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[Project Catalyst @Catalyst_onX]

A new Catalyst pilot fund will start in August 2026, with a total grant pool of 2M $ADA.

We look forward to working with the community and supporting the Cardano builders. More details soon.

Read the announcement on the Forum and share your thoughts.

https://t.co/MbM7xZ7IKc

[Project Catalyst @Catalyst_onX]

Big day. ⚽️

Well done Barça Vision, @andamio_teams, and @utxos_dev!

Fund13 cohort #buildingoncardano

[James Dunseith - Andamio @jamesdunseith]

GM #Cardano - you're in the news!

Today we launch the Barça Fan Lab: https://t.co/xgr9fKUrA6

We've spent the last two years working behind the scenes to bring one of the world's biggest brands to Cardano, and today we're live.

Thank you to everyone at Barça Vision, Andamio, and UTXOS for bringing the project to life.

This journey is just beginning, and we'll continue to tell the story of this project in the weeks to come. It's a story about a vision we share, the relationships we've built, our technical achievements, and where we're going next.

For now, try it: https://t.co/KCJtIt3LoE

[Project Catalyst @Catalyst_onX]

@jamesdunseith 🫡

[Project Catalyst @Catalyst_onX]

The Catalyst Pilot 2026 cohort is here.

12 projects bringing stablecoins, oracles, programmable tokens, and verifiable identity into real-world sectors.

40% of funding is paid up front, the rest is tied to on-chain adoption on Cardano.

Meet the cohort: https://t.co/SkmyBbYBjv

[Danny 🐣 @dannyribar]

solid month in the @cardano universe 👀

first, thirteen teams through @draper_u’s Genesis program earlier this month

then, eight teams announced for the Cardano Accelerator Program through @cardano_CF’s Venture Hub

twenty-one teams getting support to turn their work into businesses that last

add @alphagrowth1’s @Cardano_Prime ambitions for DeFi, and @OrionFund’s work helping founders prepare to scale and attract investment

more practical ways for builders to get backing, find their footing and reach actual users

and then…at last this week, Catalyst

nearly a year since fund14 results that minted on oct 10 then, the next Catalyst pilot cohort is heading for the launchpad

to everyone who put their work forward, and everyone who helped us get here: thank you

been a helluva ride. feels like a century

but it’s [seatbelts] on 🚀

[Cardano Foundation @Cardano_CF]

What's next for Cardano?

This Thursday, we'll discuss exactly that with six people who are shaping the answer.

Meet the panel:
∙Frederik Gregaard, CEO, Cardano Foundation
∙Laura Mattiucci, Director of Marketing & Communications, Cardano Foundation
∙Elis Moormaa, Global Events Team Lead, Cardano Foundation
∙Samiz Bayan, Partner, @DraperDragon
∙Damien Czapla, Amaru Maintainer
∙Daniel Ribar, Director of Project Catalyst, Cardano Foundation

Moderated by Nicolas Cerny, Governance Lead, Cardano Foundation.

On the table: TOKEN2049 week and the side events around it, node diversity and what Amaru is building, the Catalyst 2026 Pilot, the 2027 global events strategy, and where the ecosystem goes from here.

Your questions will shape the last 20 minutes of the discussion, so leave your questions and set your reminders below.

See you there!

[Project Catalyst @Catalyst_onX]

@trivolvetech 🫡

[Trivolve Tech @trivolvetech]

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨

Indianchain by Trivolve is officially LIVE on Cardano Mainnet. 🚀

This marks a historic launch as Indianchain becomes Cardano’s 1st Agritech project to onboard an Indian state government onto Cardano.

We had the honour of meeting the Ministry of Agriculture’s Head of Information & Technology, Shri Praveen, for this remarkable day.

We thank our @Cardano community for all the support.🙏

[Danny 🐣 @dannyribar]

🧑‍🍳

when i mentioned we're going to begin benchmarking teams and identifying gaps for levelling up by targeted and segmented feedback loops - i wasn't kidding

it started with introducing first of its kind technology readiness levels adapted to cardano frame

not stopping there! next something new world class yet again: 🕸️🦸‍♂️

[Mesh @meshsdk]

We completed our funded Catalyst Fund 14 Proposal and shipped: Cross-Chain Production-Ready Wallet SDK (Cardano - BTC).
There are already few nice Cardano - BTC features in the eco, and its nice to have it also baked into Cardanos most used SDK at Mesh now.

[Trivolve Tech @trivolvetech]

Forensic Management System (FMS by Trivolve) continues to be the top five most transaction generating projects on Cardano Mainnet. 🚀

We promise to grow Cardano’s real world adoption exponentially with our upcoming updates and projects.

Thank you, @Cardano , for your continued support. Stay tuned for what’s coming next!

[Blockchain Pioneer Student Club @bps_club]

🚀 From Workshop #01 to #09: A groundbreaking and inspiring journey! The full Recap Video for the Vietnam University Cardano Workshop & Onboarding Series is officially live 🎬👇

🙏 We would like to express our deepest gratitude to the @Cardano , @Catalyst_onX , our strategic partners, and esteemed speakers. Your support has been a solid launchpad, helping us bring practical Blockchain knowledge to thousands of Vietnamese students.

🔥 Incredibly proud of the Blockchain Pioneer Student Club (BPSC)! As the organizing team, BPSC has worked tirelessly, affirming its pioneering role in incubating the next generation of Web3 Builders and expanding the Cardano ecosystem in Vietnam 🇻🇳.

