Lava Network contributors can now find LAVA token on PancakeSwap and Osmosis on Base, BNB Chain and Cosmos. The LAVA token is the underlying utility token of Lava, which acts as a general-purpose data layer for any blockchain. Dapps and wallets connect to blockchains through Lava, while LAVA delegators help make those connections faster and more reliable.

Lava helps chains make their RPC and data infrastructure faster and more reliable. ATOM will be paid to RPC providers and LAVA Delegators who improve RPC on Cosmos Hub. Rewards will be distributed automatically monthly e.g. 17 Oct

TL;DR Wrapping up the first month of Incentivized Public RPC with the MVPs of the month, and some numbers and insights we've gathered.

Validators can now apply to join the Lava Mainnet Active Set and receive a delegation from the Lava Foundation.

Teams and Investors can now use Tholos to set up a multi-signer wallet on Lava to securely hold and manage their LAVA holdings.

Lava is a decentralized network which supports RPC across any blockchain. "Champions" write specifications in JSON-format, defining APIs and compute cost of a call. This specifications enable RPC providers to service the chain over Lava.

This articles explores what's coming next for Lava. Lava launched Mainnet at the start of August 2024, and aims to build the RPC and API layer for blockchains.

Lava is announcing incentive pools consisting of tokens from Starknet, NEAR, Filecoin, Union, Cosmos Hub and Stargaze. Chains and rollups use incentive pools to attract RPC providers which allow users and developers to reliably interact with the network. Providers are rewarded periodically in the tokens from the incentive pools. Lava Testnet already features 3 incentive pools from NEAR, Axelar and Evmos.

TL;DR Wrapping up the first month of Incentivized Public RPC with the MVPs of the month, and some numbers and insights we've gathered.