Cosmos Bites #48: ATOM to be Classified as a Commodity?
Native $USDC is live on Sei 💸
$ATOM Institutional Flywheel ⚛️
$dYdX Builder Codes & Buybacks 🛠️
Celestia Lotus Upgrade + Polychain Sack 🪷
Namada Shielding Rewards are live 🛡️
$BABY & $CYPR Airdrop 🪂
Date
Jul 25, 2025
ATOM to be classified as a commodity?
This would drive lots of attention and value to $ATOM
Becoming a true multichain store of value
There are at most 3–5 other crypto assets out there next to $ETH and $BTC that could be classified as a commodity

ATOM Institutional Flywheel
Enterprise chains build on the Cosmos SDK
Subscribe to Cosmos Hub Services
Pay fees → Buy-back & burn $ATOM
$ATOM price rises, Cosmos narrative improves
Reinvestment into Cosmos Tech & IBC expansion

ATOM is live on Exodus
Exodus users can now stake $ATOM directly on the app
Earning up to 16.5% APY
2nd big $ATOM integration, after the Revolut integration last week
Native $USDC is live on Sei
Along with CCTP V2 by Circle
$USDC can now be natively issued on Sei Network
Cronos = Cosmos + EVM
Cronos Chain is one of the largest EVM-compatible L1s built on the Cosmos SDK
Fully IBC enabled for multi-chain asset flows
TVL of $493M & 10K daily active users
Diverse range of DeFi apps like DEXs, LST, stables, lending & yield aggregators

dYdX Builder Codes
The easiest way for devs to monetize on-chain order flow
Integrate wallets, bots, and front-ends across 200+ perp markets and earn fees on every trade
Ready to build? Learn more 👇

$dYdX Token Buyback Program
The dYdX Buyback Program has surpassed 4M in repurchased $dYdX
That amounts to $2.5M in buybacks at current market value

Celestia Lotus Upgrade will go live on July 28th
Native $TIA interop via Hyperlane integration (100+ chains)
33% inflation cut
Locked staking rewards
No auto-claim for staking rewards

Polychain Capital is selling all their $TIA
Celestia Foundation purchased 43M $TIA from Polychain Capital for $62.5M
$TIA was sold at a price of $1.44 per token
These funds will be resold to new investors
Namada Shielding Rewards are Live!
Shield assets like $ATOM, $TIA, $OSMO, $USDC and earn rewards
Shielding rewards accrue once a day to your shielded NAM balance
No manual claiming required

Mad Yaps: Kaito x Union Incentive Program
1% of the total Union supply will be distributed to Yappers
a) 0.75% goes to Yappers across Season 0 & Season 1
b) 0.25% goes to Kaito stakers and genesis NFT holders

$BABY Social Airdrop is open!
Connect your social accounts
Twitter, Telegram, and Discord
Connect your wallet
Receive your $BABY airdrop
→ Registration is open until August 4th, 12:00pm UTC
Check out your eligibility here!

$CYPR Airdrop Checker
If you used the Cypher Debit Card before, you’re most likely eligible
Airdrop will happen on August 5th, 2025
That's it for today, thanks for reading folks.
We hope this article helped you stay up-to-date with the latest developments in the Cosmos ecosystem.
Disclaimer
This article is intended to educate readers about certain topics and should not be considered financial advice in any way.