Current Proposals Analysis

Last updated on 25th April at 11:00 UTC

Our proposal portal has been open for 36 working days, where 197 proposals were submitted before DRep temp checks and comments were exported at 5pm UTC 24th April, to create a soft proposal prioritization based on proposal feedback. This prioritization is the starting point for the reconciliation workshops.

Total proposals received: 197

Split by Category:

• Core: 54

• Governance Support: 28

• Marketing and Innovation: 78

• Research: 20

• None of these: 17

Split by Committee:

• Growth and Marketing Committee: 46

• Budget Committee: 7

• Membership & Community Committee: 25

• Civics Committee: 10

• Open Source Committee: 33

• Product Committee: 30

• Technical Steering Committee: 26

• None: 7

• Unsure: 13

Recent Committee Guidance Related to Budget Submissions

• Membership & Community Committee Budget Feedback & Recommendations
• Product Committee Proposed Product Roadmap with 64% DRep approval. Japanese, Spanish
• Civics Committee Budget Guidance
• 2025 Draft Budget Bucket Proposals (first release)

Summary-level information of proposals submitted for treasury funding

As of April 22, 2025. Designed to support DReps ahead of the 2025 Cardano Budget Reconciliation Workshops.

Survey about comfort level with Draft Budgets Submitted by Intersect Committees in February 2025

This is based on 49 respondents, representing 1.3bn ada voting stake. The categories are based on previous budget buckets, so marketing and innovation are split in this dataset.

Proposal Dashboards

See the current proposal analysis on your favorite community tool:

https://budget.cardano.africa/

https://www.1694.io/en/proposals

https://cardanobudget.com/

https://www.syncgovhub.com/budget

You can view the full data for each proposal on gov.tools/budget_discussion

Proposals >50% thumbs up by stake in Gov.Tools temp check

As of April 22, 2025, and based on the participation in Gov.Tools. Not all DReps have participated in the temp checks, so this is sentiment-level results only.

Totals: 316M ADA

Cardano Treasury Audit	Governance Support	100.00%
Developing Hydra Hub – Node Distribution System	Core	100.00%
Cardano Product Committee: Community-driven 2030 Cardano Vision and 2026 roadmap insights collection via workshops and structured product research	Research	100.00%
AdaStat.net Cardano blockchain explorer	Governance Support	100.00%
Philippine Cardano Community re-onboarding project	Marketing & Innovation	100.00%
Hydra Hexcore – An Automated Deployment & Management Solution for Multi-Hydra Party	Core	100.00%
Cardano Builders Community (CBC)	Marketing & Innovation	100.00%
Gerolamo - cardano node in typescript	Core	100.00%
Inkuba Blockchain Center	Marketing & Innovation	100.00%
MLabs Core Tool Maintenance & Enhancement: Plutarch	Core	100.00%
Hardware Wallets Maintenance	Core	100.00%
Starstream: next gen VM	Core	100.00%
Midgard - Optimistic Rollups	Core	99.98%
Lucid Evolution Maintenance	Core	99.91%
OpShin - Python Smart Contracts for Cardano	Research	99.78%
BloxBean Java Tools Maintenance and Enhancement	Core	99.75%
zkFold ZK Rollup	Core	99.74%
MLabs Maintenance & Enhancement: Atlas PAB	Core	99.63%
OSC Budget Proposal - Paid Open Source Model for Sustainable Development	Core	99.50%
Daedalus Maintenance and Enhancement Proposal	Core	98.91%
2025 Input Output Engineering Core Development Proposal	Core	97.56%
Complete Web3 developer stack to make Cardano the smart contract layer for Bitcoin	Core	96.51%
UTxO RPC: Sustaining Cardano Blockchain Integration	Core	91.37%
Daedalus 2025 Service Enhancement	Governance Support	89.28%
SyncGovHub: An intelligent Transparent, and Action-Oriented Platform for Cardano Governance	Governance Support	89.08%
Scalus - DApps Development Platform	Core	87.36%
Cardano DIA Oracle Integration	Core	86.40%
Catalyst 2025 Proposal by Input Output: Advancing Decentralised Community Innovation Funding & Infrastructure	Marketing & Innovation	85.89%
Blockfrost Platform community budget proposal	Core	84.81%
Cardano Maintenance and Roadmap Delivery Proposal: Secure Ada Network Infrastructure for the enTire cardano communitY	Core	71.98%
PyCardano	Research	71.57%
Input Output Research (IOR): Cardano Vision - Work Program 2025	Research	70.56%
A member-based organization for the Cardano ecosystem: Intersect	Governance Support	68.21%
Cexplorer.io – Developer-Focused Blockchain Explorer for Cardano	Core	67.80%
MLabs Core Tool Maintenance & Enhancement: Cardano Transaction Library (CTL)	Core	64.96%
EchoFeed	Research	63.61%
Eternl Maintenance	Core	61.57%

