According to Odaily, the Cardano Foundation has announced its first participation in Project Catalyst voting, focusing on proposals that enhance governance through operational resilience, blockchain education, and widespread adoption. Project Catalyst serves as Cardano's community innovation hub, aiming to drive on-chain governance by allowing the community to determine growth priorities. For the F12 voting round, the foundation is concentrating on three key areas: enhancing operational resilience to position Cardano as robust infrastructure for institutional use cases, promoting education to increase understanding of third-generation blockchains, and driving adoption by reducing operational costs and improving tools for broader integration.

In addition, the foundation prioritizes innovative on-chain solutions in proposal evaluations, emphasizing traceability, authenticity, and sustainability. These solutions are expected to enhance data transparency, provide secure asset sources, and achieve measurable social and environmental impacts. Other criteria include support for open-source initiatives, contributions to the Cardano governance model, and the project team's performance in previous Catalyst rounds.