Oct 13Introducing Mars Protocol’s Risk Framework 2.0At the heart of Mars, risk and opportunity lie intertwined. Each new protocol and asset approved for borrowing and lending come with both, and it’s the job of the Martian Council to balance these risks and rewards to maximize the protocol’s potential and viability in the long-run. Today, Mars contributors…Mars Protocol5 min readMars Protocol5 min read
Sep 25Introducing Mars v2From DeFi’s primordial cosmic soup, a new primitive emerges: the Rover. Engineered to operate in the cosmos’ harshest environments, rovers give their pilots DeFi superpowers to navigate new, uncharted worlds. …Mars Protocol9 min readMars Protocol9 min read
Sep 23Afterparty, swag, & livestreams: How to connect with Mars contributors at CosmoverseIn three earth days, Martians throughout the galaxy will descend on Cosmoverse to explore the vision for Mars v2 at what may be the world’s largest gathering of Cosmos devs. …Mars Protocol4 min readMars Protocol4 min read
Aug 9Mars Protocol Code Review Breakdown — Session #5, Staking Incentives ModuleIn the last two code review sessions, Mars contributor @larry0x went over the Safety Fund and Governance modules for the Mars Hub app-chain, focusing on the CosmosSDK side of development. …3 min read3 min read
Aug 3Mars Protocol Code Review Breakdown — Session #3 & #4, Safety Fund and Governance ModulesIn the first two code review sessions, Mars contributor @larry0x went over the Airdrop and Vesting contracts. In these tutorials, the focus was on CosmWasm smart contract development. The third and fourth session will address the Cosmos SDK and the app-chain itself. …6 min read6 min read
Jul 26Mars Protocol Code Review Breakdown — Session #2 Airdrop Contract in Action & Overview of the Vesting ContractIn our first code review session, Mars contributor @larry0x covered the upcoming Airdrop contract for the new $MARS tokens. In it, he discussed the design of the Airdrop contract, coin types, merkle proofs, and the contract’s functions and queries. For our second session, @larry0x is back to go over recent…7 min read7 min read
Jul 14Mars Protocol Code Review Breakdown — Session #1, Airdrop ContractLast week, Mars contributor @larry0x hosted an interactive code review of the upcoming airdrop contract for the new $MARS tokens; check out the recording here. This article will serve as a follow-up breakdown of general topics that were discussed. Introduction to the Airdrop Contract Users interact with a CosmWasm smart contract via entry point functions…Rust8 min readRust8 min read
Jun 7Unveiling the Mars airdrop and snapshot dataAs painful as Terra’s implosion was, it radically expanded the vision for Mars. Rather than a single credit protocol for a single blockchain, it aims to become the credit protocol for all of Cosmos and beyond. To do that, Mars will launch its own Cosmos SDK blockchain, Mars Hub, and…Mars Protocol3 min readMars Protocol3 min read
May 31Mars and Terra 2.0A fleet of Mars rovers has been deployed to explore launching an outpost of Mars’ Red Bank on Terra 2.0. Early data suggests it’s possible and in the article below, we’ll explain how Mars gets there. Recently, Mars contributors announced the rise of Mars Hub and an outpost on Osmosis…Mars Protocol3 min readMars Protocol3 min read
May 27The rise of Mars Hub and an outpost on OsmosisAfter extreme disturbances in the Terra network, Mars contributors sent rovers throughout the Cosmos ecosystem. Launched by Delphi Labs, they were tasked with finding a new home for Mars’ Red Bank and the experimental applications launched in the Fields of Mars. …Mars Protocol5 min readMars Protocol5 min read
