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Cardano’s 2026 Developer Survey Will Put Responses on Chain
Cardano’s 2026 developer survey will publish questions and answers on chain through CIP-179, testing data transparency, respondent privacy and whether ledger records can support reproducible ecosystem research.
Cardano Node 11.2.0 Sets a Migration Test for Its Next Protocol Era
Cardano-node 11.2.0 enters pre-release testing with Dijkstra support, new configuration envelopes, expanded gRPC access and revised Mithril defaults, while Leios and Peras remain disabled for now.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.