## Cosmos Key Specifics

| Parameters                       | Cosmos                                                                                       |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Minimum Staking Amount           | 1 ATOM.                                                                                     |
| Bonding Time                     | There are no fixed or standardized bonding periods for Cosmos.                               |
| Unboding Time                    | 21 days.                                                                                    |
| Slashing Risk                    | Downtime 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.<br>Double-sign is caused by the wrong setup validator infrastructure or compromised keys. |
| Staking Rewards Distribution      | 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. |
| Staking Rewards Compound          | Cosmos staking rewards are compounded manually.                                             |
| Inflation Rate                   | ATOM's maximum annual inflation rate is 10% (As of Nov 25th, 2023).                       |