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The Indigo Innovation Proposal is Live on Intersect 🚀 After months of intensive ideation, collaboration with DReps, and deep product design, we are proud to announce that the Indigo Innovation Proposal is officially live and available for review on the Intersect Hydra Voting Portal. The support we received during the draft phase was overwhelmingly positive and has strengthened our resolve to deliver these solutions. What the Indigo Innovation Proposal brings to Cardano: 🔹Institutional-Grade RWAs: Tokenized Short Duration Treasuries to Cardano via iUSDt, bridging the gap between institutional access and our ecosystem. 🔹BTC-Fi & Privacy: Integrating Bitcoin primitives and shielded iAssets via Midnight to expand the utility of the network. 🔹The V2030RS Framework: A Vision 2030 Revenue Share model designed to provide perpetual, sustainable revenue directly to the Cardano Treasury. Now, we move into the most critical phase. Your Action Needed: We invite every community member and DRep to review the proposal and show your support. 👍 Review and Support the Proposal on Intersect: hydra-voting.intersectmbo.org/votes/cardano-…

Thanks to @SPforCardano and @Indigo_protocol for being our first two guinea pigs to publish their @IntersectMBO Budget Proposals on the new Ekklesia proposal module. Couple of minor bugs but we're getting the squished. Also thanks to @nimuepool for being our first commenter and testing our @CardanoKoios DRep name lookup! 🙏🍻 Check it out, go publish your proposal(s) and/or leave comments and feedback so the team can refine and get the critical feedback needed BEFORE moving to voting/treasury withdrawals. Now is your time: hydra-voting.intersectmbo.org/votes/cardano-…

The @CV_Labs Top 50 & Ecosystem Report is out — now in its 11th edition. The Cardano Foundation is part of that progress, with Cardano ranking among the leading blockchain networks by market capitalization. Our CEO @F_Gregaard also contributed a piece on why institutional tokenization demands regulated, audit-ready infrastructure from the ground up. Read the full report: #top50" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">cvvc.com/insights#top50

Indigo has boots on the ground at @ParisBlockWeek! The enthusiasm is high in Paris and the builders are out here making gains. 🟣

Cardano is coming to @money2020 Asia. 🇹🇭 Bangkok is one of the most important fintech stages in the world right now, and EMURGO will be there in full presence to represent Cardano as part of our Unified Global Events Marketing Strategy. The Cardano booth will be open across all three days of the conference. If you are in Bangkok, come find the EMURGO team. The conversations happening at the intersection of blockchain and global finance are ones worth being part of in person. 1/3

Day 1 at Paris Blockchain Week. 🇫🇷 The energy at the booth says it all. Swing by to engage with the Cardano ecosystem in person!

Introducing the Indigo Innovation Proposal The Indigo team has been working in earnest to bring impactful solutions to life that align with Cardano's longterm vision. The Indigo Innovation Proposal, driven by our Vision 2030 Revenue Share (V2030RS) framework, contributes protocol revenue from institutional tokenized RWAs (iUSDt backed by Treasuries), BTC-Fi primitives, and shielded iAssets on Midnight directly and perpetually to the Cardano Treasury. This structure is a new standard for Cardano’s long-term sustainability and investment strategy. We’re proud of what these solutions deliver to this ecosystem. Feedback and community support ahead of Intersect submission phase opening is appreciated. Full proposal PDF: indigoprotocol.io/indigo-innovat…

