The core technology teams released node v.10.1.1 for the Chang #2 upgrade, enhancing governance with SPO delegation and auto-abstain DRep votes. Lace v.1.17 introduced shared wallets in beta. Plutus conducted end-to-end testing for new primitives, and Hydra advanced incremental commits and on-chain validators. Mithril released CIP-137 for decentralized message queues and added Prometheus-based metrics.

The ledger team finalized protocol 10.0 changes, advanced Conway testing, and refined conformance tests. Performance benchmarking for node v.10.0 began, and Mithril released distribution 2442.0, supporting the Pythagoras era with enhanced metrics. Intersect completed elections, onboarding new members in late October. Catalyst Fund13 entered community review, nearing 1,000 completed projects. The education team supported the Cardano Summit in Argentina and updated the 'Mastering Cardano' book.

The consensus team released updated packages, improved IOSim, and reduced header clock skew. The ledger team added protections against deposit loss, updated delegation rules, and refined SPO vote thresholds. Plutus enhanced user guides, Hydra progressed incremental commits with Aiken integration, and Mithril prepared for the Pythagoras era. Intersect elections and Chang #2 upgrade planning continue. The education team held a Madrid meetup and preps for the Cardano Summit in Argentina.

The DB Sync team resolved off-chain data issues and improved memory management. Node v.9.2 benchmarks advanced, and cardano-tracer-0.3 was released. Mithril progressed decentralization, and Intersect elections close October 20. Chang #2 hard fork planning aligns with CIP-1694. Catalyst Fund13 submissions finalize with reviews ongoing. Community contributions to Cardano core rose to 45.97%. The education team preps for the Cardano Summit in Argentina and December constitution events.

The consensus team set performance goals, rebased UTXO-HD, and improved robustness. Plutus revamped user guides and submitted CIPs on arrays and maps. Hydra advanced incremental commits, Blockfrost integration, and tested Raft networking. Mithril decentralized signature orchestration and prepared for node v.9.2.1. Intersect held annual meetings, and Catalyst opened Fund13 proposals. Education prepped for Cardano Days in Santander and attended the Constitution event in Oslo.

Cardano node v.9.1.1 resolved Conway-era replay issues. A snapshot-converter tool addressed UTXO-HD deserialization and memory leaks. Lace enhanced governance for hardware wallets, Plutus finalized functions for the next hard fork, and Hydra improved network resilience. Mithril advanced decentralization, Voltaire emphasized community governance, and Catalyst neared Fund12 onboarding completion. Education prepared for Cardano Days and supported Plutus Core updates.

The consensus team optimized ledger snapshots, bandwidth, and UTXO-HD benchmarks. Plutus updated user documentation and contract blueprints. Hydra v.0.19.0 added Conway ledger support, while Mithril advanced decentralized signature orchestration. Intersect progressed the Chang upgrade, with elections ongoing. Catalyst previewed Fund13 in town hall 175, set to launch next week.

The ledger team introduced a Conway feature restricting reward withdrawals without DRep delegation post-bootstrap, fixed bugs, and improved testing. Performance benchmarks for node v.9.1.1 were released, setting a new baseline. Mithril advanced decentralization and transaction handling. Voltaire's committee applications are open, Catalyst prepped Fund13 categories, and Fund12 onboarding nears completion. Education updated 'Mastering Cardano' and prepared content for Cardano Days events.

Cardano's core teams released node v.9.1.1 to fix replay issues in the Conway era and introduced a snapshot-converter for UTXO-HD. Governance for hardware wallets improved, Plutus advanced built-in functions, and Hydra enhanced network resilience. Mithril progressed decentralization, Voltaire emphasized community governance, and Catalyst focused on Fund12 onboarding. Education supported Plutus updates and prepared for Cardano Days events.

The ledger team focused on conformance tests, improving the ledger test suite, and preparing for the upcoming hard fork by documenting changes affecting DApp developers. The SRE team upgraded the pre-production network to the Conway era and made various infrastructure improvements. The Lace team is set to release version 1.15 with enhanced governance capabilities. The Mithril team is decentralizing signature orchestration and optimizing memory use. The Voltaire team prepared for the Chang #1 hard fork on September 1. Catalyst advanced Fund12 onboarding and achieved progress in the Hermes project, while the education team preps for Cardano Days.