Catalyst Weekly #113 - 150K votes in so far. 6 days remain till Dec 12

Hello there, beautiful soul!

Day eight of voting in Cardano’s Fund13 is now behind us and what an incredible effort it’s been so far. We’re nearing the milestone of 5,000 participating wallets. For a detailed analysis of daily progress, check out the section below. Want to stay updated for the rest of the voting period? Be sure to follow Catalyst_onX for the latest details.

What else has happened? Catalyst continues to celebrate innovation by spotlighting projects currently in the running. Throughout this week, Catalyst_onX streamed proposals from all four general categories that submitted their two-minute pitch videos. The feedback has been phenomenal. Thousands of viewers and a ton of interactions underscore the importance of these concise project explanations. Want to watch them? They’re listed below.

Important Voting Details
Time is running out to cast your votes - don’t forget to do so by December 12th at 11 a.m. UTC!

Special shoutout to all the folks in Argentina and Kenya this week at the Cardano Constitution Conventions diligently working towards adoption of Cardano Constitution. If you haven’t had a chance, make sure to follow the live streams.

Happy Voting!

Danny [let’s chat on X]

How’s the Fund13 vote so far?

The midway point in Fund13 is behind us. What’s been the progress so far? We already had 4,500 wallets collectively cast north of 150,000 votes, worth over 1,500,000,000 ada in total. That’s a phenomenal show of participation.

Catalyst PitchFest

For Fund13, proposers were required to create two-minute pitch videos that succinctly presented their concepts to the community. This week, Catalyst_onX has been hosting daily streams. You can explore them using the links below and discover these incredible initiatives. An additional stream is scheduled for the Partner’s track on Monday.

We commend everyone for the effort invested in these videos. It’s truly inspiring to see the people driving these ideas. Wishing all participants the best of luck.

Disclaimer: References to third-party projects, products, or services in this ‘Pitch Fest’ are informational only and not endorsements. Viewers should independently verify all information.

Time to cast your votes until Dec 12 - 11AM UTC

Voter registration is now over and the snapshot took place on Nov 20th at 21:45 p.m. UTC.

Voting is now officially open and will remain open for two weeks until Dec 12th, 11 a.m. UTC. We’re looking forward to your active participation in the upcoming Fund13 vote. You can also refer to the Catalyst Knowledge Base GitBook pages to learn more about voting.

So what do you have to do? Make sure to download the latest version of the Voting App from your App and Play stores and get ready.

How to audit the vote?

Want to audit the numbers yourself? Check out the guide in the knowledge base here. It’s as easy as…

  1. Install DbSync and Catalyst Snapshot Tools
  2. Produce raw snapshot given target slot number
  3. Process raw snapshot according to the official Fund Parameters

Want to level up in your Catalyst experience, including tallying the results? Follow the rest of the instructions as they get updated here. This information is generally used to independently verify outcomes by fellow community toolings such as LidoNation, SCATDAO, Xerberus, and many others.

Catalyst roadmap & deliverables

Looking for the latest updates regarding Catalyst’s development roadmap? Follow along with milestone developments via Catalyst Gitbook to stay up to speed!

Get in touch

And that’s a wrap. Don’t forget to follow Catalyst on X (twitter) to keep an eye on all the latest.

Catalyst Team

Disclaimer: References in this newsletter to the 3rd party projects, products, and services are provided for information purposes only and are not endorsements. Everyone should carry out their own investigations before relying on the information provided in this newsletter.