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Chris [STR8] - Straightpool

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Guiding principles: 1. Follow Satoshi's vision (finite supply of 45B ADA, decentralization, trustlessness) 2. Avoid waisting treasury funds (no burning, sensible and sustainble spending) 3. Foster adoption (improve developer and user experiences, scalability, interoperability, killer-apps, effective marketing).

Objectives

Guiding principles: 1. Follow Satoshi's vision (finite supply of 45B ADA, decentralization, trustlessness) 2. Avoid waisting treasury funds (no burning, sensible and sustainble spending) 3. Foster adoption (improve developer and user experiences, scalability, interoperability, killer-apps, effective marketing).

Motivations

Being a direct voter, allow others to delegate their vote power to me, who wish to do so.

Qualifications

Stake Pool Operator since the Incentivized Testnet. Cardano Ambassador. Computer Scientist.

Payment Address

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Metadata Hash

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Voting History

Secure Comms

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ABSTAIN

Need secure comms. Can't put it all up publicly. No one in Finance is saying their whole strategy publically no one. Or on Discord lol. Looked at some chat apps. I think the best one right now is Threema. $6 is not a lot of money. Does everyone want to get it? And put up your public key ID on your profile so people can message you. Cardano Summit - Yes. CF sent you something through the contact form. Make sure you see it.

04/12/2026, 09:00 PM|Item: 348

Unacceptable Security Risk

Pending
ABSTAIN

No easy way to submit transactions over Tor. Poses an unacceptable risk to governance participants and general users of Cardano.

03/29/2026, 12:27 AM|Item: 346

Long‑Term Treasury Diversification Strategy

Pending
ABSTAIN

I would like to propose an approach for the long-term stabilization and diversification of the treasury. 1. Regular ETF Savings Plan (Broadly Diversified) A portion of the treasury funds could be regularly invested in a broadly diversified ETF (e.g., tracking a global equity index). The goal is to benefit from average market returns over the long term. The savings plan approach (Dollar-Cost Averaging) reduces timing risk Broad diversification minimizes concentration risk Passive ETFs are cost-efficient and transparent 2. Reinvestment of Returns into ADA Generated returns (dividends and/or realized capital gains) could be periodically converted back into ADA and returned to the treasury. Strengthens ADA reserves over the long term Creates an “external yield source” for the ecosystem Enables growth without relying solely on the crypto market 3. Complement through Tokenized Precious Metals (Gold & Silver) Additionally, a small portion of the treasury could be allocated to tokenized gold and silver (e.g., via providers like Finest). Why this makes sense (as a complement to ETFs): Crisis hedge: Gold and silver are traditionally considered safe havens in times of economic uncertainty Low correlation: Precious metals often move independently of equity markets → additional diversification Inflation protection: Gold in particular is widely used as a hedge against currency devaluation Portfolio stability: Helps reduce overall treasury volatility On-chain integration: Tokenized assets remain compatible with blockchain systems and can be managed flexibly 4. Conclusion The combination of: growth-oriented ETFs reinvesting returns into ADA and stabilizing precious metals could make the treasury more robust, sustainable, and less dependent on individual market cycles. I have come across similar approaches before, which is why I wanted to bring this idea back for discussion and further development. Feedback, criticism, and additions are very welcome. I’m not a developer or anyone who can implement this proposal. This is my first time making a suggestion, so please excuse me if something is wrong. Kind regards, René (rene.ada)

03/20/2026, 03:09 PM|Item: 343
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