The Cardano Foundation is making new moves in the governance landscape. Recently, they finalized the first key milestone in their governance roadmap—delegating approximately 220 million ADA to 11 community representatives (DReps), with an average of about 20 million ADA per representative. This delegation emphasizes two main directions: ecosystem adoption and operational support, indicating that the Foundation is not only supporting community strength but also planning for long-term ecosystem development.

In total, the Foundation has delegated a total of 360 million ADA to community DReps. This is a significant number. How to handle the remaining approximately 171 million ADA is still under planning. This model of decentralizing power allows us to see Cardano’s genuine exploration of decentralized governance—not just verbal promises, but real incentives with actual funds to encourage community participation. Whether the improvement of the DRep system and the establishment of incentive mechanisms can truly stimulate community vitality and promote ecosystem prosperity remains to be seen by the market.