Project Catalyst

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[Project Catalyst @Catalyst_onX]

Catalyst funding turns up in places worth noting.

Five completed projects this round: a fan engagement concept for Juventus, Bitcoin Lightning payments, DEX tooling, AI security, and DeFi farming.

✅ Juventus Fan Engagement by @stadiaventures
A fan engagement concept for Juventus FC, with Cardano use-case design and an implementation proposal.

✅ Cardinal by @PolyCrypt_
Bitcoin Lightning-style payments on Cardano via Cardinal, expanding cross-chain liquidity and DeFi utility.

✅ One Launchpad by @wingriderscom
One launchpad across multiple Cardano DEXes, simplifying token deployment and broadening liquidity access from launch.

✅ Aiken AI Vulnerability Detection by @txpipe_tools
AI-driven vulnerability detection for Aiken smart contracts, helping developers ship safer code on Cardano.

✅ Decentralized Farming by @MuesliSwapTeam
Decentralized farming smart contracts on Cardano, with transparent staking, automated rewards, and audited tooling.

Five teams, five completed milestones, and an ecosystem that keeps adding new ground.

[Project Catalyst @Catalyst_onX]

Reliable oracle data.
A wallet that connects to banks.
A DEX without batchers.
Perpetuals that cannot be front-run.

Four completed Catalyst projects to spotlight in this batch.

✅ Orcfax Architecture Audit by @orcfax
Independent audit and code fixes for the Orcfax oracle architecture, strengthening data integrity across Cardano DeFi.

✅ ZKPerps by @nucastIO
A perpetuals trading prototype on Cardano with anti-front-running protection, built on Midnight's zero-knowledge proofs.

✅ GeroWallet Bank API Integration by @GeroWallet
European bank API integration in GeroWallet, with daily crypto-to-fiat transactions and Gero Card on mainnet.

✅ Rapid DEX by @wingriderscom
A batcher-free DEX on Cardano mainnet, with zap in/out features for faster, more efficient swaps.

Thanks to the four teams. Each one made a piece of Cardano work better in the real world.

Throughout 2026, we are contacting all active projects from Funds 11 to 14 so they can acknowledge their intention to complete their milestones.

Please reply within the deadlines below:
📌 Fund 13 — 1 July 2026
📌 Fund 14 — 1 August 2026

More completed work to share next week.

[Project Catalyst @Catalyst_onX]

Onboarding got easier, builders gathered in Buenos Aires, students learned in Indonesia, and institutional wallets got safer.

Four completed Catalyst projects this round, each finishing a different job.

✅ ZK Login by @eryxcoop
OpenID-style Cardano login with zero-knowledge proofs, lowering onboarding friction for mainstream users.

✅ Buidler Fest Buenos Aires by @txpipe_tools
A two-day Cardano builder gathering in Buenos Aires, with speaker sessions and project showcases.

✅ Catalyst School Indonesia by @c3eth
Catalyst education for Indonesian students, with localized materials, workshops, and university curriculum at Gadjah Mada.

✅ Threshold Signatures by @viperscience
Threshold-signature multi-party wallet signing for Cardano, strengthening security and making higher-value custody more practical.

Thanks to the four teams! Each one removed a different barrier to using Cardano.

Throughout 2026, we are contacting all active projects from Funds 11 to 14 so they can acknowledge their intention to complete their milestones.

Please reply within the deadlines below:
📌 Fund 13 — 1 July 2026
📌 Fund 14 — 1 August 2026

[Project Catalyst @Catalyst_onX]

Catalyst's range shows in a single round: research, AI tooling, in-person community work, and governance infrastructure.

Four completed projects this round, each one a different shape of Catalyst output.

✅ Research on Zero-Knowledge Proofs for Catalyst Voting by @Eddie_twitts
A prototype ZK voting module and research papers, building toward stronger transparency and voter privacy.

✅ Cardano Smart by @CryptoTerra3
An AI assistant for Cardano documentation, helping developers navigate both on-chain and off-chain work.

✅ Cardano Tech Week Argentina by @CardanoSolar
Five days of workshops, hackathons, and bootcamps in Argentina, expanding Cardano across Latin America.

✅@DripDropz_io’s Open Source Voting Gated Polling
Polling options that verify voting eligibility by requiring wallets to hold a specific asset – like tokens or NFTs – at the time of voting.

Thanks to the four teams for closing out their milestones and giving the ecosystem something new to use, study, and build on.

Throughout 2026, we are contacting all active projects from Funds 11 to 14 so they can acknowledge their intention to complete their milestones. Please reply within the deadlines below:

📌 Fund 11 — 1 June 2026
📌 Fund 12 — 1 June 2026
📌 Fund 13 — 1 July 2026
📌 Fund 14 — 1 August 2026

The next spotlight lands next week.

