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The first two blockchains on the Cosmos Hub’s, Interchain Security, have officially passed governance and are ready to launch
Two chains are in Governance process for requesting approval to join the Cosmos Hub’s shared security model, Interchain Security.
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pfff never sell your BTC buy CEFs (CRF, CLM, special drip at NAV) buy income generators (e.g., ULTY, YMAX, YBTC) buy growth (e.g., SCHG, QQQM) buy MLPs and REITs/mREITs (e.g., ET, USAC, O, MAIN, CSWC, SBR, etc.) buy Strategy preferred (STRK, STRF, STRC) - STRK = Yield Engine - STRF = Stability Layer - STRC = Capital Anchor - STRD = (situational) buy buy buy and hodl after all the years of fancy trading and options trading etc., I have found that these instruments are sufficient and that buy and hold is the best strategy (for me) because it frees up my time but these vehicles still use the same mechanisms I used to trade so now I have more time but keep the yield Accumulation is the name of the game Rebalance when you have opportunities that make sense but accumulate often and sit on it Time in the market beats timing the market Focus on tax strategy Don't follow stupid fads like selling MSTY to buy ULTY just keep hodling the MSTY and ride out the investment while you continue to accumulate elsewhere
That’s what I’m doing now. However I’m doing a mix of all the preferreds. STRC, STRK, STRD and STRF. I’m not doing 6months, more like 2. Access to Heloc, credit cards, 401k loans, brokerage margin make 6 too much for me.
Yep, this is why things such as STRD, STRK, STRF and STRC were created. To create avenues for those restricted pools of capital to move into. Also why treasury companies are a thing.
I think it’s too short a term. If you want some bitcoin exposure but not long-term and easy to exit, you can look into Strategy’s preferred stocks (STRC is designed to work like a money market with higher rates and STRD is below the $100 par.) You could also look into a Bitcoin income fund like XBTY or YBTC which would provide income off the gains of Bitcoin.
Weak demand?? He just raised 2.5 billion from the derivatives and they increased the offering 5x because demand was so strong. I mean, STRD offering went from 2.5M to 11.7M. He's not having any trouble raising cash.
5. MSTR, STRK, STRF, STRD, STRC. Also they have NO revenue to pay dividend on any of these preffered shares. So they will have to continue issuing new IPO to pay dividend on old IPO and buy more BC. sound familiar.
""Strategy now offers four Nasdaq-listed securities (MSTR, STRK, STRF, STRD), with STRC as its latest addition, reinforcing its capital markets strategy to raise funds for direct Bitcoin acquisition."" STRE, STRG, STRH, ect.... next. this will definitely end well. We are witnessing the biggest ponzi scheme in history in real time.
Are we reaching the point where even folks cashing out their crypto gains park their funds in....STRK / STRD / STRF / STRC? That would complete the full circle and create the fiat decimation perpetual machine.
It will be an unpopular view, but STRC from MSTR acts like a layer 2 system retrofitted over traditional brokerage accounts that enabled you to Stake worthless Fiat USD in a way that returns worthless Fiat at 9%, paid monthly, which will be attractive to ETFs, any company or hedge funds holding US Treasuries, etc. In exchange, the initial offerings and subsequent ATM offerings of STRC will lock up more BTC forever in a smart contract. The equity growth pays the yield. We know that adding $1 in equity as a purchase reduces supply and drives up the price of all other BTC (and subsequently Alt coins pegged to BTC) by a factor larger than 1. A few hundred million in purchases a few weeks ago pushed us past 113k to 117k and opened the gate higher even though it raises the market cap by billions. That is an efficient use of capital. Tools like STRC, STRD, STRK, and STRF capture TradFi capital and lock away BTC, increasing equity further. If you need monthly cash flow, STRC can replace an easy way to get monthly Fiat, more efficiently than HYSA. And buying and holding it will promote the equity lift of BTC and alts overall.
Anyone on this sub who has actually bought any of the MSTR preferred share instruments? STRK, STRF, STRD?
TYSONS CORNER, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Strategy™ (Nasdaq: MSTR; STRK; STRF; STRD) today announced that, subject to market and other conditions, it intends to conduct an initial public offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of 5,000,000 shares of Strategy’s Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock (the “STRC Stock”). Strategy intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including the acquisition of bitcoin and for working capital. TL;DR - Looks like MSTR is gearing up for another huge round of raising capital.
