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Fordefi x Chorus One: Direct Staking for OPUS Customers via Wallet Integration
OPUS customers can now stake across multiple networks using the Fordefi wallet inside OPUS
May 31, 2023
5 min read

We’re proud to announce our partnership with Fordefi, a leading MPC wallet platform and web3 gateway that enables institutions to seamlessly connect to dApps across networks, while securing their  digital assets. This partnership facilitates Chorus One’s OPUS customers to stake and unstake multiple tokens using the Fordefi wallet inside OPUS.

The Fordefi wallet

Fordefi’s wallet is a secure solution designed to provide enhanced security and privacy for users' digital assets through MPC (Multi-Party Computation) technology. The MPC wallet employs a distributed key generation process, where each key share is created separately and  is held by different parties. This ensures that no single entity has access to the complete private key, mitigating the risk of single points of failure or attacks.  

Additionally, Fordefi's wallet provides users with enhanced security against various attack vectors, including private key theft, collusion attacks, and web attacks.

Going forward, Chorus One’s OPUS users will be able to stake and unstake across numerous chains using Fordefi’s wallet, thus leveraging its security features.

OPUS

OPUS is Chorus One’s universal staking solution that allows institutions to stake quickly across multiple chains and earn high rewards while having complete control over their assets. It is aimed at expediting institutions' staking activities, streamlining the staking process, and enabling them to enjoy the benefits of higher rewards, increased efficiency, reduced costs, and unparalleled flexibility.

Key Benefits of using OPUS

  • Access to high rewards: Earn the highest staking rewards which include network emissions, transaction fees, and MEV. Chorus One does extensive research in MEV extraction and strategies to optimise yields.
  • Convenience: Using Fordefi’s wallet makes it very simple for tokenholders to stake with Chorus One. Users can start staking with just a few clicks while Chorus One takes care of all the technical requirements on the backend.
  • Security: Aside from Chorus One’s array of hardware security models and slashing protection that guarantee the security of the nodes, Fordefi wallet’s native MPC security features adds further layers of protection to users' staked assets.

“Fordefi's cutting-edge DeFi-focused wallet empowers institutions to stake with unparalleled confidence, fortified by advanced layers of security. Together, we’re committed to making staking accessible for a broader audience.” - Felix Lutsch, Chief Commercial Officer, Chorus One

“Chorus One’s expertise in the industry offers a new level of staking excellence for our institutional customers. We’re thrilled to empower our users with seamless access to staking and unrivaled opportunities in DeFi. ” - Josh Schwartz, CEO and Cofounder, Fordefi

About Fordefi

Fordefi’s MPC wallet platform and web3 gateway enables institutions to seamlessly connect to dApps across networks, while keeping digital assets secure. Fordefi is the first institutional wallet and security platform purpose-built for DeFi. Fordefi was founded in 2021 by crypto custody and cybersecurity experts, and designed in close collaboration with crypto industry-leading trading firms, funds and custodians. Fordefi’s mission is to enable institutions to securely hold digital assets and safely transact in decentralized finance.

About Chorus One

Chorus One is one of the biggest institutional staking providers globally operating infrastructure for 40+ Proof-of-Stake networks including Ethereum, Cosmos, Solana, Avalanche, and Near amongst others. Since 2018, we have been at the forefront of the PoS industry and now offer easy enterprise-grade staking solutions, industry-leading research, and also invest in some of the most cutting-edge protocols through Chorus Ventures.

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Ledger by Chorus One: Securely stake your tokens via the Ledger Live App
We’re proud to announce our partnership with Ledger, the global security platform for digital assets.
May 30, 2023
5 min read

We’re proud to announce our partnership with Ledger, the global security platform for digital assets and NFTs.

Ledger has extended its compatibility with the Cosmos ecosystem, and Chorus One will be supporting this integration by providing our validator services, allowing over a million Ledger Live users to leverage the bolstering Cosmos ecosystem. Going forth, Ledger Live users will be able to stake numerous Cosmos tokens, including Onomy (NOM), Quicksilver (QCK), Persistence (XPRT) and more through nodes operated by Chorus One.

This collaboration with Ledger Live aligns with our mission to provide seamless and secure staking services while empowering individuals with financial sovereignty.

