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Building a Transparent Future

Building a
Transparent
Future

The Cardano Foundation brings decentralized security to digital infrastructures. We help builders, enterprises, and public institutions to future-proof their operations using blockchain solutions that are scalable, sustainable, and designed for trust.

Enterprise

Enterprise

Blockchain integrations, tokenization, and a global partner ecosystem to help drive real business value across any industry.

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Finance

Finance

Security-first design with customization and regulatory compliance standards to establish the right performance foundations.

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Develop

Develop

Tools, documentation, learning resources, and straightforward SDKs so developers can build their next bold idea with ease.

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Decentralized Trust Technology

Our teams provide support from early conversations to implementation. We advise on tailored approaches and equip organizations with the most up-to-date technical, regulatory, and ecosystem insights.

Technology

Delivering scalable, secure, and open-source solutions for long-term infrastructure institutions can rely on.

Governance

Supporting the transition to fully decentralized, on-chain governance to solidify Cardano’s identity as an open public infrastructure.

Adoption

Promoting and strengthening enterprise confidence through education, engagement, and concrete industry uses.
Imants Firsts
Finance
Cardano allowed us to build verifiable, non-custodial systems with the level of assurance required for financial infrastructure.

Imants Firsts

Co-Founder & CISO, Brick Towers

Built for the institutions where trust matters most

Benefit from Cardano’s secure transactions and use the protocol’s liquid staking to know costs ahead of time and scale operations with confidence.

9

years

nonstop uptime through every market cycle

11M+

assets

live on the Cardano blockchain

Marcelo A. F. Curi
Enterprise
Cardano’s public blockchain enabled us to establish a new standard of transparency and accountability.

Marcelo A. F. Curi

Blockchain Solution Architect, Petrobras

Cardano means trust in operations

The Cardano Foundation helps organizations evaluate fit, connect with partners, and apply Cardano’s unique blockchain features to create efficient, transparent infrastructures that meet the needs of today and tomorrow.

3000+

operators

securing the network

MiCA

enabled

with MiCA-aligned reporting available

Case Studies

Petrobras SAF

Petrobras SAF

Tokenizing SAF attributes on Cardano to turn sustainability claims into verifiable proof.

: Supply Chain & Trade, Traceability & Provenance, Sustainability & Impact Verification, Tokenization & Digital Ownership
Blockforce

Blockforce

Integrating private ledgers and public proof to make compliance verifiable.

: Supply Chain & Trade, Manufacturing, Traceability & Provenance, AI Agents & Automation
Reef Data

Reef Data

Combining personal data control and blockchain to return value to individuals.

: Financial Services, Media, Rights & Fan Engagement, Digital Identity & Credentials, Authenticity & Proof of Origin
Syngenta Foundation India

Syngenta Foundation India

Blockchain-verified farm data helping smallholder farmers in India access credit, insurance, and premium markets.

: Food & Beverage, Supply Chain & Trade, Traceability & Provenance, Digital Identity & Credentials
Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton

Combining verifiable identity and blockchain to validate on-chain financial data.

: Financial Services, Financial Reporting & Auditability, Authenticity & Proof of Origin
urble

urble

Helping individuals plan and manage financial goals using the Cardano blockchain.

: Financial Services, Digital Identity & Credentials, Financial Reporting & Auditability
Brick Towers

Brick Towers

Bringing Cardano into daily financial life with real-time retail payments and savings powered by regulated financial infrastructure

: Financial Services, Tokenization & Digital Ownership, Financial Reporting & Auditability
Petrobras Proof of Attendance

Petrobras Proof of Attendance

Using the Cardano blockchain to deliver verifiable training and participation records.

: Government & Public Sector, Manufacturing, Digital Identity & Credentials, Authenticity & Proof of Origin
Plastiks

Plastiks

Plastiks uses Cardano to verify plastic recovery, empower communities, and deliver transparent MRV data for circular-economy partners.

