💡 Cardano Vision 26 | Light Client Technical Workshop 📅 Thurs, Oct 29 | 🕒 3:00–4:00 PM UTC Join Input Output Research (IOR) to discuss light client designs for Cardano, their security trade-offs, and the path to production-ready solutions. 🔗 Register here: luma.com/s02ucx4q

🔬 Reminder: Cardano R&D Session is coming up on Oct 22 at 2 PM UTC. Join Input Output Research (IOR) for a Q3 update on Cardano Vision 26, covering Peras voting certificates, Mithril bridge security, ZK-rollup analysis, proof of personhood, and minUTXO alternatives. 🔗 Register here 👇 luma.com/zyemvmln

📼 Missed our Cardano governance technical workshop? Catch the full recording of our latest Cardano Vision 26 (CV26) session with Input Output Research (IOR). Watch it here 👇

⏰ Reminder: Governance Technical Workshop – tomorrow, September 23 at 2:00 PM UTC. Join IOR for an interactive session on Cardano governance. Help us strengthen voter participation and broaden the distribution of voting power. Register: luma.com/uy584nq2

Join IOR for an interactive session on Cardano governance (CIP-1694), incentive design, and a formal DSL for DAO governance. Wed, Sept 23 at 2:00 PM UTC Register here: luma.com/uy584nq2

⏰ Reminder: Data Availability Technical Workshop - tomorrow, September 3 at 2:00 PM UTC. Join IOR for an interactive session on data availability. We'd like your thoughts on requirements and use cases. Register: spr.ly/6018B1CHMO

📢 Data Availability Technical Workshop – Sept 3 Input Output Research (IOR) is running the next in a series of technical workshops on the Cardano Vision 26 programs. This session covers on-chain Data Availability (DA) requirements for Cardano’s growing L2 ecosystem, including: 👇

📢 Starting in 1 hour: Cardano R&D Session Join IOR's research leads for a live update on active Cardano Vision 26 work streams & the Mid-Year draft report: 🔹 Milestone progress across all work packages 🔹 Performance insights from H1 2026 🗓️ Today, 2PM UTC Join here: luma.com/6saq95gc

ZK Verification Technical Workshop Join Input Output Research (IOR) for a deep dive session into zero knowledge (ZK) verification infrastructure for Cardano, covering: 🧠 Proof-system design 📐 SNARK standardization 🛡️ Hydra Tail security 📍 Google Meet 🎟️ Register: luma.com/l0lc5mx5

Real-world engineering needs peer-reviewed rigor. 🤝 IO co-hosted the Cryptographic Tools for Blockchains workshop at Eurocrypt '26 in Rome, with 50+ researchers on blockchain's frontiers: 🛡️ Quantum-ready signatures 🔐 Private on-chain search ⚙️ Fork-free Bitcoin upgrades Read the recap: iog.io/news/input-output-co-…

Post-quantum security. Scalability. Human-centered design. The IOR proposal future-proofs Cardano. We are down to the final day – make your vote count now! Voting is open until June 8th at 21:45 UTC. Let's lock in Cardano's science-based edge. Vote YES on the IOR Proposal! Vote here: voting.cardanofoundation.org…

What does your Yes vote secure? 🔹A worldwide network of research expertise focused on Cardano's most challenging problems. 🔹An innovation funnel of 42 deliverables and 5 implementation-ready CIPs by December 🔹Competitive advantage in scientific foundations and future leadership in areas such as post-quantum security. ⏳ Voting closes June 8th at 21:45 UTC. Let's lock in Cardano's science-based edge. Vote YES on the IOR Proposal! Vote here: voting.cardanofoundation.org…

What CV26 delivers 🔹Security & trust: Long-term network resilience, performance, and cryptographic security - protecting billions in value. 🔹Scalability: Higher throughput, lower latency, and lower costs across L1 and L2. 🔹Developer experience: Faster, safer paths to production. Improving developer velocity and reliability of smart contracts. 🔹Adoption: bridges and agent chains: Secure, verifiable interoperability – unlocking cross-chain liquidity and adoption at scale. 🔹Economics and incentives: A sustainable, performant foundation for SPOs, delegators, and sidechains. 🔹Governance and identity: Credible, verifiable governance and identity infrastructure - supporting CIP-1694 participation at scale.

The IOR proposal for Cardano Vision 26 at a glance: 📈 Proven track record: Builds on CV25: 24 papers and 8 technology validation outputs (20% above target) ⚙️ Structured execution: 15 market-oriented programmes across 6 technical work packages 🌐 Global network: Delivered by a consortium of 9 partners and 36 FTEs 💰 Cost efficient: Budget: ₳32.9M (~$7.9M USD), approximately 40% lower in USD terms than CV25 ⏳ Output funnel: Innovation funnel with 42 outputs: 5 implementation-ready CIPs, 12 prototypes, 8 CPSs, 38 papers / reports 🎯 Strategic focus: Human-centred design, scalability, and post-quantum security ⏳ Voting closes June 8th at 21:45 UTC. Let's lock in Cardano's science-based edge. Vote YES on the IOR Proposal! Vote here: voting.cardanofoundation.org…

New exploits are coming. Google has brought its post-quantum migration forward to 2029 – ahead of the NSA's 2031 and the US government's 2035 deadlines.⏰ The challenge for Cardano – post-quantum VRFs for Nakamoto-style leader election – is an open research problem. CV26 funds IOR to solve it: 🔬 Performance-optimized PQ VRFs ⚙️ Quantum-secure Ouroboros analysis 📜 A clear migration roadmap and CIP Cardano is positioned to lead the migration now, not follow. 📺 Varun Maram on the post-quantum strategy: jump in from 0:53 to 4:25 if you want a summary