Governance Review No. 43 is out.
Ikigai's ₳103,000 deposit reimbursement went unpaid a third time. 129 DReps voted yes, 5 no, and it still stopped at 65.2% of DRep power. A withdrawal needs 67%, and power that did not vote counts as no.
https://dreptalk.com/governance-review/epochs-656-659/
Ikigai's ₳103,000 deposit reimbursement went unpaid a third time. 129 DReps voted yes, 5 no, and it still stopped at 65.2% of DRep power. A withdrawal needs 67%, and power that did not vote counts as no.
https://dreptalk.com/governance-review/epochs-656-659/
Ikigai's ₳103,000 reimbursement goes unpaid for the third time - Governance Review
The request expired although 129 DReps voted yes and only five voted no. It reached 65.2% of DRep power, short of the 67% a withdrawal needs.
dreptalk.com
October 8, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Governance Review No. 43 is out.
Ikigai's ₳103,000 deposit reimbursement went unpaid a third time. 129 DReps voted yes, 5 no, and it still stopped at 65.2% of DRep power. A withdrawal needs 67%, and power that did not vote counts as no.
https://dreptalk.com/governance-review/epochs-656-659/
Ikigai's ₳103,000 deposit reimbursement went unpaid a third time. 129 DReps voted yes, 5 no, and it still stopped at 65.2% of DRep power. A withdrawal needs 67%, and power that did not vote counts as no.
https://dreptalk.com/governance-review/epochs-656-659/
Cooking on a builder for protocol parameter changes on @dreptalkcom.
Change a value and it shows what happens right away: who earns less, who decides, when it takes effect, and which values are out of range.
Once you are happy, submit and let the tribe decide.
Change a value and it shows what happens right away: who earns less, who decides, when it takes effect, and which values are out of range.
Once you are happy, submit and let the tribe decide.
October 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Cooking on a builder for protocol parameter changes on @dreptalkcom.
Change a value and it shows what happens right away: who earns less, who decides, when it takes effect, and which values are out of range.
Once you are happy, submit and let the tribe decide.
Change a value and it shows what happens right away: who earns less, who decides, when it takes effect, and which values are out of range.
Once you are happy, submit and let the tribe decide.
SPOs can attach a rationale to a pool vote, same as DReps. It shows up next to the vote on DRepTalk and tells delegators why the pool voted that way. How to do it, plus everything else about voting as an SPO:
https://dreptalk.com/help/voting-as-an-spo/
https://dreptalk.com/help/voting-as-an-spo/
How to vote on governance actions as an SPO
How a stake pool operator votes on Cardano governance actions: which action types an SPO vote counts on, what happens when a pool does not vote, why the pool cold key signs, and which tools to use.
dreptalk.com
October 7, 2026 at 5:26 PM
SPOs can attach a rationale to a pool vote, same as DReps. It shows up next to the vote on DRepTalk and tells delegators why the pool voted that way. How to do it, plus everything else about voting as an SPO:
https://dreptalk.com/help/voting-as-an-spo/
https://dreptalk.com/help/voting-as-an-spo/
Every DRep, pool and governance action on DRepTalk has an address that never breaks: the on-chain id is the link. A DRep renames, the old link still works.
Guide: how to link to any page:
https://dreptalk.com/help/linking/
Guide: how to link to any page:
https://dreptalk.com/help/linking/
Linking to DReps, governance actions, and votes
How to link to any Cardano DRep, governance action, or individual vote on DRepTalk using plain on-chain ids: no need to know the page's slug, DRepTalk resolves and redirects.
dreptalk.com
October 5, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Every DRep, pool and governance action on DRepTalk has an address that never breaks: the on-chain id is the link. A DRep renames, the old link still works.
Guide: how to link to any page:
https://dreptalk.com/help/linking/
Guide: how to link to any page:
https://dreptalk.com/help/linking/
ADA +11% in 24h and headlines credit Dijkstra. The fork runs on a slower clock.
Leios + nested txs still need node 11.3, Preview and Preprod forks, then DReps, SPOs and the CC to ratify.
Intersect windows: Dec 5 to Jan 4 (moderate), Feb 24 to Mar 26 (high).
