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EducationA man holds a “TOKEN REJECTED” sign while pointing at a board listing identity sanctions, freeze and seizure.

Cardano Puts the Freeze Switch Inside the Token

Cardano’s CIP-0113 lets regulated tokens enforce identity, sanctions, freeze and seizure rules at every transfer. The standard improves compliance while making issuer keys, governance and UTxO fragmentation central risks for holders and DeFi users.

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NewsA forklift and pallet sit among stacked Cardano containers, while two workers stand outside a warehouse.

Hydra 2.4.2 Tests Cardano’s Route From Scaling Demo to Usable Infrastructure

Hydra 2.4.2 increases snapshot batch sizes, improves partial fanout, adds Windows support and delegated Head demonstrations while raising questions about real-world throughput and operational readiness.

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NewsTwo smiling coworkers celebrate as one raises a fist and the other holds a bottle beside a “Returned Funds” document.

Intersect Returns 115,172 ADA to Cardano Treasury in First Mainnet Sweep

Intersect returned 115,172 ADA to Cardano’s treasury in the first mainnet SweepTreasury execution, offering a concrete test of on-chain budget recovery and accountability for community funding.

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Cardano’s Dijkstra Testnet Moves Leios From Roadmap to Rehearsal

Cardano’s Dijkstra testnet has reopened, but the upgrade is not active yet. Here’s what node 11.2, governance, operator participation and staged Leios scaling must prove before mainnet.

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NewsA worker in a yellow hard hat tests an electrical cabinet labeled CARDANO beside a case marked MITHRIL 2642.0.

Mithril 2642 Moves More Configuration and Verification Logic On Chain

Mithril 2642.0 moves protocol configuration onto Cardano, adds certificate caching and compact SNARK support, while IPFS integration, collision handling and verification testing remain unresolved for now.

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EducationA man examines an open ledger with a magnifying glass beside documents labeled “VERIDIAN” and “CIP-013 Compliance.

Veridian’s Tokenized Shares Test What Cardano Can Actually Guarantee

Veridian has tokenized most of its 1 million shares on Cardano, testing whether programmable assets can connect a regulated legal share register to blockchain ownership without replacing company law.

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NewsTwo suited men sit at a hearing desk, holding “Consultation Submission” and “MiCA Review” documents beneath a “STAKING” sign.

Cardano Foundation Presses EU to Keep Direct Staking Outside MiCA

The Cardano Foundation urges the EU to keep direct staking and protocol-level DeFi outside MiCA intermediary rules, while regulators consider oversight of custodial providers, lending, borrowing and access services.

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NewsA gloved man examines a document marked “VALID” beside folders labeled “CARDANO INTENT” and “GROTH16 PROOF.

Hoskinson proposes Cardano language built around intents and zero knowledge

Charles Hoskinson and IOG engineer Lucas Rosa are exploring a Cardano language built on intents, proof-carrying data and Groth16 zero-knowledge proofs, but no code or release timeline exists.

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Cardano Opens Public Research Call on Lowering Minimum UTxO Costs

Intersect is seeking independent research on whether Cardano can safely reduce its minimum UTxO cost before any future parameter decision or governance vote takes place.

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