Cosmos Hub Voting Period for Proposals 799 and 800
The voting period for proposals 799 and 800 in the Cosmos Hub Governance is now live, according to a tweet by the Cosmos Hub Gov. Proposal 799 aims to migrate Stride to Cosmos Hub Replicated Security, while Proposal 800 seeks to provide 450,000 ATOM to the stATOM/ATOM liquidity pool on Neutron's Astroport.
These proposals follow the approval of Proposal 794, which initiated the process of onboarding Stride as a Consumer Chain and bootstrapping initial liquidity in the Atom Economic Zone. Cosmonauts can cast their votes via Cosmostation, Keplr, Rainbow, and Citadel. More details about the proposals can be found in the provided link.
Cosmos SDK Eden v0.50 Release
Eden, the v0.50 release of Cosmos SDK, is coming soon. This release will unlock the hidden power of Cosmos by completing the migration to CometBFT and activating ABCI 2.0 (or ABCI++). According to the announcement, this is not a simple feature; it will significantly boost the performance of Cosmos SDK chains.
An upcoming live stream with Cosmos SDK core developers Marko and Sam will provide more information about Eden. The stream is scheduled for 4 PM UTC on Cryptocito's YouTube channel.
Second ICF Delegations Cycle and Validators' Applications
The Interchain Foundation (ICF) has shared its plans for the second Delegations Cycle, which aims to further empower, recognize, and reward valuable contributions to the ecosystem. With the upcoming cycle, the ICF will incorporate community feedback and refine its processes.
Validators' applications for the second cycle will open in September. The ICF is excited to improve the Delegations Program with the support of the community. More details about the second ICF Delegations Cycle can be found in the linked blog post.