Price front-runs. Forks don't. NFA
Leios + nested txs still need node 11.3, Preview and Preprod forks, then DReps, SPOs and the CC to ratify.
Intersect windows: Dec 5 to Jan 4 (moderate), Feb 24 to Mar 26 (high).
Price front-runs. Forks don't. NFA
October 5, 2026 at 1:34 PM
ADA +11% in 24h and headlines credit Dijkstra. The fork runs on a slower clock.
Leios + nested txs still need node 11.3, Preview and Preprod forks, then DReps, SPOs and the CC to ratify.
Intersect windows: Dec 5 to Jan 4 (moderate), Feb 24 to Mar 26 (high).
Price front-runs. Forks don't. NFA
Leios + nested txs still need node 11.3, Preview and Preprod forks, then DReps, SPOs and the CC to ratify.
Intersect windows: Dec 5 to Jan 4 (moderate), Feb 24 to Mar 26 (high).
Price front-runs. Forks don't. NFA
Did you know the voting card on every governance action opens up?
Click it and get all the details: Yes, No, No by default from DReps who did not vote, Always No Confidence, and the abstain stake that leaves the tally.
Click it and get all the details: Yes, No, No by default from DReps who did not vote, Always No Confidence, and the abstain stake that leaves the tally.
October 3, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Did you know the voting card on every governance action opens up?
Click it and get all the details: Yes, No, No by default from DReps who did not vote, Always No Confidence, and the abstain stake that leaves the tally.
Click it and get all the details: Yes, No, No by default from DReps who did not vote, Always No Confidence, and the abstain stake that leaves the tally.
I bought the Luxembourgish antifreeze.
October 2, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I bought the Luxembourgish antifreeze.
648 DReps have cast a first vote. 150 earned Shows the Work, ten votes with a rationale. Zero have Full Spectrum, a vote on all seven action types.
No badge depends on voting yes, no or abstain. Badges are for showing up, never for which way.
No badge depends on voting yes, no or abstain. Badges are for showing up, never for which way.
October 1, 2026 at 11:13 AM
648 DReps have cast a first vote. 150 earned Shows the Work, ten votes with a rationale. Zero have Full Spectrum, a vote on all seven action types.
No badge depends on voting yes, no or abstain. Badges are for showing up, never for which way.
No badge depends on voting yes, no or abstain. Badges are for showing up, never for which way.
190M ada parked on silent DReps is dead weight in every tally. If your DRep went quiet, switch. Stake stays in your wallet. Votes start counting again.
October 1, 2026 at 7:54 AM
190M ada parked on silent DReps is dead weight in every tally. If your DRep went quiet, switch. Stake stays in your wallet. Votes start counting again.
190 million ada is still delegated to several hundred Dreps who stopped voting.
None of that stake counts in governance votes.
If your DRep went quiet, pick a new one. Your ada never leaves your wallet.
dreptalk.com/match/
None of that stake counts in governance votes.
If your DRep went quiet, pick a new one. Your ada never leaves your wallet.
dreptalk.com/match/
Find a Cardano DRep who votes like you
Answer real Cardano governance votes and find a DRep whose voting record matches yours, then delegate in one click. Matching runs in your browser, your answers never leave your device.
dreptalk.com
September 30, 2026 at 11:13 PM
190 million ada is still delegated to several hundred Dreps who stopped voting.
None of that stake counts in governance votes.
If your DRep went quiet, pick a new one. Your ada never leaves your wallet.
dreptalk.com/match/
None of that stake counts in governance votes.
If your DRep went quiet, pick a new one. Your ada never leaves your wallet.
dreptalk.com/match/
Off-chain wallet login for five governance roles. Keys stay local. That is how you get DReps into the tool without another password stack.
Signing in to DRepTalk is a wallet signature over a message. Nothing goes on chain, no fees, the server never sees your keys.
Five roles: DRep, SPO, committee member, proposer, delegator. Each one has different features.
What are we missing? ⤵️
Five roles: DRep, SPO, committee member, proposer, delegator. Each one has different features.
What are we missing? ⤵️
September 30, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Off-chain wallet login for five governance roles. Keys stay local. That is how you get DReps into the tool without another password stack.
Wallet sig for login, zero on-chain fee, keys never leave the client. Five roles mapped to real governance jobs. That's the UX DReps actually need.
