Defining the Cardano Vision and Roadmap for 2025 and beyond
On-chain changes
Informational action. No on-chain effect; the vote signals opinion only.
Abstract
This Info Action calls for a vote by Cardano Delegate Representatives (DReps) on the proposed future roadmap for Cardano. This roadmap, developed by the Cardano Product Committee of Intersect with consultation from key technical stakeholders, outlines key development priorities, technological advancements, and strategic goals for the Cardano ecosystem. The DRep vote will provide crucial input for strategic alignment and inform future budget proposals, including the current budget conversations.
Motivation & rationale
The long-term success and adoption of the Cardano blockchain depend on a clear and community-backed roadmap. DReps play a vital role in shaping Cardano's future. This vote empowers DReps to exercise their governance rights and directly influence the development trajectory of Cardano, reflecting the collective will of their constituents through liquid democracy. A well-defined roadmap, endorsed by DReps, ensures that development efforts are focused and aligned with the shared vision for Cardano, maximizing the impact of development resources and fostering a cohesive ecosystem. This roadmap will also inform the budget proposals developed by Intersect.
During the lifetime of the governance action, the Product Committee will iterate upon the roadmap based upon DRep feedback, adjusting the referenced roadmap. DReps are encouraged to attach metadata to their votes, providing rationale; these rationales will be reviewed by the Product Committee. A yes vote for this action signals support for the proposed roadmap. A no vote on this action signals a lack of support for the roadmap. An abstain vote means signals neither in favor nor against. While the referenced roadmap develops, DReps should consider submitting multiple votes to signal approval across versions.
This vote is important for gathering community consensus on the vision and roadmap priorities for Cardano in 2025. While the focus is on near-term deliverables which add real value, we envisage some of the items outlined in the roadmap to be a multi-year endeavor, so it is important to provide the broader context. By participating, DReps can ensure that the development trajectory of Cardano reflects the collective will of their constituents. A clear and community-backed roadmap is essential for aligning development efforts with the shared vision for Cardano's future, maximizing the impact of resources, and fostering a cohesive ecosystem. This process promotes transparency and ensures accountability in shaping the future of the Cardano blockchain.
Rationale highlights
Why some of the largest DReps voted for and against, in their own words.
GA: Defining the Cardano Vision and Roadmap for 2025 and beyond https://gov.tools/governance_actions/56f39054758f1a3cedc1de9225d66bf270b62dfdbfbc5399f1d6d43aceffc636#0...
GA: Defining the Cardano Vision and Roadmap for 2025 and beyond
https://adastat.net/governances/56f39054758f1a3cedc1de9225d66bf270b62dfdbfbc5399f1d6d43aceffc63600
Action ID: gov_action12meeq4r43udremwpm6fzt4nt7fctvt0ah7798x036m2r4nhlccmqqhmr9wx
Vote: Yes
Rationale
Yoroi has cast a “Yes” vote in favor of the “Defining the Cardano Vision and Roadmap for 2025 and beyond” Governance Action with the Action ID: gov_action12meeq4r43udremwpm6fzt4nt7fctvt0ah7798x036m2r4nhlccmqqhmr9wx.Considering Yoroi’s focus as an integral open-source infrastructure product for user usability, the roadmap provides critical initiatives specifically on two fronts that are in line with Yoroi’s future development plans for greater adoption.
Yoroi aims to unlock and provide increased utility through programmable assets
Programmable assets extend Cardano’s use cases far beyond simple transactions, offering advanced on-chain functionalities already seen in other chains. These offer more opportunities for users and businesses to leverage Cardano for services such as decentralized identity, royalty and revenue mechanisms, tokenized access membership, and regulated stablecoins. Yoroi can work to develop functionalities and features alongside these priorities if the roadmap is approved, maximizing wallet user experience and adoption of Cardano.
Yoroi advocates for Layer-2 Solutions to drive scalability and handle high-volume transactions
The roadmap shows a multi-layered approach to drive scalability, which is critical for managing high-volume transactions. Hydra’s state channels allow for microtransactions, while Midgard focuses on data-heavy dApps. This multi-layer technical architecture provides solutions for different user needs, from fast payments to more complex DeFi-related activities. This increased flexibility in Layer-2 scaling solutions allows developers to utilize tools to create high-performance applications and enables Yoroi to grow and develop more versatile services to target an expanding user base that has increasingly different specific needs.
