Cosmos Hub postpones vote date following white paper revision
A revised vision of the Cosmos Hub is now expected to be on chain for voting on Oct. 31, after being originally scheduled for Oct. 3. An updated version of the Cosmos Hub white paper went live on October 29, with the community now set to vote on the document. According to the project, concerns related to the issuance model of Cosmos token (ATOM) were addressed in the new revision, among other issues. The paper's first version was published in September, proposing a redesigned Hub focused on strengthening interoperability and security, along with key changes to its token, with a new....
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A technical manifesto, the Bitcoin white paper was released in 2008 under an MIT public license for all to learn from, share and enjoy.