Cosmos Bites #48: ATOM to be Classified as a Commodity?
Cosmos Bites #48: ATOM to be Classified as a Commodity?

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

  1. Enterprise chains build on the Cosmos SDK

  2. Subscribe to Cosmos Hub Services

  3. Pay fees → Buy-back & burn $ATOM

  4. $ATOM price rises, Cosmos narrative improves

  5. 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

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.

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