To maintain full transparency and provide a reliable backup of the originally proposed roadmap in case of any modifications, we have uploaded a PDF version to IPFS (https://ipfs.io/ipfs/bafybeifnemav24kbi5lybmejayjz6yx36w7ff2l6clbsi2gnnqbk4ujifm)
I will vote YES. However, I would also like to hear honest opposing opinions from developers and researchers. I may change my vote based on that during the voting period. [1]Rationale - My pledge as a DRep and the following, which have been listed in the...
I will vote YES.
However, I would also like to hear honest opposing opinions from developers and researchers.
I may change my vote based on that during the voting period.[1]Rationale -
My pledge as a DRep and the following, which have been listed in the metadata since I registered my DRep. "I vote to help Cardano grow into a platform that supports the economic identities of billions of people."
All of the items on this roadmap will hopefully help achieve this vision.I have had conversations with people who have been critical on some items, and I have heard some cautious opinions on Hydra, Nested Transactions, and Partner Chains etc. Despite these critical comments, I believe these ideas are worth pursuing and I support this roadmap and the inclusion of these items in the Cardano Budget.
However, I believe the "amount" of funding needs to be considered after further input from developers and researchers. Ideas with more negative aspects may warrant a smaller budget amount. Conversely, it may be worthwhile to consider whether items that are receiving less opposition can be given more budget to further accelerate their development.
[2] Conflict of interest - There are no conflicts of interest. While there may be some potential benefits to me in the broad interpretation of this roadmap, the straightforward interpretation is that I do not intend to be a vendor on any of the items.
私はYESを投じます。
ただし、開発者や研究者からの率直な反対意見も聞きたいです。
投票期間中にそれに基づいて投票を変更する可能性があります。理由
DRep としての私の誓約として、DRep を登録してからメタデータにリストされている内容は以下のとおりです。
「Cardano が数十億人の経済的アイデンティティをサポートするプラットフォームに成長することを支援することに投票します。」
このロードマップのすべての項目が、このビジョンの実現に役立つと考えています。一部の項目に批判的な人々と会話をし、Hydra、ネストされたトランザクション、パートナー チェーンについて慎重な意見を聞きました。これらの批判的なコメントにもかかわらず、私はこれらのアイデアを追求する価値があると信じており、このロードマップとこれらの項目を Cardano 予算に含めることを支持します。
しかし、Budgetの「額」については、開発者や研究者からのさらなる意見を踏まえて検討する必要があると思います。より否定的な側面を持つアイデアには、より少ない予算額が妥当となるかもしれません。逆に、より反対意見の少ない項目には、より多くの予算を投じてさらにブーストするようなことができるか検討する価値があるかもしれません。
利益相反 - 利益相反はありません。このロードマップを広範に解釈すると潜在的には何かの利益が私にあるかもしれませんが、素直に解釈するとどの項目のベンダーにも私はなる予定がありません。
Any onchain governance action voting should be based on immutable content! Using a web2 website that proposer can update and change anytime as the basis to record onchain voting is faulty and unconstitutional!
I'm voting 'No' on 'Defining the Cardano Vision and Roadmap for 2025 and beyond' for several reasons. 1. Formal: The Info action references a mutable document that may change at any time. This is not how on-chain voting should work. 2. Method: The action...
I'm voting 'No' on 'Defining the Cardano Vision and Roadmap for 2025 and beyond' for several reasons. 1. Formal: The Info action references a mutable document that may change at any time. This is not how on-chain voting should work. 2. Method: The action states that it wants to gather feedback by iterating during the lifetime of the action. This didn't happen and it also seems like a rather chaotic plan. 3. Content: It is unclear to me if a Yes would mean that everything on the roadmap and nothing that is not on the roadmap will be done. That would be too strict for my taste. I think some of the things on it are not that interesting and some are missing. But just a 'more or less okay' would not need a governance action. Hence: No.