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- Notably, $48 million in ADA has been issued through Cardano’s Catalyst funding programs to over 1,255 project ideas.
- Having over 60k members from different countries, the next phase of Catalyst intends to unlock the power of collective development and empower a self-sustaining ecosystem.
The Cardano (ADA) ecosystem is looking to sponsor scalable ideas through the Catalyst project to increase its total value further locked (TVL), which is approximately $111.12 million. The Cardano network intends to scale its development projects amid the choppy markets in preparation for the crypto bull market, which is anticipated after next year’s Bitcoin halving event. Moreover, the Cardano network intends to provide economic identity to global users via decentralized applications.
Having a laser-focused mission to work on, the Cardano network has grown to a $14.5 billion fully diluted market cap ecosystem, with its 24-hour trading volume standing at around $276 million.
With institutional investors showing immense interest in decentralized financial markets, Cardano net has significantly focused on fine-tuning its smart contract capabilities. Mid-last month, the Cardano network announced an upgrade to enhance cross-chain interoperability through a secure environment.
This upgrade will bring new cryptographic primitives to #Cardano, encouraging greater interoperability and secure cross-chain DApp development with #Plutus.
— Input Output (@InputOutputHK) February 8, 2023
Catalyst Unlocks the Power of Cardano’s Community
With the increased competition on layer 1 blockchains, the Cardano network has embarked on a journey to involve community members to fund projects with real-world utility. Already, Cardano’s Catalyst project has voted on 4,772 proposals, a total of 1,764,255 votes. Notably, $48 million in ADA has been issued through Cardano’s Catalyst funding programs to over 1,255 project ideas.
Having over 60k members from different countries, the next phase of Catalyst intends to unlock the power of collective development and empower a self-sustaining ecosystem.
In a recent announcement, the Catalyst program has announced a special voting event (SVE), which will be announced soon after a snapshot date is announced.
Cardano’s #ProjectCatalyst is entering a new phase of community-driven innovation, empowering a self-sustaining ecosystem. A special voting event outside of project cycles is upcoming, and we invited @harriswarren to the #Cardano360 to tell us more.
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— Input Output (@InputOutputHK) March 6, 2023
Harris Warren, Catalyst Product Lead, said the upcoming voting event is a pivotal moment for the catalyst as fund 10 will be defined via community consent. Warren said.
Catalyst started as an experiment, and catalyst is growing into a more mature innovation engine that will be more scalable and extendable. Catalyst is about the community driving this innovation on Cardano, and the community is at the centre of everything that catalyst does.
By involving the community in critical investment decisions, the Cardano global network is poised to strengthen despite the FUD crisis amid the bear market. Warren added:
A special voting event is really a vote that’s held outside of project catalyst fund cycles. And using catalyst tooling, it’s the vehicle of obtaining community consent for decisions that don’t correspond to innovation or project catalyst.
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Meanwhile, the Cardano price is up approximately 29 percent YTD to trade around $0.322 on Wednesday. However, the ADA coin has dropped approximately 19 percent in the past month.
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