Day 2/2 of the Blockchain/Crypto training for our team in #Kenya
Spoke to @JohnEyanae2 and Patrick (trainer) and they are currently completing the Binance to #Mpesa link so that assets can easily convert to/from fiat - preparing for #ErgoLend micro-financing.
#Cardano
Day 2/2 of the Blockchain/Crypto training for our team in #Kenya
Spoke to @JohnEyanae2 and Patrick (trainer) and they are currently completing the Binance to #Mpesa link so that assets can easily convert to/from fiat - preparing for #ErgoLend micro-financing.
#Cardano
Stake Pool WEQNT -Africa focussed & need your help retweeted
Agents will be doing tx between agents and between humans and agents this will be the future. Cardano now enabled ADA, stable coins and CNT for this.
JUST IN: Cardano is now part of the official x402 SDK.
Any app or AI agent can pay for an API call in $ADA or any CNT over a web request. No account, no API key, no checkout page.
Every service already on x402 can switch Cardano on.
The agent economy just got a Cardano rail.
In the latest Developer Spotlight, Maximilian Weber (@maxalexweber), Founder and Core Developer of ODATANO, shares how his background in SAP development and decentralized systems led him to explore how Cardano could fit into the enterprise world.
Learn how ODATANO makes Cardano accessible through OData, helping SAP developers interact with blockchain infrastructure using standards they already know.
Max also takes us through projects like TRACE and QUANTIX, showing how Cardano can support supply chains, procurement, and enterprise data, while sharing what still needs to happen for broader enterprise adoption.
Link to the full interview below 🧵👇
Stake Pool WEQNT -Africa focussed & need your help retweeted
Great to see the @VIA_Labs Cardano Seminar picked up and reported on by @CryptoBenelux1
Its written in Dutch:
cryptobenelux.com/altcoin-ni…
Imagine moving assets, data, messages, and even executable logic across dozens of blockchains, without rebuilding your stack for every single one.
That's the world VIA Labs is building, and this Cardano Seminar puts the people behind it in front of you.
This session features Robert Pilat (@Cletus_VIA), Founder & CEO of @VIA_Labs, alongside Andre Verri, their CTO and Chief System Architect.
Together, they'll break down how VIA Labs' universal interoperability infrastructure links Cardano to 150+ other blockchain networks for smart contract communication and cross-chain messaging
Topics covered include:
02:33 - Overview interoperability infrastructure.
07:50 - Cross-chain messaging. What is it?
08:57 - Connect to DeFi, RWAs, Oracles, Agents, etc
11:16 - Burn & Mint, Lock & Mint, Lock & Release, etc.
14:39 - Live Demo tUSDr Transfer
20:50 - Multi-layer security architecture
32:44 - Custom fee parameters, and gas optimizations.
36:23 - The "Any-to-Any" cross-chain swap framework utilizing Catalyst to bypass finality wait times.
and more
Two governance actions currently live, both needing votes from DReps, SPOs, and CC members to pass. If you hold one of those roles, this is your reminder to cast your vote before September 1.
Decentralized governance only works if we all show up👇
xitter.cf/IntersectMBO/status/20…
Cardano governance actions update 🗳️
Clarification: There are currently 2 governance actions live for on-chain voting that require SPO votes, in addition to DRep votes. Actions and required voting bodies outlined below 👇️
Protocol Parameter Update: (DRep/SPO/CC)
Reduce minPoolCost to 75 ada and increase Plutus Memory Limits (Part 2)
buff.ly/hXSbv76
Update Committee: (DRep/SPO)
Update Constitutional Committee 2026
buff.ly/sdZANcs
Please read the proposals using the links above and cast your votes using your preferred method. Proposals expire Sept 1, 2026 at 9:45PM UTC.
WEQNT just submitted one tx to vote on 2 Gov. Actions
1. Voted: Yes
Name the Protocol Version 12 hard fork “von Bergen“
2. Voted: Yes
Reduce minPoolCost to 75 ada and increase Plutus Memory Limits (Part 2)
Full on-chain rationales can be read here:
cardanoscan.io/transaction/7…
Earlier yesterday we casted a governance vote for WEQNT entirely from my iPhone. No external server, no login, no third-party tooling - just a vibe-coded script running locally in iSH from start to finish, vote and rationale signed and submitted directly on-chain.
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Note: some explorers only display rationale submitted via IPFS anchors (CIP-108). We embed ours directly as on-chain tx metadata instead, fully self-contained, no external hosting required. It’s there, just not where those tools look: cardanoscan.io/transaction/f…
Participating fully in Cardano governance.
• No logging into an external server.
• Transactions constructed and submitted locally from my phone.
• A vibe-coded tool running entirely in a sandboxed environment.
The future of decentralized governance should fit in your pocket!
