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A Deep Dive Into Osmosis

Osmosis title

Osmosis, a nexus for liquidity and trading in the Cosmos ecosystem, can be thought of as a combination of a Layer-1 blockchain and a decentralized application (dApp), producing an app-chain that specializes in decentralised exchange (DEX) functionality.

Weekly Cosmos Newsletter #1

Weekly Cosmos Newsletter

Gm, gm! This week’s cosmos update covers developments on Initia, Akash, Regen, Stargaze,  Archway, Persistence, Cosmos Hub, and Omniflix.  Initia After launching its public testnet just over a week ago, Initia saw an increase in several core metrics. These included 12,250,000 transactions, 775,000 active wallets, and 6 intervowen rollups.  With the launch of the open […]

Liquid Restaking: A Primer

This article explains the concept of Liquid Restaking, its risks and benefits, and also includes a general introduction to staking and restaking.

Namada: The Shielded Asset Hub

Namada The Shielded Asset Hub

Transparency in blockchain, while beneficial for the overall security and trust of the network, lacks adequate privacy protection making the end-users data and personal privacy vulnerable to exploits.

Introducing Babylon and its Testnet

This article offers an introduction to the Babylon protocol as well as an overview of its testnet so far and the upcoming phase that enables BTC staking.

Babylon’s Move To Testnet-4

Babylon, a Bitcoin staking protocol that we have covered in detail before, has announced the sunsets of the current bbn-test-3 testnet at 12 pm UTC, 16/05/2024.

Bi-Weekly Cosmos Newsletter

Bi-Weekly Cosmos Newsletter

In this week’s review, we offer you a bird’s eye view of exciting governance discussions and on-chain developments on Initia, Saga, Evmos, Akash, Osmosis, Archway, Persistence, Omniflix, Sommelier, and Quicksilver.

Introduction to SAGA

Introduction to SAGA

Saga is the Layer-1 to launch Layer-1s. A network designed to launch other app-specific blockchains, or as they call them ‘Chainlets’.

Cosmos Hub’s Q2 Roadmap: Gaia, Babylon & Hydro

Cosmos Hub's Q2 Roadmap

Informal Systems, a Cosmos Hub validator that has been mandated to lead development initiatives, has introduced multifaceted, yet fascinating milestones that it plans to accomplish in the second quarter.

Introduction to Agoric

Introduction To Agoric

Skilled blockchain developers remain in short supply, in part due to the complexities of the technology as well as its various programming languages

Brevis coChain AVS

Simply Staking is pleased to be among the fine set of genesis operators to have joined the Brevis coChain for its recent mainnet launch as an Actively Validated Service (AVS) on EigenLayer.

Chromia: Relational Blockchains & Modular dApp-chains

This article provides an overview of Chromia, a base-layer blockchain that integrates relational database technology to offer enhanced scalability and efficient data management for developers looking to build dApps.

What is the Bitcoin Halvening?

Bitcoin, the first decentralised digital currency, introduced by the pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009, has fundamentally transformed our understanding of money.

An Overview of the Akash Network

Akash Network is a decentralised cloud computing platform that is revolutionising the cloud computing industry by leveraging blockchain technology and its open-source approach to connect buyers and sellers of cloud computing resources. Through the Akash Marketplace, the network can securely and transparently connect those needing computing power with those with extra computing power which is more cost-effective than traditional cloud services such as AWS, Google and more.

The Simply Staking Guide to Airdrops

Airdrops

At Simply Staking, we’re bringing you a series dedicated to unraveling airdrops, aiming to educate our community and the wider crypto world. We plan to do so, so that a buzzword will transform into a gateway of possibilities and enable better understanding of the crypto space, minus the boredom.

Hyperbridge: The New Interoperability Coprocessor on Polkadot

Hyperbridge

As blockchain technology has evolved, so has the diversity of its networks, each developed for specific purposes and operating independently of one another. This diversity, while a strength, also presents a challenge — how to enable these distinct blockchains to communicate and share data or assets securely and efficiently.

Moonbeam: The Cross-Ecosystem Hub of Polkadot

At its core, Moonbeam is a smart-contract platform on Polkadot that serves as a developer-focused bridge to and from other blockchain ecosystems — most notably Ethereum, but also Cosmos, Solana, Avalanche and others — and provides a channel into the Polkadot network for applications based in other connected ecosystems. It also operates a Kusama equivalent platform known as Moonriver.

CrossFi: Exploring Cross Finance’s EVM Testnet

CrossFi is a Layer1 blockchain that aims to bridge the gap between traditional banking and crypto payments. Cross Finance is built on a modular architecture. The Cosmos and EVM stacks that underlie Cross Finance enable a fast and scalable chain.

Exploring Astrovault — An Innovative AMM built on Archway

Astrovault is a novel approach to AMMs (Automated Market Makers) and DEXs (Decentralised Exchanges). Built on the Archway platform within the Cosmos ecosystem, the project aims to address the inherent challenges faced by traditional AMMs, such as liquidity sustainability, pool depletion, and the effective capture of value by the native token.

Ambassador Program Discussion with Polkadot’s Biggest Active Whale

What does the future hold for Polkadot’s Ambassador Program? With plans on the table to revamp the initiative, we caught up with the author behind the proposal, Giotto — the largest active whale and a significant voice within the Polkadot ecosystem — in a one-on-one interview to get his take on the current state of the Ambassador Program, why he thinks change is needed, and what these changes could mean for Polkadot’s future. This interview explores the critical aspects of the proposed overhaul and its community reception.

EigenLayer — Understanding how it works

With the imminent launch of Mainnet for Operators and EigenDA, the EigenLayer ecosystem is set to launch itself as a key player to address multiple underlying issues of the Ethereum network. With the new primitive of restaking entering the fray through EigenLayer, now is a great time to get up to speed on what EigenLayer is all about and what it intends to do.

Outlining the Vision for Polkadot 2.0

The revelation of Polkadot 2.0 by Gavin Wood at the Polkadot Decoded 2023 event in Copenhagen was not merely an announcement of new features or incremental improvements. Instead, it presented a fundamental rethinking of Polkadot’s architecture and purpose. Wood’s vision for Polkadot 2.0 aims to extend the platform’s capabilities, transitioning from a network of interconnected blockchains (parachains) to what he describes as a resilient, global supercomputer.