NEW YEAR'S DAEDALUS: Fresh today, Daedalus 3.1.0 delivers support for the upcoming ‘Cardano app for Ledger’ device functionality, required for ongoing use of Daedalus with Ledger hardware wallets. 🔥🚀

It also includes improved stake pool search functions. You can now search for pools by their IDs, now also displayed in the Delegation wizard for additional verification. Double-check your preferred pool's ID against their website or social profile.

If you are an existing Daedalus user, you will receive a newsfeed update inviting you to update. Or download our full-node Cardano wallet today, only from the official Daedalus site: https://daedaluswallet.io

(Beware of fake apps and scammers!)

New Cardano Foundation Blog:

With over 1.7B people globally lacking access to banking infrastructure - blockchain can help increase financial inclusion. Read our latest blog post on how Cardano can fast track financial access in emerging economies:

https://forum.cardano.org/t/how-cardano-could-fast-track-financial-inclusion-in-emerging-economies/44032

Boom! Cardano's Project Catalyst Fund3 is here! 🚀

With thousands of participants, hundreds of ideas, and increasing funding to nurture community ideas... you can only imagine what 2021 will bring to Cardano!
Want to know more or get involved? Check it here! 👉 hhttps://cardano.ideascale.com/a/index 👈

Also, be sure to check out and watch Charles Hoskinson's recent video on "Cardano Governance Thoughts for 2021" 👉 https://youtu.be/Ofj9u6e1tUo 👈

Make sure to share/RT/Like and spread the word around! 📣🗣

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NEW Cardano Foundation Blog! 🤩

Governance is a key component within blockchain. Read our latest blog on how Cardano is working to deliver fair governance with decentralization. Read it here.

And, ICYMI:
- Can blockchain deliver on digital identity for all? Read more.
- Cardano community spotlight. Read it all.
- Check out the latest stake pool re-delegation.
- Help contribute to our Stake Pool School.

IOHK Blog Post on Project Catalyst's Community Funding:

RESULTS ARE IN!!: Project Catalyst is our experiment in community innovation, created to shape future development. Today we're delighted to announce the results of our first public fund, kickstarting further Cardano ecosystem growth.

Read it all here:
https://iohk.io/en/blog/posts/2021/01/12/project-catalyst-the-first-winning-proposals/

Upcoming Crowdcast: "Building on Cardano: Metadata workshop and Q&A session"

With the ongoing rollout of Goguen, Cardano is evolving into a full-featured smart contract platform. Transaction metadata is deployed already, bringing early utility and use cases.

Join IOHK & Cardano Foundation this Monday to find out how to get building!

Register here: https://crowdcast.io/e/metadata

&

💡Proposal submission is now open for Project Catalyst Fund 3💡

Got an idea that will enhance the Cardano ecosystem? Let the Catalyst community know and propose!

Learn how to participate & submit your proposal for funding in this round & watch the full video.

Join us on Monday & hear more about the practical implementation of transaction metadata on #Cardano, presented by IOHK and the Cardano Foundation. Understand the technology, see the potential & learn more about real use cases. And build your own!

Register here: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/metadata/register

Here's a couple interesting updates and information from the Cardano Ecosystem.

Hear our Chief Growth Officer, Eva Oberholzer, provide an overview of Cardano in the new year on the latest podcast with James Kever - Cardano Ambassador - focusing on governance and smartcontracts. ⛓📑⚖️Check it out: https://youtu.be/kh837j3W6FI?t=62.

Also, yesterday Jeremy Firster and Mel McCann did a crowdcast with InputOutputHK discussing metadata on Cardano. 💾 🖥
Watch it here: https://crowdcast.io/e/metadata (or here on YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrN3ETZ3fRM)

Lastly, Project Catalyst is our ongoing experiment in decentralized innovation & we're open for another new round of ideas. If you have a proposal, don’t miss out on the opportunity to share it with the Cardano community and get potential funding! 💸💡🔥🚀

Submissions are open until Wednesday January 20th for Funding Round 3: https://cardano.ideascale.com/a/index

Metadata could be the first significant stride towards making Cardano the financial and social operating system of the future.

How? Learn more in this week's post: https://bit.ly/38Z7k9O

Every two weeks, project managers Dimitris & Volodymyr share a technical development update, tracking Cardano Goguen delivery against each sprint.

Here's their very latest despatch from the front: https://bit.ly/3o4uekv

(TL/DR: 💪-👍)

Hey all!

Interested to join our vibrant and active Cardano community on Telegram?
Here is a list of our official Telegram groups!

Check them out by clicking the group links below:

📣 @CardanoAnnouncements
⭐️ @Cardano
💕 @CardanoCommunityTechSupport
💻 @CardanoDevelopersOfficial
🏢 @CardanoGovernanceOfficial
🛠 @CardanoStakePoolWorkgroup
🚀 @CardanoTradingOfficial
🚩 @CardanoReportToAdmin
🇯🇵 @CardanoJapanOfficial
🇯🇵 @CardanoJapanTrading
🇨🇳 @CardanoChinaOfficial
🇰🇷 @CardanoKoreaOfficial
🇰🇷 @CardanoKoreaTrading
🇩🇪 🇦🇹🇨🇭🇱🇮 @CardanoGermanOfficial
🇳🇱🇧🇪 NL/BE: @CardanoDutchOfficial
🇺🇸🇨🇦 @CardanoNorthAmericaOfficial
🇪🇸 @CardanoSpanishOfficial
🇵🇹 @CardanoPortugueseOfficial
——
🔬EMURGO Official Announcements: @emurgo
🧪Project Catalyst: @ProjectCatalystChat (Chatroom) & @cardanocatalyst (announcements)

***(If you are added to a similar looking channel with logo or name, regard them as fake. Officials will not DM you first, beware of scammers and impersonators!) ***

Get ready for the first Cardano Monthly show: January edition!

Join us this Thursday 28th for our monthly update on all things Cardano with Aparna Jue and Tim Harrison!

Register today: https://bit.ly/366fPhE

OUT NOW: Introducing the new Plutus Playground, an environment for writing and testing smart contracts before deploying to Cardano when Plutus hits mainnet later this year. 🖥⛓

Today, as we continue the Goguen rollout, we’re announcing new dev tools & refreshed UI. 🔥
Quick video intro here: https://twitter.com/i/status/1353767674111795201

We're calling on devs to get involved and help us finalize the playground as we head closer to primetime. To find out more, access the links, and also register your interest for our developer programs, you'll find all you need right here:

https://iohk.io/en/blog/posts/2021/01/25/introducing-the-new-plutus-playground/