Proposals that self-reference a committee’s priority

As of April 22, 2025

In February 2025, seven Intersect committees each published their Draft Bucket Proposals (first release). These budgets outlined the line items they deemed to be important for the Cardano ecosystem in their domain. To find more information about the proposed budget, see the conversation here.

Based on the proposals submitted to receive treasury funding, these self-reported alignment to a committee’s priority and may indicate alignment to the committee members’ opinions of what is critical for the ecosystem:

Proposals that self-report alignment to product roadmap

As of April 22, 2025

In March 2025, a vision and product roadmap for Cardano was submitted as an info-action on-chain and received 63% DRep support. Developed by Cardano Product Committee of Intersect with consultation from key technical stakeholders, the roadmap outlines key development priorities, technological advancements, and strategic goals for the Cardano ecosystem. Proposers were asked to report if their proposal is aligned to any of these roadmap items.

Deploy XPort, Wanchain's cross-chain data transfer protocol, to Cardano	Architectural Excellence
ada.eco: Building Cardano’s Human Interface	Architectural Excellence
Andamio: Cardano Threat Intelligence	Architectural Excellence
Broadcast-Blockchain Infrastructure Platform	Architectural Excellence
Indigenous DAO Toolkit	Architectural Excellence
EchoCatalyst	Architectural Excellence
A.L.B.A. Network	Architectural Excellence
Cardano Privacy Layer	Developer / User Experience
UTxO Alliance Support	Developer / User Experience
MLabs Core Tool Maintenance & Enhancement: Cardano.nix	Developer / User Experience
AdaStat.net Cardano blockchain explorer	Developer / User Experience
Cardano Builders Community (CBC)	Developer / User Experience
MLabs Core Tool Maintenance & Enhancement: Plutarch	Developer / User Experience
Hardware Wallets Maintenance	Developer / User Experience
Lucid Evolution Maintenance	Developer / User Experience
OpShin - Python Smart Contracts for Cardano	Developer / User Experience
BloxBean Java Tools Maintenance and Enhancement	Developer / User Experience
MLabs Maintenance & Enhancement: Atlas PAB	Developer / User Experience
Daedalus Maintenance and Enhancement Proposal	Developer / User Experience
Complete Web3 developer stack to make Cardano the smart contract layer for Bitcoin	Developer / User Experience
UTxO RPC: Sustaining Cardano Blockchain Integration	Developer / User Experience
SyncGovHub: An intelligent Transparent, and Action-Oriented Platform for Cardano Governance	Developer / User Experience
Scalus - DApps Development Platform	Developer / User Experience
PyCardano	Developer / User Experience
Cexplorer.io – Developer-Focused Blockchain Explorer for Cardano	Developer / User Experience
MLabs Core Tool Maintenance & Enhancement: Cardano Transaction Library (CTL)	Developer / User Experience
EchoFeed	Developer / User Experience
Ledger App Rewrite	Developer / User Experience
A free Native Asset CDN for Cardano Developers	Developer / User Experience
EchoChain	Developer / User Experience
Extended Symbolic	Developer / User Experience
Rewards Calculation Service (RCS) for Cardano	Developer / User Experience
A Global Product Vision Initiative;Cardano 2025-2030. An African Perspective	Developer / User Experience
Extended UPLC Converter	Developer / User Experience
MLabs Core Tool Maintenance & Enhancement: CLB	Developer / User Experience
Autonomous Agent Testing SDK	Developer / User Experience
HandlePay (Cardano and Bitcoin)	Developer / User Experience
Cardano Constitutional Committee Formation and Governance Training with the SanchoNet Education Network	Developer / User Experience
Cardano Governance Body Bot	Developer / User Experience
KuberIDE Platform Maintenance & Developer Experience Enhancement	Developer / User Experience
Cardano Test Wallet with Private Network Support	Developer / User Experience
Bridging Knowledge and Innovation: The Ultimate Cardano Video Series / 知識と イノベーション を繋ぐ: 究極のCardanoビデオシリーズ	Developer / User Experience
Cardano Blockchain Developer Certification in Latin America	Developer / User Experience
Full Stack dApp Education	Developer / User Experience
OLi AI Tutor	Developer / User Experience
Cardano World Hub – Onboarding, Educação e Comunidade	Developer / User Experience
MLabs Core Tool Maintenance & Enhancement: Ply	Developer / User Experience
Pallas: Sustaining Critical Rust Tooling for Cardano	Developer / User Experience
Dolos: Sustaining a Lightweight Cardano Data Node	Developer / User Experience
Unlock BTC Liquidity with Cardano Smart Contracts	Incoming Liquidity
Cardano cUSD: A Next-Generation Decentralized Stablecoin Protocol	Incoming Liquidity
Cryptofluency: Increasing Cardano Ecosystem Liquidity through Multi-Faceted Marketing & Engagement Campaigns	Incoming Liquidity
Web3 Festival: Music, Food & Blockchain Onboarding	Incoming Liquidity
Expanding Stablecoin / Cardano Native Asset Support / Fiat Ramps	Incoming Liquidity
Cardano Stable Index (CSI): A Diversified, On-Chain Basket of Native Stablecoins	Incoming Liquidity
Emil Frey Group: Tokenized Vehicle Identities & Maintenance Logs - Guaranteed minimum of 40,000 vehicles up to millions	Incoming Liquidity
Crypto Inheritance and Recovery Dapp - GenWealth	Incoming Liquidity
First Regulated & Licensed RWA Exchange on Cardano (with products from UBS, Invesco etc.) - DigiFT	Incoming Liquidity
Cardano Japan Renaissance	Incoming Liquidity
USDA (and Cardano) integration to African startups by Haske & Kepple	Incoming Liquidity
Cardano Integration: Increasing Liquidity & Transactions from the on-boarding of traditional business.	Incoming Liquidity
Create an end to end fund management platform for real estate where builders, investors and verifiers can work together to innovate this industry	Incoming Liquidity
Developing Hydra Hub – Node Distribution System	L2 Expansion
Hydra Hexcore – An Automated Deployment & Management Solution for Multi-Hydra Party	L2 Expansion
Midgard - Optimistic Rollups	L2 Expansion
zkFold ZK Rollup	L2 Expansion
Japanese government local currencies. AIRA: A Decentralized Platform for Revitalizing Regions through Tokenized Points Economies. Transact, Buy, Earn, Invest, Donate.	L2 Expansion
ZK Bridge	L2 Expansion
Intelligent Contracts: A Cardano Layer 2 Toolkit Powered by Beneficial AI	L2 Expansion
Open Hydra Education: Multilingual Access for All	L2 Expansion
Gerolamo - cardano node in typescript	Multiple Node Implementations
urble by Brick Towers - Providing self-custodial Swiss Banking Services	Programmable Assets
Starstream: next gen VM	Programmable Assets
Cardano QuestHub: Platform for Decentralized Contribution, Tokenized Earning, and On-Chain Reputation	Programmable Assets
Zekret	Programmable Assets
Tokenised Real-World Assets on Cardano	Programmable Assets
Real World Investment for Treasury Growth	Programmable Assets
Fractar - Latin America RWA Franchise Model	Programmable Assets
Cardano DIA Oracle Integration	Scaling the L1 Engine
Cardano x Killer Whales show and media partnership	Scaling the L1 Engine
dgghh	Scaling the L1 Engine
Cardano SME Toolkit	Scaling the L1 Engine
Blockfrost Platform community budget proposal	SPO Incentive Improvements
Empowering Cardano SPOs: New Revenue Through Decentralized Storage	SPO Incentive Improvements
Cardano Community Bounties pilot Program (2025–2026)	It supports the product roadmap
Governance Space - Whitelabel for DAOs + Institutions + Projects. All-in-One Governance Platform Enhancement and Maintenance	It supports the product roadmap
Cardano Treasury Audit	It supports the product roadmap
Cardano Product Committee: Community-driven 2030 Cardano Vision and 2026 roadmap insights collection via workshops and structured product research	It supports the product roadmap
Philippine Cardano Community re-onboarding project	It supports the product roadmap
Inkuba Blockchain Center	It supports the product roadmap
OSC Budget Proposal - Paid Open Source Model for Sustainable Development	It supports the product roadmap
2025 Input Output Engineering Core Development Proposal	It supports the product roadmap
Daedalus 2025 Service Enhancement	It supports the product roadmap
Catalyst 2025 Proposal by Input Output: Advancing Decentralised Community Innovation Funding & Infrastructure	It supports the product roadmap
Cardano Maintenance and Roadmap Delivery Proposal: Secure Ada Network Infrastructure for the enTire cardano communitY	It supports the product roadmap
Input Output Research (IOR): Cardano Vision - Work Program 2025	It supports the product roadmap
A member-based organization for the Cardano ecosystem: Intersect	It supports the product roadmap
Eternl Maintenance	It supports the product roadmap
TWEAG’s Proposals for multiple core budget projects for Cardano 2025	It supports the product roadmap
Project Catalyst dRep Analysis Framework	It supports the product roadmap
Cardano Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol Integration	It supports the product roadmap
Ecosystem Exchange Listing and Market Making service pool	It supports the product roadmap
Unveiling the First Unified Global Events Marketing Strategy for Cardano	It supports the product roadmap
Cardano Institutional and Community Hub & Intersect Membership Hub in KSA	It supports the product roadmap
Intersect Membership Hub in Africa and Dubai (Nigeria, Cameroon and Dubai)	It supports the product roadmap
Cardano Community Hub in Africa (Nigeria, Kenya and Cameroon)	It supports the product roadmap
Comprehensive A.I. and DeFAI Infrastructure for Cardano - FUKU AI	It supports the product roadmap
ADA/USDA Liquidity Improvement in Africa / アフリカにおけるADA/USDA 流動性向上計画	It supports the product roadmap
Cardano Francophone Corner	It supports the product roadmap
Cardano Builder DAO	It supports the product roadmap
Complementing Catalyst: Extended Quadratic Funding—Zero Operational Costs	It supports the product roadmap
GeoSpace API	It supports the product roadmap
Cardano Summit 2025 and regional tech events	It supports the product roadmap
Business Growth & Marketing Infrastructure for Cardano	It supports the product roadmap
Andamio — Powering Contributor Readiness Across Cardano Projects	It supports the product roadmap
ADAspending.com - Cardano Treasury Explorer - An open data source for tracking treasury spending on the Cardano blockchain	It supports the product roadmap
Amplify Cardano: Community-Led Events Fund by Rare Network	It supports the product roadmap
Community Centric Partnerships for Africa, LATAM, Middle East and Oceania	It supports the product roadmap
Application Level Message Protocol	It supports the product roadmap
Phoenix 2.0: Rebuilding Relationships and Establishing a Robust Foundation for Cardano in Japan	It supports the product roadmap
Cardano Governance Workstreams	It supports the product roadmap
Global Brand Strategy, Creative Campaign & Global Creative Asset Catalogue	It supports the product roadmap
2025 Marketing Program Management, Reporting & Measurement (ROI)	It supports the product roadmap
2025 Market Research, Testing and Strategic Planning	It supports the product roadmap
Cardano Rising: Japan Delegation to Rare Evo for Media and Enterprise Impact	It supports the product roadmap
FusionFi Core: Lending, Stablecoin & Multisig Infrastructure for Cardano	It supports the product roadmap
Business Lead Generation on Cardano	It supports the product roadmap
Amplify Cardano: Community-Led Marketing Fund by Rare Network	It supports the product roadmap
Communicating the Future We’re Building, Block by Block	It supports the product roadmap
Decoding the Future: Strategic Market Intelligence for the Cardano Ecosystem	It supports the product roadmap
Sandsphere Core SDG RWA Platform	It supports the product roadmap
Growth & Marketing Committee (GMC) Budget Proposal	It supports the product roadmap
Cardano VC & AI Launchpad (Powered by Antler)	It supports the product roadmap