So to clear up some common misconceptions: 1. Their convertible bonds are unsecured which means there is no margin call or price point of bitcoin at which they will be forced to sell. 2. The next bond that is due is in 2028 and can be forcibly converted by Strategy after December 2026 as long as the share price of Strategy is above $183.19, or they can force conversion if price is over about $530 at any time. My base assumption is that this bond will be converted to shares by the end of the year. 3. Their bonds reach maturity over the course of 2028-2032 so their entire obligation will never come due at the same time. 4. They have already weathered the worst Crypto winter so far, if they were to fail and forced to sell it would have likely been at this point. They know what asset they are buying and have done a lot more risk management then most actually account for because most don’t actually bother to research all of the details. 5. You don’t have to trust what someone says, just their incentives. As the single largest shareholder, Micheal Saylor knows that the second the begin to sell the gig is up. Every shareholder enters with the expectation that they will never sell their Bitcoin and as soon as this is not true they will absolutely lose any premium they trade above their Bitcoin, not to mention every last institution will begin to think twice before ever giving them money again. Their strategy that has allowed them to outcompete all other stocks on the market will be dead at this point. He would stand to lose a substantial amount of money from his stock position and his personal Bitcoin holdings. Not to mention he would be open to quite a hefty class action lawsuit. 6. As a corporation they have no incentive to sell their large amount of capital. They can use it as collateral and borrow against it to buy other businesses that generate cash flow if they ultimately decide it would be more beneficial. As an operating company their entire goal is to grow their market cap so they can take in more passive inflows from indexes. Passive index flows provide easy and constant capital that allows the strategy to continue regardless of market sentiment. 7. They are able to issue one of their preferred shares (STRD) which allows them to gain capital to purchase more bitcoin without any legal obligation to pay the $10 per share yearly dividend because it is non cumulative. My original reply is that the LAST thing they would do is sell their Bitcoin and I still stand by it. Will they screw over the convertible bond holders or STRD holders? If they had to I would say yes, but again it would be in an effort to never sell their Bitcoin. I love MSTR because if you get all the little details it’s quite a beautiful to outcompete Bitcoin. People in just finance don’t understand fully and people in just crypto don’t understand fully.
I am all about owning real Bitcoin in cold storage, but given the FIRE conversation this may be helpful information. As other users have mentioned here, when you FIRE you don’t sell you stack to sit on cash and bitcoin does not produce yield to live off of (yes, it appreciates tremendously). Some of the products Strategy offers could be a great fit. STRD has >10% yield and STRK has >8% yield and convertibility to MSTR. These products pay yields *in perpetuity!*. There is a lot more detail with the products so DYOR and yes owning Bitcoin yourself is likely the best option for people, but for those seeking traditional FIRE yield income these are great options.
I didn't say it would. I listed a theoretical BTC Standard, where many equity holders transact on the Blockchain with BTC instead of with a floating variable Fiat currency like dollars or an expanding mineral supply like Gold. Gold is closest. Basically BTC as digital transferable collateral. Not as currency. Iran and Russia already do this to bypass USD sanctions. MSTR via Saylor is already tapping into the Pension market to BTC. The US bond market is one of th asset classes pensions can buy into. STRD, STRF, and STRK are all basically bonds that more income driven firms and investors are buying up by the millions and billions. He doesn't have to just issue more MSTR common stock any more. So that is how it will soak up some market share of equity. I don't think it is far fetched at all to suggest BTC achieves parity with Gold in equity. So you know how much Gold is mined every year? Every day? Every Hour? It is way more than you would expect. That market cap seems content to keep inflating.
The purpose of STRD is to trade at a discount to STRK. Who said they were convertible? They are for fixed income investors. STRD carries a 10% non-cumulative coupon and is non-convertible. Crucially, the company can call it at any time, giving Saylor the flexibility to suspend coupon payments during bear markets without accumulating arrears. This feature preserves full upside potential if btc value significantly increases, providing Saylor with complete operational discretion. It's important to note that none of these instruments use specific btc as collateral. Instead, investors receive their yield based on MicroStrategy's overall btc asset coverage, not through secured liens. This arrangement allows investors to gain btc-adjacent yield without breaching fiduciary or regulatory restrictions.
Isn't STRD convertible? So they cancel the dividend, a large drop in the value of their stock happens, they convert their STRD (is there a maturity date? Honestly, I don't know) Essentially, the only way they can pay the bills long term is selling (current cost basis is over 70k, so with flat / falling btc that could cause a panic), sell more stock (again, big issue that could crash price in a situation where BTC is flat or falling) or leveraging their BTC (would make me nervous as a shareholder with flat or falling btc). If BTC us up only they are fine, and Trumps dumb fuck tariff nonsense is making happen for at least a while. If BTC drops 70% in a bear, there will be problems.