WEQNT votes YES in support of the 2026 Constitutional Committee update
Rationale can be found here:
cardanoscan.io/transaction/f…
Stake Pool WEQNT -Africa focussed & need your help retweeted
WEQNT votes YES in support of the 2026 Constitutional Committee update
Rationale can be found here:
cardanoscan.io/transaction/f…
Governance Action Update
Type: New Committee
Current thresholds: DRep 67% · SPO 51%
Action: explorer.cardano.org/governa…
Built a Cardano transaction signer from scratch, on my iPhone. Hand-rolled CBOR encoding, Ed25519 signing via libsodium, blake2b hashing, all in pure Python running Alpine Linux on iOS. No cardano-cli, no local node. Just an iPhone, @blockfrost_io (id), and stubbornness.
Why is education important to Cardano's growth in Africa?
Mercy Fordwoo (@M3RSEE) explains:
During Community Holds The Mic at the Cardano Summit 2025 in Berlin, Germany 🇩🇪, Mercy Fordwoo, Partnerships Lead at Wada Global, alongside Samuel Kobi, Hubs Coordination Lead at WadaGlobal, shares how education is laying the foundation for long-term ecosystem growth across Africa.
"We do a lot of work in Africa, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. We do a lot of education, and we expect that as people get educated, they build and get exposure to Cardano."
Stake Pool WEQNT -Africa focussed & need your help retweeted
SPO/DRep/Ambassador meeting in munich @Straightpool4
Stake Pool WEQNT voted YES for the
van Rossem Hard Fork❕
📢 Attention SPOs 📢
Remember you need to vote on the Hardfork. Gov Action is live and needs your vote 🗳
Voting guide here 👇
ecp.gitbook.io/how-to-guides…
Stake Pool WEQNT -Africa focussed & need your help retweeted
A Recommendation to DReps: The 5am.earth Proposal
Many of us are drawn to Cardano because we believed in its potential to create meaningful change. We embraced a vision of financial inclusion, reducing unnecessary intermediaries, empowering individuals, and building systems where opportunity is more evenly distributed rather than concentrated in the hands of a few.
That is why the 5am.earth proposal resonates so strongly with me, and why I recommend it for your consideration.
In a relatively short period of time, the team has already onboarded more than 22,500 farmers to Cardano. Not speculators. Not crypto enthusiasts chasing the next pump. Real people, real communities, and real livelihoods connected to our ecosystem through a solution designed to address genuine challenges faced by those who produce the food that ends up on our tables every day.
Farmers are the foundation of entire industries, yet their contributions are often overlooked. 5am.earth is developing tools that help farmers connect directly with (web3 based) service providers, improve traceability, increase trust, gain better insights into their operations, and access opportunities that were previously out of reach. These are practical solutions addressing real-world problems. This is what we said Cardano could, and should, do.
What makes this proposal particularly compelling is that it was not built around the idea of "build it and they will come." No!! It's far from that! The demand already exists. The team has worked alongside established partners, including the @SyngentaFndnInd and local governments, to ensure both adoption and compliance. They have secured pathways to reach millions of farmers while building within existing regulatory frameworks. They're scaling with @andamio_teams and @ZengateGlobal. This is deliberate, grounded work.
This is impact. This is disruption. This is exactly what Cardano was built for.
My Recommendation:
If you are still undecided, I encourage you to vote YES. The demonstrated traction, partnerships, ecosystem collaboration, and real-world impact speak clearly to what this proposal can accomplish.
If you have voted No, I respectfully ask that you revisit the proposal and consider whether these factors warrant a different conclusion.
Whatever your final decision, I believe 5am.earth represents the kind of ambitious, purpose-driven use case that many of us envisioned when we first joined the Cardano ecosystem. It deserves your serious consideration.
@JaromirTesar, @ArmyofSpies, @BullishDumpling
@hix_coffeepool, @nagamaru_panda, @goofy_crisp @eric821031 @lazycryptocats, @AichiStakePool, @Cryptofly777, @moonstake, @Cardanians_io, @KTOP_Pool, @InputEndorsers, @Varavas9, @CheekyCrypto, @BwTake, @Adapolis_ADP, @jasonappleton
For the Dreps that did not yet vote,
or for the ones that voted NO.
5am.earth proposal in 3 min
Tag your Drep
DM is open for any needed info & clarifications
@Elkconnect_web3
How do recent tier-one integrations impact the speed of Cardano's development? @phillip_pon explains:
According to Phillip Son, CEO of EMURGO, tier-one integrations have moved at an unprecedented pace. Circle, Pyth, and Dune were completed in record time, while LayerZero integration remains pending as the partner hardens their systems before implementation.
As he put it:
"To sign Circle and to deliver it within effectively a month or two is unheard of... I'd rather be next on the list than in the midst of integration where things are in flux."
WEQNT Stake Pool remains open for new delegators.
Been around since 1 August 2020 and plan to remain active.
- low min pools cost: 170 ada
- 1% margin
- check out profile pin-post at @DenicioBernier for overview of our track record.
After 5 years, I’ve made the tough decision to shut down the MALU Stake Pool and retire as a DRep.
To everyone who supported the pool, or trusted me with their votes - THANK YOU!
Together we minted 7419 blocks and supported 30+ ISPOs and projects.
It’s been a fun ride and I’m incredibly grateful for the support that came from this community.
Please redelegate your ADA asap!
Thank you for everything 💙






























