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The January 23, 2026, development report highlights the ratification of the updated Cardano constitution, effective January 24. On the core technology front, the ledger team finalized the design for nested transactions (CIP-118) and began implementing account address enhancements (CIP-159) for the Dijkstra era. Additionally, the Mithril team focused on SNARK-friendly libraries and prepared infrastructure for the decentralized message queue (DMQ) network deployment.

The January 22, 2026, Intersect report highlights the ratification of the updated Cardano Constitution, which received support from 79% of active voting stake. The new constitution takes effect at the epoch boundary on January 24, introducing stricter standards for governance actions, such as mandatory immutable links for off-chain documents. Additionally, budget info actions are no longer constitutionally recognized, requiring treasury withdrawals to be fully self-contained.

The January 21, 2026, Intersect report announces that DReps have successfully ratified the Cardano 2030 Vision Info Action with 67.8% approval, representing 3.77 billion ada. Facilitated by the Product Committee and involving over 700 community members, this non-binding framework positions Cardano as the premier secure blockchain for mission-critical applications. The vote serves as a checkpoint to validate shared strategic pillars, including adoption, governance, and sustainability, guiding future ecosystem development.

The January 19, 2026, Cardano Community Digest highlights the "Amplify Cardano" initiative by Rare Network, offering funding for events and marketing. Cardisa Latina was welcomed as a new ambassador, while the spotlight shone on creators Stephanie King, Army of Spies, and Linda. Intersect MBO announced the naming of the upcoming "van Rossem" hard fork, and developers engaged with Hydrozoa demos and a Plastiks seminar on fighting greenwashing.

The January 16, 2026, article by Laura Mattiucci addresses the declining confidence in financial reporting due to opaque data and outdated audit frameworks. It argues that organizations must shift to verifiable transparency using "trust-tech" architectures. The piece highlights Reeve, a Cardano Foundation product that anchors financial events to the Cardano blockchain for immutable evidence, and announces a new eBook detailing how this technology restores stakeholder trust.

The January 09, 2026, Intersect report highlights the ratification of a Net Change Limit extension, ensuring treasury continuity. With the election of Cardano Curia, the Constitutional Committee has been restored to full functionality. Active proposals now include adding Christina Gianelloni as an eighth committee member, the Cardano 2030 Vision strategy, and Constitution v2.4, which aims to improve enforceability and remove non-binding clauses from the governing document.

The January 06, 2026, Cardano Community Digest highlights the announcement of Buidler Fest 3, scheduled for March 2026 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The ecosystem has entered the execution phase for the Critical Integrations Budget, funding key projects like Pyth Network and Dune. Team Strica released a Python SDK for Cardanoscan APIs to improve developer access, while the Cardano Foundation published its Q4 2025 report detailing adoption and governance milestones.

The December 30, 2025, quarterly report highlights the Foundation's Q4 focus on operational resilience and the successful transition to fully decentralized governance. Key milestones included the Cardano Summit 2025 in Berlin and expanded education through the Cardano Academy. The report also detailed the network's robust performance during a rare November incident and outlined continued efforts to position Cardano as critical public infrastructure for enterprise and institutional adoption.

The December 22, 2025, Cardano Community Digest highlights Intersect MBO’s discussion on the 70 million ada Critical Integrations Budget and the first Cross-Ecosystem Roundtable with Polkadot regarding treasury sustainability. IO Global released its inaugural Engineering Roundup covering Leios and Hydra progress, while the ecosystem welcomed Aiken v1.1.21. Additionally, Intersect announced a partnership with Dune Analytics to integrate Cardano on-chain data, alongside the Cardano Foundation’s 2025 Governance Year in Review.

The final development report for 2025, dated December 12, highlights the approval of the Pyth Lazer oracle integration and Serviceplan Group joining Intersect as an enterprise member. The consensus team completed LSM-tree work, slated for integration in node v.10.7. Mithril made progress on its SNARK-friendly STM library and Bitcoin DeFi prover prototype. In governance, a critical vote is underway to restore the Constitutional Committee to full capacity, while Project Catalyst Fund15's community review period closes on December 15. The Midnight Redemption portal is live, and the NIGHT token is now trading on exchanges like Kraken.