Cosmos Hub Validator Call: Recap - Oct 14, 2026

Q3 delegation results, the USDC migration, Ecosystem Growth delegations and RFPs, and Gaia v28 and v29 The following is a recap of the October 14, 2026 Cosmos Hub validator call. These calls occur once per month, and recaps like this one are posted on the Cosmos Hub forums following each call. The call covered the Q3 delegation results and what validators need for the December 31 snapshot, an update on the USDC migration to Injective, two new Ecosystem Growth delegations and an open RFP, the public v28 releases, and Gaia v29. Last month’s recap is on the forum, and the slides from this call are available to view. Q3 delegation results: 47 validators qualified Q3 delegation results were shared with validators last week. The program now follows calendar quarters, with a snapshot at the end of each quarter, and we are working to align the testnet to the same schedule, with the aim of keeping the program simple, repeatable, and predictable. The Q3 default allocation is 12,952,032.99 ATOM across 47 qualifying validators, or 275,575.17 ATOM per qualifying validator. The number of qualifying validators went from 58 in Round 2 to 47 in Round 3, and governance was the main…

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