Cardano's Big Singapore Push: Why Summit + TOKEN2049 Could Shape the Next Cycle

About this episode

Peter discusses Cardano's treasury proposals and event strategies with guests from the Cardano Foundation and EMURGO.

In this episode, Peter sits down with Laura Matticucci from the Cardano Foundation and Nathaniel Acton from EMURGO to unpack the treasury proposals behind Cardano Summit 2026 in Singapore and Cardano's presence at TOKEN2049. Rather than arguing in the abstract, they walk through the specific community concerns: why treasury funding is being used after Voltaire, what EMURGO's decision to remove its 15% management fee changes, how milestone-based withdrawals work, and how the teams plan around ADA volatility while budgeting in USD. The conversation also gets into what these events are actually meant to deliver. That includes developer participation, builder exposure, enterprise and regulatory conversations, media reach, and the longer sales cycles that start at major events before they show up later as partnerships or integrations. Peter closes with a clear DRep call to action, arguing that Cardano should use its current momentum around infrastructure and institutional readiness instead of stepping back from high-signal global events. Key Takeaways: - Laura Matticucci and Nathaniel Acton argue that Cardano Summit 2026 and TOKEN2049 should be funded through the treasury because the…

People in this episode

Host: Peter

Guests: Laura Matticucci, Nathaniel Acton

Topics covered

• Cardano Summit
• TOKEN2049
• treasury proposals
• decentralized governance
• ADA volatility
• event budgeting
• community concerns

Keywords

• Cardano
• treasury funding
• Voltaire
• management fee
• milestone-based withdrawals
• developer participation
• enterprise conversations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cardano Foundation, EMURGO

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