Cosmos Ecosystem
Cosmos is a decentralized network of independent blockchains that aims to create an "Internet of Blockchains." It is designed to facilitate the interoperability of multiple blockchain networks, allowing them to communicate with each other in a seamless, scalable, and efficient manner. This page provides a table listing projects within the Cosmos ecosystem, including project names, descriptions, and interest levels as calculated by the CryptoTotem algorithm. Learn more ↓
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Cronos Chain is a decentralized, open-source blockchain developed by the Crypto.com payment, trading and financial services company. | ||||
Osmosis is a decentralized peer-to-peer blockchain that people can use to create liquidity and trade IBC enabled tokens. Osmosis is an automated market maker (A ... | ||||
Cosmos is a decentralized network of independent parallel blockchains, each powered by BFT consensus algorithms like Tendermint consensus. | ||||
pSTAKE is a liquid staking protocol unlocking the liquidity of staked assets. | ||||
Platform for a Thriving Planet. Regen Network aligns economics with ecology to drive regenerative land management. | ||||
A layer 1 blockchain, designed to reward dapp creators and developers. Community-driven working towards a fair decentralized world. The open-source smart contra ... | ||||
The Nym protocol is open-source, decentralized, permissionless and incentivized, and will allow developers to build applications that provide users with strong ... | ||||
MANTRA is a first of its kind, vertically-integrated and regulatory compliant blockchain ecosystem. | ||||
At Fetch.ai we are accelerating research and deployment of emerging technologies, including blockchain and artificial intelligence; enhancing and optimizing sol ... | ||||
Onomy is a decentralized layer one protocol built to provide rails for the $6.6tn/day foreign exchange market to plug into DeFi. It's a forex marketplace to tra ... | ||||
Axone is the universal orchestration protocol to connect, share, and monetize any resources in the AI stack. | ||||
Galactica Network is a Layer 1 protocol that leverages zero-knowledge cryptography to achieve Sybil resistance, compliant privacy and infuse robust reputation p ... | ||||
Elys is a layer 1 blockchain that brings a suite of Defi products and features fueled by Wallet and Chain Abstraction. Through its revolutionary self-custody un ... | ||||
Subsquid is a decentralized data lake protocol that serves as the core of Web3's new tech stack. This is the fastest, easiest, and by far the cheapest way for d ... | ||||
The Nolus Protocol is a Web3 financial suite that offers an innovative approach to money markets with a novel lease solution to further develop the DeFi space. ... | ||||
Gitopia is the next-generation Decentralized Code Collaboration Platform fueled by a decentralized network and interactive token economy. It is designed to opti ... | ||||
Quasar is a decentralized peer-to-peer gateway to IBC-enabled yield generation which solves liquidity, capital aggregation and volume inefficiencies through a s ... | ||||
Neutron is a blockchain network that brings Smart Contracts into the Cosmos-family blockchains using CosmWasm. Neutron works with networks using the IBC protoco ... | ||||
Stride is the first feature complete liquid staking zone in the Cosmos ecosystem, enabling users to earn both staking and DeFi yields across the Cosmos Inter‐ ... | ||||
Mande Network is a Dymension RollApp, representing an open reputation layer on Web3. | ||||
KiiChain is an AppChain designed for emerging markets, enabling builders and businesses to leverage real-world applications of open-source, interoperable techno ... | ||||
Eclipse Fi is a modular launch and liquidity solution that revolutionises token launches, supporting innovation on Cosmos and beyond. | ||||
Decentralized, secure and fast VPN based on Cosmos blockchain. | ||||
A next-gen chain & DeFi hub designed for automation & sustainability. Bringing automated portfolio management & simplified order book trading to the ... | ||||
Dymension is a network of modular blockchains called RollApps and at the center of it all is the Dymension Hub. Dymension allows anyone to build and deploy thei ... | ||||
Supernova is the ‘Ultimate Platform for Staked Assets’. Our goal is to provide all the necessary components for the staked assets, starting with liquid stak ... | ||||
What is Cosmos network
Cosmos is an entire environment with a decentralized infrastructure where blockchains interact with each other in parallel.
Cosmos Network promotes the concept of the “Internet of Blockchains” by creating an entire network of blockchains where participants interact with each other, according to decentralized principles.
The Cosmos ecosystem started in 2017 and raised $17.3 million in ETH and BTC during its first ICO. A little earlier, in 2014, the project Tendermint Inc and its Whitepaper emerged under the leadership of Jae Kwon.
In 2016, thanks to funding raised, several other developers joined Tendermint. Then team started the first Basecoin framework for cryptocurrencies based on Golang language. Then came the first iteration of Cosmos Hub.
Cosmos core team
Jae Kwon is credited as the creator of Cosmos, but co-founders include:
- All In Bits Inc
- Interchain Foundation
- IRIS Foundation Limited
Investors and partners
- Paradigm
- 1confirmation
- IOSG Ventures
- Pantera Capital
- DragonFly Capital
- Polychain Capital
- HashKey Capital
How does Cosmos work
To put it factually, The Cosmos is the first blockchain based on protocols, truly advanced technologies such as Tendermint Core, and backed by the BFT (Byzantine Fault Tolerant) algorithm, which endows the ecosystem with the property of scalability.
Thanks to the universal language of the IBC (Inter Blockchain Communication) protocol there is interaction of blockchains with each other in Cosmos.
Notably, Cosmos has two types of blockchains:
- Hubs, which link blockchains together.
- Zones, which include blockchains with fast transaction finalization.
Cosmos ecosystem open up a unique opportunity for developers to create chains that are interoperable with other blockchains. For this purpose, the ecosystem has implemented the entire Cosmos SDK. In addition, the ecosystem implements an entire library for creating Cosmos-based smart contracts, CosmWasm.
Since its existence, the Cosmos ecosystem has attracted more than 250 projects, including Celestia, dYdX, Metamask, Akash Network, Keplr, Injective and others.
Key benefits of Cosmos blockchain
- Modular architecture with readily available tooling
- Interoperability
- Cross-chain functionality
- High scalability thanks to Tendermint
- Transactions reliability and security
ATOM token
ATOM is a proprietary token in Cosmos that is used to pay fees, votes for proposals that affect the development of the Cosmos network and distribute rewards for users, validators and delegates. Cosmos used PoS, so the ATOM is used in staking, among other things.
Conclusion
We can definitely say that Cosmos introduces an innovative ecosystem that is highly visible in crypto space and in demand among developers. Though the Cosmos blockchain is developing not so fast, it is developing thoroughly. And the project’s extensive range of tools forces competitors to take Cosmos Hub into consideration, while investors are closely following its development.