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In March 2023, the Hub introduced Replicated Security (formerly Interchain Security), which allows consumer chains such as Neutron and Stride to rent the Cosmos Hub's validator set rather than bootstrapping their own. IBC v2 (Eureka), which includes a zero-knowledge bridge to Ethereum, was released in 2025 under Cosmos Labs, a team formed after the Interchain Foundation acquired the Skip protocol team.","heading":"Project Overview and Technology","severity":"low","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Cosmos (ATOM) Guide 2026: Trading, Staking and Ecosystem Overview — Bitget","type":"other","url":"https://www.bitget.com/academy/cosmos-atom-guide-7"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Cosmos Hub releases Replicated Security — The Block","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/219219/cosmos-hub-releases-replicated-security"},{"credibility":2,"name":"What Is Cosmos Blockchain? — Gate.com","type":"other","url":"https://www.gate.com/en-us/learn/articles/what-is-cosmos-blockchain-a-clear-guide-to-cosmos-atom-price-and-recent-developments-in-2026"}]},{"content":"Cosmos was co-founded by Jae Kwon and Ethan Buchman. Kwon also founded All in Bits (AiB), the for-profit development company originally known as Tendermint Inc. In early 2020, Kwon announced he was stepping down as CEO of Tendermint to focus on Gno.Land, a separate smart-contract platform. Zaki Manian, then a Tendermint director, publicly accused Kwon of 'evading responsibility,' stating the move was 'a transparent attempt to evade responsibility for Jae's neglect and negligence to the Cosmos project.' Peng Zhong became CEO of Tendermint following Kwon's departure. In February 2022, Tendermint rebranded to Ignite. In May 2022, Kwon re-emerged as CEO of a newly formed entity called NewTendermint, claiming that Ignite was 'intentionally socially engineering' the failure of Cosmos and conspiring to push him out. In July 2022, Ignite parted with more than half of its employees. By late 2022, Ignite CEO Peng Zhong also departed. This leadership fragmentation created prolonged uncertainty about which entity held primary development responsibility for the Cosmos Hub. Ethan Buchman, who leads Informal Systems, remained a prominent technical contributor throughout this period.","heading":"Founding Team and Leadership Fragmentation","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"What Is Going On With Jae Kwon and Cosmos? — CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2020/02/04/what-is-going-on-with-jae-kwon-and-cosmos"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Tendermint Director Accuses Cosmos Founder of 'Evading Responsibility' — Decrypt","type":"news_article","url":"https://decrypt.co/18324/tendermint-director-accuses-cosmos-founder-of-evading-responsibility"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Jae Kwon Returns to 'NewTendermint' to Battle for the Soul of Cosmos — CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/05/25/jae-kwon-returns-to-newtendermint-to-battle-for-the-soul-of-cosmos"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Cosmos Builder Tendermint Rebrands to 'Ignite' — CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/23/cosmos-builder-tendermint-rebrands-to-ignite-as-team-shifts-focus"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Cosmos-Builder Ignite Cuts Headcount by More Than 50% — CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/07/01/cosmos-builder-ignite-cuts-headcount-by-more-than-50-ex-employees-say"}]},{"content":"On October 15, 2024, All in Bits (AiB) issued an emergency public alert alleging that a substantial portion of the Cosmos Hub's Liquid Staking Module (LSM) was written by developers later identified as North Korean actors operating under false identities and linked to money laundering activities. According to AiB, developer Zaki Manian began building the LSM in August 2021 and engaged contractors identified as Jun Kai and Sarawut Sanit, who wrote most of the module's code. In July 2022, Oak Security audited the LSM and uncovered severe vulnerabilities, including a mechanism allowing stakers to evade slashing penalties — a foundational security property of proof-of-stake networks. The same alleged North Korean developers then fixed the vulnerabilities identified in that audit. AiB further alleged that in March 2023, the FBI notified Manian that the developers had ties to North Korea, and that despite this, Manian continued to promote the LSM as complete in April 2023 and advocated for its integration into the Cosmos Hub without disclosing the DPRK connection to the community. The LSM was integrated into the Hub in September 2023. On October 2, 2024, Manian publicly acknowledged that he had been aware of the DPRK connections since March 2023. On October 16, 2024, Cosmos developers began procedures to remove the LSM. A security review noted that even a subsequent rewrite of the LSM may have retained significant portions of code contributed by the alleged North Korean actors. The ATOM token fell