Hey Cardanians! Welcome aboard the Weekly Cardano Digest #90!

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:

• 🎯 Zealy Expands into Cardano via Minswap Partnership

• 🌾 fWHEAT: Tokenized Argentine Wheat Goes Live on Cardano

• 🕛 Midnight x Webisoft: Building a Dark Pool/DEX for Private DeFi

• Weekly Development Report

• & More!

🎯 Zealy Expands into Cardano via Minswap Partnership

Zealy is officially integrating Cardano, kicking things off with a new partnership with MinswapDEX, Cardano’s leading decentralized exchange.

What does this mean? Cardano is now part of Zealy’s quest-based ecosystem, a platform where users complete tasks (“quests”) to earn on-chain rewards and drive real usage of protocols. Starting now, Zealy will offer fresh quests and trading incentives tied directly to Minswap/Cardano activity.

This integration is more than just gamification. It brings:
▪️ Greater visibility for Cardano across new crypto communities
▪️ Volume and engagement for MinswapDEX (and maybe others)
▪️ A new tool for community growth, onboarding, and retention

Zealy’s move into the Cardano ecosystem signals growing momentum for reward-based participation and real DeFi utility, all powered by smart quests, real incentives, and on-chain action.

👉Stay Tuned

🌾 fWHEAT: Tokenized Argentine Wheat Goes Live on Cardano

A new Real World Asset pilot has landed on Cardano: fWHEAT, the tokenization of premium-grade wheat stored in Córdoba, Argentina.

Backed by NMKR, Finest, Agrícola Magdalena, Square B, and gf Consulting, and supported by the Cardano Foundation LATAM team, this pilot is fully collateralized, insured, and audited every two months,  with verification certificates hashed on-chain.

Each token represents one ton of wheat and accrues a 10% yield over 10 months, structured as a B2B financing solution under Swiss law. Transfers occur wallet-to-wallet, referencing Argentina’s benchmark “Pizarra” price.

fWHEAT is a breakthrough for agricultural finance on-chain, demonstrating programmable compliance, faster settlement, and greater transparency, a step forward for RWAs on Cardano.

👉 Learn more about fWHEAT

🕛 Midnight x Webisoft: Building a Dark Pool/DEX for Private DeFi

Midnight has partnered with Webisoft to develop an institutional-grade dark pool trading platform, bringing true privacy to DeFi through zero-knowledge infrastructure.

In traditional DEXs, order books are public,  a major blocker for institutional traders. This platform will solve that by enabling large trades to be executed confidentially, avoiding market impact.

Key components include:
▪️ ZK-powered matching engine
▪️ MPC-based price discovery
▪️ Confidential wallets & order books
▪️ Atomic settlement with Zswap
▪️ MetaMask Snap support

All tools will be open source under Apache 2.0 and fully audited, forming a privacy-focused DeFi stack for builders. As Midnight Foundation President Fahmi Syed said:

“Privacy is programmable, rational, and aligned with existing regulatory expectations.”

👉 Read the full announcement and roadmap

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🎊 A Message from Lucas

What a week! 🙌 As we close things out, I’m feeling especially grateful for the momentum we've been building — one meeting, one call, one brainstorm at a time. From strategic planning to community touchpoints and ecosystem alignment, this week was all about keeping the vision alive while making real progress on the ground.

It's easy to get caught up in the whirlwind, but looking back, it’s clear that every effort — no matter how small — is part of something much bigger. Thanks to everyone who brought their energy, insights, and support this week. You know who you are.