Hey Cardanians! Welcome aboard the Weekly Cardano Digest #77!

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:

• 📢 Franklin Templeton Runs Cardano Nodes: $1.5 Trillion Vote of Confidence

• 🌉 Tokeo Wallet Eyes Interoperability Between Cardano, Bitcoin, and XRP

• 🆔 Lace Wallet Brings Decentralized Identity to Cardano with Identus

• Weekly Development Report

• & More!

📢 Franklin Templeton Runs Cardano Nodes: $1.5 Trillion Vote of Confidence

Franklin Templeton, one of the world’s largest asset managers with over $1.5 trillion in assets under management, is now actively running Cardano nodes.

This revelation came after a high-level meeting between Jenny Johnson, CEO of Franklin Templeton, and Frederik Gregaard, CEO of the Cardano Foundation. The move underscores Franklin Templeton’s growing confidence in Cardano as a robust and scalable public blockchain platform.

By operating Cardano nodes, the firm is directly participating in the network’s decentralization and security  a bold statement from a traditional finance titan exploring blockchain beyond speculation.

This institutional endorsement may trigger a new wave of validation and interest from other asset managers watching Cardano’s evolution closely.

👉 A major milestone in institutional adoption of Cardano’s infrastructure.

🌉 Tokeo Wallet Eyes Interoperability Between Cardano, Bitcoin, XRP, and SUI

Tokeo Wallet has unveiled its early-stage plans to bridge Cardano, Bitcoin, the XRP Ledger, and now also the SUI network aiming to create a truly interoperable, multichain experience for users.

According to team statements, they are working closely with Ripple representatives to enable XRP integration and open up cross-chain interactions. In parallel, Tokeo will soon reveal its $SUI integration, noting collaborations with top DEX aggregators, lending, and staking protocols to maximize DeFi potential.

For Cardano, this initiative reinforces its growing role at the center of a multichain financial ecosystem. Tokeo’s interoperability efforts could unlock seamless access across major blockchain networks  expanding Cardano’s reach and utility in the evolving Web3 landscape.

👉 The latest developments were revealed at this X-Space

🆔 Lace Wallet Brings Decentralized Identity to Cardano with Identus

Lace Wallet, Cardano’s official light wallet, is taking a major leap toward Web3 usability and user sovereignty. In a new partnership with Hyperledger Identus, Lace is bringing decentralized identity (DID) technology directly into the wallet experience.

This follows a key strategy meeting held during the opening of IOG’s new office in Buenos Aires, where both teams aligned visions for accelerating the DID roadmap.

By embedding Identus tech, Lace will offer secure, user-controlled identity features — enabling frictionless authentication, reputation management, and future-proof onboarding to decentralized apps.

This marks a pivotal step for Cardano’s identity layer, offering real utility that bridges blockchain innovation with everyday user needs.

👉 Learn more about this collaboration

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🎊 A Message from Lucas

Hey everyone! Another week, more Cardano work. I spent most of my weekend catching up on Cardano governance and voted on 4 governance actions.

If you haven’t already, and you’re not delegating to a DRep, I invite you to delegate to me! All you need to do is go to gov.tools, connect your wallet, choose “Delegate to a DRep,” and copy my ID:

drep1y2jd3c4hgg0tdua58z6c64k9rf58lz3jlcjlxcjfeaspl6q2e9zm6

Sign the transaction, and you're all set!

More governance actions are coming up — it would mean a lot if you choose me as your DRep. See you soon and have an amazing week!

–Lucas Macchiavelli