“We are thrilled to partner with Chorus One, a trusted leader in the Cosmos ecosystem. Their deep expertise in the space makes them an invaluable partner for any entity looking to integrate staking operations into their product lines. With their extensive knowledge and experience in various Cosmos networks, we are confident in their ability to provide our users a secure and reliable staking solution. Through this collaboration, we are excited to empower our users with full control over their assets and the ability to seamlessly stake across multiple chains.” - Charles Guillemet, Chief Technology Officer, Ledger

Staking your Cosmos tokens through Ledger Live app offers you the opportunity to earn competitive staking rewards while keeping your assets secure via self-custody. By choosing to stake through Ledger, you can enjoy multiple benefits, including:

  • Security of hardware wallets. As Ledger is widely recognised as the gold standard of crypto storage, you can enjoy the benefits of keeping your assets secure via self custody while earning rewards with Chorus One.
  • High rewards. Staking through Ledger Live assures you of the highest possible rewards since Chorus One is dedicated to exploring and implementing various strategies to maximize staking rewards. We’re at the cusp of researching topics like MEV and even released an MEV bot last year that releases MEV updates from Osmosis every day.
  • Multiple tokens supported. Ledger Live allows you to securely store and stake multiple coins simultaneously.

Chorus One and the Cosmos Ecosystem

Chorus One has been a major driving force behind the growth of the Cosmos ecosystem, having made substantial contributions to it. We are deeply committed to projects that we strongly believe in and have invested and acted as a steward for a variety of Cosmos networks, including Quicksilver, Onomy, Axelar, and many others. With our extensive experience and in-depth understanding of the unique requirements of each network, we have honed our expertise in the interchain.

Currently, our research team is working on a comprehensive report that delves into the implications of MEV on dYdX v4 and aims to provide clarity into how MEV is likely to impact trading flow and execution ahead of the migration, enabling validators to make more informed decisions. To learn more about the report, visit: https://www.dydxgrants.com/grantees/chorus-one

To underscore our unwavering commitment to the Cosmos ecosystem, we released a comprehensive governance report last year, which shed light on validator participation, voting trends, and controversial proposals within the interchain. You can find the report at https://chorus.one/reports-research/governance-in-cosmos.

Furthermore, our team is deeply involved in the Cosmos community. Brian Crain, our CEO, serves on the board of the InterChain Foundation, and our Chief Investment Officer, Xavier Meegan, actively participates in the ATOM Accelerator DAO.

"Bringing non-custodial staking on Cosmos networks to millions of Ledger users is a significant milestone for Chorus One and the Cosmos ecosystem, and we are excited to continue our mission of providing seamless and secure staking services that align with Ledger’s values of empowering individuals with financial sovereignty. We believe that this collaboration will enable many more individuals to leverage the benefits of the burgeoning Cosmos ecosystem, and look forward to working closely with Ledger to make this a reality." - Brian Fabian Crain, Chief Executive Officer, Chorus One

Watch our webinar with The Block!

Last week, we collaborated with The Block to present a webinar featuring our Chief Commercial Officer, Felix Lutsch, alongside Lila Garcia from Ledger Enterprise and Boaz Avital from Anchorage Digital. Together, they engaged in an insightful discussion on the future of staking, covering significant topics circumferencing institutional staking, including regulatory developments, risk management, and staking infrastructure.

To watch the recorded webinar, please follow this link: https://youtu.be/AoMR3UyM7Eg

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OPUS: What Is It, and Why Did We Build It?
A bespoke solution that makes staking more simple, seamless, and secure.
May 25, 2023
5 min read
  • OPUS is a universal staking solution that allows institutions to stake quickly across multiple chains while having complete control over their assets.
  • Our brand new dashboard makes it significantly easier for institutions to access, track and download their staking rewards.
  • Chorus One provides all the technology and expertise that institutions require to integrate staking operations into their product lines.
  • OPUS customers receive exclusive access to Chorus One’s in-depth research (ALPHA) on all the networks we work with.

Since We Last Spoke…

Last year, we introduced OPUS, a staking dashboard and API designed to expedite institutional staking activities. We are proud to announce that OPUS is now live and running! In this article, we delve into what OPUS is, why we built it, and how it benefits our customers.

Diving Deeper

Over the past five years, we have developed extensive expertise in staking through conducting in-depth research on numerous emerging and existing PoS networks, as well as working closely with institutions interested in introducing staking services into their product lines.

