Achievements | S16 Research Ventures

In 2019, Cosmos launched the first public proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain built on a byzantine fault tolerant (BFT) consensus mechanism. The Cosmos Game of Stakes (GoS) is the first implementation of a decentralized BFT network, and was an adversarial competition where validators competed with one another to accumulate stake over a few months.

We participated in the competition and became one of the genesis validators on Cosmos Hub.

In 2022, the Game of Chains was launched to prepare for the release of Interchain Security. Interchain Security is considered to be a game changer, as it allows other blockchains to rent security from the Cosmos-Hub.

As a validator, we joined the competition and reached top 15 in its final results.

In 2021, we collaborated with others and participated in HackAtom VI for the Osmosis challenge, where together the team won second place for the development of a CEX-like dashboard for the Osmosis Network. This allows for token swaps on a classic trading interface found on traditional cryptocurrency exchanges.

In 2023, we joined the first ever Atom Economic Zone (AEZ) boost hackathon, sponsored by ATOM Accelerator DAO and Dorahacks. This hackathon aims to align all stakeholders by incentivizing individuals and organizations to explore and develop their ideas on Cosmos Hub by offering individuals and organizations non-dilutive funding to develop and further the Atom ecosystem.

And we are proud to announce that our team secured first place in the Interchain Security (ICS) track, claiming a $20,000 prize. Our project, Pocca is an app chain completely dedicated to asset management for teams, and our aspiration is to emerge as the definitive Interchain Assets Management Hub for the Cosmos ecosystem.