Aligning the Strategy for Cardano in Singapore/Japan

The intensive series of workshops held across Singapore and Japan in September and October 2025 marked a pivotal moment in charting Cardano's future. These workshops collectively served to weave together a cohesive strategic narrative, culminating in the foundational drafts of the Cardano 2030 Vision and the comprehensive 2030 Strategic Plan. The ultimate objective guiding this strategy is clear: to achieve $200 million in annual Layer 1 (L1) revenue, ensuring Cardano's long-term economic self-sufficiency .

The journey began in Singapore, where the focus was placed squarely on utility and technical assurance . This session was key in recalibrating the vision to highlight Cardano's robustness and high assurance development methodology as its core differentiator within the Web3 space. This highly successful workshop included diverse participants, notably representatives from SNEK, contributing to the strategic shift. This effort led directly to the formalized Vision Statement: "Cardano is the most secure, reliable and censorship-resistant blockchain for mission critical applications to power economies of the future". This vision is anchored by the core values of Integrity, Community, Security, Utility, and Accessibility.

The subsequent three workshops in Japan—held in Osaka (sponsored by Zengate Global) and Tokyo—were critical in polishing the future strategy and gave birth to the conceptual framework of Foundation and Pillars . These sessions, highly successful due to broad participation including individuals outside the Cardano community and a representative from the Cardano Foundation, recognized that the strategy must extend beyond just a tech vision to become a unifying vision for all of Cardano.

The resulting Strategic Plan is built upon Governance and Community as the foundational layer, stressing the necessity of effective governance processes and a "culture-first approach" to global engagement . Success here will be rigorously tracked by KPIs like DRep participation.

Upon this foundation rest the three essential pillars:

1. Adoption: This pillar is dedicated to stimulating on-chain demand and utility across four key verticals: Bitcoin DeFi, Real World Assets (RWA), Supply Chain Traceability, and Payments . The strategy is highly segmented, focusing on Invisible Technology and intuitive UX for End Users, enhancing developer support and documentation, addressing application-level security for large enterprises, and implementing culturally intelligent strategies for Emerging Markets in LATAM, Africa, and East Asia.
2. Ecosystem Sustainability: This pillar ensures long-term economic health by planning to evolve the passive treasury into an actively managed, multi-asset treasury designed to generate yield and strategically deploy capital . It also prioritizes diversifying the roles of Stake Pool Operators (SPOs) and designing Layer 2 solutions to provide value back to the main chain .
3. Enabling Technology: This area focuses on advancing the core protocol to support the strategic vision . Key technical areas include achieving world-class L1 Scalability and Finality (Leios 24/7, Peras, Phalanx), integrating robust Layer 2 solutions (Hydra, Midgard), and ensuring seamless Interoperability (Midnight Partner Chains).

In conclusion, the Singapore and Japan workshops provided the critical energy and diverse feedback necessary to solidify this strategic direction. The documents now serve as a mandate for the community to allocate resources effectively, driving focused innovation and ensuring Cardano remains a dependable and impactful platform capable of realizing its full potential by 2030.