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Angel Castillo
I am committed to the following guiding principles: - Cardano First: I prioritize the interests of the Cardano community above all, I will support proposals that contribute to the network's robustness, decentralization, and technological leadership. - Sustainable Treasury Management: Treasury funds are a shared community resource, not venture capital. I advocate for responsible, conservative treasury expenditure that aligns with Cardano’s long-term vision. - Technical Rigor: I will evaluate proposals based on their technical soundness and alignment with Cardano’s high standards of innovation and security. - Decentralization Support: Direct resources toward initiatives that advance Cardano’s decentralization, such as community-driven infrastructure. 45B ADA Cap
Objectives
I am committed to the following guiding principles: - Cardano First: I prioritize the interests of the Cardano community above all, I will support proposals that contribute to the network's robustness, decentralization, and technological leadership. - Sustainable Treasury Management: Treasury funds are a shared community resource, not venture capital. I advocate for responsible, conservative treasury expenditure that aligns with Cardano’s long-term vision. - Technical Rigor: I will evaluate proposals based on their technical soundness and alignment with Cardano’s high standards of innovation and security. - Decentralization Support: Direct resources toward initiatives that advance Cardano’s decentralization, such as community-driven infrastructure. 45B ADA Cap
Motivations
To help Cardano grow into a resilient, decentralized platform that can support the needs of millions of people worldwide
Qualifications
- Extensive Experience in Cardano Development: I am currently a Software Engineer at IOHK, with over four years of experience specializing in blockchain technology and more than three years within the Cardano ecosystem. My work has involved developing and maintaining services that support Cardano applications, wallets and explorers. - Expertise in Mission-Critical Systems: With over a decade of experience, I have worked on high-stakes projects and reliable systems. This background gives me a strong foundation for evaluating proposals based on their technical rigor. - dApp Development and Cardano Ecosystem Involvement: As a maintainer of the cardano-js-sdk, libcardano-c and developer within the Cardano ecosystem, I have contributed to serialization, cryptographic modules, and low-level blockchain functionalities, which gives me in-depth knowledge of the platform's infrastructure.
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Cardano Constitutional Dept Workstreams
This proposal establishes a Governance Workstream Consortium which establishes decentralized execution framework, ROM Multisig Model, to support the delivery of constitutional dept workstreams in Cardano. Its core aim is to ensure that budgeted governance tasks are completed verifiably, transparently, and without relying on a single administrator.
Safer, Smarter Cardano: From Personal Loss to Community Protections
In my early crypto journey, I fell for a scam that cost me $1,700—a loss born not from ignorance, but misplaced confidence. I believed I could outwit deception by changing the script. I couldn’t. That moment taught me that even intelligent users are vulnerable in a system that offers no safety net. What kept me grounded was Cardano: its mission of research, patience, and principled design. That mission is why I stayed. Yet Cardano’s openness and decentralization, while empowering, also expose users to hidden dangers: cloned tokens, misleading branding, and overhyped projects. This proposal introduces a framework for improving wallet-layer safety and trust, including UI enhancements, opt-in transparency tools, and a community-reviewed case study examining the breakdown of post-ISO trust.
Ironlight: Tokenization Marketplace for Traditional Finance
Ironlight is bringing Tokenization to TradFi. This is done by creating a fully regulated secondary trading venue for tokenized Real World Assets (RWA). The RWAs are private market funds, company equity and real estate. Ironlight is different from most other players in 3 major aspects: 1. Liquidity: Ironlight has secured 4 major institutions to backstop trading. Additionally, RIAs & Wealth Advisors from the major banks are market participants. 2. Sponsor Access Model: The Alternative Trading System (ATS) allows for trading & settling between anyone in the US financial system not just within it’s own network. This allows for dramatically more participants and thus facilitates liquidity. 3. Institutional Grade Technology: Built from the ground up, the technology can process 2 million messages per second at 20 microseconds per transaction. Additionally, built under Reg SCI. The technology was built at the same standard Wall Street expects for Public Market ATS/Exchanges.
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