: Government & Public Sector, Supply Chain & Trade, Sustainability & Impact Verification, Traceability & Provenance
Palmyra

Palmyra

A trace, comply, and trade solution that establishes a single source of truth for producers, cooperatives, exporters, and regulators.

: Supply Chain & Trade, Food & Beverage, Sustainability & Impact Verification, Traceability & Provenance
Toto Finance

Toto Finance

Building regulated infrastructure for the tokenization of Real-World Assets (RWA), ensuring asset authentication, legal enforceability, and verifiable digital ownership.

: Financial Services, Real Estate & Real Assets, Tokenization & Digital Ownership, Authenticity & Proof of Origin
UNDP Tadamon

UNDP Tadamon

Fostering trust and reducing fraud by using verifiable credentials to verify the authenticity and trustworthiness of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).

: Government & Public Sector, Sustainability & Impact Verification, Financial Reporting & Auditability
Book.io

Book.io

Redefining intellectual property protection and granting true, verifiable digital ownership for digital books (DEAs).

: Media, Rights & Fan Engagement, Tokenization & Digital Ownership, Authenticity & Proof of Origin
Reeve

Reeve

Securing trust in financial reporting by delivering verifiable and immutable on-chain records for independent verification and auditability.

: Financial Services, Government & Public Sector, Financial Reporting & Auditability, Digital Identity & Credentials
Masumi

Masumi

Creating a decentralized network for AI agents with verifiable identities and immutable decision logging to ensure trust and auditability in agentic services.

: Financial Services, Media, Rights & Fan Engagement, AI Agents & Automation, Tokenization & Digital Ownership
Tokenance

Tokenance

Reimagining real estate by creating digital twins (RE-TWIN) to deliver secure, immutable property records and reduce fraud risk.

: Financial Services, Tokenization & Digital Ownership, Financial Reporting & Auditability
Epoch Sports

Epoch Sports

Redefining property authenticity for licensed merchandise using NFC chips and digital certificates to combat counterfeit products.

: Manufacturing, Media, Rights & Fan Engagement, Authenticity & Proof of Origin, Digital Identity & Credentials
veritree

veritree

Validating and registering tree planting efforts with transparent, on-chain records to prevent greenwashing and ensure tangible results.

: Supply Chain & Trade, Sustainability & Impact Verification, Traceability & Provenance
Bolnisi

Bolnisi

The Georgian Wine Traceability Program, which tracks wine from grape to glass, registering each production step to combat counterfeit.

: Food & Beverage, Supply Chain & Trade, Authenticity & Proof of Origin, Traceability & Provenance

Cardano is Innovation to Build On

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Develop the next bold idea and anchor it on blockchain. Get documentation, tools, SDKs, and everything else to go from the first transaction to production-ready applications.

98

builder tools

8

programming languages

Developer Ecosystem

Developer Ecosystem

Since 2022, the Foundation runs an annual survey to assess the state of Cardano’s developer ecosystem and inform decisions about which tooling to build first.

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Cardano Academy

Cardano Academy

Expert-led courses to give enterprises, governments, educators, and individuals easy access to high-quality, certified blockchain education trusted by more than 10,000 learners.

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Resource Library

Resource Library

A hub gathering the latest blockchain research, eBooks packed with information, podcast episodes where industry leaders discuss the impact of tech in the world, and much more.

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News & Events

Find Cardano at key international events and read articles on blockchain technology, what’s happening, and why it matters.

European Blockchain Convention

European Blockchain Convention

16–17 Sep 2026 | Barcelona, Spain

Event
CV Summit

CV Summit

29–30 Sep 2026 | Zurich, Switzerland

Event
Plastiks and the Case for Verified Recovery

Plastiks and the Case for Verified Recovery

9 May 2026

Cardano Foundation and University of Brasília (UnB) Launch Strategic Partnership and First Cardano Lab in Latin America

Cardano Foundation and University of Brasília (UnB) Launch Strategic Partnership and First Cardano Lab in Latin America

6 May 2026

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