Messari’s ‘State of Cardano’ Q4 2023 report shows significant growth, moving from 34th to 11th in total value locked ranking, with notable stablecoin developments and infrastructure progress. Catalyst Fund 11 results revealed 300 projects funded from 8,000 wallets casting over 300,000 votes. The Cardano Foundation’s initiatives in education and research are highlighted in a recent blog. Rejuve’s Developer Blog discusses using AI and blockchain to address aging. Other news includes FINMA’s stance on staking protocols, Plutus V3 on SanchoNet, and Charles Hoskinson’s insights on the crypto industry.

The Cardano Foundation published its 2023 Activity Report, highlighting key projects and operational resilience. The Voltaire Governance Parameter Survey invites community input on Cardano’s on-chain governance. AHLNET, led by Ola Ahlman, is featured in “Spotlight on Stake Pools.” Other news includes the DRep Workshop in Indianapolis, Project Catalyst Fund11 voting, cross-chain swaps by DexHunter, ERC20 token functionality, and the first Cardano Capture The Flag event.

Derek, Co-Founder of VESPR Wallet, shares insights into the wallet’s innovative journey, focusing on user-friendly design, security measures, and responsiveness to feedback, making blockchain accessible for all. On January 20, 2024, a DRep workshop in Oslo, hosted by Thomas Lindseth and Eystein Hansen, focused on refining a Code of Conduct and discussing governance integration and educational content for DReps. IAMX partners with Klüh Multiservices to enhance service management using Cardano. Iagon expands globally with 197 nodes and a China patent. NEWM Studios launches blockchain-minted songs on Cardano Mainnet. Project Catalyst Fund11 voting starts January 25, 2024. Dex Hunter announces cross-chain integration. Marlowe website revamped.

The Cardano Foundation extends heartfelt New Year wishes to the entire Cardano Community, anticipating another successful year in furthering Cardano’s development. On December 24th, 2023, IAGON launched its decentralized shared storage platform on the Cardano mainnet, revolutionizing data processing and storage solutions. The Cardano Builder Fest, a 2-day event for tech-savvy Cardano builders, will be held in Toulouse, France, on April 23-24, 2024, focusing on demos, open source, project presentations, and live coding. The Rosen Bridge team announced the live bridge between the Ergo and Cardano blockchains, enabling users to send and receive ADA and supported tokens without deploying smart contracts on the destination chain. dcSpark updated their JS/Rust SDK, fixing memory leaks and adding new features. The Cardano Foundation partnered with Petrobras to provide blockchain education for employees. Intersect will now oversee the administration of core Cardano infrastructure. CNCLI v6.0.0 was released, supporting node version 8.7.3. Genius Yield launched their order book DEX on Cardano.