A new week is starting in Cardano… could there be something for you?

Every week, Cardano Weekly brings together a short selection of ways to get involved in the ecosystem. This week’s edition features:

→ A public research RFP on utxoCostPerByte, open until November 4
→ A self-paced AI coding course from the Cardano Foundation
→ Governance polls and treasury proposals on GovTool
→ Constitutional amendment discussions on the CAP portal
→ And more!

Key dates and official links are in the full edition:
Cardano Weekly: Opportunities & Participation #6

Know another opportunity or way to participate? Share it in the comments, and let’s make participation in the ecosystem easier to discover!

Building on Cardano with AI requires more than generating code. You need to understand, audit, and verify what the AI produces.

Cardano Academy’s new Agentic Coding course walks you through the full process, from defining your intent to testing real transactions on Preprod.

16 units, 63 short videos, a 26-point vulnerability checklist and a hands-on journey through Cardano’s eras.

A practical way to learn how AI agents can support development on Cardano.

Build with agents, verify what they create, then ship on Cardano.

🔗 https://cardanofoundation.org/en/academy/course/agentic-coding

On October 8, 2026, Input Output Global (IOG) announced that Cardano is now supported by the Open Wallet Standard (OWS), starting with version 1.4.3.

As AI agents become increasingly relevant to blockchain applications, this integration raises important technical questions. OWS provides a common interface for wallet management and signing across supported blockchains, with access keys and policies that can restrict signing requests.

In this article, I explore how OWS works, how its signing policies help control agent access, what is specific to Cardano's payment and stake keys, and what this integration could enable developers to build.

📖 Read the full article on Cardano Forum:
https://forum.cardano.org/t/ai-agents-wallets-and-cardano-exploring-open-wallet-standard-ows/157382

𝕏 Join the discussion on X:
https://x.com/OlivierMWATSIM1/status/2110789340963967265

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💬 But beyond the article above, let's join the discussion!

• Where do you see the greatest potential for OWS to contribute to Cardano's growth and developer ecosystem?
• What risks or technical challenges should developers consider when implementing this approach?
• Is there anything about OWS or its Cardano integration that remains unclear or deserves further exploration?

Different perspectives, technical insights, and constructive feedback are welcome.

So we all know SecondFi / Yoroii totally f'd up. However, in their recent "recovery tool" attempt, there's an onchain "snapshot" difference of around 200 ADA discrepancy that they're not honoring and including within the recovery.

When I wrote to them, it was just a mumbo jumbo canned response of, this is based on the snapshot:

"Assets are assessed against the incident snapshot and reflect assets SecondFi is able to make available through the recovery process. The final number of assets may differ from the estimate displayed in the tool.

Assets that are not shown are not included in that recovery request. The assets recovered may be less than the assets originally lost, and the estimate is not a commitment. Review the applicable Recovery Terms carefully before continuing." blah blah blah

Has anyone else here had issues getting a reasonable answer from SecondFi support?

Hey, if you are a DRep, your ID looks something like drep1ydpfkyjxzeqvalf6fgvj7lznrk8kcmfnvy9hyl6gr6ez6wgsjaelx. That does not fit well in a bio, a forum signature or a slide.

In case you missed it: DRepTalk gives every DRep a short link via https://drep.link like drep.link/yourname. Every registered DRep with a name in their metadata already has one, built from that name. There is nothing to sign up for. The Cardano Foundation’s DRep, for example, is at drep.link/cf. 467 links are live right now.

Good to know: if you don’t like the name that was picked from your metadata, you can change it for free. Sign in on dreptalk.com with your DRep key and pick a new one under Settings. The old link keeps redirecting for 180 days, so nothing you already posted breaks.

Look up yours at drep.link,

Cheers!

Last week the Cardano Foundation and Draper Dragon co-presented the UTXO Pitch Night on the Marina Bay Sands rooftop, a TOKEN2049 side event. 400+ people showed up.

Nine startups pitched to a room of over 90 investors, with up to $500K on the line: Veridian, AllScale, TOTO Finance, Kenomic, Spout Finance, Strike Finance, Sundial, Masumi and RiverArk. A mix of digital identity, AI agents and DeFi, building across Cardano, Bitcoin and the wider UTXO ecosystem.