Through our experience, we noticed a significant gap in the ecosystem - the absence of a simple, ready-to-use interface that streamlines the staking process and enables institutions to enjoy the benefits of higher rewards, increased efficiency, reduced costs, and unparalleled flexibility. That's why we built OPUS, a hassle-free API that allows users to stake digital assets across multiple chains on a single platform and earn the highest possible rewards while retaining complete control over their funds. Institutions can choose to stake their own assets using OPUS or provide staking services to their customers, creating a new opportunity for revenue generation.

OPUS’ Features

Institutions' needs can vary widely, and setting up staking operations often requires specific technical capabilities. After months of research, we developed OPUS to offer a range of customizable features that cater to all.

Highest Rewards and Tracking

Staking is one of the easiest and least risky ways to earn rewards on your cryptoassets. However, tracking rewards across multiple networks can be a cumbersome process.

To combat this, OPUS features an intuitive, user-friendly interface that enables users to track real-time rewards data for multiple assets on a single dashboard. Additionally, OPUS offers the highest staking rewards, which include network emissions, transaction fees, and MEV (maximal extractable value).

With just a few clicks, users can earn rewards and download detailed reports on their staking rewards at any time, while retaining unparalleled transparency and control over their assets.

Exclusive Research and Network Expertise

As a leading staking provider, we recognize that every network has its specific staking needs. Therefore, we offer customized solutions to simplify the process for our clients. We closely collaborate with networks during their early stages, providing expert advice on tokenomics, staking, and best practices. This collaboration helps our clients achieve faster time-to-market, infinite scalability, and enables staking on multiple networks with minimal setup time.

We also provide institutional customers a dedicated account manager who provides updates and support to ensure a seamless staking experience. Additionally, we offer free access to ALPHA, our on-demand research and consulting service, to all our customers.

“Partnering with us means gaining access to a team of seasoned industry professionals who are dedicated to helping you navigate the ever-evolving landscape of staking.” - Felix Lutsch, Chief Commercial Officer, Chorus One

Guaranteed Exit Strategy

We understand that risk management is a top priority for our clients, and that they must have faith in us as a staking provider to prevent penalties that could result in severe consequences. We take this responsibility seriously and have implemented several industry-leading measures to safeguard our customers in the unlikely event of a slashing occurrence. In fact, we’re proud to say that Chorus One has never been subject to a slashing penalty in our history.

To protect customers from downtime/slashing risks, we have implemented various measures, including:

  • Enterprise-grade, multi-region infrastructure across four different physical data centers and two cloud providers
  • 24/7 monitoring and standby support
  • Automated and pre-approved manual workflows for node upgrades
  • Working towards ISO/IEC 27001:2022 compliance by 2024
  • Double-signing protection through database access locks
  • Improved key protection through Web3signer Access controls
  • Diversified client infrastructure

Proactive Key Management Solutions

We use Hashicorp Vault, a secure and dependable storage solution, to encrypt all keys both during transit and at rest. Access to the keys is carefully regulated through meticulously configured Vault Policies, guaranteeing that only authorized validator pods and organizations can access them. Moreover, our Signer strictly adheres to security protocols to ensure that private keys are only accessible during the load process.

Higher Flexibility

We prioritize decentralization and strive to create efficient products that benefit everyone in the long run. Our culture is built on collaboration, innovation, and excellence, which means that we work closely with clients and partners to deliver transformative staking solutions that drive success in the Web3 space. We value user feedback and will continuously improve OPUS to better meet the staking needs of our clients.

Governance

At Chorus One, we take governance seriously. As one of the most active validators on Cosmos and other networks, we prioritize network integrity through on-chain participation. To provide utmost transparency, we will showcase our governance proposals on the OPUS dashboard for all our customers to see.

Getting Started with OPUS

Getting started with staking ETH through OPUS is extremely easy and usually consists of the following steps:

  1. You sign an agreement with Chorus One.
  2. The SSO login configuration and API access keys are shared.
  3. Once the integration is tested on the staging environment, you can then start staking through the OPUS portal.

Our customer support (staking@chorus.one) team will be available to guide you throughout the entire process, which should not exceed 2 days.

Here's an informative walkthrough of OPUS in action:

OPUS is a highly customizable solution, allowing users to tailor their staking strategies to their specific needs and preferences. Whether you're a seasoned investor looking to optimize your staking rewards, or a new entrant to the space looking to get started, OPUS has all the tools and resources you need to successfully participate in staking and earn the highest rewards.

