DRep Profile
Alex BKV
As a Cardano DRep, I want to support freedom, fairness, and innovation. My goal is to vote for proposals that make Cardano more decentralized, transparent, and secure while driving new technologies that benefit everyone. I believe financial control should return to the people, away from governments and banks, and I see Cardano moving in the right direction to achieve this.
Objectives
As a Cardano DRep, I want to support freedom, fairness, and innovation. My goal is to vote for proposals that make Cardano more decentralized, transparent, and secure while driving new technologies that benefit everyone. I believe financial control should return to the people, away from governments and banks, and I see Cardano moving in the right direction to achieve this.
Motivations
I want to be a DRep because I believe in Cardano’s vision and its potential to change the world. My libertarian values guide me to support freedom, decentralization, and keeping governments far away from personal lives and businesses. My experience in software development and blockchain projects gives me the skills to evaluate proposals carefully. I am passionate about building a fair and innovative future for the Cardano community.
Qualifications
I have over 20 years of experience in software development and solution architecture, with the last 4 years focused on blockchain technology. I have been an active Cardano Stake Pool Operator (SPO) for more than two years, running the BKV pool. My technical skills and hands-on experience in the Cardano ecosystem give me a strong understanding of what makes a valuable proposal and how to support decentralization effectively.
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High-performance Rust Ogmios Client
We propose developing a high-performance Rust client library for Ogmios, enabling fast, safe, and efficient communication with the Cardano node. While a TypeScript client currently exists, there's a growing demand for Rust-based infrastructure, especially for backend applications requiring low latency, high throughput, and robust memory safety. The library will support all four Ogmios mini-protocols (chain sync, ledger queries, transaction submission, and mempool monitoring). It will be optimized using advanced techniques such as arena allocation, Struct-of-Arrays optimizations, and SIMD parsing, where appropriate. A complete example application and comprehensive test suite (unit, end-to-end, and live network) will ensure usability and reliability. This project lowers the barrier for Rust developers building on Cardano, improves performance for critical applications (e.g., trading bots, DEXes, mempool tools), and better integrates with Cardano's existing Rust-based serialization ecosystem.
CARDANO BLOCKCHAIN ECOSYSTEM CONSTITUTION v2.3
# Three-line summary: 1. Cardano Constitution v2.3 removes non-binding expectations, the Budget Info Action mechanism, and mandatory CC conduct rules, streamlining governance. 2. It adds clear definitions, enforces immutability of proposal documents, and applies treasury audit/accountability safeguards to all withdrawals. 3. Community review of v2.0 had 86.23% DRep participation, and v2.3 incorporates feedback and improvements, addressing prior concerns to reinforce legitimacy and broad input. # Three helpful links 1. CARDANO BLOCKCHAIN ECOSYSTEM CONSTITUTION v2.3 https://ipfs.io/ipfs/bafkreihjgclyeemuvvn27mil5whoexjsuhn3fuwgjefawwbonmwo6hsxsq 2. List of changes from v1.0 to v2.3.pdf https://ipfs.io/ipfs/ipfs/bafybeigshlsvztihfem32ei2n7ijucbmiqzr5ulxoyezvckvzisqiee3fa 3. List of changes from v2.0 to v2.3.pdf https://ipfs.io/ipfs/bafybeihjegoita5u67sr6q2cplb33zglytwdo7355u6f2wn4wayhq6uy4e
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