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[Dan Gambardello @dangambardello]

I don’t talk about buying crypto a lot. But if you plan on being here long term, almost everything is finally a strong buy again.

Doesn’t matter if you’re a 4 year cycle person or a business cycle bull.

Crypto is back as a lower risk opportunity on long term horizons.

[Cc @colinstlfile]

@MarketMaestro1 Hi, I am unsure about the best way to access calls like this? Patreon or subscription or WhatsApp?

[Charles Hoskinson @IOHK_Charles]

After reflecting deeply on this governance process, a few things are clearer to me than ever.
Cardano is alive. The community is engaged. And that matters more than any single vote.

But this process has shown me something important: Cardano's governance is real. You are not passive holders. You are owners. That is exactly what we built this for.

It has also reminded me that when Cardano has needed it most, the Pentad delivered. IOG, EMURGO, the Cardano Foundation, Midnight Foundation, and Intersect have proven they can coordinate and bring critical integrations to life when the ecosystem needed it. That coordination layer matters now more than ever.

So let me show up the way I should.

I will be in Singapore for the Cardano Summit and I will be on stage. I am also personally committing to partially top up our Token2049 sponsorship to Title level. Being on that main stage is where Cardano and Midnight need to be heard.

To the Pentad, I am inviting all of you to sit down and have a real conversation about the future of governance and how we formalise this coordination going forward.

I am 100% focused on Cardano and Midnight. Always have been. Let me prove it. #strongertogether

[Cc @colinstlfile]

@materagian “The fix is learning to come back to what price is doing right now. “- what a great statement, thank you

[Sebastien Guillemot @SebastienGllmt]

You shouldn't need a Midnight wallet to use Midnight apps

Sounds like a crazy thing to say, but I think it's key to user/developer onboarding, and key to being a true partner chain!

Created a working group for crazy ideas rethinking onboarding. It's open for anybody to join!

[Phillip Pon @phillip_pon]

An update on our engagement with @Mastercard.

While Cardano was not included in the initial cohort of 85 launch partners, @emurgo_io has been actively engaging with their APAC team to change that and ensure our ecosystem is represented.

Following a leadership transition at Mastercard APAC —where our primary contact moved to EY — we have successfully connected with his successors. They were excited to speak with us and I am pleased to share we are now in the Qualification Stage for the Global Crypto Partner Program.

With the continued support of the Cardano community, I am confident in a positive outcome.

This important:
Please like and share to show @Mastercard the strength of our ecosystem. Mastercard is a global firm.. we need to show them that our inclusion into their Partner Program will make a difference to them. Surely this is an initiative the entire Cardano ecosystem can support! #cardano86

Let's go!!!

#cardano #mastercard @Cardano_CF @Cardano @IOGroup @midnightfdn

[CryptosRus @CryptosR_Us]

🔐 GOOGLE VALIDATES CARDANO AS SECOND-MOST QUANTUM-READY BLOCKCHAIN

Tech titan Google ranks $ADA as the #2 quantum-ready blockchain, spotlighting its advanced defenses against future quantum threats. This positions Cardano as a top contender for institutional trust in a rapidly evolving crypto landscape.

This recognition signals a new standard for blockchain security.

[Dan Gambardello @dangambardello]

Cardano was mentioned 5 times (plus 3 citations) on the Google Quantum AI whitepaper.

And it was ranked in the second-best tier for quantum resistance, right behind purpose-built quantum-proof chains.

Above Ethereum. Above Solana. Above XRP.

The UTXO architecture gives Cardano a structural advantage that account-model chains don’t have.

So Google essentially said your spending keys can be protected on Cardano.

[Charles Hoskinson @IOHK_Charles]

Midnight is Live and we are having a good $night

[CryptosRus @CryptosR_Us]

🛡️ CARDANO MIDNIGHT PRIVACY LAYER JUST WENT MAINNET -- HERE'S WHAT CHANGES

Cardano's confidential transactions upgrade is now live:
- $ADA users can now transact with full programmable privacy through Midnight
- Institutional-grade privacy infrastructure (not layer 2 bandaid)
- Differentiates ADA from $ETH / $SOL on functional grounds

[Dave @ItsDave_ADA]

I’ve just achieved a 64,000 TPS burst using Cardano Hydra, moving real ADA in a live ring between Alice, Bob and Carol on Layer 2, simulating high-frequency trading on Cardano.

All of this was run on a single standard Mac laptop, three Hydra participants on Preview, plus a full Cardano Preview node.

[VanHo @VanHoVibes]

People think working with Midnight means I “left AVAX.”

Let me clear this up in one line:
Midnight is the privacy layer every chain will tap into: AVAX, Solana, ADA, ETH and more.

I’m not dividing ecosystems… I’m working with like minds to help build the bridge that finally unites them.

This isn’t choosing sides.
This is choosing adoption, innovation, and a future where chains grow together, not against each other.

Remember that. 🔺

This is how we scale Web3. This is exactly @IOHK_Charles vision.

[Stake with Pride 🌈 Midnight + Cardano @StakeWithPride]

Midnight will be the ZK chain for everybody.

@SebastienGllmt explains how Midnight is starting with Cardano validators and will expand to more blockchain validators.

What blockchain is next? #Cardano

[Cc @colinstlfile]

@MinswapIntern 48

[Cc @colinstlfile]

@MinswapIntern @grok Done

[Stake with Pride 🌈 Midnight + Cardano @StakeWithPride]

Cardano wanted Circle.

Instead Cardano got Google.

And Privacy.

Through Midnight.

Big W. #Cardano

[Charles Hoskinson @IOHK_Charles]

@JohnAlanWoods So what you're saying is...

[CoinDesk @CoinDesk]

👀 The web was never meant to watch you — so why do we keep letting it?

In Episode 6 of #PrivacyInMotion, with @MidnightNtwrk and @brave we dive into how blocking trackers by default and building new web models could finally make privacy the norm, not the exception.
[Partner Content]

[Dollarcurrency21 @Dollarcurrency1]

#ADA🚀
Our call played out perfectly and price is following the bullish setup.
Inverse H&S on the macro, Kumo + Kijun holding as support, $1 supply zone next key barrier.
Break that, and $5–$7 ATH targets come into play!

$30,000 GIVEAWAYS : https://t.co/U5tg94TfsN
$ADA @Cardano

[Charles Hoskinson @IOHK_Charles]

Now that we have governance moving along really well, this year I'm going to focus deeply on three big themes for Cardano:

1) Bitcoin DeFi on Cardano (Market is 4 times the size of Ethereum and Solana combined)
2) 24/7 work on scalability, including Leios
3) Making Cardano a peninsula, not an island. Integrations, integrations, integrations. Already got a meeting with Chainlink on the books. Stablecoins next.

Let's fucking go 2025