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[✓ FACT-CHECKED]· reviewed once · last review 14 Jun 2026[src:claude-code-investigator]

Last changed 2026-10-27 · Score recalculated — Rescored under Scoring v2, the published formula (avoid.net/scoring): 58 → 56. Problems weighed by who is responsible: concerns that are not fraud −49.2; legitimacy credit well known and widely used +15, long-running +10, regulated +5; fact-check adjustments (+16) now shown as page reliability, not in the score. Version history →

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Every page starts at65
Concerns that are not fraud-49.2
Well known and widely used+15
Long-running+10
Regulated+5
Sum46

Score: 56/100 (kept between 0 and 100)

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Summary

Cosmos Hub (ATOM) is the flagship chain of the Cosmos ecosystem, built on Tendermint/CometBFT with IBC protocol. Founded by Jae Kwon and Ethan Buchman, the project has endured severe governance crises: ATOM 2.0 rejected (37.4% NoWithVeto), Jae Kwon's AtomOne fork, a no-confidence vote against ICF leadership, and North Korean-linked developers contributing to the Liquid Staking Module. ATOM was named a security in SEC lawsuits against Binance and Kraken (both dropped without adjudication). Three critical IBC vulnerabilities were disclosed but patched without exploitation. Ecosystem health is declining with key projects departing.

Connected Entities

6 entities · 60 linked investigations
Organizations
□Kraken65□Cosmos (ATOM)□Ethereum□Binance□Cosmos Hub
Tokens
♦Bitcoin
Relationships
  • Ethereum→mentioned with→Bitcoin(60%)
  • Binance→mentioned with→Ethereum(65%)
  • Cosmos (ATOM)→mentioned with→Binance(60%)
  • Cosmos (ATOM)→mentioned with→Cosmos Hub(80%)
  • Cosmos Hub→mentioned with→Bitcoin(60%)
  • Cosmos Hub→mentioned with→Kraken(70%)
  • Cosmos Hub→mentioned with→Binance(70%)
  • Cosmos Hub→mentioned with→Ethereum(60%)
  • Kraken→mentioned with→Bitcoin(70%)
  • Cosmos (ATOM)→mentioned with→Ethereum(65%)
  • + 1 more
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Timeline(17 events)

6 April 2017

Cosmos ICO raises ~$17M in 28 minutes

coindesk.com

13 March 2019

Cosmos Hub mainnet launches

coindesk.com

February 2020

Jae Kwon departs amid accusations of abusive behavior

decrypt.co

8 June 2022

Osmosis DEX exploited for $5M

coindesk.com

October 2022

Dragonberry/Elderflower IBC vulnerabilities disclosed and patched

forum.cosmos.network

November 2022

ATOM 2.0 whitepaper vetoed (37.4% NoWithVeto)

blockworks.co

May 2023

Huckleberry IBC vulnerability disclosed by Jump Crypto

jumpcrypto.com

June 2023

SEC names ATOM as security in Binance lawsuit

cointelegraph.com

November 2023

Proposal 848 passes: max inflation cut from 20% to 10%

coindesk.com

27 November 2023

Jae Kwon announces AtomOne fork over inflation changes

coindesk.com

April 2024

ASA-2024-007 IBC reentrancy bug disclosed ($126-150M at risk)

github.com

September 2024

Proposal 952: No-confidence vote against ICF leadership passes

dlnews.com

15 October 2024

North Korean-linked LSM developer involvement disclosed

decrypt.co

December 2024

Ethan Buchman steps down from ICF Council

coindesk.com

3 March 2025

SEC drops Kraken lawsuit; ATOM securities designation unresolved

bloomberg.com

10 April 2025

IBC Eureka launched connecting Cosmos, Ethereum, and Bitcoin

coindesk.com

2026

Anoma co-founder declares Cosmos ecosystem 'pretty much dead'

bitcoinethereumnews.com
Provenance & Audit Trail
Recorded on Solana ✓Verify on-chain13 Wayback Archivessrc:claude-code-investigator

Decision Log

  • #5rescore-2Recorded on Solana ✓10/27/2026, 6:05:21 AM
    slot 461965311 · hash CuonqmN1iTGpxC1SWobPhMQuFwLKxQtvLudw1tMQSB2s
  • #4reviewRecorded on Solana ✓9/9/2026, 3:05:01 AM
    slot 445505236 · hash 7cDX9DCoCfzKanuEtgrckmaXi6YiX4KC1dwCEencZmUA
  • #3review approve+16Recorded on Solana ✓6/14/2026, 11:16:11 PM
    slot 426514731 · hash HUrs8EU5stLGcLtdntGuZHhbr3HhBLj8tHAyBnbd5LgD
  • #2reviewRecorded on Solana ✓6/14/2026, 11:16:11 PM
    slot 426514728 · hash 7j9A6URvvWsiW2vheyEZN7M4kj6wSiQbJqSSBd9X15hy
  • #1publishRecorded on Solana ✓5/14/2026, 6:02:31 AM
    slot 419628904 · hash Gi5H6vkwiffyhSBBxrEad4nyHekzu3HGUFfz9kZKLD3f

This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (5 decisions). 13 of 14 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.

Fact-checked 2026-09-0724 claims checked1 correction pending0 applied⛓ anchoredSee findings →
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generated: 5/13/2026, 3:43:54 AM

last updated: 10/27/2026, 6:05:20 AM

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