Investors know thats a possibility and they are still buying. And keep in mind that STRD is only one financial instrument
STRD has tremendous demand and was UPSIZED to 4.2B. The dividend payment is optional wonder why 🤣
You probably dont even understand perferred capital instruments. Heres a breakdown: STRD offers 10% income stream (non-cumulative dividends). Higher capital stack position than common stock. Exposure to BTC’s upside through Strategy’s balance sheet expansion. There is also something called Embedded Optionality as in every dollar raised = more Bitcoin purchased. If Bitcoin rises, Strategy’s equity strengthens and default risk falls. Preferred redemption becomes more likely at liquidation preference ($100/share vs $85 IPO price). It’s yield + optionality in one instrument. And this is without dilution of the common stock
So for clarification, My question was: ***"Is it [STRD] 'highly accretive' to shareholders if BTC price remains flat?"*** The poster answered: ***"Yes actually lmao"*** Then he proceeds to bury his rationale in buzzwords that mostly say "**BTC price is certain to go up.**" And I think there is plenty of merit to debating whether BTC is "certain to go up." But that has nothing to defend his position that STRD generates value **even if BTC is flat**. Lets review: > **MSTR sidestepped that execution risk by being first.** Might be true, but irrelevant to his position regarding STRD issuance increasing shareholder value if BTC price is flat > **ATM issuance is all about acquiring the unreplicable economic position in an increasingly scarce asset without friction.** Might be true, but irrelevant to his position regarding STRD issuance increasing shareholder value if BTC price is flat **> **Every share issued via ATM captures BTC below future mNAV escape velocity.** Two flaws with this logic. 1) Assumes BTC price will go up which isn't what is being discussed 2) mNAV escape velocity has to do with share price going up faster than NAV. It is circular logic to defend the argument that STRD will increase share price because share price will go up. > **The dilution is transitory** Nope. > **asset absorption is permanent** Yep, but negated by the dilution > **BTC per share goes up with ATM issuance** Yep, but negated by STRD 10% dividends and dilution. > **If you are solely focused on the USD-denominated value of MSTR during a short time horizon, this trade may not be for you.** Another way of saying, "long term BTC will go up, don't worry about it." Which again, is a fine debate to have, but the poster was supposedly defending the position that STRD generate shareholder value if BTC price remains flat. ---- So there it is. Issuing STRD preferred shares does **NOT** increase shareholder value if BTC price flattens.
You probably dont even understand perferred capital instruments. Heres a breakdown: STRD offers: STRD offers 10% income stream (non-cumulative dividends). Higher capital stack position than common stock. Exposure to BTC’s upside through Strategy’s balance sheet expansion. There is also something called Embedded Optionality as in every dollar raised = more Bitcoin purchased. If Bitcoin rises, Strategy’s equity strengthens and default risk falls. Preferred redemption becomes more likely at liquidation preference ($100/share vs $85 IPO price). It’s yield + optionality in one instrument. And this is without dilution of the common stock
STRD is not equity dilutive to shareholders in-fact its highly accretive to shareholder value.
tldr; Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, paused its weekly Bitcoin purchases for the first time since April, with Chairman Michael Saylor hinting at a 'HODL' strategy. The firm, holding nearly $65 billion in Bitcoin, announced a $4.2 billion preferred stock offering (STRD) aimed at yield-focused investors. Proceeds from such offerings are typically used to buy more Bitcoin. Strategy now holds over 2.8% of the total Bitcoin supply, reporting a $14.05 billion unrealized gain in Q2. Its stock (MSTR) has risen 39% year-to-date. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.
What are you trying to say? Meanwhile Saylor has also announced another $4.2 billion at the market STRD issue.
Actually much heavier (60%) in MSTR/STRF/STRK/STRD (70/10/10/10), no IBIT, ULTY is in a brokerage account and all the divvy’s get sent to strike, powering a DCA buy daily and subsequently to my hard wallet every .03 BTC or so. Nothing against IBIT, just prefer self custody. MSTR play is core, as a leveraged play.
I'm fully diversified. - BTC - Bitcoin ETF (FBTC) - MSTR - STRK - STRD - STRF - MTPLF
Waiting for $STRD to do somthing....
