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Are we sure raising k won't help?
A pool needs about 3M ADA staked before it mints blocks reliably. 2,144 pools sit below that line.
Raising k to 1,000 halves the saturation point. Would the stake actually move?
Our guide to the numbers: pool.fluid7.com/blog/is-runn…
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Contractor or owner?
When we work as contractors, we exchange time for money.
When we work as owners, we share risks, responsibilities, and rewards.
How can communities create genuine ownership without falling into 'extractive volunteerism'?
Beyond zero-sum thinking.
Everyone deserves a genuine stake, agency, and an opportunity to benefit from what they help create.
Not everyone contributes equally or receives equally.
That's True.
But everyone should share in the value.
What if that's how we build community?
#ThisWeekAtGimbalabs #GimbalabsOpenGovernance
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Trezor (@Trezor) has confirmed implants in 3 Safe 5s bought from the reseller CryptoBilis.
The extra board copies recovery words off the screen and sends them over the mobile network.
No other model, and no other reseller, has a confirmed case so far.
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This week's Cardano Q&A: a Glacier Drop claim walked through with a Ledger, hardware vs hot wallet security, how Peras speeds up settlement, and why cloud outages matter for decentralisation. Recap here:
pool.fluid7.com/blog/cardano…
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Under Peras, your stake does one more job: it helps decide which blocks get certified.
If no single node implementation holds three quarters of the stake, one bug can't certify a bad chain. Ask your pool which node it runs.
pool.fluid7.com/blog/ourobor…
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Introducing NightKit by 1AM
One connect button for Midnight, whatever wallet your users have 🚀
1AM, MetaMask, Phantom, Coinbase Wallet and more Sign once and a Midnight account opens 🔥
Your app never touches a key 🔐
npm create nightkit@latest
nightkit.1am.xyz
SPO Academy's Fund 12 cohort wrapped with session 4 on 26 Oct. Chatham House Rule, so no names. What operators leave with: a pool they can run and recover, sensible key habits, and a reason to do something useful with the stake.
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Past saturation, a pool's rewards stop growing, so extra stake thins everyone's share. Big isn't better, just full. Smaller pools pay much the same. Ask what the operator does with your stake.
pool.fluid7.com/blog/your-st…
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Ouroboros Peras aims to settle Cardano transactions in about two minutes, not hours.
What it is, where it sits on the roadmap, how it compares with other chains, and what it would have meant during the November 2025 chain split:
pool.fluid7.com/blog/ourobor…
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This👇
Same stake. Same return. Then the protocol takes 60% from the small pool and 1.3% from the big one.
Epoch 665, per 10k ADA delegated:
1-block pool: 2.87 before minPoolCost, 1.16 after
47-block pool: 2.86 before, 2.83 after
6 years of this. Small pools never had a fair fight.
#Cardano
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Cardano is often judged by its early use cases. NFTs were one of them, but that market has faded.
It's time to look deeper at what makes Cardano different: Extended UTxO and the rules we can build around the data and assets it holds.
🎥 Intro 1 of a series exploring how Cardano can bring real value to the world.
Made by Andamio · andamio.io
This week's FLUID Pool Cardano Q&A dug into Ouroboros Peras: the upgrade aiming to settle Cardano transactions in about two minutes, not hours. How it works, and what it means when the chain splits.
Join us live every Friday: fluid7.com/cardanoqa
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Remember the early Project Catalyst days? Town halls, conversations, new friendships, and unexpected collaborations.
At Open Spaces we asked: where do newcomers find those connections today?
Creating spaces for people to meet and learn together still matters.
#GimbalabsOpenGovernance
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What's Coming: Smart contracts that work together. 🤝
Midnight's upcoming upgrade will introduce contract-to-contract execution, allowing smart contracts to call on one another within the same transaction.
This gives builders more ways to extend existing contract functionality, combine reusable components and create more sophisticated smart contracts.
Just another step towards making programmable privacy more composable, giving builders the building blocks to create richer experiences on Midnight.
Explore the bigger vision: midnight.network/roadmap
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Privacy matters in wealth management
Heading to Hong Kong FinTech Week next week? 🇭🇰
Don't miss how @MidnightNtwrk and AI are shaping digital assets, privacy, and the future of family offices.
See you there!
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Pledge is the operator's own ADA in their pool. It lifts rewards slightly, not enough to choose on. Check it's met: a missed pledge pays nobody that epoch. Then ask what they do with your stake.
pool.fluid7.com/blog/your-st…
Leios in brief: Cardano nodes sit mostly idle between blocks. Leios puts that spare capacity to work carrying extra transactions. Throughput rises without loosening security.
FLUID is running the testnet to get a feel.
Turns out slow drives won't cut it!
pool.fluid7.com
Friday's Cardano Q&A: what a hardware wallet really does, spreading your seed phrase backups, signing from an air-gapped PC, and faster settlement with Ouroboros Peras.
Recap, recording and links: pool.fluid7.com/blog/cardano…
Join us Fridays: fluid7.com/cardanoqa
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Proposal alert!
What's next after building a working product?
This one proposes a Sustainability Hackathon to help builders develop business skills, find paying customers, and build recurring revenue.
From working products to sustainable projects.
github.com/gimbalabs/season7…
#GimbalabsOpenGovernance
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“We’re making Midnight the way you do private stuff among other public chains.”
- @DMillarDurrant, CEO of @Sig_Network
Together, Midnight and Sig Network are connecting programmable privacy with the assets, apps, and liquidity already out there, so privacy doesn’t stop at the boundaries of one network.
The details behind the vision 👇