over 2.5% in the 24 hours following the disclosure.","heading":"North Korean Developer Involvement in Liquid Staking Module (Critical Security Incident)","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Cosmos Developers Race to Dismantle North Korea-Linked Staking Module — CryptoSlate","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptoslate.com/cosmos-developers-race-to-dismantle-north-korea-linked-staking-module-amid-security-fears/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Cosmos Hub's Liquid Staking Module Under Scrutiny Due to North Korea Ties — CryptoNews","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptonews.com/news/cosmos-hubs-liquid-staking-module-under-scrutiny-due-to-north-korea-ties/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Cosmos May Hold Critical Vulnerabilities, Carries Code Injections By North Korean Hackers — Cryptopolitan","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptopolitan.com/cosmos-code-injections-north-korean-hackers/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Cosmos Developer Releases Urgent Warning About ATOM Liquid Staking Model — The Daily Hodl","type":"news_article","url":"https://dailyhodl.com/2024/10/17/cosmos-developer-releases-urgent-warning-about-atom-liquid-staking-model-says-north-koreans-wrote-code/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Security Audit Reveals Flaws in Cosmos Hub's Liquid Staking Module — CoinEdition","type":"news_article","url":"https://coinedition.com/security-audit-reveals-flaws-in-cosmos-hubs-liquid-staking-module/"}]},{"content":"On October 13, 2022, Cosmos co-founder Ethan Buchman publicly disclosed a critical security vulnerability affecting all IBC-enabled Cosmos chains across all versions of IBC. The vulnerability was discovered following a ramping-up of security audits prompted by a $100 million cross-chain bridge exploit on the BNB Chain on October 6, 2022. Buchman stated that steps had already been taken to ensure all major public IBC-enabled chains were patched before the public disclosure. A patch was released in Cosmos SDK versions v0.45.9 and v0.46.3 on October 14, 2022. Buchman noted that chains could apply the patch without halting. As of the disclosure date, 51 blockchains in the Cosmos ecosystem supported IBC, including Osmosis, Cosmos Hub, Axelar, Evmos, Injective, and Cronos. The vulnerability was not known to have been exploited prior to patching.","heading":"IBC Critical Vulnerability (October 2022)","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"Cosmos Co-Founder Says a Major Security Vulnerability Has Been Uncovered on IBC — CoinTelegraph","type":"news_article","url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/cosmos-co-founder-says-a-major-security-vulnerability-has-been-uncovered-on-ibc"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Cosmos Co-Founder Issued an Alert Over a Critical Vulnerability on IBC — InsideBitcoins","type":"news_article","url":"https://insidebitcoins.com/news/cosmos-co-founder-issued-an-alert-over-a-critical-vulnerability-on-ibc"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Cosmos Uncovers Critical Vulnerability — AMBCrypto","type":"news_article","url":"https://ambcrypto.com/cosmos-uncovers-critical-vulnerability-heres-everything-you-need-to-know/"}]},{"content":"Cosmos Hub governance has experienced several high-profile controversies. In fall 2022, the community vetoed the ATOM 2.0 whitepaper proposal, which had sought to overhaul ATOM's tokenomics and significantly increase token issuance in exchange for expanded Hub functionality. In November 2023, Proposal 848 passed with approximately 41.1% of votes in favor, reducing the maximum ATOM inflation rate from 20% to 10%. Jae Kwon, who opposed the result, announced the following day that he would fork the Cosmos Hub to create 'AtomOne,' distributing a new 'GovGen' token to wallets that had voted 'no' or 'no with veto' on Proposal 848. Community members criticized this move as contrary to the ethos of on-chain governance. The episode deepened the public rift between Kwon (AiB / NewTendermint) and Buchman (Informal Systems), who had supported Proposal 848. A January 2024 proposal to reduce the minimum ATOM inflation rate to 0% received approximately 95% community support, reflecting ongoing tokenomics debates. AiB's October 2024 LSM disclosure also functioned as a governance crisis, as it raised questions about whether core developers had withheld material security information from token holders during the period when the LSM integration was being voted on.","heading":"Governance Controversies","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"Cosmos Founder Calls for Chain Split; ATOM Down 3% — CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/11/27/cosmos-founder-calls-for-chain-split-atom-down-3"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Cosmos Founder Stirs Controversy with AtomOne Fork Proposal — CryptoSlate","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptoslate.com/cosmos-founder-jae-kwon-stirs-controversy-with-atomone-fork-proposal-amid-inflation-cap-dispute/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Jae