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@astroboysoup @AscendPerps Thanks for clearing that up 👍

@BitBlocks368 @AscendPerps *Not a paid promotion

Another entrant into the perps space: @AscendPerps. On-chain perps are getting competitive. Better UX. Better liquidity. Better execution. That’s where projects win or lose. In the end, it comes down to fills, fees and liquidation risk. Worth watching how this one performs. *Not a paid promotion

@IOHK_Charles @ArcadianComp 🔥

I am getting insanely tired of hearing a false narrative that we abandoned scaling in favor of governance. There was continuous effort and work from before even Shelley on scaling (for example eprint.iacr.org/2018/1119.pdf) It was an enormously challenging problem that we relentlessly attacked from many different angles including L2 innovations, a brand new accounting model- eutxo- zero knowledge ideas, partnerchains, and capstoning with Leios. Many of these ideas required deep r&d and original publications. This cannot be made faster by throwing more people at it. It's research. In the meantime while the research was being done, we implemented Voltaire because it unlocks the treasury for the entire community to use thereby making Cardano stronger and also scaling will require many parameter changes we cannot unilaterally make. No one was pulled from scaling research and development. There were dozens of scientists and engineers brainstorming and prototyping for years. A semi-centralized and not secure halfway house could have been implemented that crashed all the time like other blockchains. Or we could do it right like we've always done things with the Cardano ecosystem. We chose the latter. We now have a full design for Leios, Peras, and a great L2 strategy. They are elegant and future proof. We now have the best scaling strategy in the entire cryptocurrency space. That's what the time bought us. Implementing Voltaire means that every single one of you has a voice and vote on when and how to turn that on. You also exercised that vote and voice on a desire for a multi-client ecosystem. So it's going to be turned on multiple times by independent teams. That's the point of governance. Critics somehow argue that we should have just made a mad rush for scalability, robbed everybody of a voice, and somehow we would be ahead today. What that means in practice is none of you would be dreps, there would no constitution, no constitutional committee, you would have no say when and how we upgrade the network, you would have no say on client diversity, there would be no legitimate members-based organizations, we would have no legitimate- community endorsed- road map, and over a billion Ada would be locked for no one to use. The very fact that Bitcoin is having an issue trying to figure out whether to steal Satoshi's money for the "greater good" (BIP361) or just simply let someone else steal it (BIP360) is the single greatest endorsement of the value of governance. It's going to literally break their ecosystem into two halves and cause catastrophic economic harm. We will completely sidestep this issue thanks to governance.

$ADA Charles is right about the roadmap debate. A roadmap cannot be cut into pieces and still produce a coherent product. IOG did not submit random wishlist items. They submitted connected workstreams with sequencing, dependencies and a bigger architecture. If DReps start

@V_I_N_DeCENT25 @JaromirTesar 👀

@JaromirTesar So today I hear Western Union is launching on Solana. Sorry to be blunt, but all IO proposals should be funded to get IO’s roadmap complete — or we won’t see Cardano’s full roadmap delivered. We’re all in this together building the future! #Cardano 🚀

IO has 600+ employees across 50 countries. Treasury asks is ~$40M. Even after accounting for management, legal, and operational costs, this appears large enough to support a very substantial team. Does anybody know how many employees are actually dedicated to Cardano?

@DaniVibesADA @IOHK_Charles 👀

@IOHK_Charles Governance should not turn into feature shopping. A strong roadmap needs priorities, sequencing and accountability. Otherwise you don’t get decentralization. You get fragmentation.

Sadly, this is the end result of a piecemeal roadmap. It's an iPhone by committee, with people deciding whether they prefer the fingerprint sensor to wireless charging. You end up with a bizarre, useless product.

@phillewisit @shaggyrax

@shaggyrax Touched grass 🫡

I got to see some of my closest friends today in my hometown. 💙 Shared a fantastic meal with them and talked plans for the future. 😇 Life goes on beyond these screens. 🙏 I’d love everyone else to share a good thing they had happen today as well. Many of us are not in great shape, but we can share our wins big and small to see the brighter side of every day ☀️

If you set up a coffee stand in the city, and sold ‘early access’ tokens, then asked people to stand while you did something, but stalled on making coffee. How long could you get the queue before holders got angry? Then you tell them you’re actually rugging ‘While we did our best, we’re not going to get you that coffee this morning…’ In person, one on one, early access coffee, get them while they’re hot, BIGGEST OPPORTUNITY EVER

@BitBlocks368 To me, what gets lost in the frantic ultimatums is excitement for interesting ideas & hopeful aspirations to see them come true. Any large grant competition, or other stuff in academia is usually like this, so that’s my frame of reference We lose a sense of innovative potential

Potentially the most important tweet in governance history for Cardano Read it even if you do nothing else today

@CardanoNoodz This is how our world currently functions. The attention economy, FOMO, mah bags, and that cat emoji with the two pointing ladies at dinner, and the cat just sitting there enjoying the spectacle

@IntersectMBO 👀

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@astroboysoup @IntersectMBO I voted. Voter numbers will be interesting to review

@BitBlocks368 @IntersectMBO Yep, and then people either dont vote or just click randomly. Neither is a great outcome for governance.

Less than 1 days left to vote on the @intersectMBO committee elections and I have no idea who to vote for... I don't recognise names, there are so many profiles to go through, no idea if they have the right experience for the job or what they need to do.

@NaVi_GaT0R @haskellcoding29 Why do you have a web3 token? (Which I hold)

Web3 chases instant wins but Web2 adoption grows like a bonsai - slow, deliberate, shaped with care. Iagon’s Fortune 50 deal is a matter of time. Web2 giants take time. Like a bonsai’s patient craft, trust the process for enduring results

@astroboysoup @Islandghostxrp @janilom81 @IOHK_Charles That would be extreme knitting in training.

@BitBlocks368 @Islandghostxrp @janilom81 @IOHK_Charles No, but next time I'm in the gym I'll give it a try. Perhaps upside down off a pull up bar. The hardest part would actually be learning how to knit.

Do what Chuck says... Or become an enemy of the chain.

@Islandghostxrp @astroboysoup @janilom81 @IOHK_Charles Pete, do you still do extreme knitting?

@astroboysoup @BitBlocks368 @janilom81 @IOHK_Charles Am I engaging with a bot?