September 30, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Wallet sig for login, zero on-chain fee, keys never leave the client. Five roles mapped to real governance jobs. That's the UX DReps actually need.
Day 12.6 median across 27k+ timed votes is a real operating number. Hard forks clear in a week; treasury takes longer. Do late-window votes keep rising as more DReps automate?
September 29, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Day 12.6 median across 27k+ timed votes is a real operating number. Hard forks clear in a week; treasury takes longer. Do late-window votes keep rising as more DReps automate?
How fast do DReps vote? Median: day 12.6 after submission, over 27,396 timed votes. SPOs: day 18.6.
By type: hard forks day 7.1, committee changes day 8.0, treasury withdrawals day 12.9.
The last third of a voting window still brings a third of the votes.
By type: hard forks day 7.1, committee changes day 8.0, treasury withdrawals day 12.9.
The last third of a voting window still brings a third of the votes.
September 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM
How fast do DReps vote? Median: day 12.6 after submission, over 27,396 timed votes. SPOs: day 18.6.
By type: hard forks day 7.1, committee changes day 8.0, treasury withdrawals day 12.9.
The last third of a voting window still brings a third of the votes.
By type: hard forks day 7.1, committee changes day 8.0, treasury withdrawals day 12.9.
The last third of a voting window still brings a third of the votes.
- The minPoolCost action isolates the pool-fee parameter, leaving approval to DReps and the Constitutional Com
2026-09-26 16:01 UTC |
2026-09-26 16:01 UTC |
September 27, 2026 at 1:45 AM
- The minPoolCost action isolates the pool-fee parameter, leaving approval to DReps and the Constitutional Com
2026-09-26 16:01 UTC |
2026-09-26 16:01 UTC |
New: drep.link
Every DRep with an on-chain name now has a free short link to their voting record on DRepTalk, like drep.link/cerkoryn
Prefer a different name? Pick your own in your DRepTalk settings.
Every DRep with an on-chain name now has a free short link to their voting record on DRepTalk, like drep.link/cerkoryn
Prefer a different name? Pick your own in your DRepTalk settings.
September 26, 2026 at 11:26 AM
New: drep.link
Every DRep with an on-chain name now has a free short link to their voting record on DRepTalk, like drep.link/cerkoryn
Prefer a different name? Pick your own in your DRepTalk settings.
Every DRep with an on-chain name now has a free short link to their voting record on DRepTalk, like drep.link/cerkoryn
Prefer a different name? Pick your own in your DRepTalk settings.
The Constitutional Committee in numbers: 148 decided actions, a median of 100% of members voting, 30 split decisions, 16 of 114 below the committee's threshold.
Committee votes come a median of 21.3 days after submission. DReps: 12.6.
Committee votes come a median of 21.3 days after submission. DReps: 12.6.
September 25, 2026 at 5:01 PM
The Constitutional Committee in numbers: 148 decided actions, a median of 100% of members voting, 30 split decisions, 16 of 114 below the committee's threshold.
Committee votes come a median of 21.3 days after submission. DReps: 12.6.
Committee votes come a median of 21.3 days after submission. DReps: 12.6.
Hot discussion this week: "Reduce minPoolCost to 75 ada". https://dreptalk.com/t/reduce-minpoolcost-to-75-ada-e2a2f7fc/?tab=discussion
September 24, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Hot discussion this week: "Reduce minPoolCost to 75 ada". https://dreptalk.com/t/reduce-minpoolcost-to-75-ada-e2a2f7fc/?tab=discussion
How many DReps does it take to hold 67% of all delegated voting power, the treasury threshold? 18 in epoch 508, 29 at the peak, 19 today.
The ten largest DReps hold 50.8%. The Gini coefficient of DRep voting power went from 0.86 to 0.94 since epoch 508.
The ten largest DReps hold 50.8%. The Gini coefficient of DRep voting power went from 0.86 to 0.94 since epoch 508.
September 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM
How many DReps does it take to hold 67% of all delegated voting power, the treasury threshold? 18 in epoch 508, 29 at the peak, 19 today.
The ten largest DReps hold 50.8%. The Gini coefficient of DRep voting power went from 0.86 to 0.94 since epoch 508.
