 grants awarded to builders 🛠️.🔸 211 applications 📫.📍 🧵
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1/ Building on success in Brazil 🌎. We’re proud to announce our next grant — to @Cosmos_Brasil — aimed at accelerating @cosmoshub adoption in one of the most dynamic blockchain regions. Here’s why this matters for the Hub and AEZ as a whole 👇
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🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨. We're raising the prize for our vision RFP to up to $100k!. We're seeking the best teams to present the community with a plans that aligns the goals and incentives of Cosmos Hub. If you can create a tokenomic model fit for an ICS world then we want you!.
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1/ Cosmonauts, we are delighted to announce our 6th batch of grants. This batch includes some quality of life improvements for stakers, community building and support of POL. We are funding four teams for a total of $273k.
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1/ We’re thrilled to announce our latest grant to @Pryzm_Zone project aimed at transforming ATOM utility through yield trading, liquid governance, and more, driving value to the @cosmoshub. Here’s why we’re supporting their mission 🧵👇
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Cosmos fam - a fresh batch of awards has just arrived worth $702k in total!. This month's grantees include @DefiantLabs, @Cryptocito, @anima_protocol, @Mystic_Labs_ @DA0_DA0 @crypto_crew and a team we will have to wait until next week to announce. Enjoy the 🧵. /1.
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1/ 🌍 Exciting news for @cosmoshub fans in Turkey!. AADAO has recently granted @HuginnStake to support their efforts in bringing the Hub closer to Istanbul’s thriving crypto community. With 12 monthly meetups planned, this grant aims to grow the AEZ in a big way. Here’s how 🧵
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1/6: The oversight committee has published its Month 2 Transparency Report, discussing grant applications, income statement, liquid staking, and future plans.
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🚀 NFTs on @stargazezone minting and trading in ATOM are making waves! With:. 📊 38,000 ATOM in mint volume.🤝 84,000 ATOM in marketplace trading. Top ATOM-trading collections in the past 30 days:.🥇 Bad Kids: $460,000 volume.🥈 Drama Queens: $66,000 volume.🥉 Elysian Legends:
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Are you an ATOM holder, NFT enthusiast, or an overall Cosmos OG?. You need to read this proposal 👇. Why is AADAO supporting this proposal?. It’s no secret that the @cosmoshub, like many other chains, needs more end-user-focused products. That’s where
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Are you building on the @CosmosHub?. Get in touch today to get hands-on support to accelerate your launch in the Atom Economic Zone.
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🔥 AADAO is ready to take on @CosmoverseHQ, are you?. See you all soon 🇦🇪 Catch our Contributors at 👇
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We have liquid staked 71,225 further $ATOM via @stride_zone and also swapped 86.6k $ATOM for $800k USDC. These are important parts of our treasury management. Liquid staked $ATOM = more grants.$USDC = able to cover all committed grant and operational expenditure.
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1/ We’re thrilled to announce a new grant to @arkprotocol, driving the development of critical infrastructure for interchain NFTs on the @cosmoshub!. This isn’t about creating just another NFT platform — it’s about breaking barriers to NFT interoperability and unlocking seamless
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1/ Who's ready for @DA0_DA0 on the @CosmosHub?. We want to hear your thoughts, opinions and feedback on launching DAO DAO natively on the Cosmos Hub, once we have CosmWasm live. 👇
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1/ We’re excited to see @SphinxProtocol successfully adopting Interchain Security!. With onboarding support from AADAO, Sphinx Protocol is set to power profits and fuel the future of trading on the @cosmoshub. Here’s why this is a big win for ATOM and the AEZ 👇
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We want to make sure that we are following the best builders. It doesn't matter if they are a Cosmos OG or building in a different ecosystem - please tag your favourites.
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It’s going to be a legendary week 🔥. Secured by the AADAO, everything you need around @cosmoshub is coming to @CosmoverseHQ, PLUS @HackmosHQ and #FlixFest24. You won't want to miss it 👀
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Just crossed 1000 followers. Thank you for your support $ATOM fam!.
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1/ We are proud to announce another one of our latest grantees - @OmniFlixNetwork - who will produce live-action videos showcasing why builders should join the @cosmoshub! 🪐. Directed by AADAO, this project will produce much of the video marketing content for the Cosmos Hub and
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It's happening tomorrow!. Join us in pushing @cosmoshub and @ethereum collaboration further at our upcoming side event during @EFDevcon 7, from hands-on workshops to networking opportunities. Register now before it’s too late! ➡️
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We have had some incredible responses to our request for applications from teams looking at how best to improve @cosmoshub tokenomics, tech and services. 🔥🔥🔥🔥. We will accept applications for another 48 hours.
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1/ Are you ready for a new way to participate across the Hub and AEZ?. We’re thrilled to announce our latest grant - to @drops_house - providing a dedicated @cosmoshub user engagement campaign!. Get the details 🧵👇
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1/ Introducing Venture Grants - how the @cosmoshub will capture value from the growing ecosystem that it birthed.
1/ The Cosmos Hub is set to start deploying Venture Grants, as a mechanism for value capture from the growth of the interchain. Mandated by governance, @ATOMAccelerator will drive tangible and measurable value for the Hub through these venture grants.
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1/ @CosmosHub's Interchain Security 2.0 is gathering steam. @EvmosOrg just signaled their intention to join the Hub as a Consumer Chain - the second such announcement this week - and we at the AADAO had a hand in it 🧵👇. Also, wen @aave on Hub?.
