ADA holders
ADA holders provide the voting power behind delegated governance. Start here to understand how governance works before delegating to a DRep — without transferring custody of your ADA.
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GOVERNANCE/CARDANO
UNDERSTAND. DELEGATE. PROPOSE. VOTE.
Cardano has on-chain governance for decisions about the network. ADA holders can participate through delegated representatives (DReps), while stake pool operators and the Constitutional Committee also vote on governance actions according to the action type.
DReps
Delegated representatives receive voting power from ADA holders and vote on governance actions. An ADA holder can also register as a DRep and represent themselves or others.
Stake pool operators
SPOs operate the infrastructure that validates transactions and produces blocks. Under Cardano governance they also vote on specified governance actions, alongside their network-operating role.
Constitutional Committee
The Constitutional Committee assesses whether governance actions are consistent with the Cardano Constitution. Its role is constitutional oversight rather than simply representing delegated stake.
Governance actions
Governance actions are on-chain proposals concerning the network. Different action types have different ratification requirements, so the relevant voting bodies depend on what is being proposed.
How to participate
Cardano.org's own guided pathway walks through the three governance roles in order — understand how governance works, delegate your voting power, or stand for a governance role yourself.
ON-CHAIN GOVERNANCE ≠ PROJECT CATALYST
These are related parts of the Cardano ecosystem, but they are not the same system. Cardano's on-chain governance handles governance actions concerning the blockchain and its constitutional governance process. Project Catalyst is Cardano's innovation-funding programme, through which proposals have historically competed for Treasury-backed funding.
INDEX:80's ₳ Treasury Funded view records confirmed historical Catalyst-linked funding evidence for indexed projects. It does not mean those projects have special governance authority, and historical funding is not an endorsement or proof that a project is currently active.
LIVE GOVERNANCE DATA
INDEX:80 does not yet publish live proposal counts, vote totals or DRep statistics. Those figures change and should come from a timestamped on-chain source rather than copied numbers. The next governance-data phase can use the same public-snapshot pattern as the Data page, with source and update time shown beside every metric.
GOVERNANCE-CATEGORY RECORDS
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