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Cardano Summit, Dubai 2024 Masterclass Recordings Now Available
During the Cardano Summit 2024 in Dubai, several insightful Masterclasses were recorded and are now available on the Cardano Community YouTube channel. From governance to protocol parameters, sidechains to optimizing rewards, we have you covered.
Below is an overview of the masterclass sessions:
- Nicola Masella: Legal Landscape of Decentralized Governance Watch here
- Sebastian Bode: Sidechains and IBC Watch here
- Dr. Claudio Tessone: Framework for On Chain Governance Watch here
- Markus Gufler: Let There Be Block Watch here
- Nicolas Cerny: Mastering Protocol Parameters Watch here
- Jeremy Firster: Blockchain Technology Fundamentals Watch here
- Soroush Farokhnia: Optimizing Rewards Watch here
Constitutional Committees Votes On 3rd Governance Info Action
On October 11th, 2024, Cardano’s 3rd Info-Governance Action was submitted by Atrium Lab, aimed at gauging the community’s opinion on the question: “Should K be increased?”
Since the release of this Governance Info Action, DReps, SPOs, and now five (out of seven) members of the interim Constitutional Committee (iCC) have already voted. If you wish to review the iCC vote and their rationale, you can view it in the links below.
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Cardano Foundation: Voted Unconstitutional https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmRo3rYvwpTd2AxH3kK6jTBdr1VtPbe855MRYwHLEqi9ww
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Intersect Council: Voted Unconstitutional intersect-constitutional-council/vote-rationales/2024-11-06-info-k-param/info-k-param.jsonld.md at main · IntersectMBO/intersect-constitutional-council · GitHub
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Cardano Japan Council: Voted Unconstitutional
Rationale/GA03.json at vote · Cardano-Japan-ICC/Rationale · GitHub -
Eastern Cardano Council: Voted Abstain icc-ga-rationales/ga03/ga03-rationale.md at main · Eastern-Cardano-Council/icc-ga-rationales · GitHub
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Cardano Atlantic Council: Voted Abstain rationale/gov_action10lty9xka3unprtvdfrqvcjgsz33sjwhv9p06afqzar8au782trtsq7dhd95.md at main · Cardano-Atlantic-Council/rationale · GitHub
2025 Annual Budget Survey Now Live: Have Your Say!
Intersect is inviting the Cardano Community to help shape the 2025 annual budget by participating in their survey. Your feedback will be key in guiding decisions on resource allocation, priorities, and support strategies for the ecosystem’s growth and sustainability.
Your voice counts! By sharing your insights, you’ll influence the budget proposal that will be voted on by the iCC and DReps in early 2025. Survey findings (excluding personal information) will be made public on Intersect’s knowledge base, ensuring full transparency.
Survey closes November 28th, 2024. Link to Survey
Other Cardano Related News
- Stay up to date with last week’s news from the Cardano ecosystem, brought to you by Cardanias
- Blink Labs recently shared its first release of their Cardano node implementation in ‘Go’.
- MELD announced they will be winding down their crypto ecosystem. The full statement can be read here on Discord, Telegram, or X (for X-only users)
- Interested in learning more about Cardano Governance? Check out the following FAQs: FAQs | Governance Tools Guides, Also, to get a good understanding of the fundamentals of Cardano on-chain governance, check out this Youtube webinar by Nicolas Cerny.
- Charles Hoskinson recently hosted a live streaming youtube update, titled “I’m Back”. During the livestream Charles discussed recent activities during his week off, and issued apologies to the Bitcoin, XRP, Cardano, and Solana communities. He acknowledged that in the past, he hasn’t always been fair or understanding in his responses on certain issues. Hoskinson also shared insights about a notable trip he made to Washington State to speak with politicians on blockchain’s future. In a second video, titled “Happy Birthday, Marines,” he further explained his trip and addressed rumors about possibly becoming a crypto advisor to the U.S. president.
- Check out the latest Developer Blog featuring Nucast.io, where Founder & CEO Sricharan Ganta discusses the company’s mission to empower individuals with true ownership of their digital content, and more.
Cardano Reddit Top 6 Most Engaged Topics
Below are the most engaging topics on Reddit
- Will Bitcoin and Cardano Interoperability Be Beneficial For Both Blockchains?
- Cardano; Bitcoin: A Sound Money Smart Contract Super-Chain?
- So this happened - USDM listing on CEX
- Begin Wallet has successfully imported the BTC wallet! This is a big leap toward seamless BTC integration—stay tuned for what’s next! @BTC_OS @BeginWallet
- At the Cardano Summit, I interviewed Frederik Gregaard, the CEO of the Cardano Foundation. This podcast goes into all of the work that CF has done in the last year, and Fred drops some exciting news about the future of Cardano!
- Cardano Hardfork CONFIRMED - Major $ADA Governance Upgrades. New Node Release Details! - Dapp Central
Cardano Forum Top 6 Top Referred Topics
Topics that have received the most clicks from external sources. (last 10 Days)
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- [CF-GA03-RATIONALE] Should K increased?
- Upgrade to 10.1.1 for og Coincashew users
- I think I understand utxo, but then I don’t, can you explain?
- M2: Working Group Operations
- Process to identify Shelley wallet accounts for deceased person?
- Proposal Review Guidance for Fund13 Community Review Stage - Virtual Meetup
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