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Join us for a new Cardano Governance Hour!

This session takes a closer look at the Leios proposal, together with Carlos Lopez de Lara, Product Manager at Input Output Group.

The discussion will focus on how Leios aims to scale Cardano’s throughput by introducing Endorser Blocks and committee-based validation, targeting a 10–65x increase in transaction capacity while maintaining decentralization and stake pool viability. We will also take the opportunity to explore how (and if) Leios benefits Stake Pool Operators, in particular through the introduction of Endorser Blocks.

As outlined in IO’s proposal, Leios is designed to support Cardano’s 2030 growth ambitions, enabling higher transaction volumes across DeFi, real-world assets, and enterprise use cases. With a Treasury ask of more than ₳27 million, the session will also cover the engineering work, testing strategy, and ecosystem coordination required to progress from public testnet to hard-fork readiness.

Tuesday, 19 May :clock8: 16:00 – 17:00 UTC
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🚀 Building Scalable Cardano Applications with Hydra

Join Sharan Konerira (PM, Hydra) and the Hydra Team for a session exploring Hydra, its architecture, and real-world use cases on Cardano.

Learn how Hydra provides instant finality, zero fees and high TPS and discover where it fits in the future of Cardano applications.

Perfect for developers interested in scalability and next-gen Cardano infrastructure.

• 📅 Friday, 15 May
• 🕗 14:00 – 15:00 UTC
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Join us for a new Cardano Governance Hour!

This session takes a closer look at the Core Cardano Maintenance & Operational Support proposal, together with Michael Karg.

The discussion will focus on the operational work required to keep Cardano secure, reliable, and performant, including node maintenance, infrastructure operations, release management, and incident response.

As outlined in IO’s proposal, this work forms the foundation that every application, SPO, and protocol upgrade depends on. With a Treasury ask exceeding ₳62 million, the session will also explore how maintenance should be evaluated, governed, and held accountable at ecosystem scale.

• 📅 Tuesday, 12 May
• 🕗 15:00 – 16:00 UTC
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🚀 Ecosystem Engineering Feature Showcase

Join the Cardano Foundation Ecosystem Engineering team for a special session highlighting some of the projects we’re currently building.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at ongoing work, explore new ideas, and see how these initiatives are shaping the Cardano developer ecosystem.

Come discover what we’ve been cooking on and join the conversation.

📅 Friday, 8 May 🕗 08:00 – 09:00 UTC https://www.addevent.com/event/zyrl0tzqgj35

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🚀 Aiken Updates

Join Matthias Benkort for a developer-focused session on the latest Aiken updates.

He’ll cover the newly released Aiken stdlib v3.1.0, including new features and improvements for smart contract development, and preview what’s coming in the upcoming Aiken v1.1.22 release.

📅 Event Details

• Date: Friday, 1 May
• Time: 14:00 – 15:00 UTC
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Happy Tuesday!

This week’s Digest highlights Cardano’s integration into the x402 standard, enabling automated payments for AI agents, and Blockfrost’s new Filecoin integration for decentralized developer storage.

Technical milestones take center stage with the JuLC compiler debut at JCON 2026 and progress on the Van Rossem Upgrade (Node v11.0). Governance activity intensifies as the 2026-27 Budget Proposal is released and Constitutional Committee registrations open on May 1.

We also recap a unified ecosystem showing at Paris Blockchain Week and spotlight the work of content creators Peter Bui and Cardano Feed.

All this, and much more, in today’s Community Digest:

https://forum.cardano.org/t/digest-april-28-2026-cardano-becomes-official-x402-chain-blockfrost-integrates-filecoin-premium-storage-intersect-mbo-governance-technical-updates-cardano-at-jcon-2026-in-cologne-spotlight-on-cardano-content-creators/154318

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🚀 x402 on Cardano

Join Fabian Bormann, Head of Ecosystem Engineering at the Cardano Foundation, for an open session explaining version 2 of the x402 standard, including progress toward integration with Cardano.

This interactive session will include an overview of the Cardano x402 specification document and its current status, followed by an open discussion with the community to answer questions and gather feedback from the ecosystem.

📅 Friday, 24 April 🕗 08:00 – 09:00 UTC https://www.addevent.com/event/x1lpywb3jp09

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