Cardano Foundation

Congratulations to the Hackathon winners! Grand Prize Winner - 20,000 ADA "Quantix" by solo entry @maxalexweber QUANTIX is a B2B delivery settlement app for raw materials. Unlike regular RWA use cases, here it just tokenizes the needed facts about goods inventory, price, timestamp, signer set, and not the goods themselves. Conventional B2B delivery settlement runs on PDFs, EDI patchwork, and post-hoc reconciliation: ERP says one thing, the warehouse another, the price sheet is a day old, and disputes are settled by whoever has the better paperwork. QUANTIX replaces that with a single atomic Cardano transaction. Github Repo: github.com/maxalexweber1/… Demo Video: youtube.com/watch?v=g3_FEx… Best DeFi & Integrations - 5,000 ADA "Charli3 Perp" by team @AscendPerps - Charli3 Perp is a minimal implementation of perpetual trading using Charli3 oracle data. It connects verified on-chain ADA/USD price feed to pipeline executed with Midnight for orders, matching, and settlement. Best Real World Settlement - 5,000 ADA "AEGIS Parametric Insurance" by team @fluxpointstudio - Aegis is automated crypto insurance that pays out instantly when oracle-verified price conditions are met -- no claims process, no adjusters, no waiting. The oracle IS the claims adjuster. Best Oracle Tooling - 5,000 ADA "Charli3-js" by team @SyncAI_Network - Typescript charli3 SDK - Agent Integration pathway Community Choice Award - 5,000 ADA "Parametrix by team @lambdac_labs - Parametric risk settlement on Cardano (hedge against real world risks like rainfall or measurable events) Thank you very much to our sponsors for making this hackathon a reality: @Cardano_CF @Catalyst_onX @DraperDragon Big shout out to the @Oraclecharli3 team who volunteered their time to host the hackathon! And lastly, thank you for the incredible support from the community to make this event a success!

Following community feedback, we have submitted a revised @CardanoSummit proposal with reduced costs and retained quality. Key changes to note: • This proposal is decoupled from EMURGO’s TOKEN2049 sponsorship proposal. • Budget is reduced by 22% or $550,000 while retaining the tier-one experience to showcase an L1 blockchain like Cardano. • Achieved through reduction from three stages to two which lowers production, tech and onsite logistics costs. • Increased the Cardano Foundation’s estimated internal resource contributions to $380,000 from $250,000 to reduce external vendor costs. This leaner proposal remains focused on delivering impact and growth for Cardano and its builders, with full KPI transparency. If passed, Cardano Summit 2026 will take place 5-6 October in Singapore. Strategically timed alongside TOKEN2049, we will position Cardano and its builders at the center of the world’s most active institutional and blockchain hub with 25,000 people expected in town. All this at a moment when Cardano’s large technical and commercial integrations have reached a pivotal moment for mainstream finance. Discounted tickets for the event will be available for community members based on their on-chain activity, as last year. The community's input has directly shaped this proposal. We look forward to continuing the conversation in two separate AMAs today. Links in the thread below. View and vote on the proposal: cardanoscan.io/govAction/gov_…

Following community feedback, we have submitted a revised @CardanoSummit proposal with reduced costs and retained quality. Key changes to note: • This proposal is decoupled from EMURGO’s TOKEN2049 sponsorship proposal. • Budget is reduced by 22% or $550,000 while retaining the tier-one experience to showcase an L1 blockchain like Cardano. • Achieved through reduction from three stages to two which lowers production, tech and onsite logistics costs. • Increased the Cardano Foundation’s estimated internal resource contributions to $380,000 from $250,000 to reduce external vendor costs. This leaner proposal remains focused on delivering impact and growth for Cardano and its builders, with full KPI transparency. If passed, Cardano Summit 2026 will take place 5-6 October in Singapore. Strategically timed alongside TOKEN2049, we will position Cardano and its builders at the center of the world’s most active institutional and blockchain hub with 25,000 people expected in town. All this at a moment when Cardano’s large technical and commercial integrations have reached a pivotal moment for mainstream finance. Discounted tickets for the event will be available for community members based on their on-chain activity, as last year. The community's input has directly shaped this proposal. We look forward to continuing the conversation in two separate AMAs today. Links in the thread below. View and vote on the proposal: cardanoscan.io/govAction/gov_…

Frederik Gregaard: "It’s not about Cardano winning. It’s about blockchain winning." @Cardano_CF CEO @F_Gregaard sat down with @gazza_jenks at @ParisBlockWeek to discuss how blockchain is rebuilding financial trust and infrastructure. Mr. Gregaard also highlights real-world use cases, from onchain financial reporting to tokenized assets and integration with TradFi. OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 01:36 - Financial Data Onchain 05:34 - Tokenized Assets Access 06:46 - TradFi Integration 09:28 - Architecture and Trust 11:04 - Cardano Positioning 12:39 - Bitcoin Integration 14:52 - Blockchain Principles 16:05 - Real World Usage 17:29 - Market Structure Shift