This Week in Cosmos with WhisperNode

Groundbreaking developments, Irresistible airdrops, Job opportunities, and the latest integrations within the Cosmos Ecosystem.

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April 01, 2024

This Week in Cosmos with WhisperNode

Welcome to This Week in Cosmos, brought to you by WhisperNode, your premier portal to the Cosmos of Blockchain Opportunities. This week, we're blasting off into a galaxy of breakthroughs, exclusive airdrops, career openings, and the latest tech integrations within the Cosmos Ecosystem. Fasten your seatbelts for an exhilarating exploration of the digital frontier!

Everything Testnet

  • Rivalz Network Early Access

    You found the alpha, now make it count. Join Rivalz Alpha, complete the Galxe task, and earn 1 OAT and bonus points during Rivalz product activation campaigns. Join Early Access!


  • Initializing Public Testnet
    Initia is a network for interwoven rollups binding a highly interwoven system of modular networks through architectural ownership of
    the L1 orchestration layer, L2 network, and the communication protocol. It will allow developers to build with their preferred smart contracting environment through Initia’s supported VMs: Move, Solidity, or CosmWasm. The Public Testnet coming soon!


  • Hongbai Incentivized Testnet
    The Road Ahead: Testnets, Airdrops, and Expanding the Ecosystem! Join the waitlist to get a chance to be a part of the upcoming MANTRA Hongbai Incentivized Testnet, which starts in April!

    MANTRA Chain is the first Cosmos chain designed to continuously evolve with global regulations governing blockchains.

Launching Into the Cosmos

  • The first AI DePIN RollApp on Dymension

    Rivalz is pioneering a decentralized AI Data Provenance Layer and modular AI-app ecosystem, powered by its native token $RIZ, to ensure secure, compliant, and accessible AI-ready data storage and usage, underpinned by innovative blockchain technology.

    This infrastructure aims to foster a thriving market for AI data and applications, enabling users and AI agents to interact in a secure, efficient, and versatile environment.



  • SA World's Strategic Leap to Injective
    SA World, a leading gaming network backed by giants like Pantera and Coinbase, announces a pivotal migration from Polygon and BNB Chain to Injective, enhancing GameFi with superior technology and NFT integration.

    This move promises a revolution in gaming experiences, supported by Injective's fast and cost-efficient infrastructure.

  • Innovating on Injective with PvP Gaming and On-Chain Raffles

    Ninja Labs emerges as a pivotal blockchain hub within the Injective ecosystem, debuting with NinjaPvP, a player-versus-player gaming platform, and NinjaRaffles, leveraging Injective's blockchain for transparent, VRF-powered raffles.

    The mission is to fuel Injective's growth with cutting-edge dApps, driven by community-first innovations.


  • Ritual and Celestia: Pioneering AI Integration in Blockchain

    Ritual partners with Celestia to leverage its high-throughput data availability layer for enhanced AI operations on both Ritual's Chain and Infernet, setting a new standard for AI and blockchain synergy to foster groundbreaking applications and protocols.

  • Layer Zero and Sei v2

    LayerZero will be live on Sei v2, a parallelized EVM blockchain that focuses on enhancing transaction processing through optimistic parallelization. This integration will allow developers building on other LayerZero-supported chains to seamlessly connect to and build on Sei v2.



  • Modular Liquid Staking RollApp

    Nebula Finance introduces a Modular Liquid Staking RollApp built on Dymension, offering enhanced flexibility, security, and capital efficiency through liquid staking of DYM coins for nDYM, with the community benefiting from $NBL token distribution.



  • Superintelligence Alliance: Uniting for Decentralized AI

    Fetch.ai, SingularityNET, and Ocean Protocol are merging to form the Superintelligence Alliance, aiming to create decentralized Artificial Superintelligence with a unified $ASI token, fostering open AI development away from centralized control.



  • The Cosmos Project of the Week, brought to you by Whispernode for the community!

    Cheqd provides the most effective way of managing data, putting the user in control. Cheqd provides infrastructure for Trusted Data Markets, focusing on exchange and monetization of data that is verifiable, portable, and privacy-preserving. Their technology facilitates Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) and blockchain to empower users with ownership and control over their data and identities. Cheqd's network supports various use cases across industries by offering payment rails, decentralized identity, customizable commercial models, and governance structures for Trusted Data. For more information, visit their website.

    The Cheqd team has recently released their product Creds. Creds are verifiable credentials, a portable, reusable, private, and secure way to build reputation and prove that you’re real (and not AI). Differently from NFTs and SBTs, Creds are private, revocable, and can be taken to different platforms and ecosystems.


    Get your Web3 profile ready and start building your reputation with Creds!

Earning Opportunities!

Galxe quest, Giveaway and NFTs

  • Sputnik Network App-chain Ambassadors

    The Sputnik Network is rewarding its ambassadors with 25,000,000 $SIGNAL tokens (~4.9% of initial supply) for their contributions, including spreading the word, creating content and guides, documentation, translations, community management, user support, testnet launch assistance, and other valuable efforts.