🚀 Big news!. We're excited to propose using Interchain Security of the Cosmos Hub to secure Evmos!. This initiative aims to boost liquidity, enhance cross-chain composability, and drive growth for Evmos and the broader Cosmos ecosystem. 🌌🌉.
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GM $ATOM fam! We want to address our sincere gratitude for your trust in renewing our program. It's been a busy beginning of January for us working on multiple fronts and we're happy to share the following updates!.
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1/ Due to its continuous success and positive impact, AADAO has renewed a grant to @HyphaDoesCosmos to keep the @cosmoshub Testnet Incentive Program running in 2025 🛠️. This grant will continue to ensure the security and reliability of Cosmos Hub's mainnet. How? 👇
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Funding these teams to work on @cosmoshub tokenomnics is only the start of the process. It is vital that the community is involved in this please do take the time to engage in these discussions early.
Can't keep up with the discussion on the new ATOM tokenomics? . Here's a summary of the future of $ATOM and the Hub 👇. Stay tuned for an in-depth cover from @Cryptocito 👀
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1/ Congrats to @gyunit_ for winning the first-ever onchain election on the @cosmoshub. Winning by a margin of $ATOM 5,439,569 ATOMs, Grace will now be a member of the AADAO Oversight Committee.
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You’re not ready for all that we have in store for @HackmosHQ 2024…. 🧑💻 From AEZ dedicated keynotes and workshops to hands-on mentorship, hackathon judging, and exciting prizes, we’re gearing up to push @cosmoshub to the next level. Builders, don't miss out!
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⚛️ ATOM August is here!. For this whole month, you can use ATOM to mint featured collections on @StargazeZone. Creators on Stargaze will also now choose ATOM as their mint token - kicking off ATOM use for NFTs - no swaps needed!. 🧵👇
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1/ We're thrilled to announce our latest grant - to @superbolt_wtf - for developing an advanced NFTfi protocol on @Neutron_org. Superbolt will feature a cutting-edge NFT marketplace, a no-code launchpad, and revolutionize NFT liquidity and utility in the AEZ. What's NFTfi? 🧵👇
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We are thrilled and humbled by @lavanetxyz's allocation of 500,000 LAVA tokens to the Cosmos Hub Community Pool. The team at AADAO was instrumental in advancing this protocol alignment between the Cosmos Hub and Lava Network—the trailblazing DePin product!. What's Lava? 👇.
Introducing Lava Public Mainnet. This is a radical new approach to launching a blockchain in the modular era. - Market-derived FDV.- Focused airdrop to 70k users.- Dex-first on Uniswap v3, Arbitrum (LIVE NOW). Eruption.
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1/ The next iteration of Interchain Security (ICS 2.0) is live on the @CosmosHub as of last week! 🎉. Cosmos Hub's validators successfully upgraded the core software of the network - Gaia v17 - which brings with it ICS 2.0. Need an intro to ICS2.0? 🧵👇
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Being at #Ethdever means the in person meetings are happening thick and fast. Great things are coming. 👷♂️⚛️
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Since prop 95 brought us into existence we are pleased to have been a low drama contributor to the hub but over the last few days while resolving the issue of delegations from @CosmosMillions we have seen that we need to reiterate a few things for clarity:.🧵.
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It has been a week since the community brought this DAO to life. This week we have been:.✅Working on our website.✅Defining our workflows.✅Kick-starting the Oversight Committee. Onwards!.
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We heard ATOM is at a discount right now 👀. Guess you'll get more for your money in @StargazeZone's ATOM August! 👇. @cosmoshub wishlist:.- Use ATOM for NFTs ✔️.- Use ATOM for NFT-fi 🔜.- NFTs that help you moon 😱.
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1/ We are excited to read @elys_network's draft governance proposal on the Cosmos Forum. Elys, recipient of our first Venture Grant, is set to be the first chain launching with Interchain Security 2.0 on the @CosmosHub. Let's go!.
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1/ Last week, we announced the 2 winners for the much anticipated Tokenomics and vision's RFP: @blockworksres and @binary_builders. We also said we were in advanced talk with a third team and we're happy to announce we were able to finalize their application.
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We are delighted to announce that @Curious__J will be joining ATOM Accelerator as oversight coordinator. Joni has been involved in the cosmos community since 2020. He is co-founder of Blockchain Insight Group, an educational course to onboard individuals into web 3.
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Is that the ATOM logo? 👀.
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1/ We’re thrilled to announce a new grant to @atlasdao_, driving the development of an innovative NFT aggregator and NFT-Fi platform for ATOM on the @cosmoshub! 🚀. This will help bring ATOM to the forefront of NFT trading and unlock seamless cross-chain functionality 🌐 How?
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We are delighted to be able to join our colleagues from other chains within the Cosmos in funding the development of Mesh Security. We are at the beginning of a period of innovative security development.
Osmosis, Axelar and Akash fund 'mesh security' model for Cosmos ecosystem
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Our third transparency report is now published! Feedback is welcome!.
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Merry Christmas with your loved ones🎄🎅⛄. Special shoutout to $ATOM holders ♥️.
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Meet the three candidates for our Community-Elected Oversight Member:. - Matt Brown. - Clyde Carver. - Grace (Cosmos Nanny). Learn more about them and ask questions directly to the candidates 👇.
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1/ We are excited to announce the winners of the first ever AEZ Boost Hackathon, the inaugural @cosmoshub hackathon powered by @dorahacks & sponsored by AADAO. Participants embarked on an 82-day journey, exploring diverse categories from Infrastructure and Toolings to ICS Tracks.
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