Cardano News

The November 07, 2025, development report highlights the Plutus team's hosting of UPLC 2025 and the addition of a new scaleValue primitive for the upcoming intra-era hard fork. Scaling updates include Mithril's release of distribution 2543.0 with enhanced database restoration and the Hydra team's v1.1.0 release. Intersect committee election voting concluded, with results expected on November 14. Ecosystem news features the Ouroboros Phalanx upgrade and a new Compact DApps category for Catalyst Fund15.

In a blog post from November 6, Intersect's Growth and Marketing Committee shared key findings from their first community-wide marketing survey. The results highlight a strong demand for unified messaging and increased support for developers and founders. Respondents prioritized DeFi and real-world use cases, advocating for treasury-backed liquidity programs. While grassroots efforts are effective, there is a clear call for better storytelling tools and a cohesive long-term vision to guide Cardano's growth.

The October 31, 2025, development report highlights the Hydra v1 announcement, marking the protocol as production-ready. The ledger team also finalized CIP-118 (nested transactions/Babel fees). IOG published a deep dive on Ouroboros Phalanx, a mechanism to deter grinding attacks, and the consensus team showcased a Leios prototype. Intersect committee elections are underway, and Project Catalyst Fund15 is set to launch on November 5.

The October 27, 2025, Cardano Community Digest highlights the release of "Community Holds the Mic – Episode 3" filmed at Rare Evo, exploring community culture. It also spotlights content creators Kaizen Crypto, Lars Brünjes, and Cardano Whale. A reminder is issued that one week remains to complete the Cardano Developer Survey, and voting for the Intersect MBO committee elections is now open.

A blog post by Olga Hryniuk on October 26, 2025, announced that the Hydra protocol has reached v1 and is now production-ready. This scaling solution enables high-throughput, low-latency applications by processing transactions off-chain in 'Heads' while retaining layer 1 security. Validated by Midnight’s Glacier Drop, this release delivers a feature-complete protocol, stable API, and interoperability improvements.

The October 24, 2025, development report highlights ecosystem growth to 2,014 projects and the Cardano Foundation's plan to apply for .ada and .cardano gTLDs. Wanchain launched a bridge to Sonic. The Mithril team advanced incremental snapshots and configuration decentralization. Intersect committee election voting is set to begin October 27, and Project Catalyst announced Fund15 will launch on November 5.

A blog post by Kris Bennett on October 21, 2025, introduces Ouroboros Phalanx, an extension of the Ouroboros Praos consensus protocol. Phalanx strengthens Cardano's security by using verifiable delay functions (VDFs) to make randomness "grinding attacks" economically infeasible. This enhancement not only deters adversaries but also improves network performance, reducing transaction settlement times.

On October 20, 2025, Intersect announced that protocol parameter updates proposed by the Technical Steering Committee have entered the Preview testnet. These changes, which include increasing the block size to 128KB and raising Plutus script memory units per transaction to 20M, are designed to enhance network throughput and support more complex DeFi applications on Cardano.

The Cardano Foundation's Q3 2025 report, published on October 17 by Laura Mattiucci, details a focus on adoption, resilience, and education. Key activities included the 2025 Asia Tour, the application process for .ada and .cardano gTLDs, and preparations for the Cardano Summit in Berlin. The quarter also saw major governance milestones, including the seating of the first community-elected Constitutional Committee.

The October 17, 2025, development report highlights the Hydra team's release of version 1.0.0. The consensus team advanced the Leios CIP, while the performance team benchmarked node v.10.6 and the LSM-tree backend. The Plutus team finalized the implementation of CIP-0153, introducing the Value built-in type. In the ecosystem, Project Catalyst Fund14 voting concluded, and the Cardano Foundation launched its Summit 2025 PR campaign.