  • The RollApp Draft Hackathon

    Join the RollApp Draft Hackathon, powered by Encode Club, for a four-week event to innovate in DeFi, Gaming/NFTs, and Social apps using Dymension's RDK, with registration now open, key dates from April 15 to late May, workshops, and prizes including 10k DYM and a chance to launch on Dymension’s mainnet.

  • MANTRA Ambassador Program

    As an Alpine Sherpa, you will gain access to greater rewards, recognition, and opportunities on MANTRA. Alpine Sherpa within the MANTRA ecosystem. Take the first step by filling out this form and improving your odds of getting selected.

  • Archway Drop Camp

    If you’re reading this, then you have been invited to join DropCamp.

    DropCamp is an on-chain reputation platform that scores users based on their off-chain engagement and on-chain activity. Claim codes for DropCamp here

  • Injective Grant DAO Round 1 Ending 2024/04/09

    From over 120 amazing project submissions from the Illuminate Hackathon, 11 teams stand out as the grantees for this QF round A total of 1500 INJ (~$70,000) from Dora Factory’s PGS (Public Good Staking) reserve will be provided as the matching fund pool. Community members will decide collectively on the distribution of the fund pool based on their votes (direct contributions in $INJ) using the quadratic funding algorithm. This marks the first implementation of quadratic funding for Injective.

  • XDEFI Axelarators Quest: 2,500 AXL Giveaway

    To participate, install the free XDEFI Wallet on your browser, hold $XDEFI tokens on Arbitrum, and possess a Galxe Passport. Start here 

  • Lava’s Magma Points Program Continues

    Dive into Lava's Magma Points Program with Keplr Wallet and earn rewards for on-chain activities on Axelarnetwork—your gateway to interchain exploration and point accumulation starts here!

A Galaxy of Opportunities

SCRT Labs Grants Program Q2’24 Cohort Now Open For Submissions

SCRT Labs and Secret Network Foundation launch the second grants cohort, offering up to 300,000 SCRT to projects in DeFi, AI, and DePin, encouraging innovative uses across industries and EVM compatibility. Open for applications, this initiative seeks to foster ecosystem growth and confidential LLM interaction via project-based bounties.

A Universe of Airdrops

The cosmos is alive with airdrop excitement.

  • DYM Stakers can anticipate receiving $RIZ tokens through a Rolldrop, enjoying exclusive benefits during the Validator zNode Sale, and earning extra rewards in our product activation initiatives.

  • The initial snapshot for the $WARD airdrop, targeting $QRDO community members active in governance decisions (QPIPs voters), has successfully concluded. Gearing up for forthcoming snapshots, which will extend rewards to a broader participant base including $QRDO holders and stakers of $TIA, $DYM, and $ATOM, For details on eligibility criteria.

  • The Sputnik Network is thrilled to announce a StakeDrop, distributing 150,000,000 $SIGNAL tokens, approximately 29.29% of their initial supply, as a gesture of appreciation towards the vibrant contributors to the ecosystem. This initiative targets a wide array of participants, including stakers across the Cosmos Ecosystem and validators on the Sputnik Network App-chain's main network, as well as active community members who contribute to the Cosmos Ecosystem's development—holders of NFTs from friendly collections and the early users of the Sputnik App.

  • $CROW will be Signless airdrop.

  • The claim for the $W airdrop is scheduled for April 3 at 11:30 AM UTC.

  • Eligibility Checker Update for Hava airdrop: Holders from Stride Zone, Milky Way Zone, Persistence One, Quicksilver Zone, and Bad Kids Art have been added!

  • $OM Mantra airdrop coming?

  • ICYMI $PYTH Genesis airdrop is now available for the most dedicated Helix community members! Helix received a total of 2,000,000 $PYTH which is being distributed to early users, marking a huge chapter in the history of the DEX.

  • 40% of DGM tokens are allocated to DYM stakers as a reward for their contribution to network security and engagement.

    40% of DGM tokens are allocated to HUAHUA stakers, encouraging cross-participation and investment in the meme ecosystem.

  • Stride launches stDYM, the first liquid staking token for Dymension's DYM, offering staking rewards, potential airdrops, and liquidity. Participate in the stDYM airdrop to earn daily STRD allocations for the next 120 days and increase yield by providing liquidity in the stDYM/DYM pool.

Cosmos IBC Analysis

Over the last 7 days, IBC value transfers peaked at $26.6 million on Osmosiszone, followed by $13.2 million on Cosmoshub, $12.2 million on Axelarcore, $4.9 million on Akashnet, and $4.2 million on SecretNetwork.

This week's top performers in the Cosmos include $MNTL with an 87.48% surge, $DAWN up by 63.23%, $REGEN increasing 51.07%, $FET rising 33.52%, and $CANTO growing 30.21%. Shout out to Cosmsolytics

Key Governance Votes on IBC-Chains