How do you identify and vet great passive income opportunities, particularly when it comes to staking? At Staking Rewards, we use our data to do just that - and this week, we did it with Cosmos (ATOM). Read on to learn how we analyze staking opportunities using Cosmos staking flows, validator activity, and reward rates.

See all eight on-chain data graphs and read our complete analysis here.

Or copy and paste this link into your browser: https://www.stakingrewards.com/journal/exploring-on-chain-data-the-state-of-cosmos-atom-staking-and-validators/

We were excited to see one of our indicators assessing investor confidence flashing a positive signal for stakers on Cosmos:

Also, if you missed it last week, we did a similar analysis on Solana here.

Have a great weekend!

State of the Stake

Journal Entries

Citadel.One integrates with the Verified Provider Program

Staking Rewards is pleased to announce that Citadel.one has joined the Verified Provider Program (VPP). This partnership will enable stakers to make more informed and transparent decisions when staking their crypto assets.

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New Verified Providers on StakingRewards.com

The Verified Provider Program is an initiative to increase trust and transparency in the staking industry by verifying that Providers meet a set of criteria, including but not limited to, risk management, longevity, and security measures. When we verify providers, we look at their business through a microscope and analyse things such as their on-chain reliability, their provider setup, and value-added services for the whole ecosystem. You can learn more about the VPP in our articles about Provider Batch 1 and Batch 2. Providers that are part of the VPP have a blue checkmark next to their names on our website and can be viewed here. We are excited to announce the following new Verified Staking Providers:

We are excited to announce the following new Verified Staking Providers:

• Stake2Earn

• Kiln

If you are a validator and want to join the VPP, fill out this form.

Summit Fireside Chats

Summit Fireside Chats is a series where we interview validators, protocols, users and community members that attended the #StakingSummit. We discuss staking innovations, trends and banter about the market!

🔔 Obol Network's Distributed Validator Technology (DVT) On Ethereum Staking

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Global Staking Research

Introducing the Diversified Staked ETH Index

Diversify your portfolio. Decentralize the network.

Solana Liquid-Staking Tool Marinade Looks to Bolster Its Token Value With Staked SOL Capture

Pseudonymous Marinade developer Cerba said the effort will bring more legitimacy to mSOL, which is ahead of Lido’s Solana LSD token despite that big-name protocol’s dominance on Ethereum.

DeFi Service Frax Finance Gains Momentum Amid Ether Staking Narrative, FXS in Focus

High yields on Curve-related pools have attracted millions of dollars' worth of ether to Frax in the past few weeks.

Wormhole Hackers Move $155M

Everyone wants a piece of the staked ETH game…including the Wormhole hackers.