This info action presents a strategic vision for Cardano 2030: to transform Cardano into the world’s most builder-friendly blockchain, enabling enterprises, developers, and communities to build globally impactful businesses. It introduces the concept of a Cardano Ease of Building Index (CEBI), a unified builder starter pack, and outcome-linked incentives to promote adoption and sustainability. The core principle is simple: when you build on Cardano, you build for the world.

For Cardano to become a global digital infrastructure by 2030, it must focus on two pillars: ease of building and global market access. Builders need frictionless tools, clear incentives, and real-world adoption pathways. Without these, we risk losing talent and relevance.

Why “Build for the World”?

From the 1980s onward, countries like India, China, South Korea, Singapore, and the UAE transformed their economies through deliberate ease-of-doing-business policies, global market integration, and incentives that rewarded value creation.

Their playbook:

Simplify setup (single-window clearance, starter kits, infrastructure).

Support exports & scale (SEZs, tax breaks, innovation zones).

Attract global enterprises (ease of hiring, tech transfer, open trade).

Encourage indigenous innovation (R&D credits, incubation support).

These policies worked because they combined ease + opportunity + scale.

The same playbook now applies to blockchain — and Cardano can lead.

The Cardano Ease of Building Index (CEBI)

CEBI is a proposed metric framework that evaluates:

Time-to-First-DApp / MVP — how fast can a builder launch.

Availability of unified starter kits (node, SDKs, language support).

Tooling & Dev Experience — documentation, templates, local-language support.

Monetization Pathways — available revenue models and DeFi/RWA integrations.

Interoperability & infrastructure support — cross-chain bridges, off-chain oracles.

Governance accessibility — ease of understanding and using Cardano governance systems.

CEBI would be updated annually, tracked publicly, and used as a north star for improving developer experience across the ecosystem.

Unified Builder Starter Pack (UBSP)

The builder experience today is fragmented. UBSP would offer:

Turnkey Cardano node deployment (cloud or local).

SDKs in major languages (Haskell, Rust, TypeScript, Python).

DApp templates (for RWA, gaming, payments, identity).

Integrated APIs, wallets, smart-contract frameworks.

Multi-lingual documentation, tutorials, videos.

This drastically reduces “activation energy” for new builders.

Monetization & Economic Sustainability

No builder will stay if they can’t earn. This vision includes:

Revenue rails via native stablecoins, micropayments, marketplaces.

Support for real-world assets (RWA) like tokenized real estate, carbon, and supply chain.

On-chain gaming economies, creator platforms, loyalty tokens.

Builder incentives linked to adoption metrics (users, txns, jobs created).

Global Community, Global Markets

Cardano is a global public good. This vision emphasizes:

Geographic inclusion — Africa, Latin America, South/Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe.

Multilingual & multicultural developer support.

Collaborations with national innovation missions, universities, and enterprises.

Policy partnerships with governments and regulators.

When builders join Cardano, they should feel they are joining the world’s digital commons, not a siloed chain.

🧭 Vision 2030: Measurable Outcomes

By 2030, we envision:

📈 CEBI score in the global top 3.

🏗️ 10,000+ businesses or projects launched on Cardano.

🌍 Builders from 100+ countries.

💵 Billions in on-chain value created through RWAs, gaming, identity, payments.

👥 Millions of daily active users interacting with Cardano-based apps.

Why Now?

Because:

The blockchain builder market is still fluid — there is no final winner.

Cardano has the tech stack but must improve the builder experience.

Governments and enterprises are seeking trusted, low-cost, high-impact platforms.

2030 is a short 5-year window to lead — or be left behind.

Strategic Pillars of the Vision

Ease of Building — via CEBI & UBSP.

Monetization First — builder sustainability is non-negotiable.

Global First — regional inclusion + global interoperability.

Real-World Impact — RWAs, identity, gaming, payments, ESG.

Cardano as a Digital Nation — with builders as citizens, not customers.

Summary

This Info Action proposes that by 2030, Cardano can become the world’s leading builder-friendly blockchain by adopting the principle:

Build on Cardano. Build for the World.

Through CEBI, unified builder infrastructure, monetization support, and global inclusion — we can transform Cardano from a protocol to a global economic platform.

The next decade is our chance to lead not just in protocol design — but in human-centric digital development.