by Vincent Muthee
Cardano’s governance experiment, Project Catalyst, has entered a new stage. Voting is now open for the Fund14, giving the community a chance to decide which projects will secure backing in the latest funding round.
The Cardano-focused X account Cardanians confirmed that more than 1,600 ideas survived the submission and review phases and are now up for vote. This round holds 20 million ADA in available funding, spread across categories that aim to strengthen Cardano’s developer tools, ecosystem growth, and adoption efforts.
Voting for Cardano’s Project Catalyst Begins
In a post on X Cardanians confirmed that the voting process for the 1,600 ideas as part of the Project Catalysts started today. The current cycle began in late July with proposal submissions. Reviews by community members ran from late August through mid-September. With that stage complete, attention has shifted to voting, the most decisive part of the process.
REMINDER: Voting on proposals in Project Catalyst Fund 14 is scheduled to begin today.
Over 1,600 ideas were submitted for the review phase across 4 categories.
Project Catalyst is one of the largest decentralized funding mechanisms in the world. pic.twitter.com/dqfXTpitKx
— Cardanians (CRDN) (@Cardanians_io) September 22, 2025
Participation remains critical, as community votes determine which projects progress to funding and onboarding. If all runs as expected, results will be announced during the week of October 6. Following this, onboarding is scheduled to take place from October to November, though precise dates remain open.
The volume of proposals signals growing interest in Cardano’s decentralized funding model. More than 1,600 ideas represent entrepreneurs, developers, educators, and ecosystem builders all seeking to secure support. Cardano is the first blockchain to attempt such a large-scale, community-run funding model, making it a focal point for how decentralized governance can operate in practice.
Fund14’s Four Funding Categories
According to data provided on the official Project Catalyst page, the funding is divided across four distinct categories. The first, “Cardano Open: Developers”, is designed to improve the developer experience with open-source tools and frameworks. A total of 3.1 million ADA will be availed in this funding.
Coming in second, is the “Cardano Open: Ecosystem”, which supports nontechnical efforts like education, marketing, and community-building. This funding carries a total of 3 million ADA.
The third category, “Cardano Use Cases: Concepts”, is aimed at early-stage ideas. Teams have the option of obtaining support to create prototypes or minimum viable products that can be used to test their adoption potential. It will carry a 4 million ADA fund size.
From the list, the final and largest, “Cardano Use Cases: Partners & Products”, seeks to drive adoption through enterprise collaborations and high-volume applications. It carries 8.5 million ADA in funding. Voting across all categories will close on October 6, 2025.
ADA Mainnet Transactions Surpass 114 million
Besides Cardano’s Project Catalyst, the network is also growing significantly. As observed by Cardano tracking platform TapTools, data by cardanoscan shows that the number of ADA transactions on mainnet has now reached 114,049,415.
This growth shows Cardano’s growing role in decentralized finance, NFTs, and business blockchain solutions. Furthermore, increased activity also indicates improved network scalability.
As Project Catalyst continues to route resources into innovation and the number of transactions continues to reach new heights, Cardano continues to be well-positioned to solidify its position as a blockchain that has longevity and is developed by communities.
Meanwhile, ADA is currently trading at $0.82 as of this writing, with the market cap sitting at $29.92 billion.
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