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In this edition of the Community Digest, we highlight Peter Bui’s latest Cardano News Update, covering topics like staking wallet issues to avoid missed rewards and Iagon’s new decentralized compute and storage integrations, among others. We also preview Roundtable Talk #11 on April 15, where the Cardano Community will discuss “Learnings from the Interim Constitutional Committees (iCC).” With the iCC term ending in 2025, the Roundtable Talk will cover committee experiences, lessons learned, and advice for future members. The CEXPLORER blog explores Midgard vs Ethereum Rollups, highlighting how Midgard’s UTxO model boosts scalability and simplifies conflict resolution. Intersect MBO’s development update details the upcoming voting for the Constitutional Committee elections, starting April 16. All this and more in today’s Digest.
Additionally, we’d like to inform you that Blog | Cardano serves as a central hub, routing key ecosystem information directly to you. Community members can also contribute to this initiative by providing their own updates, keeping the ecosystem informed and engaged. For more information on how to contribute, visit cardano.org/docs
Learn Cardano: Cardano News Update
Cardano Ambassador, Peter Bui, has recently released a new Cardano News Update via the popular Learn Cardano YouTube channel.
In this episode, Peter walks through a range of ecosystem updates, starting with a reminder to check your staking wallet to avoid missing rewards due to delegation issues. He also highlights Iagon’s new integrations as it expands its decentralized compute and storage network, and explores the growing trend of Cardano-based prediction markets and their potential impact on governance. This and more in this episode. For the full news update, click here.
Join Roundtable Talk #11 on April 15: Learnings from the Interim Constitutional Committees
On April 15 at 13:30 UTC, the Cardano Community Account is hosting Roundtable Talk #11: “Learnings from the Interim Constitutional Committees (iCC).”
As the iCC’s term concludes in September 2025, this event will give everyone a look into the experiences of all seven members since the Chang Hard Fork in September 2024 / seven months ago. They’ll discuss what worked, what didn’t, what theory held up in practice, what advice they have for anyone thinking about stepping into the role next, and more.
Representatives from EMURGO, Cardano Japan Council, Cardano Foundation, Input Output Global, Cardano Atlantic Council, Eastern Cardano Council, and Intersect MBO Council will participate.
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Watch live on YouTube
CEXPLORER Blog: A Deep Dive into Midgard vs Ethereum Rollups
For the past year, we’ve been hearing a lot about Layer 2 solutions on Cardano, with Midgard often coming up. Recently, the CEXPLORER Team released an extensive blog that takes a deep dive into Midgard, comparing it to Ethereum Rollups. The article explores the architecture, decentralization, sequencing, and conflict resolution of these two models, offering a fresh take on how Midgard challenges assumptions around Ethereum Rollups.
They highlight key differences in transaction models and sequencing, explaining how Midgard’s UTxO model simplifies conflict resolution and boosts scalability. With a focus on high parallelism and deterministic logic, Midgard provides a more decentralized and open framework compared to Ethereum Rollups, which often depend on centralized sequencers, as noted by the author. For the article, click here.
Intersect MBO: Development Update #57
Intersect MBO recently released #57 of the Intersect Development Update. This update highlights several key points, including progress on committee elections with 119 candidates registered and voting set to begin on April 16. The Cardano Budget process is also heating up, with over 100 proposals already live on GovTool, and DReps can now signal support directly. Additionally, there’s news on governance tooling, April’s budget workshops, and new input from the Governance Working Group. For all the details, check out the full update here.
Cardano Foundation Blog: Understanding Cardano’s Net Change Limit
Many of you have heard about the term Net Change Limit, as there has been lots of debate surrounding this topic. The Cardano Foundation recently released a blog titled “Understanding Cardano’s Net Change Limit: Balancing Ecosystem Growth and Monetary Stability.”
The blog aims to unpack what the NCL actually is, a constitutional parameter that limits how much ada can be withdrawn from the treasury over a given time period, and why it matters. It digs into how treasury withdrawals impact ada’s price, compares Cardano’s model with others like Polkadot, Bitcoin, and Ethereum, and presents three possible NCL strategies.
Whether you’re a voter, builder, or just curious, it’s worth a read to understand the trade-offs between ecosystem growth and long-term monetary stability.
IOG Blog: Ouroboros Peras, Accelerating Transaction Settlement on Cardano
IOG recently released a blog titled Ouroboros Peras: accelerating transaction settlement on Cardano. According to the author, Peras is a proposed evolution of the Ouroboros Praos protocol, designed to speed up how quickly transactions settle on Cardano. The post explains how a new SPO voting mechanism could help reduce wait times, lower the risk of rollbacks, and improve interoperability with partner chains. If you’re interested in how this might shape future use cases and improve user experience, you can read the full blog here.
Cardanians Weekly Ecosystem Newsletter
In this week’s Cardano Ecosystem Newsletter, Cardanians highlight zkFold’s introduction of Smart Wallet, allowing users to send and receive ada with their Google account. They also cover the launch of Eternl’s V2 wallet, Wanchain’s new bridge for the DOG token on Cardano, and Cardano’s recent performance, outperforming BTC, ETH, and SOL over the past 160 days. Additionally, Frederik Gregaard’s update on the ongoing developments within the Cardano ecosystem is covered. For this and more, view the full newsletter here.
Cardano Reddit Top 7 Most Engaged Topics
Below are the most engaging topics on Reddit
- Good Insight and True - Hoskinson Says Tariffs Will Be a Dud and Its Going to Be USA/World vs China
- Comparing the UTxO and Account-Based Models in Blockchain Design (article)
- Are you optimistic or pessimistic about cardano and crypto?
- Top DeFi Projects on Cardano in 2025
- Potentially HUGE Cardano and Ripple Partnership!!! - Learn Cardano
- Comparing the UTxO and Account-Based Models in Blockchain Design (article)
- Top DeFi Projects on Cardano in 2025
Cardano Forum Top 5 Referred Topics
Topics that have received the most clicks from external sources. (last 10 Days)
- IO Engineering (IOE) Proposal: Core Development for Cardano’s 2025 Roadmap – Executing with Alignment and Scale
- Eastern Cardano Council - Re-election Announcement
- Cardano2VN Hợp Tác Phát Triển đào tạo Blockchain Tại Trường Đại học Kinh tế Kỹ thuật Công nghiệp (UNETI)
- Catalyst Horizons Annual Report 2025 - It’s here!
- Optimal Pool Count - Cardano Network Parameters Part 19
Upcoming Community Events
- 04-15 Intersect MCC Meeting: Join in to stay up to date with Intersect’s MCC progression - link.
- 04-15 Cardano Over Coffee
open mic 
Interviewing influential people and projects in Cardano - link - 04-15 Roundtable Talk #11: Learnings From The Interim Constitutional Committees - link
- 04-16 DRep Working Group - Budget Approval: Each session will focus on providing up-to-date information about the budget process. Our goal is to create a collaborative environment where DReps can engage in discussions, ask questions, and share perspectives - link
- 04-17 Intersect OSC Meeting: meeting link
- 04-18 Cardano Over Coffee COME HANG! Interviewing influential people and projects in Cardano - link
- 04-19 Cardano Builder Meetup Online #1 - #6 - Ho Chi Minh City w/ Ha Nguyen - link
- 04-24: Blockchain DeFi & AI Opportunities - Masumi Network & AI Agents - Brisbane, Australia w/ Pete Bui - link
For an overview of weekly events, visit the Cardano Calendar
Many thanks and greetings from the Community Team!