[Proposal setup] Proposal title
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Cardanoscan Upgrade V3: Real-Time, Personal & More Analytics
[Proposal Summary] Budget Information
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250000
[Proposal Summary] Time
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9
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[Proposal Summary] Problem Statement
What is the problem you want to solve?
Cardanoscan lacks real-time updates, personalization, and advanced analytics, limiting user engagement, operational oversight, and informed decision-making across the Cardano ecosystem.
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[Proposal Summary] Project Dependencies
Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?
No
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No dependencies
[Proposal Summary] Project Open Source
Will your project's outputs be fully open source?
No
License and Additional Information
No
[Theme Selection] Theme
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Developer Tools
[Campaign Category] Category Questions
Describe your established collaborations.
This project will be carried out entirely by Strica, the team that develops and maintains Cardanoscan Explorer. As the proposal extends functionality within our own product, there are no external collaborators involved.
Keeping the work in-house ensures aligned vision, technical consistency, and clear accountability. Progress and milestones will be shared publicly through our usual channels to maintain transparency with the Cardano community.
Describe funding commitments.
Strica, the team behind Cardanoscan and Typhon Wallet, has a proven record of delivering critical Cardano infrastructure on time, including multiple successful Catalyst projects and Ledger Live integration. All work will be developed in-house using Cardanoscan’s production-ready infrastructure, with phased releases, public deployments, and progress updates via official channels. Features will be free for all users, with clear milestone-based accountability and long-term maintenance.
Describe your key performance metrics.
- Real-time latency: blocks, transactions, mempool update within seconds.
- Deployment of personalization tools (labels, notes, favourites) on mainnet.
- Delivery of 4 advanced analytics charts.
- Milestone completion verified via public URLs.
- Positive community feedback.
- Zero unplanned downtime post-launch from new features.
[Your Project and Solution] Solution
Please describe your proposed solution and how it addresses the problem
Overview
Cardanoscan Upgrades V3 is a transformative enhancement to one of Cardano’s most trusted blockchain explorers. It combines three high-impact improvements into a single coordinated release:
- Real-Time Blockchain Data Updates – A fully dynamic, streaming feature for blocks, transactions, and mempool data.
- Personalized User Dashboard – Tools to label, favourite, and annotate blockchain addresses and transactions.
- Advanced Analytics Charts – Rich, real-time visualizations for ADA supply, staking growth, mempool activity, and treasury expansion.
This release addresses long-standing gaps in user experience, operational oversight, and data accessibility for the Cardano ecosystem.
Part 1: Real-Time Blockchain Data Updates
Blockchain is inherently real-time, yet most explorers require manual page refreshes or slow polling intervals. This feature upgrades Cardanoscan to deliver streaming updates using WebSocket technology, integrated into our backend indexers.
Key Features:
- Live Block Updates – Block height, slot number, and metadata update instantly as a block is produced.
- Live Transaction Status – Transactions transition from pending to confirmed with confirmation counts updating in real time.
- Live Mempool Feed – A continuous stream of unconfirmed transactions, useful for dApp launches, SPO monitoring, and traders.
- Dynamic Homepage Widgets – "Recent Blocks" and "Recent Transactions" sections refresh automatically without reloading the page.
Part 2: Personalized User Dashboard
Raw blockchain data is often overwhelming. Personalization brings clarity and relevance, allowing users to create their own layer of meaning on top of blockchain records.
Features:
- Address Labels – Tag wallet addresses with private names for easy identification.
- Favourites – Bookmark important addresses for quick access.
- Transaction Notes – Record private notes for transactions to aid audits, accounting, or operational tracking.
Intended Users:
- Delegators/SPOs – Track key staking addresses.
- Businesses – Organize and monitor customer or vendor addresses.
- DAOs – Annotate treasury transactions for transparent operations.
- Researchers – Maintain context for historical blockchain events.
Part 3: Advanced Analytics Charts
We will expand Cardanoscan’s Analytics section with 4 powerful charts, built to inform governance, research, and operational decision-making.
New Charts:
- ADA Circulation vs Reserves – Tracks balance between circulating supply and reserves for economic insight.
- Mempool Size per Minute – Shows network congestion trends in real time.
- Daily Stake Key Growth – Measures staking adoption on a daily basis.
- Treasury Growth per Epoch – Displays the accumulation of Cardano’s treasury fund.
[Your Project and Solution] Impact
Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community
The Cardano ecosystem benefits in several ways:
- Real-Time Visibility – Improves the responsiveness of the explorer, aligning with modern blockchain standards.
