DRep Profile
Ryan Jones_Maestroman
I take a slightly different approach to being a #DRep - I am not the @amw7 of the chain. I'm not a plutus wizard like @AncientKraken, nor am I a professional tokenomics guru like @methebim. I DO talk to all these individuals (and other trusted peers) in order to create informed decisions. Good leaders aren't the BEST at everything. They can't possibly have all the answers. However, they CAN surround themselves with the best people. Discernment on where to receive guidance is often the superpower that makes or breaks the success of leadership. I chose to build a business on #Cardano. I've been here since 2017 and seen the community come into its own. This chain's future matters to me. We employ many, many people over at NEWM. This, coupled with my ability to story tell and affectively communicate complex issues, leads me to believe I have just enough hubris to covet your voting power.
Objectives
I take a slightly different approach to being a #DRep - I am not the @amw7 of the chain. I'm not a plutus wizard like @AncientKraken, nor am I a professional tokenomics guru like @methebim. I DO talk to all these individuals (and other trusted peers) in order to create informed decisions. Good leaders aren't the BEST at everything. They can't possibly have all the answers. However, they CAN surround themselves with the best people. Discernment on where to receive guidance is often the superpower that makes or breaks the success of leadership. I chose to build a business on #Cardano. I've been here since 2017 and seen the community come into its own. This chain's future matters to me. We employ many, many people over at NEWM. This, coupled with my ability to story tell and affectively communicate complex issues, leads me to believe I have just enough hubris to covet your voting power.
Motivations
As a founder and co-CEO of NEWM, we have chosen to build atop of the Cardano Blockchain. Our business/protocol is contingent upon the survival of our chosen layer one; therefore, I am incentivized to ensure the chain's success and wellbeing.
Qualifications
Founder and co-CEO of project building on the Cardano blockchain since 2020. Active community member and thought leader since 2017. Professional Musician and entrepreneur. 2 Masters degrees: one in conducting and another in Music Education.
Payment Address
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Metadata Hash
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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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Building Together to Drive Cardano Forward.