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Tobias Ilskov
My objectives are to help Cardano achieve financial self-sustainability through increasing usability, utility and adoption without compromising our deep-rooted commitment to decentralization, security and the ethos of crypto.
Objectives
My objectives are to help Cardano achieve financial self-sustainability through increasing usability, utility and adoption without compromising our deep-rooted commitment to decentralization, security and the ethos of crypto.
Motivations
I own a lot of ADA (for someone my age), so I obviously have some financial incentive to see Cardano succeed. However, my unique love and commitment to Cardano come from its unwavering principles and sense of mission. If the original ethos and vision of Satoshi Nakamoto still lives on any chain, it would be Cardano, and that's what keeps me here.
Qualifications
Those on Cardano Twitter (or X) will know me as a frequent blockchain commentator and educator, especially focused on Cardano. I'm no developer, but I have a firm grasp of blockchain theory and the basic While I prefer to keep my identity pseudo anonymous, I have extensive background working in direct to client sales, I have a minor in business administration and am currently in an accelerated doctorate program.
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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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