DRep Profile
Everstake
At Everstake, we believe in decentralization not only as a technical principle but as a social imperative. As a DRep, our primary objective is to ensure that the voices of ADA holders are accurately represented through thoughtful, transparent, and well-researched voting. We aim to foster a governance environment where long-term sustainability, inclusive decision-making, and ecosystem growth are prioritized. Our goal is to bridge the gap between technical governance mechanisms and community understanding by communicating complex proposals in accessible terms, engaging with stakeholders.
Objectives
At Everstake, we believe in decentralization not only as a technical principle but as a social imperative. As a DRep, our primary objective is to ensure that the voices of ADA holders are accurately represented through thoughtful, transparent, and well-researched voting. We aim to foster a governance environment where long-term sustainability, inclusive decision-making, and ecosystem growth are prioritized. Our goal is to bridge the gap between technical governance mechanisms and community understanding by communicating complex proposals in accessible terms, engaging with stakeholders.
Motivations
Since 2018, Everstake has been deeply committed to the growth and decentralization of proof-of-stake networks. As one of the biggest staking providers, stepping into the role of DRep is a natural progression of our mission. We want to leverage our operational experience, research capacity, and community reach to contribute meaningfully to on-chain governance. We understand the technical, economic, and social layers of blockchain governance. Becoming a DRep aligns with our long-standing values and allows us to empower delegators with informed, responsible, and consistent representation.
Qualifications
Everstake is one of the largest and most trusted staking providers in the blockchain space, operating 8,000+ validator nodes across 85+ Proof-of-Stake networks. We’ve been actively involved in the Cardano ecosystem, consistently delivering secure and reliable infrastructure to ADA holders. We bring deep expertise in blockchain governance, gained through our active participation in different governance frameworks. Our research and analytics team ensures every proposal we vote on is thoroughly evaluated and communicated clearly to our community. With 1 million+ delegators and billions in staked assets, we’ve earned a reputation for reliability, transparency, and community engagement. Our global infrastructure, security-first approach, and commitment to decentralization make us well-qualified to act as a responsible and effective DRep for the Cardano community.
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CARDANO BLOCKCHAIN ECOSYSTEM CONSTITUTION v2.4
# Three-line summary: 1. Cardano Constitution v2.4 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. This version also incorporates feedback from EMURGO. # Three helpful links 1. CARDANO BLOCKCHAIN ECOSYSTEM CONSTITUTION v2.4 https://ipfs.io/ipfs/bafkreih62pydt57supou6dn5lqbf5klr7xu4xi2rrs7tl3thaufiqmvo24 2. List of changes from v1.0 to v2.4.pdf https://ipfs.io/ipfs/bafybeihsv7crutk4xrwut5p5fdvgeum45hioazn2dldnqk2ljiv7sp3oda 3. List of changes from v2.3 to v2.4.pdf https://ipfs.io/ipfs/bafybeibu2v7l6z3k5jhhdtzv74fcrlaedxwdwtxu2ogwudykyfjjfreppu
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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.
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