- User Empowerment – Personalization tools allow individuals and organizations to manage blockchain data with clarity.
- Data-Driven Decisions – Analytics charts give clear insights into staking growth, network load, and treasury health.
- Operational Transparency – DAOs, SPOs, and businesses can annotate and organize their activities more effectively.
- Educational Resources – Charts and visuals will be used in presentations, tutorials, and media coverage.
- Developer Enablement – Developers gain access to real-time metrics for debugging, performance tuning, and adoption tracking.
- Governance Support – DReps and Catalyst voters can use treasury and staking growth data to guide funding and policy proposals.
This upgrade transforms Cardanoscan from a passive explorer into a living, interactive, and strategic infrastructure tool for the Cardano community.
[Your Project and Solution] Capabilities & Feasibility
What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?
Strica has a long-standing track record of delivering mission-critical tools and infrastructure for the Cardano ecosystem, consistently with transparency, accountability, and technical excellence. Over the past five years, we have shipped and maintained projects that serve both everyday users and the developer community at scale.
We are the creators and maintainers of:
- Cardanoscan – A trusted and widely used Cardano blockchain explorer, relied on for real-time, accurate blockchain data by users, projects, and developers worldwide.
- Typhon Wallet – A feature-rich, user-friendly Cardano wallet supporting ADA, native tokens, NFTs, staking, and governance, designed for both newcomers and power users.
- Cardano Ledger Live Integration – Implemented ADA, native token, and staking support in Ledger Live, enabling millions of Ledger users to securely manage Cardano assets.
- We are also active open-source contributors, with multiple well-maintained repositories on our GitHub (https://github.com/StricaHQ), including:
- @stricahq/bip32ed25519 – A BIP32-Ed25519 key derivation library widely used in Cardano tooling.
- @stricahq/typhonjs – A comprehensive Cardano SDK powering Typhon Wallet and available for integration into third-party applications.
- @stricahq/ouroboros-network-js – Cardano ouroboros networking library for node communication.
- @stricahq/cardano-codec – A library to decode Cardano CBOR data types.
- @stricahq/cardanoscan-js – API services SDK providing high-quality Cardano blockchain data for dapps, analytics platforms, and AI integrations.
- CIP Contributions – Direct participation in Cardano Improvement Proposals, influencing ecosystem standards.
Our work consistently adheres to open standards, best practices, and thorough testing. These efforts have earned us the trust of the community, demonstrated by years of successful product delivery, continuous feature development, and widespread adoption. This proven track record of execution, combined with our public code repositories and transparent development process, demonstrates our ability to deliver meaningful, lasting results for the Cardano ecosystem.
[Milestones] Project Milestones
Milestone Title
Real-Time Blocks, Transactions & Mempool Updates
Milestone Outputs
- Implement real-time updates for block confirmations
- Implement real-time updates for transaction status and confirmation
- Integrate real-time updates for recent blocks and transactions displayed on the home page of Cardanoscan.
- Implement real-time updates for mempool transactions
Acceptance Criteria
- Users can see the current block confirmations and transaction status updated live without refreshing the page.
- The home page reflects the most recent blocks and transactions in real time, allowing users to see updates without manual refresh.
- Users can view the mempool transactions updated in real time on the mempool page
Evidence of Completion
The features will be made live and accessible on the mainnet Cardanoscan website, with links provided for public verification.
Delivery Month
2
Cost
75000
Progress
30 %
Milestone Title
in progress problem statement, editing the problem statement
Milestone Outputs
- Develop and implement the feature that allows users to add private labels to an address.
- Add a feature to allow users to add an address to their favourites
- Show the private label and favourites mark when signed in
- Signed-in users can add private notes to a transaction, right from the transaction detail page.
- Show the private notes when signed in
Acceptance Criteria
- User can sign in and add private labels
- User can add address to favourites
- User can see the private label on the address page
- User can sign-in and add private notes to a transaction from the transaction detail page
- User can see the private notes on a transaction
Evidence of Completion
Features as detailed in the outputs deployed on mainnet and verifiable via a public URL. Steps are provided to help review the features.
Delivery Month
2
Cost
50000
Progress
50 %
Milestone Title
ADA Circulation vs Reserves & Mempool Size Charts
Milestone Outputs
- Develop an ADA in Circulation vs ADA in Reserves chart to provide insights into the supply dynamics of the Cardano ecosystem.
- Mempool Size per Minute chart to visualize transaction queue activity.
Acceptance Criteria
- Both charts must be developed and available on the mainnet
- The charts should be fully functional and responsive on the Cardanoscan analytics page.
- Users should be able to access and view the charts via a live link.
