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Why SPOs and DReps need to vote on the Constitutional Committee restoration
Ivan Irakoze
GovernanceConstitutional committee+ 2

Why SPOs and DReps need to vote on the Constitutional Committee restoration

DReps have elected Cardano Curia off-chain; now SPOs and DReps must ratify that result on-chain so Cardano can keep upgrading, improving, and moving forward. There’s an important governance vote live on-chain right now - one that determines whether Cardano can keep upgrading, approving budgets, and moving forward. It’s an Info Action, but it is not a small ...
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Beyond MVG Project: November 2025 progress report
Ivan Irakoze
Beyond MVGGovernance

Beyond MVG Project: November 2025 progress report

IOG shares November’s progress update on the Beyond MVG Project  Author: The Beyond MVG team Summary The first milestone, ‘establishing a foundation for governance measurement' will be submitted to Intersect within the next week Draft outline for the State of Governance report published and ready for community review and feedback An upcoming X Space wil...
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DeltaDeFi: the Cardano decentralized exchange powered by Hydra
Hinson Wong
DeltaDeFiHydra+ 2

DeltaDeFi: the Cardano decentralized exchange powered by Hydra

Standfirst DeltaDeFi bridges the gap between the speed of centralized platforms and the security of blockchain. By building on Cardano’s Hydra protocol, DeltaDeFi offers a near-instant trading experience. Summary The Launch: DeltaDeFi successfully launched a decentralized exchange (DEX) utilizing Cardano’s Hydra scaling solution. The Goal: We aim to repl...
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How Ouroboros Phalanx enhances network protection
Olga Hryniuk
OuroborosConsensus+ 3

How Ouroboros Phalanx enhances network protection

By Kris Bennett, developer relations specialist on the innovation team Ouroboros Phalanx raises Cardano’s security bar with powerful protection against stake-based attacks – ensuring faster transactions and stronger network integrity 日本語版はスクロールダウンしてください。 Ouroboros Phalanx raises Cardano’s security bar with powerful protection against stake-based attacks –...
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How Input | Output embraces open source
Fernando Sanchez
LaceOpen Source+ 6

How Input | Output embraces open source

Introduction Open source software represents a pivotal cornerstone in the modern software development landscape, epitomizing a blend of innovation, collaboration, and freedom. It's not just a category of software, but a philosophy that promotes the open exchange of ideas, free access to source code, and the collaborative contribution of a diverse community....
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Accelerating Cardano's scalability: how Leios’ development follows the sun
Ivan Irakoze
CardanoLeios+ 1

Accelerating Cardano's scalability: how Leios’ development follows the sun

The Cardano ecosystem stands on the threshold of a transformative upgrade that could redefine what's possible on a proof-of-stake blockchain: Ouroboros Leios. What makes this development compelling is not just the technical achievement it represents, but how blockchain’s global nature accelerates its progress. The continuous, collaborative approach to devel...
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Ledger eras
Emmanuel
Cardano

Ledger eras

Ledger eras Cardano's hard fork combinator transitions the network through ledger eras that introduce new sets of rules and features. Eras are distinct from the higher-level development phases outlined in the original Cardano roadmap. Terminology Development phase – a broad, roadmap-level theme (for example, Byron, Shelley, Goguen, Basho, and Voltaire). ...
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The Beyond MVG roadmap: evolving Cardano’s governance
Ivan Irakoze
Beyond MVGGovernance+ 2

The Beyond MVG roadmap: evolving Cardano’s governance

TL;DR: A new chapter for Cardano governance: Beyond MVG marks the transition into regular improvements to governance, empowering ada owners to shape the blockchain’s future together. Focused improvements on what matters most: the roadmap directly addresses community-identified priorities, from strengthening the budget process to providing better support fo...
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Apple Ordered to Allow Crypto Payments & NFT Links in iOS Apps After Court Ruling
Dextr Apps
bitcoinCrypto+ 5

Apple Ordered to Allow Crypto Payments & NFT Links in iOS Apps After Court Ruling

Court Ruling Forces Apple to Drop App Store Fee Restrictions In a landmark legal decision, Apple has been ordered to allow external payment options, including crypto payments and NFT links, on iOS. The April 30 ruling marks a major shift in Apple’s long-standing “walled garden” payment policies. “Apple willfully violated this Court’s 2021 Injunction.” — ...
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Wallets
Fernando Sanchez
CardanoWallet+ 3

Wallets

Wallets Cardano boasts of a thriving and very active developer community that has created numerous hot- and cold-compatible wallets. These include: Hot wallets Hot wallets are always connected to the internet, allowing users to easily access and transact their assets. Discover ada- and Cardano native token-compatible hot wallets below: Daedalus Daedalus...
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Engineering the Future of Cardano: A Deep Dive into Key Infrastructure Proposals from Tweag
Kris Kowalsky
tweagCardano+ 2

Engineering the Future of Cardano: A Deep Dive into Key Infrastructure Proposals from Tweag

We are deeply grateful for the support we’ve received from the Cardano community during our recent Treasury Withdrawal Action. Your engagement enables the kind of focused, high-impact engineering that helps move the ecosystem forward. We've been tackling tough engineering challenges since 2013. We are passionate contributors to the Cardano ecosystem, where ...
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Cardano’s governance journey: a timeline for decentralized democracy
Ivan Irakoze
CardanoGovernance+ 3

Cardano’s governance journey: a timeline for decentralized democracy

日本語版はスクロールダウンしてください。 The Cardano community has achieved something truly remarkable in the blockchain industry. Over the past three years, ada holders have helped build the most ambitious decentralized governance program in crypto - complete with its own Constitution, elected representatives, and fully autonomous decision-making systems. This timeline traces...
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The Haus Protocol: A Technical Blueprint for Onboarding $34.5T of Real-World Home Equity to Cardano

Rakesh Pullabhatla
#cardanoAdoption+ 1
The Haus Protocol: A Technical Blueprint for Onboarding $34.5T of Real-World Home Equity to Cardano Introduction The tokenization of Real World Assets (RWAs) represents the most significant evolution in financial markets, a paradigm shift projected to command an $34.5 trillion ecosystem by 2033. For Layer-1 blockchains, establishing leadership in this doma...
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Navigating Cardano governance: essential tools you should know
Ivan Irakoze
cardanoGovernance tools

Navigating Cardano governance: essential tools you should know

日本語版はスクロールダウンしてください Voltaire is here, bringing on-chain governance to Cardano. With the implementation of CIP-1694 and community-driven participation models through delegate representatives (DReps) and the constitution, governance is now active, evolving, and open to all. Voltaire puts the full power of decision-making directly into the hands of the commun...
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A list of community-built developer tools on Cardano
Ivan Irakoze
developertoolsdeveloperresources+ 3

A list of community-built developer tools on Cardano

Cardano’s community of developers is one of the strongest in blockchain. Many developers build and provide access to the tools and applications needed to improve Cardano. Here is a list of available tools and resources according to categories: NFT creation tools Anvil: a developer agency that provides advanced solutions for Web3 projects through various s...
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Cardano Connective Series: How NFTCDN Powers Native Asset Display Across the Ecosystem
Esther Eze
cardanoBuilding on Cardano

Cardano Connective Series: How NFTCDN Powers Native Asset Display Across the Ecosystem

Author: Erfan Haque The Invisible Connective Tissue Blockchain ecosystems thrive on invisible connections—infrastructure layers that silently enable seamless experiences across dozens of applications. While users interact with polished interfaces, they rarely glimpse the complex systems binding the ecosystem together. In this Cardano Connective Series, we ...
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Cardano's EUTXO model: bringing deterministic predictability to blockchain
Ivan Irakoze
cardanoeutxo

Cardano's EUTXO model: bringing deterministic predictability to blockchain

Standfirst: Discover the simplicity, security, and power behind Cardano’s extended unspent transaction output (EUTXO) model Cardano builds on Bitcoin's unspent transaction output (UTXO) model, enhancing it for smart contracts and complex applications without sacrificing security or simplicity. This advanced version, extended UTXO (EUTXO), offers significant...
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Your Cardano onboarding guide
Olga Hryniuk
CardanoNFT+ 7

Your Cardano onboarding guide

New to Cardano? No worries, here’s a list of essentials to get you started Disclaimer: Nothing in this article is intended to be professional advice, including without limitation, financial, investment, legal or tax advice. IO Global is not responsible for your use of or reliance on any information in this article. Blockchain is one of the most influential...
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Performance tuning in Haskell: optimizing the Plutus evaluator
effectfully
Smart ContractsPlutus+ 1

Performance tuning in Haskell: optimizing the Plutus evaluator

Performance optimization often comes down to identifying subtle inefficiencies in the generated code. While reviewing the Glasgow Haskell Compiler (GHC) Core of the production evaluator, the Input | Output (IO) Plutus team discovered that a key function, safeIndexOne, was not getting inlined and was introducing unnecessary laziness. By addressing strictness ...
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IOG research overview
Olga Hryniuk
ResearchDecentralization+ 4

IOG research overview

Cardano is an open-source, proof-of-stake, public blockchain, the first to be founded on peer-reviewed research and development through evidence-based methods. This approach positions Cardano uniquely among other blockchain platforms. A set of the best practices, ideas, and research contributions formed Cardano’s foundation for building a secure, decentraliz...
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