Kwon to Lead Community GovGen Initiative as Prelude to Controversial AtomOne Fork — The Block","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theblock.co/news/ecosystems/2024-02-26-jae-kwon-govgen-atom-one-279033"},{"credibility":1,"name":"All in Bits to Launch Governance Blockchain Ahead of Cosmos Hub Fork — CoinTelegraph","type":"news_article","url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/all-in-bits-launch-governance-blockchain-ahead-cosmos-hub-fork"}]},{"content":"The Interchain Foundation (ICF), a Swiss nonprofit (Zug) that administers Cosmos Hub development funding, has faced community-led no-confidence actions over alleged opacity in its financial management. On-chain governance proposals have demanded full financial disclosure from the ICF. One proposal, submitted by validator Notional, noted that the ICF 'has not issued any reporting to the Cosmos community on its activities in nearly two years.' A separate no-confidence proposal by community member Grace Yu alleged that 'The ICF has observably failed to uphold its fiduciary duties to ATOM investors and the Cosmos Hub,' demanding release of years of financial records. Both proposals passed on-chain. According to community reporting, the ICF initially did not comply with these demands, though subsequently pledged to improve transparency practices. No formal regulatory action against the ICF has been identified in available sources.","heading":"Interchain Foundation Transparency Concerns","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Cosmos Foundation Critic's Call for No Confidence Vote Roils 'Internet of Blockchains' — DL News","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/cosmos-no-confidence-vote-shakes-up-internet-of-blockchains/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"Formally Request Full Financial Transparency from the Interchain Foundation — Cosmos Hub Forum","type":"community_report","url":"https://forum.cosmos.network/t/formally-request-full-financial-transparency-from-the-interchain-foundation/10002"}]},{"content":"Cosmos conducted its initial token sale in April 2017, raising approximately $17 million (comprising 4,882.7 BTC and 246,891 ETH) in approximately 30 minutes at a price of roughly $0.10 per ATOM. The ICO preceded the mainnet by approximately two years. ATOM reached its all-time high of approximately $44.80 on September 20, 2021 during the broader crypto bull market. No formal SEC action or security classification has been identified for ATOM in available sources as of mid-2026, though the broader regulatory environment for proof-of-stake staking tokens has introduced uncertainty. The U.S. Clarity Act, referenced in analyst coverage, has been cited as a potentially positive regulatory development for the project.","heading":"ICO and Token Distribution","severity":"low","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"How to Turn a $17 Million ICO Into $104 Million: The Cosmos Story — CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2019/11/11/how-to-turn-a-17-million-ico-into-104-million-the-cosmos-story"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Cosmos (ATOM) ICO and Tokenomics — CoinLore","type":"other","url":"https://www.coinlore.com/coin/cosmos/ico-tokenomics"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Cosmos price today, ATOM to USD — CoinMarketCap","type":"other","url":"https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/cosmos/"}]},{"content":"There is no credible evidence that Cosmos (ATOM) itself is a fraudulent project. However, the Cosmos brand has been used in scams targeting retail users. Reported schemes include: (1) deposit scams where fraudsters instruct users to send other tokens (including BTS) to an ATOM deposit address with false promises of automatic conversion; (2) digital wallet phishing schemes that attempt to harvest private keys from ATOM holders. KuCoin issued a community notice regarding deposit scams involving ATOM. The Cosmos Hub community forum has also hosted user reports of impersonation and phishing schemes unrelated to the core protocol. These are common targeting patterns for any prominent crypto asset and do not reflect on the legitimacy of the underlying protocol.","heading":"Scams Targeting Cosmos Users","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":3,"name":"Deposit Scam Involving ATOM and BTS — KuCoin Community Notice","type":"community_report","url":"https://www.kucoin.com/news/community/ATOM/699ee8790db90e00075b7d40"},{"credibility":3,"name":"Is This a Scam? — Cosmos Hub Forum","type":"community_report","url":"https://forum.cosmos.network/t/is-this-a-scam/11035"}]}],"sources_used":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Cosmos Developers Race to Dismantle North Korea-Linked Staking Module — CryptoSlate","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptoslate.com/cosmos-developers-race-to-dismantle-north-korea-linked-staking-module-amid-security-fears/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Cosmos Hub's Liquid Staking