A whole universe of opportunity for token holders.
The Cosmos Hub pioneered a new era in the blockchain space by being
the first public proof-of-stake blockchain built on top of a
Byzantine Fault Tolerant consensus engine.
Yet, this was only the beginning – two years after its launch, the
Cosmos Hub is set to play a leading role in the Interchain by
offering a wide array of vital services.
Capital Formation · Live
Staking
Built on top of the
CometBFT consensus engine, the Hub's staking module is one of the most efficient
proof-of-stake implementations in the world. It enables ATOM token
holders to secure the chain by locking their ATOM, in exchange for
transaction fees.
Governance · Live
Voting
Staking ATOM gives rights to participate in the open governance
process, which governs the evolution of the network.
Account System · 2021
Interchain Accounts
Interchain Accounts are the accounts of the IBC-enabled world.
Essentially, they allow blockchains to securely control accounts on
other chains over IBC. With this feature, users will be able to
access the entire Interchain through their single Cosmos Hub
account. One account, for all the chains.
Capital Formation · Q2 2021
Capital Formation · 2021
Gravity Bridge
Backed by billions of dollars of ATOM staked on the Cosmos Hub, the
Gravity Bridge will be the most secure, efficient, and decentralized
cross chain bridge to Ethereum. It will enable Cosmos assets to flow
into the Ethereum ecosystem as ERC-20 tokens and, conversely, native
ERC-20 tokens to flow in the Cosmos ecosystem.
Shared Security · Late 2021
Interchain Security
Staked ATOM will be able to secure more than just the Cosmos Hub. In
practice, validators will be able to validate chains that request it
(called child-chains) on an opt-in basis, with their ATOM delegation
as collateral. In exchange for securing child-chains, ATOM stakers
will be rewarded with additional rewards. The more child-chains, the
more rewards!
Service Discovery · 2021
Chain Name Service
Just like websites have domain names, blockchains will have chain
names. These chain names will be managed on the Cosmos Hub, which
will operate a Chain Name Service. They will make it much easier for
users of the Interchain to identify the chain(s) they want to
interact with.
Capital Formation · 2022
Liquid Staking
Liquid Staking will be an important primitive in the cross-chain
Defi space. At their core, liquid staking are claims against staked
ATOM. Just like staked ATOM, liquid staking accrues staking rewards
- but unlike staked ATOM, this type of staking is liquid, meaning
the ATOM can be transferred. Since they represent staked ATOM,
liquid staking are at risk of being partially burnt if the
underlying ATOM get slashed.
