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In this edition of the Community Digest, we highlight Cexplorer’s exploration of Cardano’s potential to match Solana’s TPS with Ouroboros Leios. IOG introduces a new programmable token design on Cardano, featuring freeze-and-seize capabilities for regulatory compliance. EMURGO celebrates the USDA stablecoin’s launch on Minswap DEX and Liqwid Finance. Plus, we shine a spotlight on StakePool24/7 [EU01] operator Lauris, who’s dedicated to supporting the SPO community and contributing to Cardano governance. All this and more in this week’s Community Digest.
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Cexplorer Blog: Can Cardano Achieve the Same TPS as Solana?
Cexplorer’s recent blog looks at whether Cardano can reach the same transactions per second (TPS) as Solana. According to the blog, Charles Hoskinson has said that Cardano can compete with Solana in TPS while staying decentralized.
As per the author, Ouroboros Leios is designed to improve Cardano’s scalability by allowing parallel transaction processing and more frequent block production. Instead of copying Solana’s method, Cardano will use Input, Endorsement, and Ranking Blocks to increase throughput.
According to early tests mentioned in the blog, Cardano could handle between 10,000 and 18,000 TPS. To learn more about how this might work, read the full blog 
here.
Lily Brodi: Cardano Wins of the Week
In her latest “Cardano Wins of the Week,” Lilly covers several wins from the Cardano ecosystem. For example, Grayscale’s $2 billion ADA acquisition, a move that, according to Lilly, could encourage more interest from big institutions. Alex Becker, who used to criticize Cardano, is now bullish on its future potential. IAGON announced delegated staking for IAG holders, so you can earn rewards without running a node. These are just a few, but for the full overview, we recommend checking out the entire X video 
post here.
Cardanians Weekly Ecosystem Newsletter
In this week’s Cardano Ecosystem Newsletter, Cardanians cover Coinbase’s upcoming launch of ada futures on March 31, 2025, Swiss bank AMINA introducing Cardano staking for its clients, and Dubai’s Emirates NBD offering ada crypto trading. The partnership with Check Point Software to protect against smart contract vulnerabilities and phishing attacks is also highlighted. For more updates, view the full thread here.
Ada Pulse Blog: A Deepdive into Reeve - Ledger on the Blockchain
On March 11th, 2025, Ada Pulse shared a blog post about Reeve, also known as Ledger on the Blockchain (LOB). Reeve is a platform built by the Cardano Foundation to boost financial transparency and trust. It uses the Cardano blockchain to securely record financial data, making it tamper-proof, verifiable, and open for everyone to see. According to the blog, Reeve is designed for businesses, nonprofits, and governments, helping them share financial records in a secure way, cutting down on audit costs and improving accountability. For more details, check out the blog here.
Keyanm’s X-post: Cardano Contract Splitting with Aiken and AnastasiaLabs Design Patterns
In this X post, @keyanmskt (keyanm) discusses splitting Cardano contracts. According to Keyamn this not only helps with larger contracts, but it can also lower transaction fees. He shares how to achieve this using Aiken with Anastasia Labs’ design patterns. As he puts it, “It’s a contract that allows anyone to mint a unique NFT, lock it at the script’s address, and tag it with the owner’s pub key hash, so that the NFT can be later burnt with permission.”
A Spotlight on Stake Pools: EU01
In this “Spotlight on Stake Pools,” meet Lauris, operator of StakePool24/7 [EU01]. The blog covers Lauris’ long history in Cardano, from his early days running a testnet pool to supporting other SPOs through YouTube videos and a Telegram support channel.
According to Lauris, his mission goes beyond running a pool. He’s very much focused on building tools and sharing knowledge to help strengthen the SPO community. The blog also highlights how Lauris contributed to Cardano governance as a member of SPOCRA and Catalyst Circle, and how the Foundation’s delegation enabled him to maintain essential community services like cSnapshot.io.
To read more about Lauris’ journey, his work for the Cardano ecosystem, and the impact of Foundation delegation, check out the full blog.
IOG Blog: A New Programmable Token Design on Cardano
IOG’s new blog highlights freeze-and-seize, a key feature for applications meeting regulatory requirements, especially in highly regulated industries like finance. This mechanism allows institutions to safeguard assets from malicious actors—a feature now proven on Cardano. The blog showcases how Input Output, alongside Philip DiSarro from Anastasia Labs, built a proof-of-concept (POC) for a regulated stablecoin, the Wyoming Stable Token (WST). This POC demonstrates Cardano’s control over token issuance, transfers, and payments for compliance-focused applications. For more details, read the full blog here.