Yes - the CARDANO SUMMIT is expensive No - it is not wasteful spending Yes - I work for @Cardano_CF No - Im not biased Paradox! Liar! Entitled Asshole! How dare you! F#k OFF! You only save your own salary! not quite... Let me start with a personal reason.... I attended around 50 crypto conferences in the last 10 years and was on stage at a few of them. I was at 4 out of 5 Cardano Summits, spoke at 3 of them and my first one (Lausanne) convinced me to dedicate 100% of my available time to the vision that Cardano has and all you amazing people reflect. I often say that the reason why Im here was the professional, non-hype driven energy of Lausanne. For comparison: I went to Bitcoin Miami just before Lausanne, in a period where I was looking for a new professional residence, and while I got 2 good job offers during this insane conference with the most influential people and companies present, it was Cardano Summit, and you lot, that made me choose - and find my residence. The Cardano Summit is an extraordinary event and your critiques are valuable, heck, necessary, but killing it does more damage than you realize. It is NOT a crypto party for the elite.. even if you wish it was to underline your arguments. I was at plenty of crypto conferences that were actually just big parties. If you have been at the Summit, you know - it is not one of those. But I dont judge you for believing that happens. 2.5m sure sounds like it. It is the only event in Cardanoland thats tailored towards the projects and companies that do not exist on X. "STF Alex! Those are pipe dreams. Institutional Adoption never comes. Better pump bags with DeFi!" Well... - Draper. The audience and the impression of Dubai made on them mattered. Tim Draper himself announced in Berlin they chose Cardano and its builders to build out their portfolio of valuable companies. - Service Plan and Würth Group had massively successful announcements. One of them is running one of the most successful projects ever on Cardano right now - and the users dont even know they are using Cardano. Masumi. - Freakin' Nasa presented space part supply chains on Cardano at the summit two years ago. I mean.. wtf. With a better administration, and more institutional tooling, mainnet and putting this in production isnt far away. - Don Tapscott is a regular since 3 years, I interviewed him in Berlin for a podcast, and he brought more eyes to Cardano with his reach than any million could ever buy. - Volvo, Novo Nordisk, Orange, Boston Consulting Group, State Street, United Nations, Women in Tech, and many many MANY more were there just last year - and they either already ran projects on Cardano, or were strategically there to get an impression. I talked with 12 people in my little podcast studio, and backstage with a lot of speakers - all unilaterally had one thing to say: This crypto conference is different... for the better. The Cardano Summit is NOT for Cardano. Thats what Rare Evo, the Buidler Fest, Cardano Africa, and all the other amazing events in locations like IOs Buenos Aires office are for. They are valuable - but those dont attract many outsiders. Its cooking in our own kitchen. Comfortable, well known, but it tastes the same. The Cardano Summit is for those companies that seek professional residence - like i once did and having it just before Token 2049 (in fact, next door), which draws in 25'000 people outside of our ecosystem, will spill over to the summit. Holy shit. Epic. "yeah thats cool and all. still f#ck you CF. You are rich as f#k, dont deliver on your shit and are supposed to pay. you are just acting in your interest to survive." Dont worry, CF spends 45m every year and is on track to not exist anymore in about 5 years - we are extincting ourselves soon enough. and btw.. CFs internal cost to organize the event arent included in the budget. Everything we do is public: #page=27" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">…financialreport.cardanofoundation.org/#page=27

Bar far the most comprehensive update to Indigo yet. That’s saying a lot considering every protocol update prior was huge! Forex iAssets to run up loan activity 📈 Borrow against your USDCx, NIGHT, USDM and USDA w/ V3 Send INDY emissions to ZERO at launch. Coming in May 💪🏻

I was removed from the Budget Committee Telegram Channel just now for sharing my findings and asking questions about how to remove Lloyd from the position. @IntersectCBC @IntersectMBO I didn’t cuss, I didn’t violate rules, please stop trying to silence me and just instead provide answers

