Call for proposals: fundamental research in blockchain technology to advance the Cardano ecosystem
Input | Output Research launches its 2026 call for proposals under Cardano Vision – a multi-year effort to advance the foundational science behind the Cardano ecosystem
17 November 2025 3 mins read
Summary:
- Input | Output Research (IOR) is pleased to announce the launch of its call for proposals under Cardano Vision – a multi-year research initiative advancing Cardano’s leadership in blockchain science.
- The program invites proposals from academics, research groups, and consortia across priority thematic areas, with a focus on rigorous, evidence-based research that…
Input | Output Research invites community feedback on mid-year research progress
New Fundamental Research and Technology Validation draft reports detail breakthrough advances in Cardano scaling, security, and blockchain innovation under Work Program '25. The Cardano community is now invited to review these drafts on Cardano Forum
29 August 2025 8 mins read
Cardano Vision launched in 2025 with the Work Program 2025 (WP25), a five-year research initiative designed to secure Cardano’s long-term leadership in blockchain.
Today, Input | Output Research (IOR) proudly releases draft versions of its WP25 mid-year reports for Fundamental Research and Technology Validation, marking significant progress in Cardano’s evolution as a leading…
Cardano tokenomics: design, incentives, and stablecoins
The July 2025 Cardano R&D Session brought together researchers, builders, and governance leaders to explore the future of tokenomics on Cardano. From validator incentives to stablecoin design, the discussion unpacked how economic mechanisms can drive sustainable growth, deepen decentralization, and strengthen ecosystem resilience.
9 July 2025 9 mins read
In the second installment of the Cardano R&D Sessions – a monthly series exploring the forefront of blockchain research and development – Input | Output Research (IOR), in collaboration with the Intersect Research Working Group, hosted a dynamic discussion on one of the ecosystem’s most pressing and complex topics: tokenomics.
Bringing together leading researchers and…
Layer 2 expansion: beyond Hydra
Input | Output Research (IOR) hosted June's Cardano R&D session in collaboration with the Intersect Research Working Group. Featuring leading developers and researchers from across the ecosystem, together they explored a new generation of layer 2 innovations, from optimistic and zero-knowledge rollups to enhanced Hydra-inspired architectures
24 June 2025 6 mins read
As part of its evolving approach to community collaboration, IOR hosted the June 2025 Cardano R&D session as a thematic, livestreamed panel discussion on Layer 2 Expansion: Beyond Hydra. The event spotlighted a series of leading layer 2 innovations being developed across the Cardano ecosystem, exploring scaling solutions that extend far beyond the Hydra Head protocol.
IOR has…
IOR outlines a research framework for SPOs
Input | Output Research (IOR) introduced a roadmap outline aimed at empowering Cardano’s stake pool operators (SPOs). Presented during the SPO call on May 1, 2025, this new framework outlines key research goals including infrastructure security, scalability, tokenomics and governance
19 June 2025 8 mins read
SPOs are the beating heart of Cardano — the network’s backbone on which the ecosystem expands. As we scale and grow, it’s essential that we support not just users, builders, and governance innovators, but also the SPOs who’ve helped carry the chain for half a decade.
As part of the Cardano 2025 Budget, IOR joined the monthly SPOs call on May 1 to present the relevant R&D…