[Project Catalyst @Catalyst_onX]

A look back at Catalyst delivers a consistent picture: real tools, real utility, real builders.

We are spotlighting completed projects across the funds, and here are four more that deserve the attention.

✅ WIMS by @wimscardano
Plutus smart contract programming and eUTxO training at 16 universities worldwide.

✅ Ekival by @ekival_labs
A peer-to-peer crypto-fiat exchange marketplace, non-custodial and user-controlled.

✅ plu-ts by HLabs
@MicheleHarmonic shipped a plu-ts language for Cardano dApp development in TypeScript.

✅ Covenant by @MLabs10
A fully functional eDSL for static analysis, behind faster audits and stronger on-chain security.

Congratulations to all four teams, and thank you for making Cardano an ecosystem where more people can build great ideas.

Throughout 2026, we are contacting all active projects from Funds 11 to 14 so they can acknowledge their intention to complete their milestones.

Please reply within the deadlines below:
📌 Fund 11 — 1 June 2026
📌 Fund 12 — 1 June 2026
📌 Fund 13 — 1 July 2026
📌 Fund 14 — 1 August 2026

Catalyst at work, then and now.

[Project Catalyst @Catalyst_onX]

Hundreds of projects have gone through Catalyst, and more reach their completion milestones each week.

That’s worth celebrating.

Today, we’re shining a light on several projects who have graduated from Catalyst. All fully done, all active and moving Cardano forward.

🔗 Amaru component by @txpipe_tools
Adds a new Rust library to implement peer-to-peer networking compatible with Cardano; can be used not just by Amaru’s node infrastructure but also by any other Rust-based application that requires it.

🌐 cDNSd
@blinklabs_io brings decentralized name resolution and web-infrastructure interoperability to Cardano via trustless Handshake DNS integration.

🥃 Whisky V2 by @sidan_lab
A Rust SDK to lower integration friction and provide faster support for new features added to SIDAN’s open source tooling solutions.

🌎 LATAM Outreach Program
@LatamCardano is accelerating Cardano adoption across Latin America by focusing on incubator programs done in collaboration with universities and regional networks.

Congratulations to all projects, and thank you again for making sure Cardano is an ecosystem where more people can build great ideas.

Throughout 2026, we’re contacting all active projects from funds 11 to 14 so they can acknowledge their intention to complete their milestones. Here are the acknowledgements deadlines for each fund:

✔️Fund 11 - 1 June 2026
✔️Fund 12 - 1 June 2026
✔️Fund 13 - 1 July 2026
✔️Fund 14 - 1 August 2026

Please make sure to reply within the deadlines.

We really can’t wait to continue supporting and showcasing the great work done across the Cardano ecosystem!

[Cardano Foundation @Cardano_CF]

Plastic recovery has a transparency problem. ♻️

@Plastiks_io is solving it with verified data on Cardano, and Armenia and El Salvador are already piloting it.

We recently sat down with the team to dive into their solution. Read the full breakdown: https://t.co/oYPFjqWZRA

[UNDP AltFinLab @UNDP_AltFinLab]

✨ The #SDGBlockchainAccelerator results are also a story of structure.

This journey shows how challenges moved through matchmaking, acceleration, validation, demos, pilots, and post-acceleration, creating a practical route from demand to deployable solutions.

Find out more about the Accelerator journey 👇
https://t.co/bEIb30mcxt

@ChainforGood | @EMURGOLabs | @Cardano_CF | @Catalyst_onX | @StellarOrg | @flock_io | @SuiNetwork

[Cardano Foundation @Cardano_CF]

The @Oraclecharli3 Hackathon kicks off today.

The Cardano Foundation and Project Catalyst are co-sponsoring with 40,000 $ADA in prizes across five winners.

Three days. Real builds. Real impact.

[Charli3 Oracles 📍Reliable, Secure, Trusted @Oraclecharli3]

BREAKING: CHARLi3 Hackathon x DRAPER DRAGON

Hackathon winners get to directly pitch the @DraperDragon team with for the opportunity to get additional funding from the Orion Fund.

Thank you to our sponsors: Project Catalyst (@Catalyst_onX), and The Cardano Foundation (@Cardano_CF).

[Charli3 Oracles 📍Reliable, Secure, Trusted @Oraclecharli3]

Cardano Oracle Hackathon is quickly approaching on Thu April 16th.

This event is made possible because of Project Catalyst and the support of the Cardano community. 🙏

Thank you to the @Catalyst_onX team for your years of contributions and thankless service to the community.

Excited to see what the community will build!

[Kriss Baird @krissbaird]

Gm Cardano

Pleased to say @Catalyst_onX funding distribution is underway. Thanks for your patience and understanding.