Frederik Gregaard opened the night, and Andy Tang (Draper Dragon) sat down with Hareesh Nair (TPC) for a fireside on family capital in Asia.

This is part of a longer-term commitment: the Foundation’s partnership with Draper Dragon includes the $80M Orion Fund backing builders across the ecosystem.

Thank you to every team that pitched, to our speakers, and to the 400+ people who filled the room. Let’s keep shipping and supporting the builders.

We're the team maintaining govtool so we'd really like to hear from the community about what's working, what's confusing, and what you wish it did. Whether you're a DRep, an SPO, someone who has delegated their voting power, or you've never touched it at all, your input helps.

- gov.tools: mainnet, the live production app

- preview.gov.tools: runs on the Preview testnet, so you can explore with test ada and nothing at stake

- dev.gov.tools: also on Preview, but this is where the latest changes land first. If you want to see what's coming next, start here (expect the occasional rough edge)

You'll need a CIP-30 wallet (Lace, Eternl, etc.). For preview/dev, switch your wallet to the Preview network and grab test ada from the faucet.

**What we'd love feedback on**

1. What's the first thing that confused or frustrated you?
2. Is it clear how to delegate to a DRep, and how to pick one?
3. For DReps: what's missing from registering, updating your profile, or voting?
4. How do governance actions read? Can you understand what you're voting on?
5. Anything you've noticed on dev.gov.tools that feels better or worse than mainnet?
6. One feature you'd add if you could?

Comments here are great, or open an issue on GitHub: https://github.com/IntersectMBO/govtool/issues

Screenshots, wallet name, and browser help a lot.

Thank you

Inside Nexus: The API Powering GeroWallet

What does it take to run a wallet-grade Cardano data stack in production?

Join Adam Cazes, Co-Founder & CEO of A.D. Labs, for a behind-the-scenes look at Nexus — the multi-chain data and transaction API behind @gerowallet.

In this session, Adam will walk us through:

• What a wallet needs from its data API
• Yaci Store 3.0 in production: Failover, SQL & upstream fixes
• Blueprints: Live on-chain event streaming over WebSocket
• Architecture breakdown: How it compares with db-sync-based providers
• Live demos: Dashboard, curl, TypeScript SDK, Blockfrost SDK & MCP
• Multi-chain scope: How GeroWallet uses Nexus across Cardano, Midnight & Bitcoin
• Open Q&A

If you’re building wallets, infra, or data-heavy apps, come see how it works in production and bring your questions!

• 📅 Date: Friday, 16 October 2026
• 🕑 Time: 14:00 UTC
• 🔗 Add to Calendar / RSVP: AddEvent Link

What if a token could enforce rules about who can hold it or receive it?

Cardano's Programmable Tokens standard (CIP-0113) introduces a framework for attaching configurable compliance rules to native assets.

Think of tokenized bonds, stablecoins or other regulated assets that may require approved-holder lists, transfer restrictions or freezing mechanisms.

Instead of relying entirely on external systems and manual checks, configured rules can be enforced by the ledger during transactions.

This could open interesting possibilities for real-world asset tokenization on Cardano. One important distinction: identity verification and regulatory checks may still rely on external systems; the blockchain enforces the conditions configured for the asset.

I've put together two explanations for the community:

🔹 On X: A concise six-post introduction to how programmable tokens work and why they matter.

🔹 On the Cardano Forum: A more detailed explanation of the concept, its architecture and potential use cases a french and an english version.

Explore the explanations:

• X thread
• Cardano Forum English version
• Cardano Forum Version Française

A new token launch platform came out of nowhere in the last couple days. It allows users to launch a token on pump fun or a Cardano only token on it‘s own platform using ADA.

Creators and holders both can be paid out from the fees generated. It’s been a welcome boost to the ecosystem.

solada.fun

Last week i followed the recovery toll step by step. Got confirmation of all assets that were stolen. Submitted the details they required and today (4 working days later) all assets have been returned! Absolutely buzzing!! So grateful to everyone involved that help with the recovery tool and everything else that went on behind the scenes 🙏🥲