2022 was a landmark year for the #Cardano ecosystem, and it was all because of you, the community. A global movement of developers, entrepreneurs & artists built new solutions, businesses, and experiences on rock-solid foundations.
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From the earliest beginnings, you the community ensured the continued growth and success of #Cardano. So, IOG wanted to take a moment to reflect on 2022 and look forward to the age of #Voltaire.
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The year began with a drive towards the #Vasil upgrade named after Vasil St. Dabov, one of #Cardano's ambassadors. #Vasil brought an increase to #Cardano's performance and scalability, giving a boost to the capabilities of the entire network. 3/
In 2022, #CardanoCommunity members and business builders came together around the world at a host of events throughout the year, from discussing auditing and certification in Barcelona to exchanging ideas and sharing experiences in Panama. 4/
At every step of the way, a global community paved the way for yet more innovation. Nowhere was this more apparent than in Austin, Texas, where you made a splash representing #Cardano at Consensus. 5/
This fall, we saw two incredible community-organized events. @cNFTcon in Las Vegas was a celebration of #Cardano's creator community. While @RareBloomEvent in Denver brought together builders from across the whole ecosystem.
IOG was a proud participant in both of these events, and we took the opportunity to introduce @lace_io, our new light wallet platform built to unlock #Web3 for everyone. 8/
For our part, IOG closed out the year with #IOScotFest in Edinburgh, where we launched the Edinburgh Decentralization Index as part of a drive to add greater transparency and inclusive accountability to the decentralized technology space as a whole. 9/ iohk.io/en/blog/posts/…
IOG also took the opportunity to introduce midnight, a new data protection-focused #Cardano sidechain. 10/ iohk.io/en/blog/posts/…
And of course, we can't forget to mention the #CardanoSummit in Lausanne. An amazing celebration of everything accomplished in 2022, hosted in Switzerland by the @CardanoStiftung 11/
IOG believes the future growth of #blockchain will be built on the core principles of academic research. So, we founded the Research Hub at @Stanford to bring together researchers from an array of fields & pave the way for a more decentralized future. 12/ bit.ly/3R7hOaO
We traveled to Mongolia for the graduation of our latest group of students in functional programming. #Cardano is a global platform, & IOG is committed to supporting education in emerging economies, so local solutions can be created for local challenges
The future of #blockchain depends on getting governance right & in 2023, an enhanced governance system within a new members-based organization will provide enhanced frameworks for the continuing development & technical stewardship of #Cardano
By the community. For the community.
So farewell to 2022, and here's to an exciting 2023.
We’ve made remarkable progress in Cardano’s first year as a fully decentralized ecosystem.
We always knew this journey would be challenging. As a community, we’ve moved fast, and yes, too fast for some. Missteps and bumps in the road were inevitable. And yes, even the odd pivot.
But zooming out, we’ve come a very long way in a short time. All thanks to the engagement, commitment and grind from so many across the ecosystem. Now, at the midpoint of the year, it’s time to pause, reflect, and recalibrate. 🧵
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As a prequel to Rare’s Governance & Dev Day, Input | Output will be sponsoring two days of focused reflection and forward thinking — to assess the governance journey so far and start to align on what comes next.
This additional workshop event over 5th & 6th August is an opportunity for community leaders and builders to come together and ask big questions, like:
❓How can we improve both on-chain and off-chain budget/decision-making processes?
❓What new channels or working methods could help drive constructive debate and build consensus?
What other difficult conversations still need to be had — and how can we have them constructively?
❓How do we balance the need for fiscal responsibility with bold, confident investment in the ecosystem?
❓Where should we focus our energy and funding to help Cardano grow into 2026?
By bringing together a representative cross section of DReps and other stakeholders from across our decentralized ecosystem, these two days aim to:
🔎Capture an after action review (AAR) that details constructive, actionable feedback from the diverse perspectives of all stakeholders on the 2025 budget process. And start to shape a more efficient, more refined version for 2026.
⚖️Identify and align on the key governance and constitutional topics requiring clarification or amendment, feeding into a community-validated roadmap for proposed changes to the constitution in 2026.
⚙️Discuss the creation of an executive function for Cardano, including structure, accountability, and decision-making roles. How do we leverage the power of a decentralized community in a coherent, strategically aligned way?
But we want to shape the agenda together. We will be reaching out to community members over the week ahead and gathering feedback on what other topics should be discussed and included. So please drop us a comment below to let us know what you’d like to see included?
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Cardano’s next chapter will be shaped by all of us.
In an ongoing series of threads, IO shares its proposed roadmap with the community, focusing on scalability, usability, and interoperability. These aren’t standalone ideas, but together, they help drive us towards a vision for where we take Cardano next.
Grinding attacks, where network leaders manipulate block additions for re-election advantages, pose a threat, and existing Ouroboros anti-grinding measures can impact settlement times. 2/7🧵
The anti-grinding feature, proposed as part of node improvements, focuses on improving Ouroboros by making grinding attacks harder for adversaries, with minimal overhead for honest participants. 🛡️
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The age of Voltaire brings on-chain governance to Cardano! The community, along with DReps, SPOs, and committees, are now stewards for Cardano's development, guided by the constitution.
Informed and active participation is key to shaping Cardano's future. Discover 10 useful resources that help drive transparent and inclusive governance! 🧵
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A New Dawn
A curated hub highlighting Cardano governance. A New Dawn offers educational content on delegation, participation, and viewing proposed enhancements while spotlighting ecosystem builders.
A platform for budget reconciliation polling, Ekklesia helps DReps support treasury proposals. It has been key to the 2025 budgeting process, encouraging early, transparent coordination.
Cardano's EUTXO model brings determinism and predictability to blockchain! It builds on Bitcoin's UTXO but enhances it for smart contracts and complex apps without sacrificing security or simplicity.
So what does it mean?
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@IOHK_Charles says EUTXO is ‘hand-in-glove built for isomorphism between the off-chain and on-chain.’
Essentially, equality between the two. This means what you see off-chain is what happens on-chain.
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A Bitcoin wallet is like a jar holding coins (UTXOs). To spend $30, you'd use a $50 coin and get $20 change – a new UTXO. Cardano extends this by adding data and logic, creating more versatile UTXOs beyond simple value storage.
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Cardano's sustainable future and competitiveness depends on research & innovation.
Today, Input | Output Research submitted its 'Cardano Vision - Work Program 2025' proposal to fund the foundational work required for long-term growth.
All aimed at scalability, sustainability & interoperability and defined through an evidence-based approach.
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Execution will be led by the Input | Output Research team, the leading blockchain research network worldwide including more than 14 universities, who have published over 200 peer-reviewed papers involving more than 150 researchers.
This continues the foundational research that built Cardano.
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