“We’re thrilled to launch OPUS - the universal API that’s pioneering the staking experience across multiple chains. With OPUS, our customers enjoy seamless integration and simplified staking processes, saving valuable time to market. Moreover, our technology brings well-structured rewards data right to your fingertips, enabling every user to maximise their earning potential” - Meher Roy, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer,  Chorus One

To learn more about OPUS or book a demo, contact staking@chorus.one

About Chorus One

Chorus One is one of the biggest institutional staking providers globally operating infrastructure for 40+ Proof-of-Stake networks including Ethereum, Cosmos, Solana, Avalanche, and Near amongst others. Since 2018, we have been at the forefront of the PoS industry and now offer easy enterprise-grade staking solutions, industry-leading research, and also invest in some of the most cutting-edge protocols through Chorus Ventures. We are a team of over 50 passionate individuals spread throughout the globe who believe in the transformative power of blockchain technology.

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Chorus One announces staking support for Sui Network
Sui is a Layer 1 blockchain and smart contract platform designed to make digital asset ownership fast, private, secure, and accessible to everyone.
May 4, 2023
5 min read

After three rounds of rigorous testnets, the Sui Network Mainnet is live, and Chorus One is proud to support the network as a genesis staking provider and validator.

What is SUI?

Sui Network is a permissionless Layer-1 blockchain and smart contract designed from the ground up to make digital assets ownership fast, secure, and accessible to the next generation of Web3 users. Its pioneering architecture is implemented to create a world-class developer experience, in addition to vastly improving performance and user experience of L1 blockchains.

Sui Move

Sui uses Rust and supports smart contracts written in Sui Move -  a customized version of the Move programming language that enables the definition and management of assets with owners. These assets can be created, transferred, and mutated through custom rules defined in the smart contract, offering a flexible way to manage digital assets on the blockchain. This enables a vast range of use-cases such as tokens, virtual real estate, and more.

SUI’s unique design features

  1. Parallel agreement

Sui has a unique system design that allows it to scale horizontally and handle a high volume of transactions at low operating costs. Unlike other blockchains that require global consensus on all transactions, Sui enables parallel agreement on independent transactions through a novel data model and Byzantine Consistent Broadcast. This approach eliminates the need for global consensus and enhances scalability without compromising safety and liveness guarantees.

The object-centric view and Move's strong ownership types enable parallel execution of transactions that affect different objects while transactions that affect shared state are ordered through Byzantine Fault Tolerant consensus and executed in parallel.

  1. Scalability and Immediate Settlement

Sui’s scalability characteristic is highly innovative and distinct from existing blockchains that have bottlenecks. Currently, most blockchains have limited capacity to handle a high volume of transactions, resulting in slow processing times and expensive fees. This can lead to a poor user experience, particularly in gaming and financial applications. Sui addresses these issues by scaling horizontally to meet the demands of applications. It does this by adding more processing power through additional validators, resulting in lower fees and faster processing times even during periods of high network traffic.

  1. Novel Storage Ability

Sui allows developers to store complex assets directly on the blockchain, which makes it easier to create and execute smart contracts. This results in low-cost and horizontally scalable storage that enables developers to define rich assets and implement application logic. With this capability, new applications and economies can be created based on utility without relying solely on artificial scarcity.

SUI Tokens

Sui’s native token, SUI, has a fixed supply and is used to pay for gas fees. Additionally, users can earn rewards by staking their SUI tokens with validators like Chorus One. To learn more about how you can stake SUI with Chorus One, visit: https://chorus.one/articles/how-to-stake-sui-sui-network

Sui Use Cases

Sui enables developers to define and build:

  • On-chain DeFi and Traditional Finance (TradFi) primitives: enabling real-time, low latency on-chain trading
  • Reward and loyalty programs: deploying mass airdrops that reach millions of people through low-cost transactions
  • Complex games and business logic: implementing on-chain logic transparently, extending the functionality of assets, and delivering value beyond pure scarcity
  • Asset tokenization services: making ownership of everything from property deeds to collectibles to medical and educational records perform seamlessly at scale
  • Decentralized social media networks: empowering creator-owned media, posts, likes, and networks with privacy and interoperability in mind

Staking $SUI with Chorus One

SUI can be delegated to Chorus One delegation pool

Current Staking APR: 8.3%

For any other questions, reach out to staking@chorus.one

Useful links, tools, and resources

Website: https://sui.io

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SuiNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Docs: https://docs.sui.io/learn/about-sui