Fair enough cant go wrong with bitcoin. Also to your point about dilution, yes, equity dilution is a risk however Saylor is also innovating new financial products to investors such as perferred stocks (STRD, STRF, STRK) which now allows him to buy BTC without issuing MSTR shares. This is highly accretive to shareholder value
Not sure how exactly the new STRD work but debt is not due until 2028 and after. He won't be liquidated based on price.
Fair point. I guess I view it as a stepping stone. With some initial exposure to products like STRD/F more confidence in BTC will follow, then more research, and ultimately a desire for direct BTC exposure.
It’s guaranteed yield so you don’t need to convince someone that BTC will go up in the future, as long as BTC doesn’t totally fail you get the yield. I’ve successfully convinced some friends and family to move funds into STRD/F instead of other more traditional dividend picks.
Today's MSTR bitcoin announcement is interesting because it's the first buy after the STRD product launch, as well as the STRK / STRF scaling over the last 2 weeks and lack of common stock ATM. This isn't just relevant to Strategy holders - if Saylor keeps improving methods of tapping into fixed income markets, that's driving a lot of capital into bitcoin that would otherwise be stranded.
But they have to believe that the bitcoin backing up these bond funds is worth something. Have you been successfuly in convincing someone to buy STRD or STRF?
I honestly think STRD or STRF are the best ways to orange pill someone who is already financially literate.
I get it. The ETF is not Bitcoin. No. Of course not. But why are you against people and companies and entities buying Bitcoin ETFs? If it’s what they want? It’s just a thing. Same thing with MicroStrategy offering STRk and STRD preferred stock. Bitcoin exposure with partial upside and the volatility stripped away for entities that are not allowed to own bitcoin. Yes it’s not Bitcoin we all get it. But it’s what some companies can buy that makes sense for them in their particular situation. These products are not Bitcoin yes and will not have the properties that make Bitcoin unique but why the argument I wonder. ETFs are for people that for some reason can’t buy bitcoin directly for example in an IRA, but want some exposure. The second best thing.
Most of those institutions are owned by retail though... MSTR, STRD, STRF Shareholders. ETFs own a bunch and those are legally owned by their shareholders as well.
Probably Cosmos, the inter-blockchain ecosystem anchored by ATOM. Includes OSMO, JUNO, STRD, etc.
That is why they use intelligent leverage. MSTR aims for around 15%-20% debt iirc. Issue convertible bonds to buy BTC -> increases debt leverage Issue common stock ATM to buy BTC -> decreases debt leverage Along with other innovative financial instruments that sit elsewhere on the risk curve, such as perpetual preferred stock among others (STRK, STRF, STRD) which can also be ATM indefinitely. In short these companies have plenty of levers to control their debt levels. In the case of MSTR, BTC would need to drop to around 20k before they will start sweating. Also. regarding the convertible bonds, this debt is unsecured meaning it is not backed by the treasury asset (BTC).
Must be thinking of their 8% one… This one has https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltf8d808d9b8cebd37/blt8e2bdb1bcff3ce1b/683e2c8298bc4e2ab58174fe/prospectus-supplement_06-02-2025.pdf “DIVIDENDS Dividends on shares of the STRD Stock will not be mandatory. Holders of the STRD Stock will be entitled to receive non-cumulative dividends, which we refer to as “regular dividends,” at a rate per annum equal to 10.00% on the stated amount thereof, which is $100 per share of STRD Stock, out of funds legally available for their payment to the extent paid in cash, only when, as, and if declared by our board of directors or any duly authorized committee thereof. If declared, regular dividends on the STRD Stock will be payable quarterly in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year, beginning on September 30, 2025. Since regular dividends are not cumulative, we will not have any obligation to pay any regular dividend for any regular dividend period unless we declare such regular dividend prior to the regular dividend payment date for such regular dividend period. No dividend, interest or other amount will accumulate or accrue on any unpaid regular dividends, regardless of whether regular dividends are declared for any future regular dividend period. Declared regular dividends on the STRD Stock will be payable, solely in cash in the manner, and subject to the provisions, described in this prospectus supplement.” Sounds like you get cash dividends when they decide..
tldr; Michael Saylor's Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR), the largest corporate Bitcoin holder, has launched a new preferred stock product, Series A Stride Preferred (STRD), offering a 10% fixed dividend. STRD is designed for long-term investors seeking high yields and sits at the riskier end of the firm's yield curve. It ranks below Strategy's senior preferred instrument but above common equity. Dividends are distributed quarterly at the board's discretion. The product aims to merge structured financial instruments with crypto exposure for diversified investment portfolios. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.