Module Under Scrutiny Due to North Korea Ties — CryptoNews","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptonews.com/news/cosmos-hubs-liquid-staking-module-under-scrutiny-due-to-north-korea-ties/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Cosmos May Hold Critical Vulnerabilities — Cryptopolitan","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptopolitan.com/cosmos-code-injections-north-korean-hackers/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Cosmos Developer Releases Urgent Warning — The Daily Hodl","type":"news_article","url":"https://dailyhodl.com/2024/10/17/cosmos-developer-releases-urgent-warning-about-atom-liquid-staking-model-says-north-koreans-wrote-code/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"What Is Going On With Jae Kwon and Cosmos? — CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2020/02/04/what-is-going-on-with-jae-kwon-and-cosmos"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Jae Kwon Returns to 'NewTendermint' — CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/05/25/jae-kwon-returns-to-newtendermint-to-battle-for-the-soul-of-cosmos"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Cosmos Builder Tendermint Rebrands to 'Ignite' — CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/23/cosmos-builder-tendermint-rebrands-to-ignite-as-team-shifts-focus"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Cosmos-Builder Ignite Cuts Headcount by More Than 50% — CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/07/01/cosmos-builder-ignite-cuts-headcount-by-more-than-50-ex-employees-say"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Tendermint Director Accuses Cosmos Founder of 'Evading Responsibility' — Decrypt","type":"news_article","url":"https://decrypt.co/18324/tendermint-director-accuses-cosmos-founder-of-evading-responsibility"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Cosmos Founder Calls for Chain Split; ATOM Down 3% — CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/11/27/cosmos-founder-calls-for-chain-split-atom-down-3"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Jae Kwon to Lead GovGen Initiative — The Block","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theblock.co/news/ecosystems/2024-02-26-jae-kwon-govgen-atom-one-279033"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Cosmos Foundation No-Confidence Vote — DL News","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.dlnews.com/articles/defi/cosmos-no-confidence-vote-shakes-up-internet-of-blockchains/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Cosmos Co-Founder Says Major IBC Vulnerability Uncovered — CoinTelegraph","type":"news_article","url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/cosmos-co-founder-says-a-major-security-vulnerability-has-been-uncovered-on-ibc"},{"credibility":1,"name":"How to Turn a $17 Million ICO Into $104 Million — CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2019/11/11/how-to-turn-a-17-million-ico-into-104-million-the-cosmos-story"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Cosmos Hub releases Replicated Security — The Block","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/219219/cosmos-hub-releases-replicated-security"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Security Audit Reveals Flaws in Cosmos Hub's Liquid Staking Module — CoinEdition","type":"news_article","url":"https://coinedition.com/security-audit-reveals-flaws-in-cosmos-hubs-liquid-staking-module/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"Formally Request Full Financial Transparency from ICF — Cosmos Hub Forum","type":"community_report","url":"https://forum.cosmos.network/t/formally-request-full-financial-transparency-from-the-interchain-foundation/10002"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Cosmos (ATOM) Guide 2026 — Bitget Academy","type":"other","url":"https://www.bitget.com/academy/cosmos-atom-guide-7"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Cosmos price today — CoinMarketCap","type":"other","url":"https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/cosmos/"}],"summary":"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.","timeline":[{"date":"2014-01-01","event":"Jae Kwon begins development of Tendermint consensus engine.","source":"Bitget Academy","source_url":"https://www.bitget.com/academy/cosmos-atom-guide-7"},{"date":"2016-01-01","event":"Cosmos whitepaper published by Jae Kwon and Ethan Buchman.","source":"Gate.com","source_url":"https://www.gate.com/en-us/learn/articles/what-is-cosmos-blockchain-a-clear-guide-to-cosmos-atom-price-and-recent-developments-in-2026"},{"date":"2017-04-06","event":"Cosmos ICO closes, raising approximately $17 million in roughly 30 minutes.","source":"CoinDesk","source_url":"https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2019/11/11/how-to-turn-a-17-million-ico-into-104-million-the-cosmos-story"},{"date":"2019-03-13","event":"Cosmos Hub mainnet launches.","source":"Bitget Academy","source_url":"https://www.bitget.com/academy/cosmos-atom-guide-7"},{"date":"2020-02-04","event":"Jae Kwon announces departure as