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🚨 history of Cosmos 🚨
Cosmos was introduced through the publication of its white paper written by Tendermint co-founders Jae Kwon and Ethan Buchman and published in 2016. Its native token ATOMwas initially offered through two private sales in January 2017 and a public sale in April 2017. Kwon, who is recognised as the project’s principal architect, stepped down as CEO in 2020 and was replaced by Peng Zhong. Cosmos then launched the inter-blockchain communications (IBC) protocol, the platform’s standard for blockchain interoperability, in April 2021.