Product Research Initiatives
The Cardano Product Committee evaluated 20 proposals (19 substantive) across nine research focus areas, with a total budget of 373,000 ADA. An independent panel of five reviewers scored submissions using multiple frameworks, normalised to a common scale for comparison.
Seven proposals were funded, totalling 365,400 ADA.
Awarded Proposals
| Researcher | RFP | Focus | Grant (ADA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| IEI / Tokenfrastructure | RFP 09 | AI commercial positioning — institutional-grade agent integrity on Cardano | 76,000 |
| ELK Consortium | RFP 02 & 05 | Use case landscape & competitive positioning / Government & emerging markets — cross-vertical KPI frameworks | 110,000 |
| UNDP AltFinLab | RFP 05 | Government & emerging markets — government adoption pathway leveraging 6-country blockchain academy | 41,400 |
| Wada Global | RFP 04 | Brand awareness & perception — brand perception research across West African markets | 22,500 |
| PRISMA | RFP 05 | Government & emerging markets — regional adoption readiness framework for Africa and LATAM | 58,000 |
| ASISA / Odufuwa | RFP 05 | Government & emerging markets — insurance-sector research with academic supervision | 32,500 |
| NexTrium | RFP 07 | L2 adoption & interoperability — L2 adoption demand in African informal economy | 25,000 |
Research Reports
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