Quicksilver will enable building on top of the Zone through CosmWasm in its first upgrade post-Genesis. As a liquid staking protocol, Quicksilver could potentially unlock a large amount of staked assets across the Cosmos — This could open up the possibilities to build DeFi applications on top of Quicksilver using…

Last week, Quicksilver co-founder Vish Modali went live on a Cosmos Hub fireside chat with Billy Rennekamp, Cosmos hub lead at Interchain GmbH. Among the subjects discussed were Quicksilver’s risk and reward socialization mechanisms. “Quicksilver will mint a token representative of a user’s staked position, a qAsset, which will accrue…

From vibrant discussions and high voter turnout to developers across the entire ecosystem routinely coming together to solve complex problems, it is clear that community is one of the most essential components of the Cosmos. As a zone anchored in Cosmos, Quicksilver is tethered to the Community in the same…

Because decentralization is one of Quicksilver’s core tenets, the protocol will not restrict validator sets. Furthermore, the team is creating features, such as Participation Rewards, to encourage a more even distribution of assets within native chains. This Participation rewards mechanism is being designed to incentivize users to delegate to decentralized…

Quicksilver will provide liquid staking for any and all IBC-connected zones. The protocol will do this by leveraging IBC technologies such as the Liquidity Staking Module, Interchain Accounts, and Interchain Queries. When designing the protocol, the Quicksilver team chose to build a dedicated liquid staking Zone, as opposed to an…

Quicksilver co-founders Vish Modali and Roea Mortaki went live on Twitter Spaces to share the protocol’s roadmap to launch. Sharing key information around launch dates, product dependencies, and feature releases, the session answered many of the community’s long awaited questions. Here’s a recap of the most important points. Milestones Rhapsody, the…

The security of native chains onboarded on Quicksilver, DeFi, and governance: Three verticals that can, at times, be at odds with each other. Currently on Cosmos, if a staker wants to participate in DeFi, he or she would most likely have to unbond his or her stake. Then this user…

Quicksilver aims to provide a Liquid Staking solution that does not negatively affect chain security. By using Iqlusion’s Liquidity Staking Module, allowing users validator choice, and encouraging positive participation, Quicksilver will address security risks that could potentially have long-term consequences on the security of the Cosmos. Liquidity Staking Module (LSM) Quicksilver will be implementing…