Just a reminder as @IntersectMBO elections are approaching; that our budget committee is ran by @radioastro; Lloyd Duhon, and we have some serious problems as an ecosystem from his leadership. Below are just a few examples of expenses he has approved that are directly corrupt: MelloD Designs, a media company listed within Intersect MBO as a media contractor has been shown to have received 2 payouts in the sums of $175,000 USD and 106,000 $ADA for video content creation listed as ‘GM Cardano’ videos. I have found the GM Cardano YouTube channel and am disappointed in both the quality, duration, and outcomes of these videos; especially at this exuberant cost. 4,359 views all time on the channel we as a community spent 300+ thousand US Dollars on… So of course, that got me wondering; why would we be seeing funds like this approved, let alone to an unknown content team/company. So I kept digging. 🪏 What I found is direct evidence to theories spouted for years of family ties and married couples looting catalyst as a team: - MelloD Designs is a company owned and operated by our committee lead Lloyd Duhon’s WIFE 🗣️ Melanie Duhon is the founder and CEO of MelloD Designs, the same company her husband approved ~$300,000 in funding for some basic YouTube videos. This is a serious concern and I am positive there are many more Intersect budget expenses that have been decided in similar fashion. We need to hold them accountable for this waste and these decisions. The community needs answers. Do not just take me at my word; below I will attach relevant screenshots and links for you to gather your own information and cross check my findings. Vote Lloyd out. 🗳️ Links 🔗 Intersect CDH 2024 Grants pt 1 ($175,000 USD) docs.intersectmbo.org/intersect-know… Intersect CDH 2024 grants pt 2 (106,000 $ADA) docs.intersectmbo.org/intersect-know… MelloD Designs LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/mellod… GM Cardano YouTube Channel (Root Product for Expenses) @gmcardano?si=QmrXvo6Vc6Y8D4AY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@gmcardano?si=… And finally screen shots

A light node is NOT a "nice to have" A light node is the most basic piece of infrastructure for trustless access for the average user A light node is THE ONLY WAY you can have the full security and decentralization of the blockchain AT YOUR FINGERTIPS WITHOUT sacrificing UX Actually, it will even IMPROVE UX Picture unrelated

Aha that is great already know my prompt for that. Keep up the great work

Today we published our 2025 Activity and Financial Insights Report. It's been a defining year, and I'm proud of what the team has delivered. For the first time, our financial statements have been independently audited and attested on-chain by Grant Thornton Switzerland, making every figure independently verifiable by any stakeholder. We partnered with MembersCap and Archax to launch the world's first tokenized institutional reinsurance fund, supported the largest on-chain budget in Cardano's history, and engaged directly with the SEC, FCA, European Parliament, and US Congress on blockchain policy. Trust in institutions is being stress-tested like never before. The institutions that will matter in ten years are the ones building verifiable, tamper-proof infrastructure today. That is what Cardano is for. Read the full report here: cardanofoundation.org/blog/2025-acti…

An update on our engagement with @Mastercard. While Cardano was not included in the initial cohort of 85 launch partners, @emurgo_io has been actively engaging with their APAC team to change that and ensure our ecosystem is represented. Following a leadership transition at Mastercard APAC —where our primary contact moved to EY — we have successfully connected with his successors. They were excited to speak with us and I am pleased to share we are now in the Qualification Stage for the Global Crypto Partner Program. With the continued support of the Cardano community, I am confident in a positive outcome. This important: Please like and share to show @Mastercard the strength of our ecosystem. Mastercard is a global firm.. we need to show them that our inclusion into their Partner Program will make a difference to them. Surely this is an initiative the entire Cardano ecosystem can support! #cardano86 Let's go!!! #cardano #mastercard @Cardano_CF @Cardano @IOGroup @midnightfdn

Warning. Bridging Assets to Midnight from Cardano is one way, you cannot bridge assets back to Cardano, once bridged you are locked in. As designed, be cautious. More posts to come.

We would like to thank @Cardano_CF for minting $1,000,000 USDA. The ecosystem is putting USDA to work. Thank you @F_Gregaard and team for your support and belief in what we're building. 🙏

I've been working on improving the Cardano Foundation's TX dashboard coverage. AI_Analyzed 136 unlabeled script hashes (since epoch 500) covering ~178K transactions, using 15 different on-chain signals — co-occurring redeemers, token patterns, minting policies, stake delegations, and more. Results are compiled in a spreadsheet with auto-guessed project attributions and supporting evidence for each hash. If your project might be among these, it'd be great if you could register or update your script hashes here: 👉 cardano.org/apps/leaderboa… Or if you're too busy for that, just letting me of cf know "that's ours" is more than enough 🙏 I believe it's necessary to achieve over 80% transaction coverage before starting the Budget process. 📊 Full AI_analysis spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…