Cardano 
$0.417917 ecosystem has passed another important threshold in terms of decentralized governance model. For the first time in Cardano history, a budget proposal submitted by DReps broke the record by surpassing the 50 percent approval threshold in just under two days. This proposal, called “Cardano Critical Integrations Budget”, envisages allocating 70 million ADA from the treasury fund for critical integrations of the ecosystem. This development reveals both the maturity of Cardano’s governance structure and the speed of the community’s decision-making processes.
70 Million ADA Joint Move: Institutions at the Same Table for the First Time
The quickly adopted budget proposal is more than just a technical decision, it also represents a corporate collaboration never before seen in the Cardano ecosystem. Offer; Input Output was jointly prepared by EMURGO, Cardano Foundation, Intersect and Midnight Foundation. In this respect, it was recorded as an official budget proposal submitted by all main structures together for the first time in Cardano history.
The voting process, which proceeded at record speed, is interpreted as one of the most concrete outcomes of the Voltaire era. The two-stage governance model introduced with the Chang hard fork update left control of the network directly to ADA owners. Thanks to this system, every user can have a say in many issues, from budget decisions to protocol updates.
The main goal of the 70 million ADA resource is to meet the large-scale infrastructure needs of the ecosystem. Planned fund; It aims to incorporate world-class stablecoin integrations, institutional custody solutions, on-chain analysis systems, cross-chain bridges and global price oracles into the network. Thus, it is aimed to move Cardano to a more competitive position technically and financially in its growth journey extending to 2026.
“Awakening Giant” Message from Hoskinson and Midnight Token Development
Cardano’s founder, Charles Hoskinson, also made very assertive statements in his post following this development. Hoskinson emphasized that Cardano is a “sleeping giant” and that it is now taking action, and said that there will be extremely exciting steps for the ecosystem in the coming period. These statements caused investors’ expectations to rise again.
On the other hand, another remarkable development for the Cardano ecosystem is that the NIGHT token belonging to the Midnight network will be released as a Cardano native asset on December 8. With the launch, NIGHT token will be available for trading on both Cardano-based DEXs and some central exchanges. Midnight’s privacy-focused structure is seen as a new alternative, especially for corporate users and projects that prioritize data security.
Recently, news that Cardano is conducting technical integration talks with some major stablecoin projects has been closely followed in the ecosystem. These steps, when considered together with the budget fund, indicate that Cardano has entered a strong period not only on the application side, but also in terms of liquidity and institutional infrastructure.
As a result, this step by Cardano not only responds to today’s technical needs, but also paves the way for the construction of a strong infrastructure for after 2026. Decisions taken at record speed show that the network is beginning to clear bureaucratic obstacles and is turning into a more predictable ecosystem for institutional investors. However, whether this budget will be used effectively and transparently will be one of the most important tests that will directly affect Cardano’s reputation in the coming period.
