BIKES Stake Pool on Nostr: Catalyst applications are open again. If you've been complaining about how treasury ...
Catalyst applications are open again. If you've been complaining about how treasury funds get allocated, here's your chance to actually do something about it.
The Decision Panel is the interesting bit imo. It's not just about pitching your project anymore. They're letting people into the room where funding decisions get made. Most chains hand treasury control to a foundation or a handful of insiders. Cardano is slowly building the machinery for genuine distributed governance. Messy, slow, lots of complaints about the process. But the direction is right.
Think of it like this. Other chains have a rich uncle who decides which nephew gets the inheritance. Cardano is trying to build an actual family council where everyone gets a vote on the will. Takes longer. Probably more arguments at dinner. But you end up with something that actually represents the stakeholders.
If you've got a project worth funding or just strong opinions about what should get built, the forum post has the details.
https://forum.cardano.org/t/its-open-apply-to-the-catalyst-pilot-or-join-decision-panel/156180Speaking of having a stake in decisions, consider delegating to BIKES if you want a pool that actually pays attention to this stuff:
https://pool.pm/33502e7de0cc0331534210f16726b7c0c8407ca40e2ab2754dff0bd5/stake#Cardano #CardanoCommunity
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2026-08-09 15:03:08 CESTEvent JSON
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