# Blog **URL:** https://forum.osmosis.zone/c/blog/13.md?page=1 [Latest](https://forum.osmosis.zone/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.osmosis.zone/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.osmosis.zone/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Osmosis Ecosystem Spotlight: Quasar Finance](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/osmosis-ecosystem-spotlight-quasar-finance/603)
**Author:** [@Osmosis\_Foundation](https://forum.osmosis.zone/u/Osmosis_Foundation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/osmosis-ecosystem-spotlight-quasar-finance/603 "2023-02-23T06:00:00Z")
Osmosis Ecosystem Spotlight: Quasar Finance The Osmosis DEX suite is growing exponentially, and it can be hard to keep track of all the teams building new features. This series of Ecosystem Spotlights allows you to get t… --- ## [Protocol-Owned Builders, The Future of Sovereign Cosmos MEV](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/protocol-owned-builders-the-future-of-sovereign-cosmos-mev/585)
**Author:** [@Osmosis\_Foundation](https://forum.osmosis.zone/u/Osmosis_Foundation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/protocol-owned-builders-the-future-of-sovereign-cosmos-mev/585 "2023-02-23T06:00:00Z")
Sovereignty necessitates choice Sovereignty is a fundamental principle of the Cosmos design and its ideology. What this means in practice is developers have access to the full protocol design space and chains have contro… --- ## [Understanding the Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/understanding-the-inter-blockchain-communication-protocol/602)
**Author:** [@Osmosis\_Foundation](https://forum.osmosis.zone/u/Osmosis_Foundation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2023, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/understanding-the-inter-blockchain-communication-protocol/602 "2023-02-15T06:00:00Z")
Over the last few years, much of the debate within the cryptocurrency and block community has centered around the idea of scalability and interoperability. Will the future be one where a single chain like Ethereum, whose… --- ## [Osmosis Welcomes Avalanche](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/osmosis-welcomes-avalanche/606)
**Author:** [@Osmosis\_Foundation](https://forum.osmosis.zone/u/Osmosis_Foundation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2023, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/osmosis-welcomes-avalanche/606 "2023-02-11T06:00:00Z")
The world of subnets makes its way into the world of appchains. From the competitive race to innovate and create the world’s fastest blockchain, Avalanche was born. In an almost Hub-like methodology, Avalanche has built… --- ## [Osmosis to host first-ever Mars Protocol Red Bank Outpost](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/osmosis-to-host-first-ever-mars-protocol-red-bank-outpost/605)
**Author:** [@Osmosis\_Foundation](https://forum.osmosis.zone/u/Osmosis_Foundation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/osmosis-to-host-first-ever-mars-protocol-red-bank-outpost/605 "2023-02-08T06:00:00Z")
Mission briefing: At launch, ATOM, axlUSDC and OSMO will be available for over-collateralized borrowing and lending on Osmosis, enabling manual leverage and shorting As soon as it is enabled by Mars governance, the Out… --- ## [Osmosis 2022: Retrospective](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/osmosis-2022-retrospective/601)
**Author:** [@Osmosis\_Foundation](https://forum.osmosis.zone/u/Osmosis_Foundation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2023, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/osmosis-2022-retrospective/601 "2023-02-01T06:00:00Z")
For a chronological overview of the year, see Osmosis 2022: Timeline. 2022 was a year of innovation and building in the Osmosis Ecosystem, a year of massive growth and diversification. It was also the year the market tu… --- ## [Osmosis ProtoRev by Skip Protocol](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/osmosis-protorev-by-skip-protocol/604)
**Author:** [@Osmosis\_Foundation](https://forum.osmosis.zone/u/Osmosis_Foundation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2023, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/osmosis-protorev-by-skip-protocol/604 "2023-01-31T06:00:00Z")
Skip Protocol has nearly completed the Protocol Revenue module approved in Osmosis Prop 341. This first-of-its-kind module will allow the Osmosis DAO to capture the arbitrage profits that are lost to external agents in o… --- ## [Permissioning CosmWasm Contracts on Osmosis](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/permissioning-cosmwasm-contracts-on-osmosis/599)
**Author:** [@Osmosis\_Foundation](https://forum.osmosis.zone/u/Osmosis_Foundation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2023, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/permissioning-cosmwasm-contracts-on-osmosis/599 "2023-01-15T06:00:00Z")
There has been some confusion in the governance forums over whether every instance of a smart contract would need to be voted on by the DAO. If this were true, every time someone wanted to make, for example, an ApolloDA… --- ## [What is an appchain and Why is everyone talking about it?](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/what-is-an-appchain-and-why-is-everyone-talking-about-it/597)