Let's go 🚀

[Trivolve Tech @trivolvetech]

🚨BREAKING🚨

Our solution, “Fornesic Management Systems” has processed 70,000+ transactions on Cardano Mainnet.

We shall continue to deliver Real World Impact with the support of the entire Cardano Ecosystem. 🙏

[Project Catalyst @Catalyst_onX]

We would like to share an update regarding Project Catalyst. Following our joint review, @IOGroup, which operates Catalyst today, and the @Cardano_CF have agreed to work expediently towards the Cardano Foundation assuming stewardship of Project Catalyst.

This transition is now underway and members of our Catalyst team will join the Cardano Foundation to ensure funding continuity for all existing grantees. The programme continues to administer funding to more than 500 active projects, with over 2200 projects funded to date.

As part of this process, in consultation with the Cardano Foundation we have also agreed that running Fund15 and Fund16 in their proposed form is not feasible at this time of transition. The near-term focus will be on maintaining continuity for all grantees through Fund14, ensuring that funds continue to be administered in line with agreed milestones.

Meanwhile, the Catalyst team, the Cardano Foundation and @IntersectMBO will continue to work together to develop a clear path forward for the future of community funding. At the heart of these plans is our community whose input will be invaluable to this process. Work also continues steadily towards other funding opportunities and maximising synergies for the @Cardano ecosystem.

We would like to thank all those projects that submitted their applications for funding to Fund15 and deeply regret that we cannot see these projects through at this time. While we recalibrate, we believe it is appropriate that all ada previously earmarked for grant funding in Fund15 and Fund16 be returned to the treasury in alignment with Intersect. We’d like to thank the community for their patience while we finalize the process.

Further updates on the status of this and future rounds will be shared once the transition is complete.

[Danny 🐣 @dannyribar]

Shaping the Future of Catalyst Milestones: Your Feedback Needed 😎

Hello beautiful soul!

It’s been a bit of a roller coaster start to 2026, but our mission remains unchanged. Throughout the second half of 2025, I wrote extensively about the need to refresh the Catalyst Milestone Program to keep pace with our rapidly evolving ecosystem. We’ve already begun this journey with targeted tooling improvements in Q4, but now it’s time to go deeper.

As I shared in December, H1-2026 is dedicated to refining the Milestone Program - the true cornerstone of how @Catalyst_onX operates today.

You can catch up on some of that convo here: https://t.co/t5Ptu0joq0

So what's next? Aligning for Success 🚀

Our first major step is harmonizing requirements between Funded Proposers and Milestone Reviewers. By narrowing the gap in understanding and aligning our expectations, we can:

👉 Set every participant up for success from day one.
👉 Ensure accountability that is both repeatable and auditable.
👉 Standardize the "Proof of Achievement" (PoA) process to remove guesswork across both functional roles - proposers and reviewers alike.

Because this program is deeply embedded into the @Cardano ecosystem, I want to ensure these changes reflect (y)our collective reality. Please review the document below and leave your comments or observations directly on the text:

https://t.co/P9Op504d6F

⏲️ Timeline: I’m looking to lock these updates down and roll them out before the end of this month, so your early input is greatly appreciated. As always - we aim to iterate in a continuous feedback loop.

What can you expect next? Comprehensive skills audit across our entire pool of reviewers to identify gaps and opportunities for up-skilling or re-orientaion.

Thank you for staying the course with us. Catalyst thrives because we listen, learn, and level up together.

D.

[Cardano Foundation @Cardano_CF]

Last week, the Project Catalyst team shared an update on project developments and the recent announcement of a pause for Fund 15.

Our teams, together with @Catalyst_onX, @IOGroup, and @IntersectMBO are continuing their collaborative efforts on a joint strategic and operational review of the Project Catalyst. Teams are discussing and building a plan for the future direction of Catalyst, looking specifically at ecosystem growth, engagement and funding synergies.

The Catalyst team continues to process all Fund applications up to and including Fund 14, subject to agreed milestones.

Updates will follow shortly, reflecting the progress of the joint teams, thank you for your patience.

[Project Catalyst @Catalyst_onX]

ℹ️ Please read this update from the Catalyst Team.

Blog: https://t.co/LC0K8c2YaO

[Danny 🐣 @dannyribar]

Cooking 🧑‍🍳

[Danny 🐣 @dannyribar]

2025 was the first time in @Catalyst_onX history that every scheduled target distribution window took place as planned. No downtime. Meaning - program facilitated reliable bi-weekly disbursements via 126 transactions. Long term goal is - to turn it into self-service. You claim and draw down on your own time once all relevant approvals/sign offs are in place.

[Danny 🐣 @dannyribar]

https://t.co/kEtHLSkULK