PYTH JUP GRT DBR DRIFT STRD OSMO Check the charts and see if you think ALL READY TO PUMP!! PPUMPP PPPPUUUUUUMMMMMPPPPPP pUmP
SOL belongs near $200. That's just a belief I have. The cosmos ecosystem had its heyday back in 2021 but has a couple of strong coins in the stable. Always held AKT and had some success with STRD.
Is anyone holding stTIA on Stride for the airdrop? I guess rewards will get diluted as more people enter, but the daily reward on day 1 was something like 48STRD for 100 stTIA held on chain (not locked up). That's a $180 return on $1700 held. I dropped 20 stTIA in for day 2 and got 1.5STRD, which isn't much, but better than any staking APY out there I guess. Might leave it there for a while and remove if the rewards get too diluted. Daily snapshots continue for 150 days.
Guess I missed that. I've been native staking STRD for at least are year now.
It has gone to stakers for a while now. The rewards fluctuate based on inflows. earlier this year real rev was ~18% for stakers, excluding the STRD rewards. Now the combined apr is around 5 or 6%. With stTIA and stDYDX coming its gonna go up though.
I closed down all my LP positions...KUJI thing I shut down... Basically it's ATOM and AKT and a little SCRT. My JUNO is still there, but worthless... I'm earning some stuff, bunchbof STRD tokens and whatnot... I'll take what it gives me but can't go deeper.... shame bc there's a lot of great stuff in the cosmos
Take a look at some of the projects in the Cosmos ecosystem besides ATOM itself, Kujira generates true yield, Neutron is deflationary, STRD accrues value through liquid staking derivatives, a lot of them have huge potential to have major movements in price once the market turns bullish.
At the moment it’s stATOM and STRD. I have some Stride staked natively with Stride and I’m getting around 7 staked assets including stATOM, stOSMO, stSTARS. I’m not sure what’s going to happen now it’s moved to interchain security and whether these rewards are going to carry on.
I think the inflation and staking rewards will start heading down as more chains take advantage of replicated security (interchain security). Already neutron and stride are using it so ATOM stakers are being rewarded with not only ATOM but NTRN, STRD and stATOM aswell. This will encourage staking without the need to offer high staking rewards.
Stride is a liquid staking platform, which stakes proof of stake assets on your behalf and gives you a token to represent it. When Stride does this 15% of the staking rewards are swapped to buy STRD which is then given to STRD stakers and the rest is compounded. If I understand this tweet correctly, 15% of the staking rewards will be given to ATOM stakers instead of compounding, this slows the price growth of the liquid staked assets but increases the staking yield for ATOM by adding several different assets. I think this is fantastic because it means the inflation of other projects can trickle back to ATOM stakers in the form of yield that does not cause ATOM inflation. Eventually one day ATOM could offset most or all of its inflation this way.
tldr; Stride, a liquid staking protocol based on Cosmos, is set to transition to Cosmos' interchain security (ICS) system powered by ATOM tokens. This move will significantly increase the economic security of the network, making it more resilient to hacks. The transition will also impact the tokenomics of the existing STRD token, with a reduction in staking rewards and a portion of rewards shared with Cosmos Hub. The market capitalization of STRD tokens is currently $86.7 million, while ATOM has a market value of $2.73 billion. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.*
tldr; Stride, a Cosmos-based protocol, will transition from STRD to ATOM tokens for increased economic security. Stride's value will rise from $25M to $2.3B. ATOM validators will secure Stride, and STRD staking rewards will decrease by 50%, with 15% shared with Cosmos Hub.
>ATOM gave birth to the Cosmos ecosystem. So wouldn't it be cool if staked ATOM received OSMO, INJ, EVMOS, etc staking rewards? Beginning July 19th, it will 😁 Those tokens are part of Stride staking rewards, Stride will be sharing 15% with ATOM stakers. Stride ❤️ ATOM Stride tweeted this on July 3rd as well, if I understand correctly this means that staking ATOM will not only recieve ATOM, NTRN and STRD, but also a mix of every asset that is liquid staked on Stride.