Tendermint CEO; Zaki Manian accuses him of evading responsibility.","source":"CoinDesk","source_url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2020/02/04/what-is-going-on-with-jae-kwon-and-cosmos"},{"date":"2021-03-01","event":"IBC (Inter-Blockchain Communication) protocol goes live on the Cosmos Hub.","source":"Bitget Academy","source_url":"https://www.bitget.com/academy/cosmos-atom-guide-7"},{"date":"2021-08-01","event":"Zaki Manian begins building the Liquid Staking Module (LSM), engaging developers later identified as North Korean actors.","source":"CryptoSlate","source_url":"https://cryptoslate.com/cosmos-developers-race-to-dismantle-north-korea-linked-staking-module-amid-security-fears/"},{"date":"2021-09-20","event":"ATOM reaches all-time high of approximately $44.80.","source":"CoinMarketCap","source_url":"https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/cosmos/"},{"date":"2022-02-23","event":"Tendermint rebrands to Ignite.","source":"CoinDesk","source_url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/23/cosmos-builder-tendermint-rebrands-to-ignite-as-team-shifts-focus"},{"date":"2022-05-25","event":"Jae Kwon returns to lead NewTendermint, deepening organizational split with Ignite.","source":"CoinDesk","source_url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/05/25/jae-kwon-returns-to-newtendermint-to-battle-for-the-soul-of-cosmos"},{"date":"2022-07-01","event":"Ignite cuts more than 50% of its workforce.","source":"CoinDesk","source_url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/07/01/cosmos-builder-ignite-cuts-headcount-by-more-than-50-ex-employees-say"},{"date":"2022-07-01","event":"Oak Security audit of the LSM identifies severe vulnerabilities including slashing-evasion mechanism; alleged North Korean developers fix the flagged issues.","source":"CryptoSlate","source_url":"https://cryptoslate.com/cosmos-developers-race-to-dismantle-north-korea-linked-staking-module-amid-security-fears/"},{"date":"2022-10-13","event":"Ethan Buchman discloses a critical vulnerability affecting all IBC-enabled Cosmos chains; patch released the following day.","source":"CoinTelegraph","source_url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/cosmos-co-founder-says-a-major-security-vulnerability-has-been-uncovered-on-ibc"},{"date":"2022-10-01","event":"ATOM 2.0 whitepaper proposal vetoed by the Cosmos Hub community.","source":"Bitget News","source_url":"https://www.bitget.com/news/detail/12560605084318"},{"date":"2023-03-15","event":"Cosmos Hub v9 upgrade goes live, enabling Replicated Security.","source":"The Block","source_url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/219219/cosmos-hub-releases-replicated-security"},{"date":"2023-03-01","event":"FBI allegedly notifies Zaki Manian that LSM developers have ties to North Korea.","source":"CryptoSlate","source_url":"https://cryptoslate.com/cosmos-developers-race-to-dismantle-north-korea-linked-staking-module-amid-security-fears/"},{"date":"2023-09-01","event":"Liquid Staking Module integrated into Cosmos Hub, with 19 months of unaudited code changes, allegedly without disclosure of DPRK developer ties.","source":"Cryptopolitan","source_url":"https://www.cryptopolitan.com/cosmos-code-injections-north-korean-hackers/"},{"date":"2023-11-27","event":"Governance Proposal 848 passes, reducing maximum ATOM inflation from 20% to 10%. Jae Kwon announces AtomOne fork in response.","source":"CoinDesk","source_url":"https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/11/27/cosmos-founder-calls-for-chain-split-atom-down-3"},{"date":"2024-02-27","event":"All in Bits launches GovGen blockchain and distributes GovGen token to wallets that voted no on Proposal 848.","source":"The Block","source_url":"https://www.theblock.co/news/ecosystems/2024-02-26-jae-kwon-govgen-atom-one-279033"},{"date":"2024-10-02","event":"Zaki Manian publicly acknowledges he was aware of North Korean developer connections to the LSM since March 2023.","source":"CryptoSlate","source_url":"https://cryptoslate.com/cosmos-developers-race-to-dismantle-north-korea-linked-staking-module-amid-security-fears/"},{"date":"2024-10-15","event":"All in Bits issues emergency public alert about North Korean actor involvement in the Cosmos Hub LSM.","source":"Daily Hodl","source_url":"https://dailyhodl.com/2024/10/17/cosmos-developer-releases-urgent-warning-about-atom-liquid-staking-model-says-north-koreans-wrote-code/"},{"date":"2024-10-16","event":"Cosmos developers begin procedures to remove the Liquid Staking Module from the Hub.","source":"CryptoSlate","source_url":"https://cryptoslate.com/cosmos-developers-race-to-dismantle-north-korea-linked-staking-module-amid-security-fears/"},{"date":"2025-01-01","event":"Cosmos Labs formed after Interchain Foundation acquires Skip protocol team; IBC v2 (Eureka) with ZK bridge to Ethereum development underway.","source":"Gate.com","source_url":"https://www.gate.com/en-us/learn/articles/what-is-cosmos-blockchain-a-clear-guide-to-cosmos-atom-price-and-recent-developments-in-2026"}]},"v":1}

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