Prop 1017: Migrate Stargaze, its Applications, and Collections to the Cosmos Hub
Full discussion:
Summary
This proposal requests $1.375M in milestone and quarterly disbursements, along with $125k [ATOM] in bonus incentives, from the Cosmos Hub Community Pool to support the migration to and continued development of Stargaze, its applications, and its NFT collections on the Cosmos Hub.
As part of this transition, Stargaze will actively market its products alongside the Cosmos Hub through coordinated campaigns, creator/collector outreach, cross-ecosystem storytelling, and consistent visibility across social platforms and partnerships. Stargaze will also expand its business development efforts by onboarding new creators, developers, collaborating with emerging projects on the Hub, and driving integrations that showcase the Hub’s capabilities.
The goal is to ensure ongoing development, strengthen creator support, accelerate ecosystem adoption, and deepen alignment with the Hub’s growing network of applications and new B2B clients.
Introduction
Stargaze has been the center of art, culture, and community in the Cosmos ecosystem since its founding in 2021. The Cosmos Hub lacks any marketplace or application for usage. With the Cosmos Hub now supporting permissionless CosmWasm and inviting applications to build on chain, a union between the Hub and Stargaze, one of the most mature and well-developed apps and teams in the ecosystem, is a natural fit.
Scope of Migration
Applications:
- Marketplace
- Launchpad
- Name Service
- Stargaze Studio
Collections:
- Migration of all NFTs to the Cosmos Hub ($5M+ market cap)
Community:
- All future collection launches to occur on the Cosmos Hub.
Applications will start migrating within 3 months of the approval of this proposal.
Benefit to Cosmos Hub
The Cosmos Hub gains an established, user-facing application suite and team that drives real transaction flow and engagement. Migrating Stargaze applications would immediately:
- Boost transaction volume on the hub by a minimum of 16%.
- Deliver flagship consumer apps that demonstrate the Hub’s capabilities.
- Provide instant NFT liquidity and trading with 3800+ collections migrating.
- Expand a creator, marketing, and B2B network for Cosmos-native projects.
- Unlock new ATOM utility directly on the Cosmos Hub.
- Provide continued growth and development (see below).
Beyond Migration: Growth and Development
The Stargaze team has reliably shipped products throughout a protracted Cosmos ecosystem downturn since 2021. Our primary objective in this agreement is to expand product development and ecosystem growth. At this stage, we view consolidation as the best option within the ecosystem. We intend to lead by example when it comes to dedicated product development on the Cosmos Hub with a retail focus that will be complementary to enterprise-focused activities from Cosmos Labs.
The migration of the core Stargaze suite is the first milestone in the long-term development of new products on the Cosmos Hub from an experienced and dedicated team. Focus areas for growth and development in 2026 and 2027 include:
- New features and UX improvements on Stargaze Marketplace, Stargaze Launchpad, and Stargaze Creator Studio following migration.
- Progressive rollout of new retail-facing applications, including creator tools, simplified trading interfaces, and automated launch mechanisms to expand active participation on the Hub.
- Expanding web3 native marketshare for the Cosmos Hub via onboarding and new products that integrate ATOM utility in multichain deployments.
- New NFT primitives and minting frameworks, including dynamic NFTs, vault NFTs, soulbound credentials, on-chain generative engines, and a novel fairmint structure.
- Outreach to non-web3 brands and partners to launch NFT collections and related products on the Cosmos Hub with whiteglove launch services.
- Expansion of Cosmos-native NFT verticals, such as gaming integrations and RWA tokenization.
- Support for third-party teams deploying on the Hub and NFT collection integrations.
With this migration, the Stargaze team commits to continuous product development on the Cosmos Hub and to driving meaningful growth for its consumer ecosystem.
Marketing and Cultural Value
Stargaze already serves as Cosmos’ cultural front door, where users mint, collect, and explore. Creators and projects utilize NFT launches not just to build brands that transcend ecosystems as well as fund app development and experimentation. This redeployment makes that role native to the Hub.
This redeployment ensures that Cosmos’ flagship collections such as Bad Kids, Sloths, Mad Scientists, Babu, and Expedition remain Hub-native while enabling new cross-chain collaborations, event campaigns, and creator programs that strengthen the Hub’s visibility and network effect.
Interoperability and sovereignty are core strengths of Cosmos, and some multi-chain activity is both natural and healthy as it brings new users into the Hub’s orbit. For example, several protocol-aligned collections have the majority of their trading on Stargaze but can be moved to other chains for quests or dApp activity. On the Hub, we will continue to support other chains and projects that engage in IBC experiments so long as there is a clear benefit at some stage, such as minting or trading on the Hub.
Stargaze will anchor core activity and development on the Hub. It may also selectively deploy apps on other networks where there is a clear benefit to the core Hub deployment. A multichain presence strengthens Stargaze and Cosmos by reaching new audiences while still bringing value back to the Hub through bridged-in users, IBC-driven activity, as well as cultural and economic alignment.
In all cases, our objective is to build economic opportunities and grow the userbase on the Cosmos Hub. We are dedicated to contributing to a rewarding, vibrant and fun ecosystem.
Funding Plan
| Milestone | Description | Amount (USDC) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1st disbursement – Setup and planning | 100,000 |
| 2 | 2nd disbursement – Launchpad and Studio migration | 100,000 |
| 3 | 3rd disbursement – Marketplace migration | 100,000 |
| 4 | 4th disbursement – Name Service migration | 75,000 |
| 5 | 5th disbursement – NFT collection migration | 100,000 (all collections) |
| 6 | Strategic Migration Commitment and Development – Following first app deployment | 75,000 per month for one year, distributed quarterly |
Total: 1,375,000
Activity incentive bonus:
$125,000 in ATOM will be set aside as activity incentives, defined as transaction fees generated to the hub that will be paid at the end of the year.
Fund Management
A multisig composed of Hub community representatives and Stargaze contributors will oversee milestones and disbursements. A 25% buffer will account for price fluctuations and slippage. Any unused funds will be returned to the community pool.
If Migration Commitment payments are paused or not released as outlined, Stargaze retains the option to safeguard its community and commitments; obligations in this agreement are considered void. Likewise, if Stargaze does not meet its agreed obligations regarding application deployment, collection migration, or ongoing support, the Cosmos Hub may pause future payments to ensure responsible stewardship of community resources.
Multisig:
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- Ruwan [Stargaze] – cosmos1gd4xlwv34t0chqtcftnc49x2pc7atlculm58v5
- Cortlandt [Bad Kids] – cosmos1cr5zjgn2zz5sc7u9d0q76kjw9lx6mgrxr5hnh6
- Zerk [Mad Scientists] – cosmos1pwha5a3hr55wmmur2d4fm0p8rf7q62wn2rvzw8
- Polkachu [Cosmos Hub Validator] – cosmos1jfm85muxzrlv4an9yf0gu30yknv6zk7tyu7l9e
- Quasar Validator [Cosmos Hub Validator] – cosmos1wye9d3usnfka7ww04lru9wghmgvz3gt9hn2k09
Governance Votes
Yes – You approve the allocation of 699626 ATOM from the community pool towards the Stargaze migration and future product development on the Cosmos Hub.
No – You do not approve the transfer.