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In this edition of the Community Digest, we highlight the first-ever in-person Roundtable Talk on Cardano’s economic sustainability, held during Berlin Blockchain Week. We spotlight Rare Evo 2025 in Las Vegas, Cexplorer.io’s latest articles on Midnight, DeFi, and ETFs, and Pragma’s recent Amaru demo plus their upcoming node workshop in Toulouse. Also featured: IOG’s Project Acropolis to make Cardano more developer-friendly, the results of the Constitutional Committee elections, and the Cardano Foundation’s launch of Reeve, bringing financial reporting on-chain. All this and more in today’s Digest.
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First in-Person Roundtable Talk: Economic Sustainability of Cardano
On July 4th, the Cardano Community shared its first-ever in-person Roundtable Talk, held during Berlin Blockchain Week at the Cardano Berlin Hackathon hosted at w3.hub. This special session brought the community together to explore an important topic: the economic sustainability of Cardano.
The conversation featured insights from Markus Gufler, Alexa K. (also known as @design_thyme), Hinson Wong, and Alexandre Maaza. It was a lively and thoughtful discussion aimed at sparking ideas and bringing together diverse voices from both within and beyond the Cardano ecosystem.
The Roundtable Talk series is part of an ongoing effort to foster community engagement, encouraging people to explore different viewpoints and make informed choices about the proposals and ideas shaping Cardano’s future.
Timestamps of key moments are included in the post for easy navigation. You can watch the full talk here.
If you’d like to propose a topic or be part of a future Roundtable Talk, feel free to reach out by email or tag someone from the Cardano Community Team. We’d love to hear from you.
Rare Evo 2025: Available Discounts & Event Agenda
Rare Evo 2025 will take place August 6–10, 2025, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV. This premier blockchain and crypto conference brings together multi-chain projects, industry leaders, developers, investors, and enthusiasts to network, learn, and celebrate interoperability and Web3 innovation.
Attendees can benefit from exclusive discounted room rates at Caesars Palace, with a limited block almost full. Details and booking availability are here.
The full agenda features keynote presentations, panel discussions, hands-on workshops, game and NFT tournaments, art installations, live music performances, and evening networking events. Curious what’s on the agenda? Visit: https://rareevo.io/2025-agenda
Cexplorer.io Articles
Cexplorer.io is not only a trusted source for on-chain Cardano data but also a growing hub for insightful, educational content. Their recent articles tackle topics that matter to our ecosystem.
“Understanding Midnight Tokenomics” breaks down Midnight’s dual-token system—NIGHT and DUST—designed to power a sustainable, privacy-focused blockchain.
“How an SEC-Approved ETF Could Clear the Path for Growth” explores how the SEC’s review of Grayscale’s crypto ETF, which includes ADA, could shift regulatory perceptions and open new growth opportunities for Cardano.
“What Does Cardano DeFi Need the Most?” highlights liquidity as the biggest challenge holding back DeFi adoption, and why solving this is crucial for Cardano to thrive.
For more insightful articles we recommend visiting https://cexplorer.io/article
PRAGMA: Amaru Demos and Upcoming Node Workshop in Toulouse
Pragma recently shared a new demo of Amaru, their alternative Cardano node, highlighting progress on simulation, observability, and ledger conformance testing.
The demo showcases updates to the ledger rules and introduces a Rust-agnostic testing approach for better conformance. It also features early visualizations of the simulation engine, including auto-generated sequence diagrams and a terminal interface for exploring execution traces.
Pragma also demonstrated how Amaru’s observability stack collects and visualizes data from multiple nodes, offering insights into network behavior and performance. Watch the demos here: pragma.io/projects/amaru/#demo
Looking ahead, Pragma is inviting the community to its next Cardano node diversity workshop on September 22–23 in Toulouse, open to all node implementers. More info: hackmd.io/zYPLaKpSS4WTzjTpVINIvw
IOG: Project Acropolis - Making Cardano More Developer-Friendly
On July 3rd, 2025, IOG introduced Project Acropolis, a big step towards making Cardano more open and developer-friendly.
