Cardano app on Ledger maintained by Ledger Technologies SAS

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    "filename": "hydra-ledger-cardano-app-maintenance-2026.json",
    "ingested_at": "2026-05-11",
    "source": "Cardano Budget Process 2026 - Hydra/Ekklesia",
    "proposal_id": "69fd6321f9ebc26d057f51d7",
    "title": "Cardano app on Ledger maintained by Ledger Technologies SAS",
    "proposer": "Ledger Technologies SAS"
  },
  "proposal": {
    "id": "69fd6321f9ebc26d057f51d7",
    "title": "Cardano app on Ledger maintained by Ledger Technologies SAS",
    "proposer": "Ledger Technologies SAS",
    "submitted_at": "2026-05-08T05:20:00Z"
  },
  "ask": {
    "total_ada": 2060000,
    "total_usd": 535600,
    "proposer_ada_rate_usd": 0.26,
    "duration_months": 12,
    "usd_peg_vs_market": "aggressive",
    "usd_peg_vs_market_set_by": "ai",
    "milestone_payments_disclosed": false,
    "milestone_schedule_disclosed": "none",
    "milestone_schedule_disclosed_set_by": "ai",
    "admin_fee_ada": 60000,
    "contingency_reserve_ada": 0
  },
  "identity": {
    "doxxed": true,
    "doxxed_set_by": "ai",
    "applicant_type": "company",
    "named_leads": []
  },
  "metadata": {
    "open_source": "unknown",
    "open_source_set_by": "ai",
    "open_source_notes": "Ledger Cardano app source code is partially public (github.com/LedgerHQ/app-cardano historically) but maintenance posture, IP terms, and licence for any new work are not specified in this proposal.",
    "has_prior_delivery": true,
    "has_prior_delivery_set_by": "ai",
    "prior_delivery_notes": "Ledger Technologies SAS has historically maintained the Cardano Ledger app. No prior Cardano Treasury / Catalyst funding (proposer states 'N/A'). The track record cited is Ledger's general hardware-wallet history rather than Cardano-specific treasury-funded delivery.",
    "admin_model": "intersect",
    "admin_model_set_by": "ai",
    "duplicate_of_existing_solution": {
      "value": "no",
      "confidence": "high",
      "set_by": "ai"
    }
  },
  "treasury_return": {
    "has_return_clause": false,
    "return_clause_set_by": "ai",
    "treasury_favourability": "weak",
    "treasury_favourability_set_by": "ai",
    "return_mechanism_notes": "Proposer answered 'No' to treasury return question. No contingency reserve. Peg set at $0.26 (above ~$0.25 market) rather than $0.25, so proposer captures the upside on the peg differential."
  },
  "relationships": {
    "competes_with": [],
    "related_proposals": [
      "hydra-ledger-cip-113-clear-signing",
      "hydra-ledger-clear-signing-top5-dapps"
    ],
    "notes": "Three concurrent Ledger Technologies SAS proposals in same batch (this Cardano app maintenance, CIP-113 integration, Clear Signing top-5 dApps) totalling 5,613,500 ADA at the $0.26 peg. Concentration risk: same single vendor across all three proposals; no alternative provider considered."
  },
  "ecosystem_demand": {
    "evidence_level": "moderate",
    "evidence_level_confidence": "medium",
    "evidence_level_set_by": "ai",
    "active_users_known": true,
    "active_users_examples": [
      {
        "name": "Existing Ledger users holding ADA",
        "kind": "user",
        "url": null
      }
    ],
    "developer_demand_signals": [
      "Ledger is the dominant hardware-wallet provider; many ADA holders use Ledger devices",
      "Cardano app on Ledger is part of widely-used wallet stack (Eternl, Typhon, Nufi, Lace integration)"
    ],
    "adoption_risk_notes": "Existing Ledger Cardano app is in active use, which is real demand. However: (1) the proposal does not quantify how many Cardano-using Ledger devices are in the field or the maintenance burden being funded; (2) the work-package description is a placeholder ('detailed proposal is currently being finalized') — DReps cannot evaluate what specific upgrades or fixes are in scope; (3) historically Ledger has maintained the Cardano app without treasury funding, so this represents a new ask for a previously-self-funded activity, and the proposal does not justify why community funding is now required vs Ledger's own product budget."
  },
  "incumbents": {
    "has_existing_solution": "yes",
    "has_existing_solution_confidence": "high",
    "has_existing_solution_set_by": "ai",
    "existing_solutions": [
      {
        "name": "Ledger Cardano App (existing)",
        "url": "https://github.com/LedgerHQ/app-cardano",
        "status": "shipped",
        "overlap": "full",
        "notes": "The Ledger Cardano app already exists and has been maintained by Ledger to date. The proposal is for ongoing maintenance of this same app rather than a new deliverable — the incumbent is the proposer themselves. This is a continuation/maintenance ask."
      }
    ],
    "differentiation_claim": "Ledger argues only the manufacturer can provide the highest standard of maintenance, security review, and timely updates for new firmware. Proposal frames the alternative as 'third-party maintenance lag'.",
    "differentiation_credibility": "high"
  },
  "risk_flags": {
    "aggressive_peg": true,
    "self_administered_no_oversight": false,
    "incumbent_already_delivering": true,
    "no_evidence_of_demand": false,
    "competes_with_in_batch": false,
    "concentration_risk": true
  },
  "notes": {
    "ai_review_notes": "Significant red flags for DRep review: (1) the work package description, objectives, success metrics, and ROI sections are all placeholder text reading 'The detailed proposal ... is currently being finalized by Ledger's engineering, security, and partnership teams' — this is the most severe milestone-disclosure deficiency in the batch. DReps are being asked to approve 2.06M ADA against a stated-but-unwritten spec; (2) no milestone breakdown at all — proposer uses 'milestone alternative' stating progress is 'on-going basis ... at the end of the term, if the Cardano infrastructure has no issues, it will be a success'. This is not a measurable acceptance criterion; (3) no treasury return clause, peg set above market at $0.26; (4) no third-party assurance allocated ('We will allocate funds for this in the future'); (5) concentration with two other Ledger proposals in same round; (6) Ledger has historically maintained the Cardano app without treasury funding — the proposal does not explain why community funding is now necessary or what changed. The case for funding: Ledger is the dominant hardware wallet and security maintenance has clear ecosystem value. The case against funding the proposal *in this form*: virtually no specification, no milestones, no return clause, no assurance. The substance may be fundable; the proposal as written is not auditable."
  },
  "id": "hydra-ledger-cardano-app-maintenance-2026",
  "source": {
    "hydra_id": "69fd6321f9ebc26d057f51d7",
    "channels": [
      "hydra"
    ]
  }
}