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Baller move showing up in the American flag suit and the officers ex-wife ☠️ How do we get @ogafroman a Cardano suit?

@blinklabs_io @therealdisasm

@EPOCHpool @therealdisasm

Is it time to start identifying block producers on the network? 🤔 github.com/cardano-founda…

@Jennycitalinda @spacebudznft

When @spacebudznft launched in March 2021, it felt like the beginning of something special for Cardano. I had already been investing in Cardano and collecting NFTs on other chains, so when these little astronauts appeared, I was instantly hooked. I minted 3 Budz, my babies, and quickly became very active in the community that formed around them. Along the way, I also became friends with Ales. Over the years, I've watched him build things that quietly shaped parts of the Cardano ecosystem in ways many people may not fully realize. The funny thing is, Ales never really saw himself as "a dev." He was just exploring, building things he found interesting, and sharing them openly. Before any of this, he had already become an SPO with a simple mission: to prove that Cardano was so energy efficient it could run on Raspberry Pi computers, and to teach others how to run nodes and become operators themselves. Like many great builders in open source, Ales built on tools and libraries that came before him and shared his own work openly so others could build on it. And through that same curiosity and generosity, he ended up enabling a lot of what people build on Cardano today. Amongst them: - The CIP-25 NFT standard, which SpaceBudz and Berry NFTs helped pioneer. - Nami, which helped make dApp connections possible. - The SpaceBudz marketplace, the first smart contract-enabled NFT marketplace on Cardano, which he open-sourced so other marketplaces could build and flourish. - Lucid, a JavaScript library that made development on Cardano much easier. - CIP-68 NFT Standard (programmable NFTs), opening the door for more advanced on-chain assets. Recently, Ales shared with me that after a lot of reflection, he feels ready to step away from the digital world and pursue a life that feels more grounded in human connection. And as part of that decision, he chose to pass SpaceBudz on to new hands. And I fully support him in that choice. SpaceBudz will always remain a special part of Cardano history. It wasn't just a collection, it was a moment when imagination met experimentation, and suddenly the possibilities of the chain felt wide open. A huge thank you to @berry_ales and @punk9968 for creating something that sparked that moment and sharing it so openly with the ecosystem. And thank you to the SpaceBudz community, which has always understood what this project was really about. Exploring the capabilities of the chain, building with open tools, and letting each Bud take on a journey of its own. Ales, thank you for your friendship and for the journey we’ve shared through all of this. I will never forget it. And to @Knackfish and the @TavernForge team, now stepping in to guide SpaceBudz forward, thank you for taking the torch and continuing the journey! SpaceBudz has always been about curiosity, exploration, and the courage to step into the unknown. A reminder that sometimes the greatest adventures begin when we choose to see what might be possible beyond the horizon. I'm excited to see where you take the Budz next and look forward to the adventures still to come. 🚀

@liqwidfinance 👏

NIGHT Airdrop Allocation Re-vote proposal has been completed with 100% of NIGHT allocation distributed to ADA suppliers at time of snapshot option receiving majority vote The 1st NIGHT thaw has been successfully processed and is now available in the Rewards App: liqwid-rewards.sundaeswap.finance

@JSHyCS @ElderM @Quantumplation

@EPOCHpool @ElderM @Quantumplation I was hoping someone would notice that :P

For vibe-node, one thing I really want to stress is that what I am doing is not an argument for not funding Amaru and Dingo. Quite the contrary. I am burning 500 million tokens a day. I am starting 2 steps before most vibe coders because I have a wealth of experience in how to use AI for production grade engineering. The thing I am missing that I would need as a next step is either a lot of time for me to read and understand everything, or hire an expert like @wolf31o2, @_KtorZ_ , or @Quantumplation to do a deep dive into the code to make sure it's not severely messed up. The thing is, we don't get deep expertise in the ecosystem unless we pay them to do this stuff manually. If we pay our experts to stay dedicated to being experts, we can help to solve the node diversity problem by supplementing with nodes generated using my approach. It is not a replacement for these guys doing what they do. AI always needs a human evaluator. The measuring stick cannot be "it runs", unless you want more situations like happened last year with the bug that caused a lot of chaos. If we didn't have these experts to identify the bug AND fix it in record time, Cardano would have had a crisis on its hands.

@ElderM @InputEndorsers Bro

@EPOCHpool @InputEndorsers I did hahaha

@JSHyCS @ElderM @Quantumplation lol did you just say “artisanal coding”? It’s simple, is he jamming with bypass permissions on? If yes, then he is vibe coding, or to be charitable, vibe engineering.

Really great to say, thank you! As I've said before, I also think you're not "vibe coding". I'll pay out my part of the pot if @Quantumplation determines it's valid given his criteria no matter what, but I think you're doing something at a higher "tier". From what I've seen, you're really driving this process. I'm assuming you're focusing on small loops with clear acceptance criteria, and pointing and repointing the AI in the right direction often. That feels like something between "vibe coding" and "artisanal coding"

@blinklabs_io Go on the left, rust on the right?

@EPOCHpool People forget we're working together.

Our first preview testnet block using Dingo has been accepted to the network. preview.cardanoscan.io/block/4119738

@ESCOweb3 @atriumlab

Legends only follow Legends. What is @atriumlab ? Atrium = The most comprehensive path into Cardano 🚀

Look at these guys

Midnight 🤝 @Bullish The network of federated node operators continues to grow as @MidnightNtwrk moves toward mainnet. Bullish, an institutionally focused digital asset platform, joins as a federated node operator — helping explore how exchanges can cryptographically prove solvency without exposing sensitive underlying data. Their proof of concept will demonstrate Proof of Reserves built on Midnight’s zero-knowledge layer, enabling verifiable transparency while preserving the confidentiality institutions require. Their participation brings institutional market infrastructure expertise to Midnight’s launch network as the protocol prepares for stable early mainnet operations. 🔗 Read more about Midnight’s mainnet and federated node partners: midnight.network/blog/worldpay-…

Midnight 🤝 @Worldpay_Global The network of federated node operators continues to grow as @MidnightNtwrk moves toward mainnet. Now part of one of the world’s largest merchant services providers, serving 6M+ merchants and processing $3.7T in payments annually across 175+ countries, Worldpay joins as a federated node operator — bringing global-scale payments infrastructure to Midnight. Their proof of concept will explore stablecoin payment infrastructure using USDG, demonstrating how merchant networks can adopt DeFi-native settlement rails while maintaining AML/KYC compliance and transaction confidentiality across B2B and B2C flows. Their participation strengthens Midnight’s launch network as the protocol prepares for stable early mainnet operations. 🔗 Read more about Midnight’s mainnet and federated node partners: midnight.network/blog/worldpay-…

@coc_space lets gooooo

@virtuoso1333 @liqwidfinance @Cardano_CF @FluidTokens Appreciate the dissent without childish attacks, we need more of this. Fluid is also great, I was one of the ISPO pools :) With all the rugs in Cardano, I’m just happy both of these are operational. The question is will they both be operational in 10 years. I think yes.

@EPOCHpool @liqwidfinance @Cardano_CF Thats fine. Everyone's entitled to thier opinion. But I beg to differ. @FluidTokens is a far better L&B solution and @liqwidfinance isnt decentralized, which ISN'T up for debate.

Governance complete for the day ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ @liqwidfinance re-vote - option 1 (100% to ada holders) @Cardano_CF managing catalyst - YES Draper Dragon - YES Defi liquidity - YES Dingo - YES Budget Framework by Intersect - NO Amaru - YES LFG TEAM!! (disagree? DM me)