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Weekly Cardano Digest #76
Lace bridges Bitcoin and Cardano, Azteca 2025 showcases Latin American momentum, and Berlin gears up for a builder-focused hackathon.
Lucas Macchiavelli
June 02, 2025
Hey Cardanians! Welcome aboard the Weekly Cardano Digest #76!
We've filtered through all the noise to distill crucial updates into a breezy, 5-minute read. No need for you to sift through endless info — we've got you covered. Ready to delve into this week's top Cardano news? Let’s dive in.
Here are the topics of the week:
🧩 Lace Showcases Trust-Minimized Bitcoin-Cardano Bridge at The Bitcoin Conference
🇲🇽 Cardano Azteca 2025: More Roots in Latin America
🛠️ NMKR Hosts 24-Hour Cardano Hackathon at Berlin Blockchain Week
Weekly Development Report
& More!
🧩 Lace Showcases Bitcoin-Cardano Bridge at The Bitcoin Conference
At Bitcoin Conference 2025, Lace — the official light wallet of Cardano — unveiled a major leap in cross-chain interoperability: a trust-minimized bridge enabling seamless Ordinals movement between Bitcoin and Cardano.
Developed in collaboration with Input Output Global and FairGate Labs, this solution allows users to move Bitcoin-native assets like Ordinals to the Cardano blockchain in a secure, transparent way — all within the Lace wallet.
The live demo showcased how Lace can now serve as a bridge between two of the most secure blockchains in the world, opening new opportunities for composability, DeFi, and digital ownership across ecosystems.
This innovation marks a turning point in Cardano’s expansion, proving its growing technical leadership and its ability to connect with Bitcoin’s infrastructure — without compromising decentralization.
🇲🇽 Cardano Azteca 2025: More Roots in Latin America
Cardano Azteca 2025 gathered global blockchain leaders in Mexico City to accelerate Web3 adoption across Latin America. The event focused on education, entrepreneurship, community governance, and how Cardano’s infrastructure can drive real-world impact in the region.
Panels, workshops, and keynotes explored how decentralized technologies are reshaping finance and empowering local communities. Notable speakers included Mauro Andreoli (Latam Intersect Hub Manager), Otávio Lima (Founder of Cardano Feed & Governance Space), and Lucas Macchiavelli (Cardano Newsletter Co-Founder and Co-Founder of TokenAllies).
The strong presence of institutions like the Cardano Foundation and Input Output Global (IOG), along with local universities and builders, reflects a growing movement to make Cardano a cornerstone of Latin America’s digital transformation.
🛠️ NMKR Hosts 24-Hour Cardano Hackathon at Berlin Blockchain Week
As part of Berlin Blockchain Week, @nmkr_io is organizing a 24-hour hackathon that brings together builders, designers, researchers, and crypto-curious minds to co-create the next wave of Cardano innovation.
Co-hosted with Cardano and Masumi, the event is open to anyone passionate about Web3, AI, and decentralized tech — no advanced coding required. Whether you're a dev, designer, content creator or just curious, there's space to contribute.
💰 $15,000 in prizes will be distributed across three tracks:
Cardano – Build dApps that solve real-world problems
Masumi – Design autonomous AI agents that interact on-chain
NMKR – Create NFT-based tools for identity, marketplaces, or new experiences
With mentorship, hands-on support, and a relaxed, collaborative environment, the hackathon aims to unlock creativity and drive meaningful innovation on Cardano.
Interesting Stories
May Update on Ouroboros Leios
— Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles)
12:38 AM • May 31, 2025
On day 1, together with @IOHK_Charles, the @InputOutputHK, and the @lace_io teams we presented the first trust-minimized Ordinals movement between Bitcoin and Cardano.
This wasn't just a technical achievement — it’s a preview of what’s possible in the emerging multi-chain world.
— Fairgate (@FairGateLabs)
1:28 AM • May 30, 2025
BREAKING:
Cardano $ADA is 348,000x more efficient than Bitcoin.
— TapTools (@TapTools)
6:07 PM • May 30, 2025
JUST IN: Rosen Bridge launches its Rosen Contribution Standard (RCS), a "documented process for chains to integrate into Rosen, providing standards to ensure consistent, high-quality contributions, covering code quality, documentation, and collaboration processes." #Cardano $ADA
— Angry Crypto Show (@angrycryptoshow)
2:32 PM • May 30, 2025
JUST IN: Coinbase Financial Markets to launch 24/7 Cardano $ADA futures on Coinbase Advanced.
