DRep Profile
Maureen
1. Bringing Real-World Perspective to Governance As a developer building in Africa, I see challenges that don't always make it into governance discussions. I bring insights from environments with different infrastructure, regulations, and user needs. When projects claim to solve global problems, I can help evaluate whether they actually understand the world beyond crypto conferences. 2. Making Governance Actually Accessible Too many important decisions happen in spaces where you need deep technical knowledge just to follow the conversation. I want to support better documentation, clearer explanations, and resources that help more people participate meaningfully in governance, not just vote blindly.
Objectives
1. Bringing Real-World Perspective to Governance As a developer building in Africa, I see challenges that don't always make it into governance discussions. I bring insights from environments with different infrastructure, regulations, and user needs. When projects claim to solve global problems, I can help evaluate whether they actually understand the world beyond crypto conferences. 2. Making Governance Actually Accessible Too many important decisions happen in spaces where you need deep technical knowledge just to follow the conversation. I want to support better documentation, clearer explanations, and resources that help more people participate meaningfully in governance, not just vote blindly.
Motivations
I became a DRep because I care about Cardano's long-term success more than short-term popularity. We need people willing to say no to bad proposals, even when they come from popular teams or sound appealing on the surface. Too often I watched treasury decisions driven by who was asking rather than what they were asking for. As a developer in this ecosystem, I've seen which tools actually get used and which ones get hyped but ignored. I've watched projects promise revolutionary breakthroughs and deliver incremental improvements at best. I've seen critical infrastructure maintained by passionate individuals while flashy initiatives consumed massive budgets. I represent the part of our community that values delivery over promises, and long-term ecosystem health over short-term excitement. I'm a DRep because someone has to read the fine print.
Qualifications
-Fullstack Developer | MERN Stack. When someone asks for 2 million ADA for "revolutionary blockchain infrastructure," I can actually evaluate whether their technical approach makes sense. -Constitutional Delegate, Cameroon | Douala Workshop 2024 -Public Administration Degree I'm not here to impress you with a fancy resume, but i believe my most profound credential is an almost embarrassingly passionate obsession with the Cardano ecosystem.
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Test Abstract
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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