Staking ATOM has qualified me for many airdrops, the highest valued one (for me so far) was Stargaze, the STARS value at the time was worth more than my ATOM balance, I swapped some for ATOM to double my ATOM stake, today I regret not swapping more back then because STARS is down like 97% since then while ATOM is only down like 70%. Stride's STRD airdrop was only about $4 worth of tokens for me at the time so instead of selling I accumulated more near the bottom and now I am up over 300% on that position, still bullish and compounding for another year atleast. Neutron's NTRN airdrop was very nice for me, I participated in the lockdrop which meant I recieved some unvested tokens in addition to my airdrop, I regret selling some at 19 cents because it has gone up over 100% since then. I also wish I put in much much more into the lockdrop because after the price movements the rewards turned out to be worth more than the initial value I locked in. I tend to try to sell some of the airdrops to buy ATOM since it is what is qualifying me for those airdrops in the first place but sometimes they are worth keeping. Stride captures value through liquid staking derivatives and Neutron is deflationary token used for MEV capture and multichain smart contracts.
I have actually, I'm very bullish on ATOM and knowing that Stride is going to become a consumer chain excites me because that means assets like stOSMO and stJUNO will trickle rewards into STRD which brings value back to ATOM stakers.
True but this is temporary and should change over the next year or so, once ATOM staking starts to receive a significant amount of yield in the form of USDC, NTRN and STRD there will be more reason for a governance proposal to reduce emissions caused by inflation, which the community has already been discussing. I'm guessing it will be done gradually over time as the traffic on Noble, Neutron and Stride grows large enough to generate significant revenue. It is very likely that ATOM's inflation will reduce over time to offset the increasing staking yield. It's hard to speculate on how much yield will be generated but NTRN has no inflation and burns literally all NTRN fees except what goes to ATOM stakers while 15% of STRD's inflation goes directly to ATOM stakers.
I am betting on CosmosHub leading the way on interoperability, the narrative with meshed security I think will really start to take hold once ATOM stakers are receiving rewards in the form of USDC, NTRN and STRD. Noble is blockchain that will be secured by CosmosHub, it is a native asset issuance chain that will soon be used for minting native USDC, 25% of transaction fees going to ATOM stakers and the remaining 75% will be used for grant programs and stuff. Neutron is a blockchain secured by CosmosHub which means 25% of transaction fees go to ATOM stakers and Neutron burns the remaining 75% of NTRN. Stride is blockchain that will be switching to adopt meshed security, it is a liquid staking platform for Cosmos ecosystem assets, 15% of Stride's fees and inflation will go to ATOM stakers.
Soon staking ATOM will also generate extra staking rewards in the form of NTRN, STRD and USDC because CosmosHub secures other blockchains than itself. 25% of the transaction fees on Neutron and Noble will go to ATOM stakers while Stride will give 15% of fees and STRD inflation.
Between the 3 LSDs we've got available you could probably get coverage of most major chains. I'd personally recommend ATOM itself over STRD due to ICS for new chain exposure but those two loop into each other. ATM I think only Quicksilver and Persistence only offer Regen and BNB beyond what Stride does but I don't think there's anyway Persistence doesn't get Comdex liquid staking up and running and QS has some valuable networks it could target like AKT or CANTO. But yeah, Stride has ridiculous coverage currently and using it and Osmosis to farm and get yield on LSTs will probably net some great returns.
STRD, OSMO, JUNO, EVMOS, KUJI, SOMM, AKT, AXL, and small bits in a few others. Hbu?
ATOM has a really good structure for liquid staking with Stride entering the consumer zone. Essentially CosmosHub validators are securing Stride's network and in return Stride pays 15% of transaction fees, liquid staking revenue and STRD inflation to ATOM stakers. I think this is cool because that means as more non-ATOM assets are liquid staked on Stride it will generate more yield for all ATOM stakers.
Stride ($STRD) and Migaloo/ White Whale ($WHALE) following $INJ -- needs correction
This will be one of the more important consumer chains for CosmosHub I think Stride is a liquid staking platform which is basically like a wrapping service for proof of stake currencies, the asset is staked into a pool on your behalf by the protocol and you are given an IOU token that represents the staked asset which can then be used in DeFi. This type of service should generate plenty of traffic for CosmosHub validators to earn transaction fees off of as Stride users liquid stake their assets and then transfer them onto other chains. I am assuming the protocol sells staking rewards to buy STRD which will then be used to pay CosmosHub validators, I think this is cool because that means the staking rewards from multiple different tokens will find its way back into ATOM's rewards in the form of STRD.
Evmos definitely counts, lol. EVMOS, FOT, CRE, STRD, were all reasonably valuable airdrops over the last year. Many thousands of dollars combined. Neta was slightly more than a year ago but was worth tens of thousands.
I do... mostly they're in the red tho... but I'm still staking OSMO, JUNO, SCRT, STRD, I'll be staking any airdrops I receive .... I'm bullish on the cosmos, but there's a bunch of duds there too