Explorer: https://suiscan.xyz/mainnet/home  

Discord: https://discord.com/invite/sui

GitHub: https://github.com/MystenLabs/sui

About Chorus One

Chorus One is one of the biggest institutional staking providers globally operating infrastructure for 40+ Proof-of-Stake networks including Ethereum, Cosmos, Solana, Avalanche, and Near amongst others. Since 2018, we have been at the forefront of the PoS industry and now offer easy enterprise-grade staking solutions, industry-leading research, and also invest in some of the most cutting-edge protocols through Chorus Ventures. We are a team of over 50 passionate individuals spread throughout the globe who believe in the transformative power of blockchain technology.

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Chorus One announces staking support for APTOS Network
Chorus One is proud to announce staking support for Aptos Network, a Layer-1 PoS protocol with a core focus on safety, scalablity, and user experience.
April 21, 2023
5 min read

We’re excited to announce that Chorus One is now live on the APTOS Network, after successful participation in the Aptos Previewnet Program - a quarterly program that Aptos intends to run to both evaluate performance of existing and aspiring node operators who wish to operate nodes on Mainnet, and test out new features.

The Aptos ecosystem is bustling with activity as developers work on a range of innovative projects such as NFTs, DeFi applications, DEXs, wallets, and bridges. You can head to this repo for notable examples of these projects, showcasing the diverse and dynamic nature of the Aptos community's development efforts.

What is Aptos?

Aptos is a high-performance layer 1 proof-of-stake protocol that aims to be one of the safest and most scalable protocols, with a core focus on user experience. It was initiated by Aptos Labs, a venture founded by former engineers and scientists from Diem (formerly Facebook), with a vision to build their own, permissionless blockchain. Aptos is built using the Move programming language along with the Move Virtual Machine for dApp development. The team behind Aptos was actively involved in the development of Move, with a focus on flexibility, customizable transaction logic, and provability to enhance the safety of writing smart contracts.

Cutting Edge Solutions

Aptos is designed to prioritize scalability, safety, reliability, and upgradability, addressing common problems faced by existing protocols such as outages, high costs, slow transaction processing speed, and security concerns. It achieves this through innovative techniques like flexible private key management and hybrid custody services to enhance user safety.

Additionally, it utilizes a unique design that enables quick and efficient transaction processing through a parallelized and modular pipeline approach, resulting in high transaction throughput and minimal delays. More on this next.

Aptos Technical Caveats and USPs

  1. Upgradability

Aptos is designed with a strong focus on upgradability and evolution over time. It achieves this through various approaches, such as storing configuration information on the blockchain and customizable state synchronization protocols. This allows node operators to choose synchronization strategies that align with their requirements, making it user-friendly for both users and developers. The flexible upgradeability framework of Aptos ensures smooth adaptation to changing requirements in the future.

  1. Security

Aptos prioritizes security and performance to enhance user experience (UX). It addresses key management challenges through flexible private key management and hybrid custody services, catering to both new and experienced users. This allows users to create multiple accounts that are not linked to each other but can be managed using a single wallet. It also enables trusted custodians to rotate private keys in case of certain circumstances, implemented on-chain at the base layer to prevent damages caused by key mismanagement.

In addition, Aptos enhances security by providing transaction transparency before signing, helping users detect malicious transactions and automatically reject them, thus improving end-user security and UX.

For developers, Aptos streamlines smart contract development through Move, which introduces a new type of digital object that can be passed as arguments and returned by functions, making smart contract interactions more efficient and preventing issues like dangling references and memory leaks. The Move Prover, a formal verifier, also allows developers to verify their code before deployment, ensuring it behaves as intended in a live environment.

  1. High Performance and Scalability

Blockchain transactions can be processed sequentially or in parallel (simultaneously) Aptos uses 'parallel execution' - a concept inspired by Solana's sealevel runtime - to improve performance.

It achieves parallel processing through its Block-STM execution engine, which allows transactions to be processed in parallel as long as there are no conflicts in data or accounts. Transactions are processed in batches, and invalid batches are re-executed after validation. This allows developers to build products that process multiple transactions at once, enabling scalability on a single chain.

Aptos has achieved over 170,000 transactions per second (TPS) in experiments, which is much faster than Ethereum's 30 TPS and Solana’s 10,000 TPS.

