10 stories about Cardano from across the crypto press, curated and summarized daily. Most recent: Oct 22, 2026.
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The Cardano Foundation is urging EU policymakers not to extend the bloc’s MiCA crypto rules to decentralized finance and staking. It argues regulation should focus on financial risks rather than the technology involved, warning that overlapping requirements could leave crypto businesses unsure which rules apply.
Brazil’s state-owned oil company Petrobras is testing Cardano’s blockchain in two research projects. One aims to prevent emissions benefits from being counted twice, while the other traces fuel data from production to use. This marks a significant step in using blockchain for sustainability in the energy sector.
Cardano has successfully executed its first hard fork entirely driven by community voting, marking a milestone in decentralized governance. The Van Rossem upgrade was approved and implemented without any single company controlling the process.
Cardano's latest upgrade, the Van Rossum hard fork, marks the first time the network's community voted on a major update. The change moves Cardano to version 11 and introduces new governance features.
Cardano has activated its Van Rossem hard fork, reducing smart contract costs and paving the way for a major scalability upgrade called Ouroboros Leios later this year. This move aims to make Cardano more competitive in the blockchain space.
Input Output is handing its core infrastructure to outside teams as ADA gets a lift from an imminent protocol upgrade.
Cardano is handing over control of key components like its Haskell node and Plutus to external development teams. Founder Charles Hoskinson says this move is necessary for the network to grow and evolve.
SecondFi has completed its forensic investigation into a recent Cardano wallet exploit, taken a final balance snapshot, and plans to return affected assets to users within two weeks.
SecondFi suffered a $2.4 million loss due to three attacks exploiting a flaw in its wallet software. The team managed to secure 129 million ADA before further damage could occur.
The Cardano Foundation's flagship conference was scrapped after a funding proposal failed to secure the two-thirds support required under the blockchain's new governance system.