Digest March 04, 2025: U.S. President Trump Confirms ADA in Crypto Strategic Reserve • SPO Table Talk: Exploring the New Staking Rewards Calculator • The Cardano Blockchain Constitution Documentary, by IOG
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Published by the Cardano Foundation Community Team every two weeks, this Digest will provide you with news, updates and events about the project and ecosystem!
In this edition of the Community Digest, we highlight ADA’s inclusion in the newly announced U.S. Crypto Strategic Reserve, a major recognition of Cardano’s role in the crypto space. IOG’s latest documentary captures the historic journey of the Cardano Blockchain Constitution, showcasing community-driven governance in action. On the technical side, the SPO Table Talk explores the updated staking rewards calculator, helping ADA holders better understand their returns and the parameters of the blockchain. Plus, Cardano Ambassador Peter Bui shares the latest ecosystem updates, covering CV Labs, Draper Accelerator, and Butane Synthetics. All this and more in this week's Community Digest!
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U.S. President Donald Trump Confirms ADA in Crypto Strategic Reserve
On March 2nd, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the creation of a U.S. Crypto Strategic Reserve, which prominently includes Cardano’s ADA, BTC, ETH, XRP, and SOL.
This announcement comes just days before the first-ever White House Crypto Summit on March 7, 2025, where key industry leaders and policymakers will discuss crypto regulation and innovation. The summit is expected to set the stage for a clearer regulatory framework, signaling a more pro-crypto stance from the U.S. government. For the Cardano community, the inclusion of ADA in the reserve is a major recognition of its importance in the crypto ecosystem. Read here President Trump’s announcement: Truth Social
SPO Table Talk: Exploring the New Staking Rewards Calculator
The latest SPO Table Talk featured an in-depth discussion on the newly redesigned CardanoReward Calculator. Dmitry Shibaev, Johnny Kelly, and Markus Gufler walked through its enhanced capabilities, including real-time mainnet data, Monte Carlo simulations, and governance modeling. This open-source tool empowers ADA holders with clearer insights into staking rewards and network parameter adjustments. Watch the full discussion on YouTube: SPO Table Talk
A Captivating & Inspiring Journey: The Cardano Blockchain Constitution Documentary
IOG has released a captivating and highly inspiring documentary that chronicles the historic journey of the Cardano Constitution. The film showcases the December 2024 Constitutional Convention in Buenos Aires and Nairobi, where over 1,400 community members from 50+ countries helped shape Cardano’s governance. It highlights key moments - from intense debates to the final on-chain ratification on February 23, 2025.
This powerful documentary is a testament to Cardano’s decentralized evolution, celebrating community-driven decision-making and the future of on-chain governance. This is worth a watch
News & Updates from Learn Cardano with Peter Bui
Cardano Ambassador Peter Bui has released a fresh update covering the latest developments in the ecosystem. This episode dives into key topics like CV Labs, the Draper Accelerator program, Axo’s treasury fund movement, and the launch of Butane Synthetics, along with much more. Watch the full video here: YouTube
How Far in Advance Can a Stake Pool Schedule Its Retirement?
LidoNation has released a detailed post explaining the max_epoch parameter—the maximum number of epochs in the future a pool retirement can be scheduled in a deregistration transaction. Currently set at 18 epochs (90 days), this parameter helps provide predictability around pool retirements.
Why is this important? If a stake pool retires and you don’t move your ada in time, you stop earning rewards, and the network loses security. While responsible SPOs notify delegators, it’s ultimately your responsibility to stay informed.
For more information on the max_epoch parameter, check out their blog here: LidoNation Blog
Babel Fees Now on Cardano, with FluidTokens
FluidTokens recently announcement the launch of Aquarium, introducing babel fees on Cardano. The first successful Aquarium transaction on mainnet showcases the real-world application of this new fee model, allowing users to cover transaction costs with any Cardano native token.
By eliminating the need to convert assets into ada for fees, babel fees increase accessibility, reduce costs, and enhance the overall user experience. For more details, check out their full X article.
New Podcast announced by Samuel Leathers: Cardano Dev Pulse
Samuel Leathers recently announced a new podcast, Cardano Dev Pulse, offering direct insights from the developers behind the Cardano node. The first episode covers key topics, including CIP-1694’s impact post-Plomin hard fork, an overview of the newly released Ouroboros Genesis, and a sneak peek at UTXO-HD.
With this series, the team aims to bridge the gap between the code and the community, bringing firsthand discussions on governance, synchronization, and future innovations. For more details, check out the full X post.
The Cardano Development & Ecosystem Cooperative (CDEC) Launches to Drive Decentralized Innovation
Cardano CDEC has launched as a cooperative of builders dedicated to advancing Cardano’s technical progress through collaboration, innovation, and shared purpose. Recognizing that Cardano’s rapid growth since 2017 calls for a coordinated, sustainable approach to decentralized development, CDEC unites ecosystem leaders and open source contributors to enhance supplier diversity, share technical knowledge, and drive strategic research.
With the goal of accelerating core infrastructure development, CDEC intends to work closely with Intersect, DReps, and the broader community. For more details, read the full announcement.
Cardanians Weekly Ecosystem Newsletter
In this week’s ecosystem newsletter, Cardanians cover the SEC’s acknowledgment of Grayscale’s filing for a spot Cardano ETF. Also featured is the launch of Book_io and Stuff_io’s Creator Portal, designed to empower digital content creators. Charles Hoskinson shares plans for his future podcast, while Xerberus introduces the ADA10 Index, offering new insights into the Cardano ecosystem. read the full newsletter here.
03-04 Intersect MCC Meeting: Join in to stay up to date with Intersect’s MCC progression - link.
03-04 Cardano Over Coffee open mic: Interviewing Influential people and projects in Cardano - link. 03-05 DRep Working Group - Budget Approval: Each session will focus on providing up-to-date information about the budget process - link.
03-05 BananaClip: On Cardano Over Coffee: BananaClip has the best classic browser games, and you can wager on them with CNT’s. Yeah, those games, like Bomberman and Chess - link .
03-05 Beginner guide on understanding Cardano Blockchain Ghana, Tamale, with speaker Benjamin Baani - link
03-06 Weekly Catalyst Explorer Feedback Sessions: The big idea here is to show you what we’ve been cooking in the labs and your feedback and first impressions - link
03-06 Cardano Over Coffee w/@IntersectNA: Intersect North American Hub / Awen - link
03-07 Cardano Over Coffee Open Mic Friday!: Cardano Twitter Space, Guest and talk about all things Cardano - link
03-14 Cardano Meetup | March, Vienna, Austria: This is a casual get-together where Cardano developers, governance enthusiasts, DReps, and ADA holders can meet, network, and discuss recent topics shaping the ecosystem - link
