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Daedalus Wallet Maintenance and Improvements 2026–2027
Se7en Labs
ID: 69fd0d5ef9ebc26d057f51d3
One year of Daedalus wallet maintenance and development (September 1, 2026 – August 31, 2027), delivered by an eight-person team led by SE7EN LABS, Inc., currently operating Daedalus under an IOG contract closing August 2026. Daedalus is Cardano's only full-node desktop wallet — every installation contributes to client diversity and decentralization.
Ask (ADA)
2,142,400
Ask (USD)
$535,600
Peg
$0.25
Eff. ADA @ spot
2,024,187
Peg vs market
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Scorecard
7 of 19 criteria answered
Amber · 89%· pending review
How this score works
Each criterion is worth between 1 and 4 points. The score is the points earned out of the points on criteria that have been answered — shown as a percentage. Green is 75% or higher, Amber is 50–74%, and Red is below 50%.
Some criteria are checked automatically against the proposal data (open source, doxxed team, treasury return clauses, etc.). Others are human-judgment calls — value for money, public good, whether the deliverables are realistic. Those stay blank until a DRep ticks them.
Criteria can also be marked Not applicablewhen they don't fit the proposal — for example, "open source" doesn't apply to a DAO governance proposal with no software output. Those are excluded from the score entirely, neither helping nor hurting.
Green requires 80% coverage. If less than 80% of the applicable criteria (by points) have been answered, the verdict stays at Amber — "pending review" — even when every answered criterion passes. This proposal's coverage is currently 38% (7 of 19 applicable criteria answered). The auto-calculated band would have been Green, but coverage is below the threshold so the verdict is shown as Amber to flag that judgment criteria are still pending.
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"extraction_notes": "Proposer lists FOUR pillars as primary/secondary which raises a schema question: official_pillar is a single string. Captured primary as Pillar 1 (listed first in 'most aligned' question on Hydra) and noted Pillars 3, 2, 4 as supporting in tags. The proposer states 'Pillar 1' AND 'Pillar 3' both as 'Primary' in their narrative — schema cannot represent dual-primary. Independent audits answer is literally 'TBD'. Repayment clause is narrow: contingency + CI infrastructure line conditionally. Contract period is Sep 2026–Aug 2027, not calendar 2026."
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"abstract": "One year of Daedalus wallet maintenance and development (September 1, 2026 – August 31, 2027), delivered by an eight-person team led by SE7EN LABS, Inc., currently operating Daedalus under an IOG contract closing August 2026. Daedalus is Cardano's only full-node desktop wallet — every installation contributes to client diversity and decentralization.",
"problem_statement": "Daedalus is Cardano's only full-node desktop wallet — for users who will not delegate trust to centralised services, it is their only option. Without funded maintenance, Daedalus will fall behind on protocol compatibility (Leios/Peras/Nested Transactions hard forks), OS support (Electron 41 is 17 versions behind), governance UX (light wallets have moved faster), and hardware wallet support. IOG contract closes August 2026.",
"proposed_solution": "Time-and-materials engagement across four work packages: (1) Cardano Governance Integration — complete DRep dashboard, self-DRep registration, direct voting, all sourced from local node; (2) Protocol Maintenance & Hard Fork Readiness — node upgrades, compatible release ≥2 weeks before each mainnet hard fork, IOG binary signing continuity; (3) Ecosystem Expansion — Electron 41 upgrade, Ledger Flex + Keystone hardware wallets, CIP-30 dApp connector, Japanese localisation; (4) Operations & Project Management — community reporting, contingency reserve.",
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"Self-DRep registration and direct voting within Q1 2027",
"Compatible Daedalus release ≥2 weeks before each mainnet hard fork (intra-era, Leios, Peras, Nested Transactions)",
"100% of official releases cryptographically signed (IOG signing continuity)",
"Electron 41 upgrade shipped by end Q4 2026",
"Ledger Flex support shipped by end Q4 2026",
"Keystone air-gapped QR signing support within contract period",
"CIP-30 dApp connector implemented and shipped",
"Architecture assessment published by Q3 2027",
"All four platform builds (Windows, macOS x86_64, macOS aarch64, Linux) maintained",
"Full Japanese translation across all new features",
"Monthly progress reports throughout contract period"
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