Aptos also has a modular transaction lifecycle, where broadcasting, block metadata ordering, and batching storage occur separately and concurrently, leveraging available computing resources for parallel execution. Additionally, the consensus phase is separate from transaction dissemination and execution, reducing bandwidth requirements and improving scalability.

Governance

Unlike most other PoS networks,  there is a maximum stake limit in Aptos to prevent centralization of voting power. Staking in Aptos involves three personas: owner, operator, and voter. The owner owns the funds, the operator performs validation, and the voter participates in governance. Validators take turns proposing new blocks and earn rewards based on their reputation. Epochs, which are time intervals on Aptos, dictate events like reward payment and lock-up periods. Parameters like stake limits and epochs are subject to on-chain governance by the Aptos community.

How Proposals are made and resolved:

  1. The Aptos community suggests an Aptos Improvement Proposal (AIP) on GitHub in the Aptos Foundation AIP repository.
  2. If the proposal is deemed appropriate, an on-chain proposal is created for the AIP using the aptos_governance module.
  3. Voters then cast their votes on-chain using the aptos_governance module.
  4. If the proposal receives sufficient support, it can be resolved.
  5. Governance requires a minimum number of votes to be cast by an expiration threshold. However, if more than 50% of the total supply votes in favor of the proposal before the expiration threshold, the proposal can be executed without waiting for the full voting period.
Source: https://aptos.dev/concepts/governance/

Staking $APT with Chorus One

APT can be delegated to Chorus One delegation pool

Current Inflation Rate: 8%

Current Staking APR: 6.65%

For any other questions, reach out to staking@chorus.one.

Useful links, tools, and resources

Website: https://aptoslabs.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/aptoslabs

GitHub: https://github.com/aptos-labs/aptos-core/

Docs: https://aptos.dev/

Forum: https://forum.aptoslabs.com/

Whitepaper: https://github.com/aptos-labs/aptos-core/blob/main/developer-docs-site/static/papers/whitepaper.pdf

Explorer: https://explorer.aptoslabs.com/

About Chorus One

Chorus One is one of the biggest institutional staking providers globally operating infrastructure for 40+ Proof-of-Stake networks including Ethereum, Cosmos, Solana, Avalanche, and Near amongst others. Since 2018, we have been at the forefront of the PoS industry and now offer easy enterprise-grade staking solutions, industry-leading research, and also invest in some of the most cutting-edge protocols through Chorus Ventures. We are a team of over 50 passionate individuals spread throughout the globe who believe in the transformative power of blockchain technology.

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Chorus One announces staking support for Onomy
Chorus One is proud to announce staking support for Onomy Protocol, an on-chain fintech hub for DeFi.
April 6, 2023
5 min read

We’re very excited to announce that Chorus One is live on the Onomy Network! 

Onomy Protocol is pioneering a harmonious connection between traditional financial markets and the DeFi landscape - two worlds that have remained largely disjointed - by creating a vertically-integrated ecosystem  that emulates the familiarity of centralised exchanges but retains the decentralised ethos of Web3, Onomy will be presented to end-users in a digestible, retail-friendly ‘fintech shell’ whose backroom engine smoothens the transition from CeFi to DeFi for retail and institutions alike. 

Leveraging a Cosmos-based layer-1, a hybrid DEX, bridge hub, stablecoin issuance protocol, and additional contributions built on the ecosystem, Onomy is creating the perfect conditions for Forex markets to thrive on-chain. 

Introducing Onomy: An On-Chain Fintech Hub for DeFi

Onomy Network (ONET): A Fast and Secure Proof-of-Stake Blockchain

The Onomy Network is a Proof-of-Stake blockchain constructed using the Cosmos SDK framework, which enables it to achieve scalability by leveraging the infrastructure supported by a network of institutional validators, like Chorus One

With a block time of just five seconds, and its high throughput, low latency, and low fees features, the Onomy network is made to be ideal for financial transactions.

Onomy Exchange (ONEX)

Supporting various order types, including limit, market, conditional, and stop-loss orders, the Onomy Exchange (ONEX) stands out as a unique hybrid, multi-chain decentralised exchange (DEX) on which traders can buy and sell cross-chain through an order book with no trading fees incurred, whilst liquidity providers can get involved and earn rewards from the AMM running in the back-end. 

