Cosmos (ATOM)
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anchored·3jG3AW…Nn8iSummary
Cosmos is a Layer 1 blockchain protocol and interoperability hub founded by Jae Kwon and Ethan Buchman, with its mainnet launching in March 2019. The project pioneered the Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) protocol, enabling sovereign blockchains to transfer assets and data across networks. While the protocol has broad institutional adoption and a large ecosystem, it has faced material governance controversies, a serious security incident involving alleged North Korean developer contributions to its Liquid Staking Module, leadership fragmentation, and persistent concerns over the Interchain Foundation's financial transparency.
Connected Entities
7 entities · 60 linked investigations- Injective Protocol→mentioned with→Ethereum(70%)
- Injective Protocol→mentioned with→Binance(80%)
- Binance→mentioned with→Ethereum(65%)
- Cosmos Labs→mentioned with→Binance(65%)
- Cosmos (ATOM)→mentioned with→Binance(60%)
- Tectonic / Cronos — August 2026 TONIC Price Manipulation Exploit→mentioned with→Ethereum(70%)
- Injective Protocol→mentioned with→Cosmos (ATOM)(80%)
- Cosmos (ATOM)→mentioned with→Cosmos Hub(80%)
- Cosmos (ATOM)→mentioned with→Cosmos Labs(80%)
- Cosmos Hub→mentioned with→Binance(70%)
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Timeline(23 events)
4 February 2020
Jae Kwon announces departure as Tendermint CEO; Zaki Manian accuses him of evading responsibility.
CoinDeskAugust 2021
Zaki Manian begins building the Liquid Staking Module (LSM), engaging developers later identified as North Korean actors.
CryptoSlate25 May 2022
Jae Kwon returns to lead NewTendermint, deepening organizational split with Ignite.
CoinDeskJuly 2022
Oak Security audit of the LSM identifies severe vulnerabilities including slashing-evasion mechanism; alleged North Korean developers fix the flagged issues.
CryptoSlate13 October 2022
Ethan Buchman discloses a critical vulnerability affecting all IBC-enabled Cosmos chains; patch released the following day.
CoinTelegraphMarch 2023
FBI allegedly notifies Zaki Manian that LSM developers have ties to North Korea.
CryptoSlateSeptember 2023
Liquid Staking Module integrated into Cosmos Hub, with 19 months of unaudited code changes, allegedly without disclosure of DPRK developer ties.
Cryptopolitan27 November 2023
Governance Proposal 848 passes, reducing maximum ATOM inflation from 20% to 10%. Jae Kwon announces AtomOne fork in response.
CoinDesk27 February 2024
All in Bits launches GovGen blockchain and distributes GovGen token to wallets that voted no on Proposal 848.
The Block2 October 2024
Zaki Manian publicly acknowledges he was aware of North Korean developer connections to the LSM since March 2023.
CryptoSlate15 October 2024
All in Bits issues emergency public alert about North Korean actor involvement in the Cosmos Hub LSM.
Daily Hodl16 October 2024
Cosmos developers begin procedures to remove the Liquid Staking Module from the Hub.
CryptoSlate2025
Cosmos Labs formed after Interchain Foundation acquires Skip protocol team; IBC v2 (Eureka) with ZK bridge to Ethereum development underway.
Gate.comDecision Log
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (4 events). 16 of 19 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-sonnet-4-6
generated: 8/11/2026, 12:14:06 PM
last updated: 8/25/2026, 6:15:15 PM
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