The deal is signed. @FireblocksHQ is coming to Cardano. 🤝 More details coming shortly.

This Cardano Seminar features Cardano Ambassador @YoramBenzvi and partners from the Syngenta Foundation and AI Quant discussing the 5am.earth initiative. The session covers the project's progress, approach, and the operational and technical framework behind the initiative. The stated goal is to onboard 3 million smallholder farmers to Cardano by 2030 and reduce the cost of market services through trusted, decentralized data. Topics covered include: 00:11 - Overview of 5am's goal to onboard 3m farmers. 05:40 - Agri-Entrepreneur model empowering rural youth. 13:29 - Technology framework using satellite oracles. 19:46 - Scaling from 200 pilots to 15,000 on-chain txs. 24:46 - 6-step roadmap for training farmers in rural areas. 31:52 - Security, privacy and Guardianship wallet model. 39:00 - Live on-chain validation via Cardano Scan. 40:58 - Future expansion to Kenya, Cambodia beyond.

SPO Table Talk | Monday June 1 | 13:30 UTC Improving Cardano Reward Sharing Scheme - A Debate Join us Monday, June 1 at 13:30 UTC for a dedicated SPO Table Talk as we dive into the Cardano Incentives Working Group's Ekklesia ballot. After more than a year of weekly meetings, simulations, tooling, and deep community research, the Cardano Incentives Working Group has released its Ekklesia ballot. There are 5 items in total: 3 CIPs, two of which also include a vote on initial parameter values using Majority Judgment, a ranked-choice style voting method. Here is a brief overview of what each proposal aims to address: CIP-50 | Pledge Leverage Cap Introduces a new parameter "L" that caps how much stake a pool can effectively use relative to its pledge, with the goal of strengthening Sybil resistance and encouraging better pledge alignment across the network. CIP-163 | Time-Bound Delegation and Dynamic Rewards Introduces a `delegatorInactivity` parameter measured in epochs. Wallets that have gone dormant would no longer earn rewards or contribute voting power until reactivated. Rather than returning unclaimed rewards to the reserve, the full rewards pot would be distributed among active participants. CIP-23 | Fair Minimum Pool Fees Proposes replacing the existing flat per-epoch `minPoolCost` with a `minPoolMargin` parameter, a minimum variable fee expressed as a percentage of rewards, with the aim of creating a more level playing field across pools of all sizes. Note that in this ballot, DReps vote with voting power, SPOs vote with pledge. Why this roundtable? The ballot is already live, and it is not without controversy. Several No votes have already been cast, making it clear there are differing views in the community. This is the conversation we need to have openly. We will walk through the proposals, give voice to the counterarguments, take your questions live, and close with a call to action. Joining will be: @Cerkoryn | Incentives Working Group @earncoinpool | Incentives Working Group SPOs / DReps: @nimuepool @Straightpool4 @hix_coffeepool @C1cADA_Markus Come ready to ask questions, challenge assumptions, and make your voice heard before the vote closes.

Cardano is better together, and this proposal can only pass with the support of the community. The proposal deadline is today. I am excited to join @IOHK_Charles and the ecosystem on the world stage at Cardano Summit 2026. If you haven’t voted yet, I urge you to cast your vote for the revised Cardano Summit proposal: adastat.net/governances/7b42… I hope to see you all in Singapore.

Cardano Governance Hours This session takes a closer look at the Consensus Initiative proposal, together with @carloslodelar, Product Manager at @IOGroup. 📅 Tuesday, 19 May 2026 ⏰ 16:00 - 17:00 (UTC) 🧵 Open thread for details