This empowers users to trade both crypto and Forex pairs effortlessly while also offering cross-chain trading, advanced charting, and more. 

“The Hybrid DEX combines the importance and familiarity of order books while retaining the flexibility and security of AMMs.” - Lalo Bazzi, Co-founder, Onomy Protocol

Essentially, ONEX aims to provide a high-volume trading experience similar to that of traditional centralised exchanges (CEX), but in a decentralised and non-custodial manner on the blockchain. 

Arc Bridge Hub

The Network powers the Onomy Arc Bridge Hub, a cross-chain transfer solution that integrates inter-blockchain communication (IBC) and allows users to easily traverse between prominent blockchains both within and beyond the Cosmos ecosystem, such as Near, Avalanche, Polygon, Ethereum, Neon, etc. Additionally, the Arc Bridge solves the issue of approving multiple cross-bridge transactions by reducing it to a single approval, making the user experience significantly simpler. 

Onomy Reserve (ORES)

Onomy Reserve (ORES) is the linchpin of the ecosystem and the fundamental driver behind Onomy’s core long term mission. A decentralised reserve bank, the ORES will provide on-chain minting of stablecoins, or denominations (Denoms) of fiat currencies. 

The goal is to create a trusted, decentralised system through which national currencies can be exchanged at speed on-chain and with broader integration with the wider DeFi ecosystem and the advantages composable finance brings and the efficiencies it entails for this titanic, $7 trillion per day market. The ORES will function as a gateway for liquidity across all integrated blockchains and will support multiple national currencies, with the native $NOM coin playing a key role. 

$NOM Utility

$NOM is Onomy’s native network and governance token. It’s used by validators (like Chorus One) and their delegators to secure the proof-of-stake blockchain, but also to cover transaction fees, and vote on governance proposals in the Onomy DAO which manages the on-chain treasury with no centralised control. $NOM will have a key role to play in the Onomy Reserve as highlighted in the Onomy Improvement Proposals, with additional utility to be voted on by the DAO. 

Onomy, Forex, and the New Economy

For crypto’s next great wave of adoption to occur, access to crypto needs to be easier, faster, and more intuitive - while also continuing to lay the scaffolding for a decentralised financial system that works entirely on-chain. Onomy is that convergence point. 

Powered by a strong team of crypto natives and backed by prominent crypto investors among the likes of Chorus One, Bitfinex, UDHC, GSR, DWF Labs, CMS Holdings LLC, and more. Onomy offers new possibilities for on-chain FX markets and broadens access to DeFi for the individual and institutional investor.

$NOM is already live for trading on Kucoin, Bitfinex, Gate.io and MEXC.

Onomy will unlock DeFi for the masses, and Chorus One is thrilled to be part of the journey. 

Staking $NOM with Chorus One

Current Inflation Rate: approximately 90% 

Current Staking APR: approximately 114%

Staking $NOM with Chorus is straightforward. Simply hold native $NOM on Cosmostation, Keplr or Leap, connect your wallet to the Onomy SuperApp, and stake $NOM with Chorus One. 

For any other questions, reach out to staking@chorus.one.

About Chorus One

Chorus One is one of the biggest institutional staking providers globally operating infrastructure for 40+ Proof-of-Stake networks including Ethereum, Cosmos, Solana, Avalanche, and Near amongst others. Since 2018, we have been at the forefront of the PoS industry and now offer easy enterprise-grade staking solutions, industry-leading research, and also invest in some of the most cutting-edge protocols through Chorus Ventures. We are a team of over 50 passionate individuals spread throughout the globe who believe in the transformative power of blockchain technology.

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Chorus One announces staking support for KYVE.
Delegators can stake their KYVE tokens to earn rewards and contribute to the network’s growth.
March 19, 2023
5 min read

We’re very excited to announce that Chorus One is now live on the KYVE Network mainnet.

Kyve aims to revolutionize customized access to on- and off-chain data by providing fast and easy tooling for decentralized data validation, immutability, and retrieval. With these tools, developers, data engineers, and others can easily and reliably access the trustless data they need in order to continue building the future of Web3.

It is a PoS blockchain built with the Cosmos SDK. It has two layers: the Chain Layer and the Protocol Layer, each with its own node infrastructure.