USDA Stablecoin Now Live on Cardano
On March 7th, 2025, EMURGO announced the launch of the long-awaited USDA, the fully reserved stablecoin for Cardano issued by Anzens. As announced, USDA is now tradable on Minswap DEX, but Minswap is not the only platform, as USDA is also live on Liqwid Finance. According to EMURGO’s blog, over 300,000 ADA has already been traded since launch.
If you want to learn more, Farid from DappCentral has covered the USDA launch and provided an overview of Cardano’s stablecoin ecosystem. Kaizen Crypto’s Cardano 101 Course | Lesson 33 also takes a closer look at stablecoins on Cardano, including USDA.
Intersect MBO: Development Update #53
Intersect’s latest development update includes details on the upcoming Committee elections and the process for submitting a budget proposal. There’s also a spotlight on enterprise member Dquadrant. The update introduces the new Paid Open Source Model (POSM) to support open-source projects. Additionally, it provides information on upcoming community hub events in Japan and Africa, as well as updates on Govtool and ongoing efforts to improve governance and community collaboration. Read the full update here.
Cardano Reddit Top 7 Most Engaged Topics
Below are the most engaging topics on Reddit
- Insider Trading Allegations Surface Amid Trump’s National Strategic Crypto Reserve Reveal
- How is ADA for developers?
- One Week of $USDA
- Where to stake ADA for bigger rewards?
- Cardano’s Biggest Barrier: The Path to Adoption is Too Complex—Can We Simplify It?
- What was Charles’ big meeting on march 1st about?
- New programmable token design proves Cardano’s freeze-and-seize capabilities
Cardano Forum Top 5 Referred Topics
Topics that have received the most clicks from external sources. (last 10 Days)
- チャールズKizunaイベント講演＋2月〜3月12日までのYoutube動画のAI要約まとめ
- 2025 Proposed Cardano Roadmap + Budget workshop Tokyo result
- Treasury Budget for Ecosystem Stable Coin Liquidity (Updated Draft) Proposers are @eldermillennial and @marco
- [ECC-GA09-RATIONALE] Decrease Treasury Tax from 20% to 10%
- Can anyone make changes to cardano.org now?
Upcoming Community Events
- 03-18 Intersect MCC Meeting: Join in to stay up to date with Intersect’s MCC progression - link.
- 03-18 Cardano Over Coffee w/ Bee: Talking about IceBreakers, followed by Diamond Hooves with an update on their stable mint, token launch, races, and more - link.
- 03-19 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
- 03-20 Weekly Catalyst Explorer Feedback Sessions: The big idea here is to show you what we’ve been cooking in the labs and your feedback and first impressions. As taxpayers in Cardano and participants of Project Catalyst, the catalystexplorer.com tool is built for you - link
- 03-20 Lido Nation: On Cardano Over Coffee: The Cardano Catalyst Explorer - Seamless Research, Analytics, and Acceleration Tools for Project Catalyst Users. Now Shifting to its own domain - link
- 03-20: Cardano Blockchain Brisbane, Australia Community Meetup w/ Pete Bui – Catch up on everything that has been happening on Cardano - link
- 03-22: Cardano Blockchain Korea-Japan Collaboration Meetup w/ Oscar West – This meetup marks the first joint event between the Cardano Korea and Japan communities, with ambassadors and governance contributors from both countries participating as speakers. They will share their experiences in governance and community building within the Cardano ecosystem and offer educational content to help community members deepen their understanding of governance participation - link
- 03-23: Cardano Blockchain Offline Meetup Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam w/ Ha Nguyen – Updates on the Cardano ecosystem, Governance, the latest news on technology & development trends, and more - link
- 03-27: Cardano Blockchain Tamale, Ghana Expo 2025 w/ Benjamin Baani – Cardano Blockchain Expo is a conference that intends to showcase Cardano’s technology, applications, and ecosystem, and potentially including presentations, workshops, and networking opportunities for Cardano enthusiasts and industry professionals - link
For an overview of weekly events, visit the Cardano Calendar
Many thanks and greetings from the Community Team!