Community Digest
Cardano has officially integrated the x402 standard, enabling automated payments for AI agents, while Blockfrost introduced decentralized data backups through Filecoin. Technical milestones include the nearing mainnet-readiness of the Van Rossem Upgrade (Node v11.0) and the release of the 2026-27 Budget Proposal. The introduction of the JuLC compiler at JCON now allows Java developers to build smart contracts, alongside a major 21M ADA marketing proposal aimed at scaling enterprise adoption.
