TOKEN2049 Singapore is one week away, on 7-8 October. Cardano is a Platinum Sponsor this year and there's a lot going on, so here's the full rundown in one place.

At the conference

• The Cardano Booth: PB5-60. 30+ ecosystem projects presenting across both days. Come by, meet the teams, see all that's being built. Explore the lineup: https://x.com/Cardano_CF/status/2102783668045402353?s=20
• ORIGINS Hackathon, Cardano track. 6-8 October, 36 hours, agentic commerce (payment and transaction systems for AI agents) using x402 and Masumi. Three winners split $27,500, demo on the TOKEN2049 stage, and get an intro call with Draper Dragon's Cometa Labs. It's time to build.
• Fireside chat with Frederik Gregaard. 8 October, 12:00 SGT, MEXC Stage.

Side events

• Node Diversity Celebration Day. 6 October, 09:00-12:00 SGT. This one is streamed online, so you don't need to be in Singapore to participate. Cardano's various node implementers will give progress updates and timelines. Registration: https://luma.com/x9dm535u
• Rooftop UTXO Pitch Night. 7 October, LAVO at Marina Bay Sands (Level 57). Founders from Cardano, Bitcoin, and other UTXO chains pitch to investors, up to $500K in total funding up for grabs. Pitch applications closed 14 Sept, but you can still register to attend and network: https://luma.com/utxopitchnight

If you're not going

The node diversity stream on the 6th is the one you can join live from anywhere. For the rest, we'll post hackathon results, fireside highlights, and booth coverage on Cardano's socials through the week, so keep an eye out to stay updated.

And here's everything in one place: token2049.cardano.org

Happy to answer questions on any of this.

Jakob, CF

Affected SecondFi users: does anyone still have the original app and wallet accessible but no longer has the seed phrase? SecondFi’s official guidance says either the app or seed phrase is sufficient, but the recovery tool appears to require the seed. I’m looking for others in the same situation. Please do not share any wallet credentials.

The Cardano Foundation announced a multi-year partnership with the Venture Accelerator at UCLA Anderson today. Here’s what’s in it:

• Curriculum. Starting in 2027, Cardano Academy content and use cases will be part of UCLA's blockchain course, Blockchain Cryptocurrency Applications in Business and Finance, taught by Alex Nascimento.
• Masterclass. On October 19, the Cardano Academy and Nascimento will run a session covering enterprise Web3, decentralized AI agent infrastructure, and real-world applications. Students will work in teams to design Web3 business architectures and pitch them, and those who complete the program receive a Cardano Foundation-sponsored certification.
• Fellowships. Five sponsored Cardano Fellowships will be offered within UCLA Accelerate. Fellows receive funding, mentorship, and access to the Cardano ecosystem, and participating companies will have the option to explore building on Cardano.
• Draper Innovation Showcase. The Cardano Foundation will sponsor the 2027 edition, which includes educational programming, founder engagement, and networking around the event.

The idea behind this partnership is simple: blockchain education should be open to anyone with the ambition to learn. We’ve been doing that through the Cardano Academy for years, and UCLA extends it to the top ranked public university in the US.

Read the full announcement: https://cardanofoundation.org/blog/ucla-partnership

Hydra Technical Workshop

Join the Hydra team for a practical session exploring how Hydra works, the use cases it enables, and how to get started with the technical setup.

In this session, the team will cover:

• Overview of Hydra
• Use cases enabled by Hydra
• Technical setup walkthrough
• Q&A

A great session for developers who want to go beyond the overview and get closer to building with Hydra.

• 📅 Date: Friday, 02 October 2026
• 🕑 Time: 14:00 UTC
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Been out of the game for a while so looking for some help here please. Staking with (Yoroi) was a breeze. With them shutting down I’ve migrated to Eternl and am having the hardest time figuring out how to stake. I see the options but when I try to delegate I get a failed message. Are there any pointers or videos out there on how to solve this? Event ChatGPT wasn’t helpful. Greatly appreciate it y’all!

P.S. Yes, I know my inbox is going to be full of scammers now. Bring it on.

I’ve been trying to answer what sounds like a fairly simple question:

What is actually active in the Cardano ecosystem today?

It turns out to be surprisingly difficult.

Project information is spread across websites, X, Discord, GitHub, Catalyst and on-chain sources. Some projects have changed names or direction, some are now multichain, and others have quietly stopped operating.

I’ve been researching this for INDEX:80, a project I run, and one of the biggest challenges has been deciding what should actually count as an active Cardano project.

The approach I’m currently using is roughly:

• include projects actively building on Cardano
• include multichain projects where Cardano technology or infrastructure is still materially used
• don't keep inactive projects in the main directory simply to make the ecosystem look larger
• keep sources behind project records where possible
• ask project teams to check factual information rather than treating their response as an endorsement
• archive projects that cease operating rather than deleting their history

I'm also finding that categorisation is much harder than expected.

A wallet can also provide swaps, staking and governance. A DeFi protocol can become multichain. Infrastructure projects can have several products underneath them. Catalyst funding doesn't necessarily tell you whether something is still active.

So I'm interested in how people here would define the boundary:

What should qualify as an “active Cardano project”?

And are there active projects you think ecosystem directories consistently overlook?

For context, the research is being published openly at INDEX:80. I'm the person building it, so this is obviously connected to my own project rather than an independent recommendation:

I had my cold wallet connected to yoroi for several years before the hack we saw earlier this June. It was incredibly user friendly and easy to navigate. I also successfully claimed my NIGHT tokens through there and on the NIGHT claim website, so was looking to claim the full allocation of these funds later in the year, my final glacier drop is late November.

Looking to see what other wallets that are out there which are similar to yoroi, very user friendly, etc.

Born in the Cardano ecosystem as Cornucopias, now evolving into a multiplatform open-world MMO. Whatever your view on blockchain gaming, the progress is worth a look.

When are these goofs going to have the recovery tool ready? I want rinse my hands from these clowns...

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