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1/ Quick encouragement for anyone building on Cardano (or any chain): most projects don’t fail because the code is “bad.” They fail because the basics get skipped. The good news: basics are learnable. 2/ Start simple: Who is this for? What real problem does it solve for a real person (not just “crypto people”)? If you can say it in 1 sentence, you’re ahead. 3/ Next: How will people actually find it? A Discord + a couple conferences isn’t a growth plan. That’s a hangout (which is fine!) but it’s not distribution. 4/ Think “repeatable path to users”: integrations, partnerships, referrals, content people search for, communities you serve (not just post in), and a product that’s easy to share. 5/ Then: trust. In Web3, trust is a feature: security mindset, audits when it matters, transparent decisions, and calm/clear communication when things go wrong. 6/ Also: make the economics make sense. If it only works because rewards are high, it probably won’t last. Build for real value, not just incentives. 7/ Team tip: you don’t need a huge org… just clear ownership. Someone owns product, someone owns growth, someone owns community/customer care. No ego... just roles. 8/ Most important: ship, listen, improve. The teams that win aren’t perfect... they’re consistent, humble, and close to their users. If you’re building: keep going. 👊

I really like what I see. And overlap in this department is redundancy Cardano could really benefit from.

Good Morning Cardano Serviceplan Group, the marketing agency who also works for companies like BMW, Netflix, Amazon, etc. has just submitted an official Marketing proposal for the Intersect Budget process. After 1.5 years of building Masumi & becoming closer & closer to Cardano, they've decided that they want to become Cardanos official Marketing partner. Some disclaimers first: 1) I am an unpaid advisor to this proposal. Yes, unpaid. I do not get any money if it wins but I've decided to give some of my time & help Serviceplan with connections into the ecosystem because I believe that professional marketing like this is very much needed in Cardano. 2) This is a joint proposal coming from multiple different agencies from inside the Serviceplan Group. Serviceplan has around 6000+ employees. The team working on this is a different team than the one working on Masumi. 3) This proposal is not a grant or some speculative investment or so. It's an actual proposal for very specific work package that will be carried out. It's the first time SP has ever done "public pitch" like this, normally they're used to pitching in front of marketing departments of large enterprises. 6 months of work went into drafting this proposal. So please be nice, even when you have criticism. :) 4) Serviceplan is the only entity that I know of from outside of Cardano that has invested a Multi-Million dollar amount into Cardano development in recent years. I'm not sure I'm allowed to say the exact number but let's just say this: If they win this proposal + the Catalyst proposals they've received for Masumi, it will still be less than what they've invested into Cardano so far. That alone should be reason to take a very serious look at this. Now about the proposal itself: The goal of this proposal is to broadly "reposition" Cardano as the Blockchain for serious business. It's specially built so it captures Leads & distributes them into the ecosystem. The main pillars that the proposal focuses on are 1) DeFi and 2) Supply Chain. Now I highly recommend everyone for read through the full proposal, I will put the link to the PDF into the comments.

@Padierfind I'm making my way though Serviceplan Groups PDF. They have all my concerns pretty well covered. A YES seems like a no brainer. I love what I see.

This.

@InputEndorsers @SPforCardano I'm making my way though Serviceplan Groups PDF. They have all my concerns pretty well covered. A YES seems like a no brainer.

@SPforCardano The more proposals are submitted by credible players the more choice we have. Thanks for submitting a proposal, I will read it carefully.

We just submitted our budget proposal: "The Marketing-Powered Demand Engine for Cardano." Here's what it is, what it costs, and why it matters. THE PROBLEM Cardano stands on strong technical foundations. Yet for enterprise decision-makers, it's not an obvious "yes" — not because the technology can't deliver, but because they're missing use-case clarity, proof, and engagement paths. The business world sees Cardano as a respected ecosystem. Not yet as first choice for enterprise infrastructure. THE SOLUTION A complete enterprise demand generation system that repositions Cardano as "The Blockchain for Serious Business." The system operates through a three-stage funnel: Attention →Proof → Qualified Leads. Two recommended blueprint verticals: Institutional DeFi and Supply Chain Traceability — final selection to be validated with the GMC. Three pilot markets: UK, Germany, Switzerland. A central Cardano Hub serves as the evidence and engagement environment. Directly aligned with the Cardano 2030 Strategy Framework — Pillar 2 (Adoption & Utility) and Pillar 4 (Community & Ecosystem Growth), supporting core KPIs: TVL, monthly transactions, and monthly active users. THE INVESTMENT 12-month pilot. Four milestone-gated work packages — each one only unlocked when the previous one delivers. WP4 (V2 Supply Chain) is only released after the Q3 KPI checkpoint passes. Total investment: €2,978,738 (53% media, 47% agency — within industry benchmark). ADA surplus gets returned to the Treasury. WHO WE ARE Serviceplan Group — the only globally ranked agency that has built live Cardano infrastructure, deployed it in production, and holds a formal Cardano Foundation partnership. Official Intersect member. Masumi Network has been on mainnet since November 2024 with 25,000+ on-chain transactions. Independent Network of the Year at Cannes Lions 2025 (19 Lions). #1 globally on WARC Creative 100 and Media 100. 6,500 people, 40+ countries, €866M revenue. Full proposal and brochure in the reply below.👇

@mr_cata I agree. I'm making my way through the Serviceplan Group PDF right now. Super impressive!

Yes. We’ve approved to spend several times that, $100M+, in our infrastructure and development already over the last year. We need to work with a larger enterprise partner that is already familiar with Cardano and building within its ecosystem already. We’re not underfunded on builders. Never have been. We are underfunded on marketing and growth areas.

@CryptoWatcherOG You don’t abandon a garden because rain is late. You plant with the water available, tend the soil, and give growth a chance. Waiting for perfect conditions guarantees nothing happens. Same with Cardano: real builders don’t just arrive after strength appears, they help create it.

Cardano is in its worst moment possible. I wouldn't recommend it rn. Shit's gotta show strength. Price-wise and Community-wise. Price is shit and people, projects, stake pools are leaving day by day.

We’re hanging it up...

It’s important to watch the entire interview I did with @IOHK_Charles We didn’t just discuss how different privacy models $XRP and $ADA have We touched on the Clarity Act, AI and really how $NIGHT is making privacy available to the masses. youtu.be/vRDvNekl12k

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@CadeONeill @ThroneOfCrypto Here is a non biased index of top chains rated on multiple facets of decentralization. blockchainlab.inf.ed.ac.uk/edi-dashboard/…

@CadeONeill @ThroneOfCrypto Only lame if you don't. 😉

Most Decentralized Crypto Projects 👇 • $BTC $1.49T (Bitcoin) • $ETH $274B (Ethereum) • $DAI $5.36B (Dai stablecoin) • $DOT $2.12B (Polkadot) • $UNI $2.08B (Uniswap) • $AAVE $1.40B (Aave) • $ICP $1.34B (Internet Computer) • $KAS $934M (Kaspa) Decentralization is one of Crypto main narratives. But have we forgotten this? Which Decentralized Crypto Project would you add to this list? 🧐 #decentralize #crypto #bitcoin #kaspa

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On Dano Finance if such a case happen, a loan is backed by bad collateral. 1. Bot will liquidate the loan immediately because it is profitable for bot to do so. 2. The loss on loan is immediately distributed to all suppliers. There is nothing noone can do about it, even Dano Team. There is no batcher, no backdoor key, no freezing. The way for the pool to protect suppliers is by setting which collaterals to accept, and LTV for each collateral.

@njacobs22 @CadeONeill Honey and vinegar. Let's use research and numbers to do the attacking.

@CadeONeill You are either dumb or a fraud/scammer. cardano:native is definitely the best option that should be on your list. So I'll just go with you are dumb for leaving cardano:native off by accident even though cardano:native is the end winner in the crypto world

@CadeONeill @totehmoon69 Only if you're honest.

@totehmoon69 Haha yeah $ADA should be on this list.

@Camori12 @CadeONeill Pass this along.

@CadeONeill Anyone who doesn't have $ADA at the top of this list, has really done NO research, cannot be taken seriously and considered a joke

@CadeONeill Let's look at the details.

@CadeONeill These top 10 account for nearly 73% of network validation. So those 910k validators do not actually contribute to real decentralization.

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