The year 2025 marks an important phase in the development roadmap of Cardano, with many milestones and notable events:
1. Voltaire Era: Fully decentralized governance
The Voltaire Era focuses on transferring governance rights to the community, making Cardano a self-governing and sustainable blockchain system. This includes implementing voting mechanisms and treasury systems for users to propose and decide on changes within the system.
2. Catalyst 2025 Project: Boosting the ecosystem
Catalyst 2025 aims to support 500 to 700 projects per funding round, with a total budget of 60 million ADA for the year 2025. The project also introduces improvements such as a new Catalyst platform, upgrading the voting mechanism, and collaborating with major businesses to expand the practical applications of Cardano.
3. Launching Midnight: Privacy-focused blockchain
Midnight, a new sidechain of Cardano, is expected to launch in 2025. This blockchain focuses on protecting privacy while ensuring compliance with legal regulations. Participants validating transactions on Midnight will receive rewards in both NIGHT and ADA tokens, creating a new income stream for stake pool operators.
4. Improving the listing capabilities of native tokens on exchanges
Cardano aims to make the listing of native tokens (CNA) on exchanges easier. This is intended to increase liquidity and expand the ecosystem, attracting more investors and projects.
5. Continuing to develop the Layer 2 scaling solution Hydra
Hydra, Cardano's Layer 2 scaling solution, continues to be developed with the goal of achieving 1,000 transactions per second (TPS) for each 'Hydra head'. With 1,000 heads, the system can handle a total of up to 1,000,000 TPS, enhancing the performance and scalability of the network.
These milestones demonstrate Cardano's commitment to developing a decentralized, secure, and efficient blockchain ecosystem that meets the increasing demands of the community and the market.
