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blog/2025-02-17-cardano-economic-parameters/index.md

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+slug: 2025-02-17-cardano-economic-parameters
+title: "A Deep Dive into Cardano’s Economic Parameters"
+authors: [cf]
+tags: [education,research ]
+---
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+The Cardano Foundation released the "Cardano Economic Parameters" whitepaper by Professor Massimo Morini, analyzing how parameters like k (desired pool count) and a₀ (pledge influence) shape stake pool rewards. It explores the impact of pool size, pledge, and ecosystem reserves while clarifying reserve distribution between rewards and the treasury. The paper provides insights for stake pool operators and governance participants to support informed decision-making on Cardano’s long-term sustainability.
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+ [**Read more**](https://www.cardanofoundation.org/blog/deep-dive-cardano-economic-parameters) 
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+ ![weekly development report](./banner.webp)
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blog/2025-02-28-weekly-development-report/index.md

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+slug: 2025-02-28-weekly-development-report
+title: "Weekly Development Report"
+authors: [iog]
+tags: [weekly development report, development]
+---
+
+The February 28, 2025, development report highlights Cardano’s growth, with 1,987 projects building on the network, 1.324 million delegated wallets, and 10.70 million native tokens issued. Smart contracts expanded to 127,114 Plutus scripts, and on-chain transactions grew to 108.80 million. Governance engagement remains strong with 1,147 DReps. Iagon and Andamio Platform joined the Cardano Foundation’s Venture Hub, Carlos Souza introduced ‘Xander,’ an Elixir library for node connections, and Butane Synthetics is launching Cardano’s first distributed, fault-resistant oracle.
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+ [**Read more**](https://www.essentialcardano.io/development-update/weekly-development-report-as-of-2025-02-28) 
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+ ![weekly development report](./banner.webp)
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blog/2025-03-04-community-digest/index.md

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+slug: 2025-03-04-community-digest
+title: "Community Digest"
+authors: [cf]
+tags: [community digest, governance]
+---
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+The March 4, 2025, Cardano Community Digest highlights the inclusion of ada in the newly announced U.S. Crypto Strategic Reserve alongside BTC, ETH, XRP, and SOL, reinforcing Cardano’s growing recognition. The latest SPO Table Talk explores the redesigned staking rewards calculator, featuring real-time data, Monte Carlo simulations, and governance modeling. IOG released a documentary on the Cardano Blockchain Constitution, capturing key moments from the December 2024 Constitutional Convention and its on-chain ratification in February 2025. These developments underscore Cardano’s increasing role in global finance, governance, and blockchain innovation.
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+ [**Read more**](https://forum.cardano.org/t/digest-march-04-2025-u-s-president-trump-confirms-ada-in-crypto-strategic-reserve-spo-table-talk-exploring-the-new-staking-rewards-calculator-the-cardano-blockchain-constitution-documentary-by-iog/) 
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+ ![community digest](./community-digest.png)
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