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- Cardano’s Leios proposal passed with over 84% approval from DReps.
- The upgrade aims to dramatically improve Cardano transaction throughput.
- ADA price moved higher as investors reacted to the governance decision.
The Cardano ecosystem is moving closer to one of its most ambitious scalability upgrades yet after delegated representatives (DReps) overwhelmingly approved the Leios proposal. The decision marks a major step in Cardano’s effort to boost transaction throughput and prepare the blockchain for broader adoption.
According to governance voting data, more than 84% of participating DReps backed the proposal, unlocking a treasury request worth 27.7 million ADA. The funding will support continued development of Leios, a scaling initiative designed to significantly improve the network’s performance.
Leios Upgrade Targets Massive Throughput Growth
The Leios proposal is part of a broader roadmap from Input Output aimed at expanding Cardano’s capacity over the next several years. Developers believe the upgrade could help the network scale from roughly 800,000 monthly transactions to more than 27 million by 2030.
The project has already reached an early alpha implementation stage, with developers testing throughput improvements on a dedicated public environment. The next major milestone is the Leios public testnet launch scheduled for June 23.
Input Output stated that the newly approved treasury funds will allow development to continue beyond the current budget cycle. The focus for the upcoming 2026–2027 phase will be refining the protocol from an experimental model into a production-ready system suitable for Cardano’s mainnet.
If development progresses as planned, the Leios upgrade could reportedly be deployed before the end of the year.
Additional Cardano Proposals Also Secure Approval
The Leios proposal was not the only initiative to receive community backing. Five additional proposals submitted by Input Output also passed governance voting.
These include upgrades tied to Cardano maintenance, technical collaboration, developer tooling, and improvements to the Plutus smart contract platform. The Plutus-focused proposal alone requested 11.8 million ADA to improve usability, reduce development costs, and strengthen smart contract verification.
However, not every proposal succeeded. The Pogun initiative, which aimed to build a Bitcoin-focused DeFi solution on Cardano, failed to gain enough support. Only around 32% of DReps voted in favor of the proposal.
ADA Price Shows Mild Recovery
The governance approvals appeared to support short-term market sentiment around Cardano. ADA rose nearly 2% following the developments and traded around $0.24 at the time of reporting.
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Despite the daily gain, the token remains down more than 26% since the start of the year, reflecting broader weakness across the altcoin market.
Still, supporters view the Leios upgrade as an important long-term milestone that could improve Cardano’s competitiveness among leading layer-1 blockchain networks.
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