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Peter provides an update on Cardano's recent developments including SecondFi recovery efforts and the introduction of Open USD.

In this Cardano ADA news update, Peter covers the latest SecondFi recovery steps after the Yoroi/SecondFi wallet incident, including the asset recovery checker, support ticket process, hardware wallet migration guidance, and the temporary pause on Midnight Glacier Drop redemptions. The episode also looks at Open USD, Brale, and the Cardano Foundation's pathway into the new stablecoin standard, plus the upcoming Catalyst pilot around stablecoins, programmable tokens, and on-chain identity. From there, Peter digs into Cardano's DeFi activity problem, treasury funding debates, the proposed 500 million ADA net change limit, Cardano Prime, and why DRep delegation matters for the next phase of governance. This is an ecosystem update for ADA holders who want to understand what is changing across wallets, stablecoins, DeFi, treasury funding, and Cardano governance without the hype. Chapters: 0:00 SecondFi Recovery Update 6:31 Open USD Stablecoin Standard 10:15 Brale And Catalyst Links 14:56 Cardano DeFi Revenue Debate 21:49 DRep Priorities And Proof 24:43 Treasury Net Change Limit 27:01 Cardano Prime Proposal 31:30 Find A DRep 32:20 Wrap Up Key Takeaways: - SecondFi has released an asset…

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