# Akash will be the first chain to connect to the Cosmos Hub via IBC

- **Speaker:** Greg Osuri
- **Attribution:** attributed
- **Said:** 2021-01-30
- **Theme:** Crypto & DePIN — https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/crypto-depin/
- **Source:** The Unstoppable Live Stream w/ Greg Osuri and Brian Fox (Akash Network)
- **Watch at:** 00:55:25 — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kkj0veGYJU&t=3325s
- **Canonical:** https://www.gregosuri.com/predictions/crypto-depin/2021-01-30-akash-will-be-the-first-chain-to-connect-to-the-co-7q7f/
- **Cite as:** Greg Osuri, "Akash will be the first chain to connect to the Cosmos Hub via IBC," The Unstoppable Live Stream w/ Greg Osuri and Brian Fox (Akash Network), 30 Jan 2021, 00:55:25. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kkj0veGYJU&t=3325s

## Quote — verbatim

> We will be the first chain to connect to the Cosmos Hub as soon as Cosmos Hub goes live, right around mid-Feb.

## Context — site annotation, not spoken

Mainnet 2 update; Akash was one of seven Stargate core developers and built the IBC relayer. Dated, checkable claim (Stargate launched Feb 2021).