The ten largest DReps hold 50.8%. The Gini coefficient of DRep voting power went from 0.86 to 0.94 since epoch 508.
4/ Why it matters - and what nobody's talking about yet
If governance participation improves, liquidity holds up, and infra upgrades keep shipping, the setup gets stronger. (Prev: DReps rejected the 12.29M ADA Pogun treasury request, allowing the governance action t
If governance participation improves, liquidity holds up, and infra upgrades keep shipping, the setup gets stronger. (Prev: DReps rejected the 12.29M ADA Pogun treasury request, allowing the governance action t
September 22, 2026 at 1:45 AM
4/ Why it matters - and what nobody's talking about yet
If governance participation improves, liquidity holds up, and infra upgrades keep shipping, the setup gets stronger. (Prev: DReps rejected the 12.29M ADA Pogun treasury request, allowing the governance action t
If governance participation improves, liquidity holds up, and infra upgrades keep shipping, the setup gets stronger. (Prev: DReps rejected the 12.29M ADA Pogun treasury request, allowing the governance action t
- Cardano DReps rejected Input Outputs 12.29M ADA treasury request for the Pogun Bitcoin DeFi project.
2026-09-21 16:01 UTC |
2026-09-21 16:01 UTC |
September 22, 2026 at 1:45 AM
- Cardano DReps rejected Input Outputs 12.29M ADA treasury request for the Pogun Bitcoin DeFi project.
2026-09-21 16:01 UTC |
2026-09-21 16:01 UTC |
SPOs have voted on 8 governance actions. Median turnout: 36.4% of pool stake, 56.4% among pools without a default stance.
46.4% of pool stake is pre-set to always abstain or no confidence.
One action where the two bodies disagreed: minPoolCost to ₳75, SPOs below threshold.
46.4% of pool stake is pre-set to always abstain or no confidence.
One action where the two bodies disagreed: minPoolCost to ₳75, SPOs below threshold.
September 20, 2026 at 5:52 AM
SPOs have voted on 8 governance actions. Median turnout: 36.4% of pool stake, 56.4% among pools without a default stance.
46.4% of pool stake is pre-set to always abstain or no confidence.
One action where the two bodies disagreed: minPoolCost to ₳75, SPOs below threshold.
46.4% of pool stake is pre-set to always abstain or no confidence.
One action where the two bodies disagreed: minPoolCost to ₳75, SPOs below threshold.
Signed in as a DRep on DRepTalk? Open "Your governance record" from your home page.
It shows where your participation and rationale coverage stand among all active DReps, which eligible actions still have no vote from you, and how your timing compares to the network.
It shows where your participation and rationale coverage stand among all active DReps, which eligible actions still have no vote from you, and how your timing compares to the network.
September 19, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Signed in as a DRep on DRepTalk? Open "Your governance record" from your home page.
It shows where your participation and rationale coverage stand among all active DReps, which eligible actions still have no vote from you, and how your timing compares to the network.
It shows where your participation and rationale coverage stand among all active DReps, which eligible actions still have no vote from you, and how your timing compares to the network.
"Why is there something but no nothing?" –Mr. Dreps, English teacher
Mr. Dreps told us that as part of a special assignment for one of his Harvard professors, wrote a paper arguing that the absence of a true "nothing" indicated the presence of a divine entity ("God," in his words).
Mr. Dreps told us that as part of a special assignment for one of his Harvard professors, wrote a paper arguing that the absence of a true "nothing" indicated the presence of a divine entity ("God," in his words).
"What they hide matters less than creating a world in which future generations do not even know what to seek. A silo in which even your scream is just an echo, fine-tuned by an algorithm that never lets you escape a machine's perception of yourself.”
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-great-...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-great-...
The Great Unconformity
On heading to a future with a deleted past.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
September 17, 2026 at 1:13 PM
"Why is there something but no nothing?" –Mr. Dreps, English teacher
Mr. Dreps told us that as part of a special assignment for one of his Harvard professors, wrote a paper arguing that the absence of a true "nothing" indicated the presence of a divine entity ("God," in his words).
Mr. Dreps told us that as part of a special assignment for one of his Harvard professors, wrote a paper arguing that the absence of a true "nothing" indicated the presence of a divine entity ("God," in his words).