Evidence of Completion
Successful completion will be demonstrated by the public deployment of the ADA circulation vs reserves chart and the mempool size per minute chart on the Cardanoscan mainnet.
Delivery Month
2
Cost
50000
Progress
70 %
Milestone Title
Stake Key Growth & Treasury Growth (Epoch) Charts
Milestone Outputs
- Design, implement, and deploy two additional charts for Cardanoscan analytics: a Daily Stake Key Growth chart, which highlights the expansion of staking participation over time.
- Treasury Growth per Epoch chart, which tracks the accumulation of funds within the Cardano treasury.
Acceptance Criteria
- Both the Daily Stake Key Growth and Treasury Growth per Epoch charts must be fully implemented, functional, and available on the Cardanoscan mainnet analytics page.
- Users should be able to seamlessly access these charts through a live public link, interact with them across devices, and confirm that they accurately reflect real-time blockchain data without errors or refresh issues.
Evidence of Completion
The milestone will be considered complete once the Daily Stake Key Growth and Treasury Growth per Epoch charts are deployed and accessible on the Cardanoscan mainnet analytics section.
Delivery Month
2
Cost
37500
Progress
80 %
Milestone Title
Analytics Launch, Social Announcement & Project Close-out
Milestone Outputs
- Announce and promote the newly released features on official social media (X - formerly Twitter) for community visibility.
- Share a public link to four analytics charts showcasing project impact.
- Provide the project close-out report and final demo video for transparency and evidence of completion.
Acceptance Criteria
- Social media announcement details the new features
- All charts should be deployed on the mainnet, fully accessible to the public.
- The project close-out report and demo video are provided
Evidence of Completion
- Social media announcement link
- Public access to the live charts via Cardanoscan, verified through a live link.
- Closeout report and video available on a publicly accessible URL
Delivery Month
1
Cost
37500
Progress
100 %
[Final Pitch] Budget & Costs
Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources
Real-Time Updates Integration
Work:
- Implement live updates for block confirmations and transaction confirmations
- Integrate real-time updates for recent blocks and transactions on the Cardanoscan home page.
- Implement live updates for mempool transactions.
- Verification: Features live on Cardanoscan mainnet, accessible for public testing.
- Cost: 75,000 ADA - 2 months.
User Account Features (Labels, Favourites, Notes)
Work:
- Allow signed-in users to add private labels to addresses.
- Add ability to mark addresses as favourites.
- Enable users to add private notes to transactions directly from the transaction detail page.
- Display private labels, favourites, and notes when users are signed in.
- Verification: Features deployed on Cardanoscan mainnet with public access.
- Cost: 50,000 ADA – 2 months.
Analytics Charts – Part 1
Work:
- Develop and deploy ADA in Circulation vs ADA in Reserves chart.
- Develop and deploy Mempool Size per Minute chart.
- Verification: Charts available and fully functional on Cardanoscan analytics page with live public links.
- Cost: 50,000 ADA - 2 months.
Analytics Charts – Part 2
Work:
- Develop and deploy Daily Stake Key Growth chart.
- Develop and deploy Treasury Growth per Epoch chart.
- Verification: Charts available and functional on Cardanoscan analytics page with live public links.
- Cost: 37,500 ADA - 2 months.
Public Release & Project Closure
Work:
- Announce new features on official social media (X / Twitter).
- Provide public links to all 4 analytics charts.
- Publish project close-out report and demo video.
- Verification: Social media announcement, live chart links, and publicly accessible close-out report + demo video.
- Cost: 37,500 ADA - 1 month.
[Final Pitch] Value for Money
How does the cost of the project represent value for the Cardano ecosystem?
This proposal represents a high-value, one-time investment in Cardano’s core infrastructure.
Value Factors:
- Permanent Benefits – Once deployed, these features will be free and publicly available indefinitely.
- Wide User Base – Cardanoscan serves thousands daily; enhancements reach the full spectrum of ecosystem participants.
- Cost Efficiency – Combines multiple high-impact upgrades into one development cycle, reducing overhead.
- Proven Track Record – Strica’s past delivery of Cardanoscan, Typhon Wallet, and Ledger Live integration demonstrates low risk.
- Ecosystem Competitiveness – Puts Cardano’s leading explorer on par with, or ahead of, explorers from other chains.
- Community Education – Data visualization tools directly support onboarding and knowledge building.
By improving both how quickly data is delivered and how meaningfully it is presented, this project strengthens Cardano’s appeal, trust, and adoption, delivering exceptional return on investment for the community.
[Required Acknowledgements] Consent & Confirmation
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