This chapter closes to pave the way for even more explosive projects. Let's look back at the greatest moments in the video below! ✨

[Cardano Foundation @Cardano_CF]

Two days left to express your interest in joining the @Catalyst_onX 2026 Pilot Decision Panel. 👇

There are technical and business tracks, with panelists reviewing proposals between 28 August and 7 September. Participation is compensated.

Apply by 25 August:
https://t.co/SyP23MPD67

[Project Catalyst @Catalyst_onX]

@ItsDave_ADA @Cardano_CF 🫡

[Project Catalyst @Catalyst_onX]

We’re looking for more Decision Panel members for the Project Catalyst 2026 Pilot.

If you’ve shipped or audited systems on mainnet, or have experience operating, funding or assessing ventures, we’d like to hear from you.

Panelists will review proposals across late August and early September, with an honorarium provided for taking part.

Funding decisions will be based on published guidance, with every score carrying equal weight and supported by a written rationale.

Think you could bring the right experience to the panel? Apply by 25 August. It takes around five minutes.

👉 https://t.co/qU55fRHX0K

You can submit a proposal or serve on the Decision Panel, but not both.

[Draper University @draper_u]

Reminder: applications for the Apex Accelerator close September 1.

DraperU has partnered with @Cardano and the Orion Fund for a 10-week program built for founders working in DeFi infrastructure, RWA and tokenization, enterprise and scaling, and emerging opportunities on Cardano.

What's in it:
→ A Silicon Valley residency at Draper University
→ VCs and industry experts in the room throughout the program, not just on Demo Day
→ Up to $70K in investment

If you're building something real on Cardano, this is your shot.

📅 Applications close September 1
🚀 Program starts in October

#Cardano #Web3 #Accelerator #DraperUniversity

[Danny 🐣 @dannyribar]

1/ funding decisions in the Catalyst Pilot are made by a Decision Panel

fair question: who's on it?

honest answer: that depends on who applies. and applications are open right now

2/ this is the next step of what Fund15 started. 1,643 submissions became 761, became 509 eligible, because we chose quality over volume and built the filters for it

now the decision itself gets the same treatment: proposals earn funding through evidence and qualified judgment, scored against published guidance. not lost in volume, not lost in noise either

3/ "so CF controls the panel" is the obvious worry, so here's how it's actually built

every panelist's score carries the same weight. no multipliers, no override. every score comes with a written rationale, question by question. conflicts get declared and reallocated. and CF's weight is capped at roughly a quarter of panel seats (a safety backstop, not a driving voice), so the wider ecosystem holds the majority by design. also CF folks don't earn rewards for this, only external panelists

4/ and no, public voting is not gone from catalyst's future. how future rounds decide stays open, and this round's results get published either way, misses included. outcomes get to decide that, not preferences. results first, always

5/ technical panelists: we're looking for people who have shipped or audited real systems on mainnet, not just studied them. you can read an architecture and spot what's missing, the hard part a proposal glosses over. you can tell whether "mainnet in 3 months" is a plan or a hope

depth in one of the four areas beats breadth across all of them. and the discipline: "not how i'd build it" is not a low score. "this won't work, and here's why" is

6/ business panelists: you've operated, funded, or formally assessed ventures. you can tell evidence of demand from claims of demand. real users and commitments vs "the market is huge." you can stress a usage model and judge whether it survives once the grant stops paying

same discipline: score the plan in front of you, not the one you'd have written

7/ the rough deal give or take: 12-ish reviews, late august into early september, honorarium compensation for taking part, the expression of interest application takes about 5 minutes and selection rests on what qualified evidence you link, not how much bloat you write

and if you read those two and thought "that's me, mostly": that's enough. apply, link what you've built, and let us do the judging. worst case, you land on the substitute list and we call you when we need you

oh - and of course - one lane per person: you can submit a proposal (be associated with one) or serve on the panel, not both as that'd be awkward real fast...

8/ apply by august 17: https://t.co/B3VlFz94el

the panel will be as reflective of community as the qualified people who join it

so - please

pull up a chair or tell someone about it in and around cardano ecosystem

🫡

[Danny 🐣 @dannyribar]

one of the easter egg questions inside pilot submission form. where possible - can we turn around how we think about (not only) cardano grants/support in a more responsible way? let's force adult conversations about how we see our collective future and new standard to be...

https://t.co/g59cC7JRld

[Cardano Foundation @Cardano_CF]

In case you missed it, Cardano's funding engine is open for business again. 🏗️

Ten days left, and 50-200k $ADA per project up for grabs.

If you're building with programmable tokens, oracles, stablecoins, or on-chain identity, the time to apply is now: https://t.co/F9qgdKwsnI

[Project Catalyst @Catalyst_onX]

@GeroWallet 🫡

[Gero @GeroWallet]

We spent a long time arguing about whether to do this.

GeroWallet has been in development for years. Through bull markets and bear ones, through every opportunity that came with keeping our work to ourselves.

There was always a reasonable case for staying closed, and for a while we made it.

Then we watched what happens when a project asks people to trust what they cannot see.

That settled it. In this industry trust isn't a claim you make in a headline. It's something people verify, or it isn't real. A wallet holds your keys and signs your transactions. You should be able to read exactly how.

So today, GeroWallet's source code is public.

The full browser extension: key derivation, encrypted storage, the signing path, and the whole UI. Cardano, Bitcoin, Midnight, and Apex Fusion.

Funded by the Cardano community through @Catalyst_onX Fund 13. Thank you to everyone who voted for it.

From here, we build in public.
https://t.co/iQDmMcP6xP