Great post sir!
I would like to highlight these there which are getting funded by AADAO.
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regarding the wallets and decentralized identity, we have funded Anima to build. Proof of Personhood which is a claim and identity protocol compatible with the Cosmos wallets and ecosystem. This grant goal is to have Cosmos hub be the central chain in which Cosmos users identities are created from.
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Atom as gas: both Mystic Laps and Leap wallet are building their own mechanisms of utilizing ATOM as the interchain gas token.
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Cosmos risk team:
Due to the result of some grants we funded that are building on cosmos sdk, Jehan proposed CHIPs which is a proposal that aims to provide a framework for making technical changes to the Cosmos Hub, this ensures a good review process and minimizes security risks as new changes are implemented. More can be found here: Cosmos Hub Improvement Process (CHIPs).
We are also funding Range Security for AEZ. This product provides IBC security monitoring which is a crucial public goods which isnt provided elsewhere in Cosmos. The goal is to cover the IBC activity on the ATOM Economic Zone, providing needed data to partner chains like Stride and Neutron. Cosmos hub and consumer chains can easily set-up monitoring / alerting in case any unusual activities occur for example.
Of course the Tokenomics RFP which has been one of AADAO’s most important tasks this year is taking its course. The goal is to strengthen the value of ATOM and maintain its brand as interchain money.
This isn’t meant to be an AADAO related response however I wanted to highlight these features we are working on providing as it seems this is a shared vision for fellow cosmonauts.