Cardano Catalyst Announcements

24 September 2026The Catalyst Pilot 2026 cohort is here. 12 projects bringing stablecoins, oracles, programmable tokens, and verifiable identity into real-world sectors. 40% of funding is paid up front, the rest is tied to on-chain adoption on Cardano. Meet the cohort: https://projectcatalyst.io/blog/meet-the-12-teams-selected-for-the-catalyst-pilot-2026

19 August 2026We’re looking for more Decision Panel members for the Project Catalyst 2026 Pilot. If you’ve shipped or audited systems on mainnet, or have experience operating, funding or assessing ventures, we’d like to hear from you. Panelists will review proposals across late August and early September, with an honorarium provided for taking part. Funding decisions will be based on published guidance, wit

7 August 2026Applications for the Project Catalyst 2026 Pilot are now open. 📣 A 2.5M $ADA fund for 10-15 teams building with oracles, stable-coins, programmable tokens, and on-chain identity. The window closes on 20 August at 06:00 UTC. Learn more and apply now: https://projectcatalyst.io/apply

30 July 2026🚀 The Catalyst Pilot webpage is now live Details are up for the ₳2.5M pilot fund launching in August: grants of 50,000-200,000 ADA for teams with live products, funded to build new Cardano integrations - oracle feeds, stablecoins, programmable tokens (CIP-0113), and on-chain identity (CIP-0170) - and rewarded on the real, verified usage they bring to the network. The submission portal opens in t

2 July 2026Update: https://x.com/Catalyst_onX/status/2072694003779219561?s=20

24 February 2026ℹ️ We would like to share an update regarding Project Catalyst. Following our joint review, IOG, which operates Catalyst today, and the Cardano Foundation have agreed to work expediently towards the Cardano Foundation assuming stewardship of Project Catalyst. Read more here: https://x.com/Catalyst_onX/status/2026268218290028946?s=20