Zaki Manian, cofounder of Sommelier Protocol and cofounder of Iqlusion and Jack Zampolin, founder of Strangelove Ventures, discuss everything about Cosmos, the new white paper, and how to improve MEV capture for ATOM holders.\nShow highlights:\n\nhow Jack and Zaki got involved with crypto and Cosmos\n\nwhat the Sommelier protocol is, the role of Iqlusion, and what Strange Love does\n\nthe basics of Cosmos and application-specific blockchains (ASB)\n\nwhy would a project choose to be an ASB rather than an application on a blockchain\n\nwhether Cosmos can achieve network effects\n\nthe reasons behind launching a new white paper for Cosmos\n\nwhy the team decided to pursue interchain security\n\nwhether there would be an increase in fees with so many chains relying on the Cosmos Hub for security\n\nhow much economic value the Cosmos Hub will end up securing if the proposal gets passed\n\nhow the Cosmos Treasury could be used to fund development\n\nthe role of the Interchain Scheduler to capture MEV\n\nwhether centralized exchanges are going to start trading against the customers\n\nthe new issuance model proposed for ATOM\n\nthe role of an active governance community to make Cosmos more decentralized\n\nwhat problems Liquid staking solves\n\nhow USDC will launch on a consumer chain\n\n\nThank you to our sponsors!\nCrypto.com\nChainalysis\nweb3 with a16z\n\n\nJack:\nTwitter\nZaki:\nTwitter\n\nEpisode Links\n\nPrevious Coverage of Unchained on Cosmos:\nHow Osmosis Is Trying to Improve the Crypto User Experience\n\nNew white paper\n\nDocument\n\nProposal\n\n\nInterchain security\n\nPaper\n\nThe Block article\n\n\nThe DeFi investor thread\n\n\n\nATOM 2.0\n\nThread by Route 2 DeFi\n\nYouseff Amrain\u2019s thread\n\nCharlie Morris\u2019 thread\n\n\nOther articles\n\nVaneck\u2019s article: Why we are bullish on Atom\n\nAlex Valaitis article: A deep dive into Cosmos\n\nLiquid Staking\n\nNative USDC on Cosmos\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices