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# Cosmos

In this section, you'll find key specifics related to Cosmos, including staking, bonding, slashing risk, rewards distribution, and more:

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        Parameters
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        Cosmos
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        Minimum Staking Amount
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        1 ATOM.
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        Bonding Time
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        There are no fixed or standardized bonding periods for Cosmos.
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        Unboding Time
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        21 days.
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        Slashing Risk
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        <Glossary>Downtime</Glossary> occurs when a validator is offline and does not participate in block commitments by signing less than 5% of blocks out of 10,000 consecutive blocks.  

        Double-sign is caused by the wrong setup validator infrastructure or compromised keys.
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        Staking Rewards Distribution
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        Validators receive rewards for each block and must request a withdrawal. ATOM rewards are proportional to validators' stakes and reflect the frequency of block-given tasks.  
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        Staking Rewards Compound
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        Cosmos staking rewards are compounded manually.
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        Inflation Rate
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        ATOM's maximum annual inflation rate is 10% (As of Nov 25th, 2023).
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