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Clever By Halving

Clever By Halving

By Polkachu Intern | 2023-11-20

The voting period for CosmosHub Prop 848 is set to end this week. At the current pace, the prop will pass by a wide margin. Polkachu is the first validator...

How to Win Friends and Reduce Validator Set

How to Win Friends and Reduce Validator Set

By Polkachu Intern | 2023-08-30

In this post, I give you the whole playbook to squeeze out those pesky small independent validators without violating unspoken social norms.

"Oh Shit" vs. "Boom": Badkidification of Cosmos

"Oh Shit" vs. "Boom": Badkidification of Cosmos

By Polkachu Team | 2023-06-11

There are two mental models to approach NFTs: "Oh shit" vs. "Boom". The former emphasizes on people and the latter on price.

CosmosHub Prop 101: Abstain By Not Voting

CosmosHub Prop 101: Abstain By Not Voting

By Polkachu Team | 2023-02-10

CosmosHub Prop 101 is beyond the scope of the thought leadership that we can assume as a validator. Not only a vote of "Yes", "No", or "No with Veto" feels...

In Defense of Canto

In Defense of Canto

By Polkachu Intern | 2023-02-08

Canto is not a technological innovation, and it has never claimed to be. Instead, it is a business model innovation by integrating a Layer-1 and popular DeFi protocols at launch.

Hub Wars

Hub Wars

By Polkachu Intern | 2023-01-28

CosmosHub was right. We need hubs to be the gateway and home base for users as they interact with an increasingly connected Interchain world. But Terra2 will take the prize.

In the Interchain, the Only Viable Business Model is to Make Something Other Chains Want

In the Interchain, the Only Viable Business Model is to Make Something Other Chains Want

By Polkachu Team | 2022-10-20

In an IBC-connected Interchain world, the only viable business model is to make something that other chains want. A big advantage of the Interchain is that every chain can specialize...

Validator's Dilemma

Validator's Dilemma

By Polkachu Team | 2022-08-20

Validator's Dilemma: In a perfectly competitive market where validators do not collude, individual validators choose the cheapest and most performant data center providers. As a result, the network is worse...

The Kujira Playbook

The Kujira Playbook

By Polkachu Team | 2022-08-16

While many crypto thought leaders come up with innovative tokenomics, the Kujira Playbook does the opposite: Take away distraction from inflation, align investor time horizon, and ship products that users...