— TapTools (@TapTools)
5:22 PM • May 30, 2025
JUST IN: #Cardano $ADA Founder Charles Hoskinson says "over the next few years, Bitcoin's probably going to grow to $250,000 to $500,000. It's going to be a $10T ecosystem at some point, comparable with gold."
— Angry Crypto Show (@angrycryptoshow)
8:15 PM • May 30, 2025
JUST IN: CARDANO is T he DeFi lifeline #Bitcoin needs. Jack Dorsey knows without utility, $BTC fades.
$ADA is the engine.The future runs on #Cardano.
— Crispy (@Crispy_Craps)
11:16 AM • May 15, 2025
We're letting our community know we're running a charity campaign to raise funds for emergency surgery for Cardano community member B. Muvunga. He's alive and well, but he doesn't have the resources to pay for this expensive operation in the Congo. #cardano
@BaudouinMuv#ADA— Project Token Mithrandir (@Tokenmithr)
4:03 AM • May 31, 2025
JUST IN: Cardano $ADA has now surpassed 2,000 projects building on its network—marking a major milestone in ecosystem maturity and developer adoption.
— TapTools (@TapTools)
5:14 PM • May 30, 2025
Cardano 🤝 Litecoin
$ADA is set to become interoperable with $LTC through a trustless ZK-powered bridge
This move unlocks seamless cross-chain transactions, boosting both ecosystems
— Santolita (@SantoXBT)
10:55 AM • May 31, 2025
JUST IN: Whale positions show aggressive long exposure on Cardano $ADA —over 80% of margin backing upside bets.
— TapTools (@TapTools)
5:37 PM • May 30, 2025
🇲🇽 The @CardanoMexicoC community is awesome at the Puebla Convention Center in Mexico. Thank you @Cardano Community, @LatamCardano , @InputOutputHK, @Cardano_CF , @IntersectLatam and @IntersectMBO .
— Otávio Lima (@otaviolima)
11:09 PM • May 29, 2025
JUST IN: The Cardano $ADA ecosystem now accounts for over 1% of the entire crypto market by total market cap.
— TapTools (@TapTools)
8:14 PM • May 30, 2025
JUST IN: Input Output Senior Prototyping Engineer Brian Bush says "the latest Leios simulations were giving us like 99.7% inclusion of transactions in the ledger. Very high reliability on Leios." #Cardano $ADA
— Angry Crypto Show (@angrycryptoshow)
5:12 PM • May 28, 2025
Glad to see Sury Bonfil, cofounder of the Ethereum Hackathon @ETHCincoDeMayo, an initiative supported by the @ethereum Foundation, sharing her vision and emphasizing the importance of these activities across Latin America.
Whether from Cardano or Ethereum, it is essential to
— Mauro Andreoli || Cardano Ambassador (@MauroAndreoliA)
8:10 PM • May 29, 2025
Daily Cardano News! 🗞️
Charles: Binance & Coinbase Likely To List Midnight!
👉 youtu.be/ZOtDQzjc7ik
$ADA #Cardano#CardanoNews
— Angry Crypto Show (@angrycryptoshow)
9:48 PM • May 30, 2025
JUST IN: eToro is relisting Cardano $ADA, reopening access to its 38 million users worldwide.
— TapTools (@TapTools)
7:48 PM • May 28, 2025
JUST IN: #Cardano $ADA Founder Charles Hoskinson says "in 15 years we've gone from a few crazy people, to 550 million people. Think about that. In another 15 years, we're probably going to be at 2 to 5 billion people that are in this ecosystem as a direct result to Bitcoin."
— Angry Crypto Show (@angrycryptoshow)
8:12 PM • May 30, 2025
1/ Exciting opportunity: Midnight is partnering with @OVioHQ to launch a dedicated privacy-enhancing tech (PETs) track in their next Post Web Base Camp Accelerator. 🤝
This partnership blends deep technical expertise with real-world validation—empowering founders to build
— Midnight (@MidnightNtwrk)
12:47 PM • May 29, 2025
🇺🇸TODAY: The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance says certain proof-of-stake staking does not constitute a securities transaction.
Solo, self-custodial, and custodial staking models are covered.
A major win for Ethereum, Solana, and the broader PoS ecosystem.
— Bitcoin.com News (@BTCTN)
1:37 AM • May 30, 2025
Essential Cardano’s weekly development report
🎊 A Message from Lucas
Hey everyone! Just got back from Mexico! Got the opportunity to speak to over +200 students during Azteca 2025. Like mentioned in this newsletter we got to present Cardano to university students from Mexico. First at the University of Tlaxcala, then at the Puebla Convention center. Amazing opportunity to engage with the Mexico community and my fellow Latin builders.
–Lucas Macchiavelli
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