**Author:** [@Osmosis\_Foundation](https://forum.osmosis.zone/u/Osmosis_Foundation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/what-is-an-appchain-and-why-is-everyone-talking-about-it/597 "2023-01-02T06:00:00Z")
Historically, appchains have been defined as single-use blockchains, as opposed to their general use, multi-app cousins, “fat protocols” like Ethereum. These definitions are somewhat fluid, with monolithic (fat) chains … --- ## [Osmosis after One Year: Achievements and Future Directions](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/osmosis-after-one-year-achievements-and-future-directions/490)
**Author:** [@sunnya97](https://forum.osmosis.zone/u/sunnya97)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2022, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/osmosis-after-one-year-achievements-and-future-directions/490 "2022-12-22T06:00:00Z")
A recap of the first year into Osmosis. The past, present and future Highlights from Year 1 Osmosis kickstarted Cosmos interchain DeFi with $17.6 billion in trading volume and the highest IBC volumes in the Cosmos. O… --- ## [Mars Protocol Lands on Osmosis](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/mars-protocol-lands-on-osmosis/491)
**Author:** [@sunnya97](https://forum.osmosis.zone/u/sunnya97)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2022, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/mars-protocol-lands-on-osmosis/491 "2022-12-22T06:00:00Z")
A richer Defi experience is coming to Osmosis Delphi Labs recently announced that Mars Protocol is deploying on Osmosis. We are thrilled to welcome the Mars community and its developers to the Osmosis interchain DEX … --- ## [Osmosis for Applications: Cross-Chain Swaps as a Service](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/osmosis-for-applications-cross-chain-swaps-as-a-service/493)
**Author:** [@sunnya97](https://forum.osmosis.zone/u/sunnya97)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2022, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/osmosis-for-applications-cross-chain-swaps-as-a-service/493 "2022-12-21T06:00:00Z")
Cross-chain is hard, but Osmosis makes it easy. Following its recent adoption of Axelar as a bridge service provider for chains outside the Cosmos/IBC ecosystem, Osmosis, the Cosmos DEX with the deepest liquidity in … --- ## [How Osmosis & Axelar Provide Secure Cross-Chain Liquidity](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/how-osmosis-axelar-provide-secure-cross-chain-liquidity/494)
**Author:** [@sunnya97](https://forum.osmosis.zone/u/sunnya97)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2022, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/how-osmosis-axelar-provide-secure-cross-chain-liquidity/494 "2022-12-16T06:00:00Z")
Cross chain liquidity and Osmosis In Osmosis for Applications: Cross-Chain Swaps as a Service, we introduced the idea of Osmosis serving as a back-end service for applications looking to offer cross-chain features to… --- ## [Osmosis Ecosystem Spotlight: Laika](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/osmosis-ecosystem-spotlight-laika/492)
**Author:** [@sunnya97](https://forum.osmosis.zone/u/sunnya97)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/osmosis-ecosystem-spotlight-laika/492 "2022-12-14T06:00:00Z")
Laika is simplifying smart contract requests on Osmosis. The Osmosis DEX suite is growing exponentially, and it can be hard to keep track of all the teams building exciting new features. This series of Ecosystem Spot… --- ## [An Introduction into Superfluid Staking](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/an-introduction-into-superfluid-staking/595)
**Author:** [@Osmosis\_Foundation](https://forum.osmosis.zone/u/Osmosis_Foundation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2022, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/an-introduction-into-superfluid-staking/595 "2022-12-01T06:00:00Z")
What is Superfluid Staking? Superfluid Staking is the biggest advance in Proof of Stake since validator slashing. It was developed on Osmosis and, for now, exists only here. It is a method of staking the OSMO tokens that… --- ## [Introducing Osmosis Stableswap](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/introducing-osmosis-stableswap/596)
**Author:** [@Osmosis\_Foundation](https://forum.osmosis.zone/u/Osmosis_Foundation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2022, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/introducing-osmosis-stableswap/596 "2022-12-01T06:00:00Z")
The Benefits of Stableswap Stableswap AMMs allow the lifeblood of DeFi – stablecoins – to be traded with minimal price impact. This means that, in a healthy stableswap pool, even large trades do not greatly move asset pr… --- ## [The Cosmos Endgame](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/the-cosmos-endgame/594)
**Author:** [@Osmosis\_Foundation](https://forum.osmosis.zone/u/Osmosis_Foundation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 5:00am UTC](https://forum.osmosis.zone/t/the-cosmos-endgame/594 "2022-10-13T05:00:00Z")
Merge, Surge, Splurge…Converge? The Interchain Endgames of Cosmos and Ethereum ‍ Convergent Evolution Towards the end of the Silurian period 420 million years ago, jawed fish diverged into cartilaginous sharks (and rays… [Previous page](https://forum.osmosis.zone/c/blog/13.md)