🌒Why Eclipse Pad?
What makes Eclipse Pad so different?
Eclipse Pad intends to become the launch hub of the Cosmos ecosystem.
Enabling the ability for quality users to get early access to some of the hottest innovations coming out of the Cosmos ecosystem.
A strong launchpad is a key infrastructure piece of an ecosystem, it is very crucial for launching and marketing new projects. If you are unfamiliar with what a launchpad is, start here:
The Cosmos ecosystem has grown rapidly, but currently still does not have an active launchpad. Many projects have until now relied on airdrops for launching their token.
This method has been good for community bootstrapping for a time, but is not sustainable or scalable long-term, does not extend reach outside the ecosystem, and does not bring funding to projects. Eclipse Pad brings a better way to launch in the Cosmos.
Eclipse Pad will become the first touch point for many users coming into the Cosmos Ecosystem, many will participate from cross-chain as well as CEX users, acting as their first foot in the door. Here are a few of the benefits brought to the Ecosystem and projects:
Funding for projects
Launch token distribution
Marketing and exposure for projects from both inside the Cosmos, and outside of the ecosystem.
A place for public investors to find and participate early in top-tier projects
Strong vetting of teams and projects to give investors more piece of mind when investing in the ecosystem and projects.
An accelerator program to support and mentor teams along their building and launch journey, marketing, as well as raising, strategic introductions to potential partners and VCs.
So there are no current launchpads in Cosmos, but what makes the Eclipse Pad model so different and innovative from existing Launchpads in other ecosystems?
Many launchpads in Web3 have been birthed out of bull market conditions and are simply not geared toward scale and sustainability. We have worked extensively on this model with industry experts to build a model which fixes many of these issues, and have brought innovative new features to the platform. (Much of this will be discussed through this documentation)
Here are a few of the enhancements to the model which lead to greater access, scale, and sustainability:
Staking model that allows users to choose their weighting between exposure to yield and increasing IDO launch participation chances. This gives options, rewards commitment, and expands the staking base. More can be read under Staking
Time-locked staking boosts. Users who stake for longer periods receive boosts on yield and greater access to IDO participation. This lowers the entry barrier for users wanting to participate in launches if they are more committed to the long term. Users can still trade their staking positions through convertible NFTs.
Leverage IDOs where users can provide an asset to use as collateral and participate in the IDO without needing spare liquidity.
NFT utility integrations that enable users to trade their vesting and staking positions on secondary markets. Eclipse NFTs
Seamless onboarding options with a few click, including easy cross-chain participation in IDOs with any major asset and bank onramps straight into IDOs.
Development towards an Eclipse sovereign chain and the building of a whole ecosystem of launch-related projects, rather than a singular platform.
A community reward pool that accumulates value from past accelerated projects, and in the future, launched projects as well. Rewards Pool
Staking DAOs that participate in IDOs using asset staking yield which is then used to seed launch liquidity pools.
In short, Eclipse Pad is a new revolutionary launchpad model focused on bringing scalability, sustainability, and accessibility to the launchpad model. It is a key piece in bringing new users, builders, and attention to the Cosmos ecosystem. Looking further ahead, Eclipse Pad already has the cross-chain codebase built for major crypto ecosystems, as well as plans to shift to a sovereign Cosmos chain.
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