Steve T. | AdaNet.io

My take on k - and you can roast me for it: Until we have a new dynamic soft-limit for the saturation point of Stakepools that can be raised via pledge, i will not support raising k. We started our service with the promise that pledge matters. Keep that promise. Raising k without that mechanism is stealing stake from community pools and punishing them for the hard work they put in in the last 5 years to aquire stake near the saturation level. Enterprise Pools would simply split, community pools would suffer for doing nothing wrong. Also, delegators would not redelegate to a pool with 1-2M ada. They would - if ever - redelegate to a pool that has 30M or more. Why, because of the better numbers. Forcing delegators to redelegate will end in loosing a lot of delegators on Cardano. There is no real incentive with the rewards right now to keep delegators in Cardano.

Amazing to me the number of proprietary code solutions that are asking for funding for development from the treasury. I really hope DReps value open source/open standard solutions over proprietary software.

A rebuttal to @Davincij15's very, very bad research on $ADA and the entirety of the Cardano ecosystem:

@astroboysoup ANET - thank you Pete, much appreciated

I need tickers of active single-stake pool operators that need some delegation. Adding them to an upcoming video. Just leave a comment please and I'll add them in.

#Cardano #SPOs... Please update to 8.9.4 at your earliest convenience. It should be compatible with CNTools and JorManager. If you don't rely on those tools, you can live on the edge with 8.12.1. Both of these versions are approved for use and contain important patches.

I seem to notice a lot of this lately. Nami, Midnight, etc etc. Lots of amazing people are building and bringing new users, capabilities, and experiences into the ecosystem. IOG is a builder. We aren't different from any DApp company in Cardano. We have products and services and are here to bring millions into the ecosystem. I don't understand why when we start doing that and deploy millions in capital, some are actively hostile. It's also a bit frustrating when we are always open, direct, and transparent about plans and projects that somehow some place polar opposite motivations. Apparently CIP 1694 is some attempt to permanently maintain an oligarchy when it's the exact opposite. Lace is here to be the best wallet in the entire cryptocurrency space and expose all Bitcoin and Ethereum users over time to the Cardano ecosystem. So when we buy Nami to help accelerate a great simple user experience, this is bad for Cardano? Really? Midnight which makes Cardano the leader in data confidentiality tech is somehow abandoning Cardano!? If we are going for number 1, then we need to stop being drama queens and focus on building, partnering, and welcome new positive developments. People are here to do a job. The mission hasn't changed. Get it done.

WHY WE CHOSE TO BUILD ON CARDANO OVER ETHEREUM AND SOLANA 🛠️ Foundation: Cardano's research-first approach resonated with us. With over 90 academic papers, its foundation is peer-reviewed, ensuring robustness and long-term viability. Sustainability: Cardano's Proof-of-Stake (PoS) system is energy-efficient compared to Ethereum's former Proof-of-Work. We prioritize eco-friendliness and Cardano aligns with this vision. Upgradability: Cardano's approach to updates via hard fork combinator events is elegant. This allows the platform to implement significant changes without splitting the community. Economic Model: Cardano's extended UTXO (eUTXO) model provides better predictability in transaction costs, especially when Ethereum gas fees have been notably high in the past. Smart Contracts: With the introduction of Plutus, Cardano offers a robust platform for building complex dApps, backed by Haskell’s strong typing - minimizing errors and increasing security. Decentralization: Cardano's focus on true decentralization through its staking pools reduces central points of failure, an ideal we hold close. Global Outreach: Cardano’s commitment to financial inclusion, especially in Africa and other underserved regions, aligns with our vision for a more inclusive digital future. Interoperability: Cardano is not just about its own ecosystem. Its pursuit of becoming a "blockchain of blockchains" means better connectivity with other systems in the future. While Solana is fast and has great innovations, and Ethereum has undeniable first-mover advantage and network effects, Cardano's holistic approach felt right for our goals and aligned with our vision of the future. $ADA

Cardano boasts an impressive track record: no drops, hacks or depegging, and zero gas fee spikes. Plus, no VCs domination. Instead, it delivers a staggering high stake rate, 2000+ block nodes, a leading GitHub commit count and a permanent spot in the top 10 crypto list.

@Swag_Stakepool Congrats, and much appreciation for the community contribs, and for being a single pool op ;)

@cardano_whale Very glad to see you back - that dude is maxing out engagement farming, fully taking advantage of the strength and passion of our community. I rarely jump in on social media, but the quality posts / impact you have is appreciated by a lot more of us than you might see ;)

This tweet really strikes at the core of why Cardano is so powerful. It's not TPS with EUTXO, it's transactions per transaction. Our model is the most scalable, safe, and parallel computing friendly in the industry and is only getting faster

If you're a #Cardano fan, this one is a must listen:

@IOHK_Charles @The_News_Record Wow, the Vitalik bot replies are insane.. My attempts to read the article are being denied for lack of subscription - just me? Another source available?

The local newspaper wrote an article about the clinic I've been working on. It's been a lot of fun designing it and seeing the community embrace and transform through our efforts. gillettenewsrecord.com/news/local/art… via @The_News_Record

Rocket is in the air. HFC request summitted and accepted. Vasil upgrade is underway. See you on September 22nd, 2022

Love that in place of hard fork - Chain Upgrade Event, CUE the 22nd! Seamless upgrade process = 'SUP ain't bad either ;) #Cardano #Vasil

@Anthony_Bloom_ Also: docs.cardano.org/explore-cardan…

Does anyone know the decay rate of Ada rewards? I understood it to be similar to the BTC halving schedule. Every 4-6 years our Ada rewards should half. Can anyone confirm this information?

@Anthony_Bloom_ Don't know the answer, but curious about this as well - recalled an older thread here: twitter.com/PoolBeaver/sta…

Charles Hoskinson says Michael Saylor’s head is "all fucked up and screwed up" after claiming #Cardano is a security.

LOL!!

@Cointelegraph How is #CardanoNFT not included here????

What's your preferred NFT platform?