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The Cardano Ballot event - a community temperature check on CIP-1694 progress

The Cardano community can voice their opinion on the progress toward rolling out CIP-1694 in a Cardano Ballot event planned for December 1. The feedback received is a temperature check on the progress thus far and will inform the next phase of governance

29 November 2023 Tim Richmond 4 mins read

The Cardano Ballot event - a community temperature check on CIP-1694 progress

Age of Voltaire

The age of Voltaire brings on-chain decision-making to Cardano, further unlocking the community's ability to chart the course forward and toward a fully decentralized governance system.

One of the many aspects of the Cardano community that all members should be proud of is the freedom and willingness to openly discuss and engage via the Cardano Improvement…

Repositioning Project Catalyst ahead of the next funding round

Catalyst makes a tactical pause to evaluate Fund9's results before kickstarting the next iteration

1 November 2022 Tim Richmond 3 mins read

Repositioning Project Catalyst ahead of the next funding round

Innovation and collaboration were two of Project Catalyst's founding principles. Through each funding round, Input Output Global, Inc. (IOG) facilitates Catalyst to support those whose projects and ideas can make a positive, real-world impact.

IOG believes in empowering people to explore and develop their ideas. This collaboration leads to cascading innovation and growth and…

Fund9 Catalyst Natives Cardashift challenge: demonstrating and monetizing impact

Project Catalyst announces Fund9’s Catalyst Natives challenge ‘Demonstrating and monetizing impact’ in conjunction with Cardashift, and a chance to fund up to $200k worth of projects using $CLAP tokens

1 June 2022 Tim Richmond 5 mins read

Fund9 Catalyst Natives Cardashift challenge: demonstrating and monetizing impact

Input Output Global (IOG) is delighted to announce that Cardashift will be joining Fund9 through the Catalyst Natives program, with a challenge centered around value creation through positive impact-oriented projects. Cardashift offers up to $200k of $CLAP tokens for selected proposals. This is on top of 12 other challenges in Fund9 where 16m ada is available for funded…

Project Catalyst - A virtuous cycle of Cardano ecosystem development

Project Catalyst is Cardano’s turbo-charged innovation engine and one of the largest decentralized innovation funds in the world. It is a focal point for ecosystem development and innovation, driven by the Cardano community

10 May 2022 Tim Richmond 4 mins read

Project Catalyst - A virtuous cycle of Cardano ecosystem development

Project Catalyst aims to build systems that enable the Cardano blockchain to become self-sustaining by creating an ecosystem of growth and development. At the heart of this is the concept of decentralized governance, whereby the Cardano community selects shared ideas and priorities for funding, forming a cycle of sustainable and virtuous growth.

Every three months, Project…

Project Catalyst launches incubator for Africa

Ariob will help drive innovation and tackle everyday challenges across the continent

5 April 2022 Tim Richmond 6 mins read

Project Catalyst launches incubator for Africa

Input Output Global’s Project Catalyst has launched Ariob, an incubator scheme, in collaboration with iceaddis, a pan-African business incubator, and accelerator. Ariob means ‘a collection of stars’ in Ge’ez, an ancient Semitic language of Ethiopia.

This strategic partnership is designed to enhance the growth of projects funded by Project Catalyst, Cardano’s innovation engine…