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Guides and short pages on becoming a DRep, delegating your voting power, Cardano governance, and how DRepTalk works. Looking up a single term instead? See the glossary.
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How to become a DRepWhat a DRep is, what the role involves, which wallet you need, and how to register, in plain terms for first-time delegated representatives.
Delegating to a DRepHow any ada holder hands their Cardano voting power to a DRep, what Abstain and No Confidence mean, and how to switch DReps later.
Tracking your delegationHow an ada holder signs in to DRepTalk as a delegator to follow their DRep's votes, see open actions their DRep has not voted on yet, and get notified when their DRep votes or their delegation changes.
Signing inWho can sign in to DRepTalk and with which Cardano keys: DReps (CIP-95 DRep key), proposers (reward address), SPOs (Calidus key), CC members (committee hot key), and delegators (read-only). No password, no transaction, no fees.
Pair a deviceHow to sign in to DRepTalk on a phone or tablet by approving a pairing code from a computer where you are already signed in, so you can receive push notifications.
How DRep matching worksHow to choose a Cardano DRep with the Find your DRep quiz: how questions are selected from completed governance actions, which DReps can appear, how the match score is computed, and why your answers never leave your device.
My DRepWhat the private My DRep page shows delegators: the actions, rationales, vote changes and voting power of your DRep since your delegation, and what a default option meant on the decided actions.
For DReps
Managing your DRepHow to register as a Cardano DRep, change your on-chain metadata (name, objectives, links, image), and deregister to get your 500 ada deposit back. Step by step and non-custodial: your wallet signs every transaction.
Writing a vote rationaleHow a DRep writes a clear, useful rationale for a governance vote, what to include, and how it is published as a CIP-100 metadata document linked to the vote on-chain.
How to voteHow a registered DRep casts a Yes, No, or Abstain vote on an open governance action directly on DRepTalk, with an optional rationale, signing in their own wallet.
Promoting your DRepPractical ways for a Cardano DRep to become more visible: a complete profile, early votes, clear rationales, forum participation, and sharing your voting record.
Voting on multiple actionsHow a DRep selects several open governance actions on the voting dashboard and submits all votes as one transaction, with shared or per-action rationales, and the limits that apply.
Understanding governance
Reading a governance actionA tour of a Cardano governance action page on DRepTalk: the Overview, Discussion, Votes, On-chain Data, and History tabs, the voting information sidebar, and why some rationales in the discussion are frozen.
Governance action typesThe kinds of on-chain governance actions on Cardano, what each one does, and which bodies (DReps, SPOs, the Constitutional Committee) vote on them.
Governance action statusesWhat each Cardano governance action status label means: active, ratified, enacted, expired, dropped, closed, and syncing.
Sorting governance actionsWhat the Newest, Oldest, Trending, Closing soonest, and Recently decided sorts order by on the Cardano governance actions list, and how the status and type filters narrow it.
ProposersHow DRepTalk shows who proposed a governance action, and how proposer accounts can authorize co-proposers to write on their behalf.
Voting as an SPOHow a stake pool operator votes on Cardano governance actions: which action types an SPO vote counts on, what happens when a pool does not vote, why the pool cold key signs, and which tools to use.
Analytics pageWhat the governance analytics page shows, where its numbers come from, and how to read the per-epoch trends honestly.
Default optionsAlways abstain and always no confidence explained: what each option means for governance votes, and how much stake sits in them.
Governance recordWhat the participation percentile, rationale coverage, vote timing and long-term trend on a DRep profile actually measure, and where they come from.
About DRepTalk
What's newEvery DRepTalk release, newest first: what changed and when, with a link to the full notes on GitHub.
Open sourceDRepTalk is open source under the Apache 2.0 license. The full code is on GitHub and contributions are welcome.
ModerationHow moderation works on DRepTalk: community flagging today, with appointed moderators a possibility later.
BadgesHow achievement badges work on DRepTalk: earned automatically from your Cardano on-chain and forum activity, with bronze, silver, and gold tiers and a few hidden surprises.
Linking to pagesHow to link to any Cardano DRep, governance action, or individual vote on DRepTalk using plain on-chain ids: no need to know the page's slug, DRepTalk resolves and redirects.
Citing a postPosts on DRepTalk have a permanent, verifiable version you can cite in a vote rationale or anywhere else, so the quote cannot silently change later.
Data freshnessHow often DRepTalk refreshes Cardano on-chain values: governance tallies, DRep profiles, and vote badges. Cached, not live.