  • The chain layer is the backbone of KYVE and is an entirely sovereign Proof of Stake (PoS) blockchain built with/on Ignite. It’s run by independent nodes, which enable users to support and secure the KYVE blockchain.
  • Sitting on top of the chain layer is the Protocol Layer, which enables the actual use case of KYVE’s data lake. This includes data pools, funding, staking, and delegation.

The protocol layer nodes are responsible for collecting data from a data source, bundling and uploading it to any decentralized storage solution, and then validating it, keeping track of which data is truly valid for its users to tap into. This enables KYVE to store any data permanently and in a decentralized manner, creating a Web3 data lake.

Source: Kyve

Via KYVE, developers first input the desired endpoint from which they would like to fetch data and then fund a pool with $KYVE. Node runners wanting to participate in the protocol will be the ones fetching, bundling, storing, and validating the data to earn $KYVE rewards.

Data pipeline is another way of using KYVE. Through a non-code solution, KYVE data can be imported into any data source supported by Airbyte within just a few clicks. Since KYVE fetches raw data, it allows you to transform it to best fit your use case.

John Letey, Kyve’s co-founder & CTO, joined our podcast and told everything you need to know about Kyve, including some fun facts: John wrote his first program in C++ when he was only 8 years old.

At genesis, inflation was disabled. A governance proposal is currently being voted on to activate inflation with default parameters that were calculated considering the staking ratio at genesis. The goal is to reach an APY of 20%, a reference value influenced by other Cosmos networks.

Source: Kyve

The project is backed by multiple relevant foundations such as Near, Solana, and Avalanche, to name a few.

To know more about staking $KYVE with Chorus One, click here

About Chorus One

Chorus One is one of the biggest institutional staking providers globally operating infrastructure for 35+ Proof-of-Stake networks including Ethereum, Cosmos, Solana, Avalanche, and Near amongst others. Since 2018, we have been at the forefront of the PoS industry and now offer easy enterprise-grade staking solutions, industry-leading research, and also invest in some of the most cutting-edge protocols through Chorus Ventures. We are a team of over 50 passionate individuals spread throughout the globe who believe in the transformative power of blockchain technology.

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Chorus One announces staking for Gnosis Chain
Staking GNO contributes to the chain security and earns rewards.
February 9, 2023
5 min read

We are excited to announce that we have onboarded Gnosis Chain as validators. Gnosis is one of the first Ethereum sidechains in existence and has kept close to its values from inception. Gnosis Chain is EVM-based and secured by over 100k validators around the world. It hosts a very diverse validator set and it is propped up by the community governance of GnosisDAO to ensure it remains credibly neutral at a much lower price point than Ethereum mainnet. It powers an ecosystem of DApps including POAP (Proof of Attendance Protocol, the original NFT protocol), Dark Forest (a fully decentralized strategy game, built with zkSNARK technology), Giveth (public goods, peer-to-peer direct funding platform), and much more.

Gnosis has a long history of working alongside Ethereum, although Gnosis Chain is technically a new blockchain. It first specialized in prediction markets, decentralized exchanges, and wallet solutions, and joined expertise with xDAI Chain in 2021 to provide fast and inexpensive transactions. This newer chain has some great features including a block time of 5 seconds (making it ideal for everyday payments), a native stablecoin, a low-fee system (gas fees cost .01 xDAI per 500 transactions), Ethereum compatibility/interoperability, and much more. Gnosis Chain already successfully went through its Merge upgrade and on December 08, 2021, became a full Proof-of-Stake network.

Gnosis Chain runs on a dual-token framework: xDAI, which is a wrapped version of MakerDAO’s algorithmic stablecoin DAI, is the payment coin of the network. By using a stablecoin for payments and calculating gas in xDAI, Gnosis Chain can keep fees extremely low. On the other side, GNO is the staking and governance token for GnosisDAO, allowing validators and delegators to secure the chain. Currently, there are 342k GNO staked for on-chain voting, making Gnosis Chain the third most decentralized blockchain after Bitcoin and Ethereum. Chorus One is thrilled to support Gnosis Chain in our quest to expand the PoS economy.

About staking on Gnosis Chain

Block Explorer: https://gnosisscan.io/

Validating Rights: The minimum requirement to run a validator is 32 mGNO (1 GNO). Gnosis follows Ethereum’s Proof-of-Stake rewards system. You can learn more here.

Staking yield: 15.78%

Slashing: Staked tokens are subject to slashing.

To stake GNO or to set up a whitelabel validator, reach out to sales@chorus.one

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