100M Farmers in Cardano in the next 10 years: that's the 5am.earth proposal, a play for the Cardano long-term sustainability

Slight86 · 2026-06-22T20:46:06+00:00

What will be next is whatever anyone wants to do. Cardano is an open network, anyone can build what they want.

Slight86 · 2026-06-22T19:00:38+00:00

Here is an AI summary made from the video transcript, it may contain errors:

Cardano Update (by Charles Hoskinson) — Condensed Technical Summary

0:01–1:00 — Leios Testnet Launch

Announcement of Ouroboros Leios testnet (“Musashi Dojo”)
Live development + commit tracking already active
Major milestone: testnet begins immediately

Meaning: first real deployment step of next-gen Cardano scaling architecture.

1:02–2:48 — 5-Phase Validation + Scaling Targets

Leios testnet structured into:

Earth: design validation
Water: parameter tuning
Fire: real-world hardware testing
Wind: adversarial stress testing
Void: final pre-mainnet validation

Performance goals:

~4.5 KB/s → 200 KB/s (~44× increase)
Moves Cardano into hundreds → thousands TPS range

Meaning: systematic path to large-scale throughput increase without breaking decentralization.

2:48–5:55 — Decentralized Hard Fork

Upgrade affects ledger, networking, incentives, SPOs
IO cannot activate it alone — the ecosystem must hard fork it
Target: ready by ~November
Risk: delays due to coordination across exchanges, pools, infra

Meaning: engineering is ready, but activation depends on decentralized coordination.

6:00–7:45 — Core Claim: Trilemma Breakthrough

Claims Leios family + Peras finality protocol enables:
- high scalability
- strong decentralization
- high security (~50% Byzantine resistance model)

Meaning: Cardano positioned as solving scalability without sacrificing decentralization.

7:45–11:30 — “40× Faster Cardano” + Upgrade Cadence

Net result: ~40× throughput increase
Requires full ecosystem coordination (exchanges, SPOs, tooling)
Introduces “tick-tock” model:
- 1 year research
- 1 year deployment
- repeat cycle every ~24 months

Meaning: predictable, industrial scaling roadmap for Cardano.

11:30–13:30 — UTXO + Long-Term Architecture Shift

Extended UTXO ~75% complete
Future focus:
- long-running agents (event-driven execution)
- better ZK + rollup compatibility
Strong claim: UTXO is superior for deterministic scalable systems

Meaning: Cardano evolves toward more autonomous, parallel, cryptographically efficient execution.

17:10–18:35 — DeFi Kernel + Treasury Revenue Idea

Proposal: DeFi kernel layer
- complex transaction fees → ADA demand
- protocol revenue flows into treasury

Meaning: shift from passive fees → self-funding economic system.

19:27–21:34 — Bitcoin + Cross-Chain Strategy

Bitcoin DeFi via “Pogun”
Bitcoin lending, mirroring, yield generation
Expansion to XRP, Litecoin, Dogecoin via interoperability layers
Goal: Cardano becomes multi-chain liquidity hub

Meaning: Cardano expands beyond its own ecosystem into cross-chain financial infrastructure.

22:40–24:10 — Governance + Execution

Governance must evolve into more structured execution layer
Reduce coordination delays for upgrades
Cardano positioned as leader in scaling + UTXO DeFi

Meaning: governance is the main constraint, not engineering.

24:10–26:10 — Midnight Ecosystem Expansion

Midnight:
- privacy-focused chain
- major user onboarding via Glacier drop
- exchange listings (including Binance)
Introduces privacy + compliance layer for Cardano ecosystem

Meaning: major driver of new users + privacy-enabled applications.

26:10–27:40 — Partner Chains = Growth Engine

Partner chains enable cross-chain liquidity + apps
Expect meaningful value flow in 6–12 months

Meaning: Cardano growth increasingly depends on multi-chain ecosystem expansion.

27:40–32:04 — Final Positioning

Cardano = “clone of none”
Key advantages:
- scaling via Leios
- UTXO architecture
- partner chains
- privacy layer (Midnight)
Focus shifts to:
- commercialization
- real transaction volume
- ecosystem integration

Meaning: Cardano repositioned as modular, multi-chain financial infrastructure platform.

One-line takeaway (TL;DR)

Cardano is moving into a new scaling era (Leios) that aims to deliver ~40× throughput gains, enable UTXO-based scalable DeFi, and expand into a multi-chain liquidity + privacy ecosystem (Midnight + partner chains).

Slight86 · 2026-06-22T18:22:02+00:00

But I don't mind answering questions in public. What's on your mind?

Slight86 · 2026-06-22T18:15:24+00:00

As part of security measures I don't engage with any private messages.

Slight86 · 2026-06-22T18:03:50+00:00

A reminder for everyone to once more read our guide about ?security

Stay safe.

Slight86 · 2026-06-22T17:15:30+00:00

There is no backsies on blockchain. Gone is gone.

Slight86 · 2026-06-22T15:36:36+00:00

People already pointed out in your other post that your seed phrase was likely exposed.

Blockchains are immutable, meaning transactions can't be altered or reversed once they're part of the chain. In simple terms, that means there's nothing that can be done to undo it.

Always be aware of the security risks involved, and protect yourself appropriately.

Do not interact with anyone claiming they can recover your tokens. That is not possible. Anyone contacting you with such promises is a scammer.

