Apr 21, 2021

The Future of DeFi in Agoric’s Vision

Sometimes it happens in small increments, and sometimes it happens overnight. In retrospect, a paradigm shift looks obvious, but few see it coming. Even those that see it coming are surprised to see it arrive.

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The Future of DeFi in Agoric’s Vision

Published in Cosmos Blog

·Jun 22, 2020

Cosmos Stargate Upgrade Overview

Note: The Cosmos ecosystem is constantly growing and expanding. This article's content is now outdated. For the latest content, see https://cosmos.network/. Introducing Stargate, the largest Cosmos upgrade yet. Stargate will enable higher transaction throughput, cross-chain transactions, accelerate UI development, and so much more. At a Glance Join the Cosmos Stargate announcements channel! If…

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·Mar 5, 2020

Cosmos Governance February Update

Cosmos Governance February Update Proposals are in the works! Sunny’s (All in Bits; Sikka) proposal to change slashing GWG Month 2 community call (21 people) joined to discuss gov work sustainability Participation in the Cosmos GWG exceeds Month 2 targets in all areas but one-looking for more wallet operators The Cosmos ‘Community Spend Best…

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·Mar 3, 2020

Cosmos Community-Spend Best Practices

Drafting and submitting a community-spend governance proposal is a process that takes time, attention, and involves risk. However, proposals also have the potential to enact funding for important Cosmos Hub work. Version 1.0 …

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·Mar 2, 2020

Cosmos ⚛️ February 2020 Network Analysis

Key Metrics Updated key metric: staking economics — effective inflation (& rewards) lower than what’s reported Mar 1 Community Pool balance ~313k ATOM Mar 1 reported inflation has bottomed out at 7.00%, but it’s effectively 6.41% Effective inflation is 6.41% & effective rewards rate is 8.59% (know the difference! article updated) Feb…

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Published in Figment

·Feb 12, 2020

Staking Rewards Reporting: Don’t Stress Tax Season

Participating in the new wave of finance does not exempt you from the rules of the traditional systems. We get that. Jurisdictions such as the United States mandate that income reports are based upon the day that income is earned. However, many proof of stake blockchains don’t record every transfer…

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Published in Figment

·Feb 12, 2020

Cosmos ⚛️ January 2020 Network Analysis

Key Metrics New key metrics: economics; community pool; cartel watch stats Jan 29 Community Pool balance ~285k ATOM (~5k spent in January) Jan 20 inflation 7.12% and rewards rate ~9.43% (know the difference!) Jan 20 — Top 10 validators have lost a further 2% of voting power Quick Takes First successful community-spend governance proposal…

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Published in Figment

·Feb 12, 2020

What makes the Cosmos Hub’s ATOM valuable?

Quick Take The main drivers of the ATOM’s value could be more than transaction fees. ATOM-holders should be able to somehow extract value related to the “assets under management” that the Cosmos Hub secures (via products like DeFi). In a world of thousands of connected blockchains, credibility could be the scarcest resource…

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Published in Figment

·Feb 12, 2020

Kava: Daily Staking Rewards Reports

If you’re staking KAVA on the Kava network, and you’re delegating to Figment, you can access reports for the rewards that you’ve earned. Why is this important? Tax season is upon us, and taxes for cryptocurrency are notoriously difficult. Track Your Staking Rewards Here’s how to do it: First head to the Figment’s Kava…

Kava

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·Feb 5, 2020

Cosmos Governance Working Group: Month 1 Update

by members of the Cosmos community — Note: The Cosmos ecosystem is constantly growing and expanding. This article’s content is now outdated. For the latest content, see https://cosmos.network/. Quick takes Prop23 passed, and Figment is now committed to these deliverables (which are additional to our prior involvement) Prop23 has provided us with some voting data to learn from Lowering…

Cosmos

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