Acropolis reimagines the Cardano node as a flexible, modular system where developers can build directly inside the node using familiar tools like REST APIs.
The goal is to lower barriers, keep security rock-solid, and make it easier for new ideas to take shape. According to the blog, teams like Blockfrost and Sundae Labs are already showing interest, which is a great sign of the community’s excitement for what’s ahead.
Intersect: 2025 Constitutional Committee Election Result
Intersect has shared the fully audited results of the Constitutional Committee (CC) Elections, which ran from June 12 to July 2, 2025. The independent audit, carried out by DQuadrant, confirmed the process was sound and secure.
The seven candidates who received the most votes and will soon serve on the CC are: Cardano Atlantic Council, Tingvard, Eastern Cardano Council, KTorZ, Ace Alliance, Cardano Japan Council, and Phil_uplc.
The audit checked things like candidate verification, voter eligibility, and vote integrity. Every vote was cryptographically signed and validated, and DRep status was confirmed. You can dive into the full results and audit report here.
Cardano Foundation: Launch of Reeve – A New On-Chain Financial Reporting Solution
Today, the Cardano Foundation launched Reeve, an open-source solution designed to bring financial reporting onto the Cardano blockchain. In a time where trust and transparency matter more than ever, Reeve makes it easier for organizations to publish verifiable, tamper-proof financial data on-chain—helping build trust, simplify reporting, and cut costs.
Anyone, from Enterprises to NGOs, can now record and share financial data securely on Cardano. It’s another big step towards using blockchain for real-world solutions. 
Dive deeper into Reeve: Reeve – Ledger on the Blockchain
And that’s not all—
Cardano Foundation CEO Frederik Gregaard shared insights in Forbes on how blockchain technology is reshaping global finance and governance—even playing a role in fighting food fraud. It’s a powerful reminder of how blockchain can help solve challenges beyond just finance.
Check out Frederik’s Forbes article: Is Your Food Lying To You? Blockchain’s Role In Fighting Food Fraud
Cardano Reddit Top 9 Most Engaged Topics
Below are the most engaging topics on Reddit
- Charles Hoskinson on the Shawn Ryan Show
- ADA in a spot ETF?? What does this actually mean for Cardano?
- Best method to swap BTC for ADA
- Huge Win for Crypto: SEC Approves Grayscale Index ETF Conversion — Clears XRP, Solana, and Cardano for Spot Trading
- How are you actually using cardano right now?
- Cornucopias New Game Trailer
- Cardano Tokenomics July Cardano R&D Session
- Want to understand Cardano’s governance process? These new visuals help
- Cardano Foundation launches Reeve: a new on-chain financial reporting solution
Cardano Forum Top 8 Referred Topics
Topics that have received the most clicks from external sources. (last 10 Days)
- Glacier 에어드랍 알려진 정보 정리
- Forum 10000 Codeurs: Inkuba Hub Inspires the Next Generation of Blockchain Developers in Burkina Faso
- Copper Delegation Incident : A Call for Stronger UI Controls in Delegation Flows
- Africa Townhall: Tech Hubs in Africa Building on Cardano
- Glacier空投信息汇总
- Greeting
- Forum 10000 Codeurs : Inkuba Hub Inspire la Nouvelle Génération de Développeurs Blockchain au Burkina Faso
Cardano의 새로운 오픈소스 프로젝트 ‘Originate’ 소개
Upcoming Community Events
- 07-09 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
- 07-10 Intersect OSC Meeting - link
- 07-10 Product Committee: On Cardano Over Coffee: About the guest: This is discuss the Product Comm 2030 vision roadmap and to talk about the workshops that have been done along with those that are upcoming - link
- 07-21 Roundtable Talk: Nested Transactions - A Followup (details dropping soon)
- 07-28 SPO Table Talk: Understanding the Impact of Pledge Leverage (details dropping soon)
For an overview of weekly events, visit the Cardano Calendar
Many thanks and greetings from the Community Team!