According to official news, the Cardano Foundation participated in the Project Catalyst vote for the first time, focusing on strengthening governance through proposals that support operational resilience, blockchain education, and widespread adoption.
Project Catalyst is Cardano's community innovation center, which aims to promote on-chain governance of the Cardano blockchain by allowing the community to determine its own priorities for growth. For the F12 vote, the Foundation focuses on three key areas:
i) Enhance operational resilience and position Cardano as a strong infrastructure for institutional-level use cases;
ii) Promote education to increase understanding of third-generation blockchains;
iii) Drive adoption by reducing operating costs and improving tools to encourage widespread integration.
In addition, in the proposal evaluation, the Foundation prioritizes innovative on-chain solutions in traceability, authenticity, and sustainability, ensuring that projects improve data transparency, provide secure asset sources, and achieve measurable social and environmental impacts. Other criteria include support for open source initiatives, contributions to the Cardano governance model, and the project team's historical performance in previous rounds of Catalyst.