✨ Honouring the USDMOfficial Milestone

This week we dive into USDMOfficial, Cardano’s fiat-backed stablecoin built by Moneta.

🙏 A special tribute to Matthew Plomin, whose work helped create a defining moment for the Cardano ecosystem.

🗣 Join the conversation with James Meidinger as we explore how USDM continues to shape Cardano’s growth.

⏰ 10 Dec | 3PM UTC
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🔥In Case You Missed This Week’s Town Hall

This week’s Town Hall spotlighted USDMOfficial.

Cardano’s own fiat-backed stablecoin by Moneta. 💳✨

🙏We also paid a heartfelt tribute to Matthew Plomin, whose vision and dedication shaped a defining chapter of the Cardano ecosystem and we sat down with James Meidinger for an insightful conversation on how USDM is driving Cardano’s next wave of growth. 🚀🌍


💡 Plus: We shared important Fund15 updates to keep you in the loop.

🎬 Watch the full Town Hall video here

📑 Explore the presentation deck here

🚀 Last Town Hall of the Year. Don’t Miss It!

We’re closing out the year with a special final Town Hall, and it’s one you’ll definitely want to join.

🔍 What’s on the agenda:

✅ Trivolve showcasing their project and vision.

✅ Reclaim Protocol with a deep dive into their milestone achievements.

✅ Project Catalyst & Ecosystem Updates.

🗓 Date: 17 December
⏰ Time: 3:00 PM UTC

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Full Article: https://x.com/dannyribar/status/2014783410162618460?s=46&t=alNT69BhiDTH1Sl_En6RLA

Update: https://x.com/Catalyst_onX/status/2072694003779219561?s=20

🚀 The Catalyst Pilot webpage is now live

Details are up for the ₳2.5M pilot fund launching in August: grants of 50,000-200,000 ADA for teams with live products, funded to build new Cardano integrations - oracle feeds, stablecoins, programmable tokens (CIP-0113), and on-chain identity (CIP-0170) - and rewarded on the real, verified usage they bring to the network.

The submission portal opens in the coming week.

📍 Our team is at Rare Evo this week and would love to answer your questions in person.

👉 Explore: https://projectcatalyst.io/apply

X: https://x.com/Catalyst_onX/status/2082486780524175672?s=20

Applications for the Project Catalyst 2026 Pilot are now open. 📣

A 2.5M $ADA fund for 10-15 teams building with oracles, stable-coins, programmable tokens, and on-chain identity.

The window closes on 20 August at 06:00 UTC.

Learn more and apply now: https://projectcatalyst.io/apply

We’re looking for more Decision Panel members for the Project Catalyst 2026 Pilot.

If you’ve shipped or audited systems on mainnet, or have experience operating, funding or assessing ventures, we’d like to hear from you.

Panelists will review proposals across late August and early September, with an honorarium provided for taking part.

Funding decisions will be based on published guidance, with every score carrying equal weight and supported by a written rationale.

Think you could bring the right experience to the panel? Apply by 25 August. It takes around five minutes.

👉 https://forms.gle/sbmA7VTZX1HkyarYA

You can submit a proposal or serve on the Decision Panel, but not both.

Retweet CTA on X: https://x.com/Catalyst_onX/status/2090107897917100137?s=20

The Catalyst Pilot 2026 cohort is here.

12 projects bringing stablecoins, oracles, programmable tokens, and verifiable identity into real-world sectors.

40% of funding is paid up front, the rest is tied to on-chain adoption on Cardano.

Meet the cohort: https://projectcatalyst.io/blog/meet-the-12-teams-selected-for-the-catalyst-pilot-2026