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By Julie Binoche
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A New Era of Cardano Development. The proposed upgrades are part of a comprehensive initiative designed to enhance transaction…
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Community Concerns Over Cost and Transparency. Despite majority approval, the proposal has not been without criticism.
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What’s Next for Cardano?. With funding secured, IOG will move forward on its roadmap.
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Final Thoughts. This $71 million commitment from Cardano’s treasury is not just a technical upgrade — it's a…
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The Cardano blockchain is entering a pivotal new phase as its community has approved a proposal to allocate 96 million ADA — roughly $71 million — from the treasury to fund core…
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With 74% of participating votes in favor, the proposal submitted by Input Output Global (IOG), Cardano’s primary development entity, has now been greenlit for execution.
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The proposed upgrades are part of a comprehensive initiative designed to enhance transaction speeds, reduce onboarding friction for developers, and streamline future growth.
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To address community concerns around transparency, IOG has committed to publishing monthly development updates, engineering timesheets, and quarterly budget reports.
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Key components of the upgrade include the continued development of Hydra — a layer-2 scaling solution designed to enable fast and low-cost transactions — and Project Acropolis, a…
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Currently, Cardano’s average transaction cost stands at 0.34 ADA, with an average block time of 20 seconds.
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Despite majority approval, the proposal has not been without criticism. Several community members raised red flags about the sheer size of the funding request, as well as the…
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The debate also touched on whether alternative proposals were given fair consideration. The Technical Steering Committee (TSC), another body within the Cardano ecosystem,…
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Tim Harrison, IOG’s vice president of community and ecosystem, emphasized the historic nature of the vote.
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Adam Rusch, a board member at Intersect, acknowledged the diversity of views within the community.
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With funding secured, IOG will move forward on its roadmap. Beyond Hydra and Acropolis, the development team is also working on performance optimizations that will lower RAM…
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