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Cardano Foundation urges EU not to widen crypto rules in MiCA review
The Cardano Foundation said it told the European Commission's MiCA review on 30 September to resist regulating DeFi, staking and NFTs as new categories, arguing rules should follow function, not technology.
Cardano Foundation launches programmable token standard, spins out Veridian identity unit
The Cardano Foundation says it has launched its CIP-0113 programmable token standard on mainnet and spun Veridian out as a standalone identity company, both unveiled at TOKEN2049 Singapore.
Cardano Foundation's .ada bid clears ICANN's first gate, but a working domain is years off
The Cardano Foundation says its application for the .ada top-level domain cleared ICANN's first hurdle on 7 October, with any live domain still years away — delegation is expected between 2028 and 2030.
Cardano Foundation spins out Veridian as a standalone digital-identity company, shares tokenized on-chain
The Cardano Foundation spun out its three-year digital-identity project as Veridian, a Swiss company whose shares are tokenized on Cardano, and says it will seek investors in 2027.
SecondFi's hack-recovery portal offers ~$8 per lost NFT — and tells victims to type their seed phrase into a webpage
Cardano wallet firm SecondFi opened a recovery portal for victims of June 2026's $21 million exploit, offering a flat 30 ADA — about $7.60 — for each NFT it can't return, and advising users to enter wallet seed phrases into its website.
Cardano says compliance-enforcing token standard is now live on mainnet
The Cardano Foundation said its programmable token standard, CIP-0113, is live on Cardano mainnet, letting issuers code KYC, sanctions and transfer rules directly into native tokens.
Petrobras is testing Cardano to trace green-fuel claims — but both projects are still R&D
Petrobras and the Cardano Foundation unveiled two research-stage blockchain projects on Sept. 30 to trace environmental claims for sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel, with no deployment timeline or fuel volumes disclosed.
Cardano Foundation and Fireblocks say native tokens will get full custody support by March 2027
The Cardano Foundation and custody firm Fireblocks said native Cardano tokens will become fully supported assets on Fireblocks, with the feature expected by March 2027.
Cardano Foundation touts supply-chain traceability launch with Brazil's Blockforce
The Cardano Foundation and Brazilian firm Blockforce say Cardano is now live as the public "proof layer" for a supply-chain traceability platform used by fashion groups including Azzas 2154, with over 500,000 records anchored.
Cardano Foundation votes yes on a 120 million ADA treasury withdrawal for AlphaGrowth's "Cardano PRIME"
The Cardano Foundation said on August 11 that it voted yes on a treasury withdrawal of 120 million ADA to fund AlphaGrowth's "Cardano PRIME" liquidity program, publishing an on-chain vote hash but no program terms.
Grayscale pulls its Cardano, Polkadot and Hedera ETF registrations
Grayscale withdrew SEC registration statements for proposed Cardano, Polkadot and Hedera ETFs late Friday, telling the regulator it will not proceed with the offerings.
Cardano Foundation CTO Giorgio Zinetti to exit August 31, with no successor named
Giorgio Zinetti is stepping down as chief technology officer of the Cardano Foundation on August 31 after roughly two and a half years, with no replacement announced.
Cardano Foundation claims a July hard fork, a new Constitutional Committee and a finished Catalyst handover — without naming any of them
The Cardano Foundation's July recap claims a hard fork was enacted, a new Constitutional Committee elected and the Catalyst handover completed, but names no versions, members or figures.
Injective says it has a live testnet rail to Cardano. The details are still missing
Injective says a testnet rail now connects its chain to Cardano and that ADA and INJ will move both ways, but no mainnet date, mechanism detail or audit has been published by either side.
Cardano's van Rossem Hard Fork Set for July 18 After On-Chain Ratification
Cardano's van Rossem hard fork, ratified by on-chain governance vote on July 13, is scheduled to enact at 21:44:51 UTC on July 18, 2026, with node operators urged to upgrade first.
Cardano Foundation joins Linux Foundation's x402 payments standard as the group goes 'operational'
The Cardano Foundation says it has joined the Linux Foundation's newly launched x402 Foundation as an Associate Member, backing an open standard for per-request stablecoin payments by apps and AI agents.
Cardano's van Rossem hard fork clears governance vote, enactment set for July 18
Cardano's van Rossem hard fork was ratified on July 13, 2026, clearing DRep, stake-pool and constitutional-committee votes, with on-chain enactment scheduled for July 18.
Emurgo winds down SecondFi wallet, keeping only an asset-recovery team after Cardano exploit
Cardano developer Emurgo says wallet firm SecondFi will not resume operations after a June exploit exposed private keys, drained 16 million ADA to attackers and moved 129 million ADA to an unidentified white hat.
Cardano's van Rossem hard fork awaits stake pool and committee votes as epoch 640 winds down
Cardano's van Rossem hard fork cleared its DRep vote threshold but still lacked enough stake pool operator and constitutional committee votes as epoch 640 neared its close on July 3.
Cardano's Project Catalyst returns ~40.5M ADA to treasury, cancels three grant rounds in handover to Foundation
Project Catalyst returned about 40.5 million ADA to Cardano's treasury on July 2, scrapping the Fund15, Fund16 and RPGF grant rounds as stewardship of the programme moves from Input Output Group to the Cardano Foundation.
Cardano Foundation floats a 2M ADA Catalyst "pilot fund" for August; community balks at the size
The Cardano Foundation says a new Project Catalyst "pilot fund" will open in August 2026 with a 2 million ADA grant pool, drawing community complaints that the sum is too small and accountability unaddressed.
Cardano Foundation Announces Two-Year SENAI São Paulo Training Deal; No Financials Disclosed
The Cardano Foundation says it has begun onboarding 130 SENAI São Paulo staff to a two-year blockchain training and industrial-pilot program in Brazil, with no financial terms disclosed.