{"id":1387,"date":"2024-11-29T07:59:20","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T07:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.oqtacore.com\/?p=1387"},"modified":"2024-12-24T06:09:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T06:09:26","slug":"mastering-cosmos-sdk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/mastering-cosmos-sdk\/","title":{"rendered":"Mastering Cosmos SDK: Scalable Blockchain Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A closer look at the powerful and modular Cosmos SDK, designed to simplify blockchain development and drive interoperability.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the early days of blockchain technology, blockchain developers faced a serious dilemma: on the one hand, building a blockchain from scratch was resource-intensive and required deep knowledge of cryptography.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While this approach provided maximum flexibility, it was time-consuming, resource-intensive, error-prone and ultimately uneconomical for many projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, developers could build on existing platforms such as Ethereum. While this approach reduced development time and complexity, it had its limitations. Projects built on these platforms were constrained by the blockchain architecture, which could stifle innovation and limit the development potential of decentralised applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To address this dilemma, the Cosmos project was created, including<strong> the Cosmos SDK framework<\/strong>, which simplifies the process of building custom modular blockchains while providing flexibility and adaptability to the specific needs of decentralised applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Cosmos_Creation_Story\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cosmos Creation Story\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The story of the project begins in 2014, when Jae Kwon creates the idea and concept of &#8216;Cosmos&#8217;, which would later be called \u201cThe Internet of Blockchains\u201d. A year later, Kwon was joined by Ethan Buchman, and together they founded the non-profit organisation Interchain Foundation and created a development roadmap and technical documentation for the project on GitHub, including the Cosmos SDK ecosystem software development kit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1390\" src=\"https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/12324.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/12324.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/12324-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/12324-1024x594.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/12324-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/12324-180x104.jpg 180w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/12324-800x464.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>In 2017,<\/strong> the project team launches several public and private funding rounds and begins active testing of the Tendermint consensus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> In March 2019,<\/strong> after several tests on mainnet, the ecosystem&#8217;s first public blockchain is launched with the eponymous name Cosmos Hub and the native token $ATOM.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cosmos_ecosystem\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cosmos ecosystem<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Cosmos<\/strong> is a decentralized, scalable, interoperable ecosystem of interconnected independent blockchains, also known as the blockchain internet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cosmos ecosystem has three key components:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>ComeBFT,<\/strong> a consensus algorithm that enables high transaction speeds (up to 10k TPS) and network security.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ComeBFT has recently replaced the original Tendermint consensus originally used in Cosmos;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>IBC<\/strong> (Inter-Blockchain Communication) Protocol is a standardised interoperability protocol that cryptographically confirms that a message has been sent from one blockchain to another.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main function of IBC is to transfer not only tokens, but also any data. This makes it possible to create not only decentralised exchanges and automated market makers, but also any decentralised applications in marketing, logistics, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Cosmos SDK<\/strong> is an open source framework designed to create both public Proof-of-Stake (PoS) multi-asset blockchains and private Proof-of-Authority (PoA) blockchains designed for specific applications (dAPPs).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can read more about all elements of the Cosmos SDK in <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.cosmos.network.\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the official documentation.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1391\" src=\"https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1111-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1111-5.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1111-5-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1111-5-1024x522.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1111-5-768x392.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1111-5-180x92.jpg 180w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1111-5-800x408.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.cosmos.network.\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main goal of the Cosmos SDK is to enable developers to easily build their own blockchains from scratch, while ensuring interoperability with other blockchains.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_features_of_Cosmos_SDK\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key features of Cosmos SDK<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cosmos SDK is a unique solution due to its key technical features:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modular structure: Cosmos SDK modules are highly customisable and adaptable, allowing developers to implement almost any logic in their projects. In fact, this process can be compared to assembling a Lego set;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High security: Open source code provides advanced permissions and access control, ensuring a high level of security;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High performance: Blockchains built on Cosmos SDK and comeBFT are capable of processing thousands of transactions per second;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High level of interoperability:\u00a0 IBC (Inter-Blockchain Communication), simplifies inter-blockchain communication by allowing different blockchains developed on different platforms to securely communicate with each other;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High level of development flexibility: The platform supports the creation of applications in different programming languages (thanks to gRPC), allowing flexible interoperability between modules;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Projects_created_with_Cosmos_SDK\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Projects created with Cosmos SDK<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not surprisingly, Cosmos SDK has been used to create a huge number of projects of all kinds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1392\" src=\"https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11111-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11111-2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11111-2-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11111-2-1024x655.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11111-2-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11111-2-180x115.jpg 180w, https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/11111-2-800x512.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mapofzones.com\/home?columnKey=ibcVolume&amp;period=24h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Cosmos ecosystem currently includes 90 major projects, including such giants as<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>DyDx<\/strong> \u2013 the leading DEX for trading crypto derivatives;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Celestia<\/strong> \u2013 the modular data availability network that makes blockchain easy to run;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Fetc<\/strong>h.ai \u2013 the leading DeFi protocol for building AI agents;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Axelar<\/strong> \u2013 the DeFi collaboration platform to connect different blockchain networks;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Neutron<\/strong> \u2013 the smart contract creation platform;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Osmosis<\/strong> \u2013 the DeFi liquidity layer and, coincidentally, the largest DEX in the ecosystem;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to the core projects of the Cosmos ecosystem, more than 500 different projects have been created using the Cosmos SDK.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conclusion<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cosmos SDK is a truly revolutionary solution that allows you to create blockchain systems and dApps without being distracted by the technical aspects, instead focusing directly on creating the application logic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to create your own blockchain or dApp, this particular framework may be one of the best solutions to achieve your goal.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/how-will-depin-change-our-lives\/\">How will DePIN change our lives?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oqtacore.com\/blog\/overview-of-ton-blockchain\/\">Overview of TON Blockchain<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A closer look at the powerful and modular Cosmos 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