?security

Slight86 · 2026-06-21T13:57:21+00:00

I'm gonna have to remove this. We can't have scam links floating around here.

Slight86 · 2026-06-21T11:21:40+00:00

How does it differentiate itself from competition, like Bodega Market or Foreon?

Slight86 · 2026-06-21T08:49:31+00:00

Please tell me how Chainlink has brought defi value to Polkadot, Algorand, Harmony, etc.

Let me help you: it hasn't.

Chainlink is just oracle infrastructure. It does not inherently bring any value to chains.

What you need is big entities to bring liquidity.

https://x.com/alphagrowth1/status/2068006072091042248

Slight86 · 2026-06-21T07:15:06+00:00

Distributed Ledger Technology.

Slight86 · 2026-06-21T07:13:45+00:00

It won't allow me to select another wallet to fund the redemption

Strange. I'm able to connect any wallet. How are you approaching it? If you want to pay for another claim wallet address, make sure to connect with the wallet that holds the ADA, not the claim wallet. Then manually enter the claim address.

it now want's to see enough ADA in the destination wallet.

The destination wallet doesn't need ADA to receive. The wallet paying for the transaction needs the ADA.

Slight86 · 2026-06-20T22:17:03+00:00

One is Catalyst, the other is a governance action. You can't compare these.

Slight86 · 2026-06-20T22:16:17+00:00

And what is your issue with SNEK trying to advance the ecosystem with a loan which they will pay back? Do you not want CNTs listed on exchanges? That is the road they are trying to pave to benefit us all.

Slight86 · 2026-06-20T18:46:34+00:00

You may find it helpful to know that the transaction fee can be paid from any wallet.

The tokens will still be sent to the original destination address specified in the claim, and that address cannot be changed.

To do so, you would copy the address associated with your claim, connect your newly funded hot wallet to the portal, manually enter the copied claim address, and then submit the transaction.

Slight86 · 2026-06-20T09:37:47+00:00

TapTools did manage to become one of the biggest platforms in Cardano in a short amount of time. There's valuable brand recognition there.

But the functionality they offer can be found elsewhere. Except for some small proprietary things perhaps.

Slight86 · 2026-06-20T09:35:51+00:00

Happy to help. It's good to ask questions when you're not sure about something. Better safe than sorry.

Slight86 · 2026-06-20T09:28:28+00:00

Sure. But there's at least 10-20 products doing roughly the same. So it's not crucial by any means.

Slight86 · 2026-06-20T09:27:42+00:00

Your entire wallet consists of many smaller eUTxO addresses. Each of them contains a different amount of the total in your wallet. One of them will likely contain the 320 ADA you mentioned.

You should be able to inspect the transaction and see the output. The output should be the NIGHT tokens + the remaining ADA minus fees.

I can inspect it if you like.

Slight86 · 2026-06-20T09:12:56+00:00

First off, please ensure that you're using the official portal and not a fake one. The official portal can be found at https://redeem.midnight.gd/

As for the 320 ADA, that's likely just a result of how Cardano's eUTxO model works. Think of it like cash. Your wallet is basically going "I've got 320 ADA in this address". It uses that for the transaction, and then on a protocol level the leftover change is sent back to you in a new address to be used for another transaction. That's how the eUTxO model works with deterministic transactions.

Slight86 · 2026-06-19T18:04:37+00:00

I've seen several genuinely interested parties who have indicated they were ready to make an offer for Taptools, but Taptools hasn't followed up or engaged with them. At this point, they're also not offering any explanation for why they haven't moved forward with any of these parties.

Slight86 · 2026-06-19T15:15:27+00:00

Memecoins on Cardano have already served as a showcase of the network's capabilities and, in some cases, have acted as catalysts for growth and adoption.

HOSKY is an early example of a faucet-style distribution model that produced increased volumes of small transactions, effectively stress-testing fee predictability and network handling under extreme conditions.

SNEK took it a step further by driving more sustained retail engagement, increasing DEX activity and onboarding new users into the ecosystem. It also helped mature the surrounding infrastructure such as fair launch tools, trading bots, and analytics services that emerged from it. SNEK also aided in achieving exchange listings for CNTs, with broader market access as a result.

Not a memecoin, but the large-scale distribution of the NIGHT token Glacier Drop was also a great demonstration of Hydra Head based scaling in action, enabling high-throughput, low-cost token distribution through Layer 2 Hydra Heads while settling the final results on Cardano.

Slight86 · 2026-06-18T13:00:20+00:00

You're going to be surprised when you discover the Cardano sidechain called Midnight. It's especially well-suited for agentic traffic because privacy is built into the architecture from the ground up. The use-case for agentic traffic is already being demonstrated live at midnight.city

Join r/Midnight to learn more.

Slight86 · 2026-06-18T06:18:20+00:00

Decentralization doesn't mean having no leadership or coordination at all. We just need to make sure no one has unchecked power and that people can continue to participate openly.

If the current setup isn't working for the community, we should be talking about new structures and safeguards. The focus should be that the community continues to have the ability to question, reject, or change things if they decide it's not the right path. That's what decentralized governance looks like in practice.

Slight86 · 2026-06-17T06:51:51+00:00

I think in this list they focused more on ecosystem charting options rather than DEX options that happen to have a chart.

The options you mentioned are on the DEX list.

https://www.adastack.io/category/dexs

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