Cardano's 120M ADA DeFi Bet, Ethereum UTXO Shift and EMURGO Exit

This week's Cardano news update covers AlphaGrowth's Cardano PRIME proposal going live on-chain, including the 120 million ada ask, the net change limit debate, and why DeFi growth is becoming a major treasury conversation.

Peter also looks at Ethereum researchers discussing native UTXOs, RealFi entering testnet with a real-world finance model, the latest SecondFi wallet recovery guidance, and EMURGO stepping down from the Pentad while it focuses on the SecondFi recovery process.

Chapters:
0:00 Weekly Cardano Roundup
0:41 AlphaGrowth Cardano PRIME
3:19 DRep Voting Begins
4:36 The 120M ADA Ask
5:17 Net Change Limit
7:40 Ethereum Looks At UTXO
10:16 RealFi Testnet Launch
12:05 RealFi Portfolio Model
14:11 SecondFi Wallet Guidance
16:46 Scams And Recovery Risk
17:12 EMURGO Leaves The Pentad
18:53 Wrap Up

What you'll learn:
- AlphaGrowth's Cardano PRIME proposal is live on-chain and asks for 120 million ada to support a 12-month DeFi growth programme.
- The current net change limit is a key governance constraint, with discussion around increasing it to 500 million ada.
- Ethereum researchers are exploring native UTXOs, highlighting a model Cardano has used from the beginning.
- RealFi's pre-prod testnet is live, showing a private-credit and real-world yield model for Cardano DeFi.
- SecondFi users are still being urged to follow official migration guidance carefully and watch for scams.
- EMURGO has stepped down from the Pentad and says its immediate priority is the SecondFi recovery process.

Links & References:
AlphaGrowth Proposal Announcement:
- https://link.learncardano.io/5xOoK0
AlphaGrowth Proposal On-chain voting:
- https://link.learncardano.io/b1tMio
Net Change Limit to Proposal to Increase:
- https://link.learncardano.io/OCO4gy
NCL On-chain Voting:
- https://link.learncardano.io/w1K3uK
Ethereum Road to UTXO:
- https://link.learncardano.io/ihDPzv
- https://link.learncardano.io/x3qti7
RealFi Enters Testnet:
- https://link.learncardano.io/d9gnLr
- https://link.learncardano.io/7FXsqt
SecondFi Update:
- https://link.learncardano.io/Hp0vZx
Emurgo Steps Down:
- https://link.learncardano.io/3KT4g4
Glacier Drop Resumes:
- https://link.learncardano.io/onEiOW

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