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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.
Promoting your DRepFeaturedPractical ways for a Cardano DRep to become more visible: a complete profile, early votes, clear rationales, forum participation, and sharing your voting record.
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What 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.
Signing inWho can sign in to DRepTalk and with which Cardano keys: DReps (CIP-95 DRep key), proposers (reward address), SPOs (Calidus key) and CC members (committee hot key). No password, no transaction, no fees.
For DReps
How to register as a Cardano DRep, change your on-chain metadata (name, bio, 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.
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
The 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 Trending, New, Closing Soon, and Recently Ratified sorts order by on the Cardano governance actions list.
ProposersHow DRepTalk identifies who proposed a governance action: a curated list of known organizations, with an identicon fallback for everyone else.
About DRepTalk
DRepTalk 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.
Data freshnessHow often DRepTalk refreshes Cardano on-chain values: governance tallies, DRep profiles, and vote badges. Cached, not live.
Home screen appHow to install DRepTalk as an app on iPhone and iPad, which is required for push notifications on iOS and iPadOS, with a note on Android and desktop.