Atlanter
Atlanter is an active Cardano DRep with ₳216K of voting power from 19 delegators. Voted on 8 of the 62 governance actions of the last six months.
- Status
- Active
- Voting power
- ₳215,589
- Delegators
- 19
- Votes, last six months
- 8 of 62 governance actions
- Explains their votes
- 36 of 55 votes came with a published rationale
- Registered
- 3 Sept 2024
- DRep ID
- drep1y26k7hpkj26dnp8yznnsgpwu8l6pkgcdey4zd23dk655qcse26y3g
Objectives
To contribute to Cardano's governance by: * Advocating for technical excellence and sustainable development practices * Promoting solutions that enhance privacy, self-sovereignty, and equal access * Evaluating proposals through the lens of both technical feasibility and practical impact * Supporting initiatives that strengthen Cardano's infrastructure while maintaining its core principles * Ensuring proposals align with long-term ecosystem sustainability * Fostering innovation while maintaining system integrity and security
Motivations
As a former IOHK engineer and the developer of Marlowe and Scalus, I've been deeply involved in Cardano's technical evolution. My motivation stems from a desire to ensure Cardano's governance decisions are informed by both technical expertise and practical business experience. Having built products for Cardano and understanding its technical foundations, I can evaluate proposals' technical merits and their broader ecosystem impact. My experience as a business owner adds a practical perspective to governance decisions, ensuring they serve both technical excellence and real-world utility.
Qualifications
Former IOHK compiler engineer. Developer of Marlowe interpreter. Creator of Scalus – platform for Cardano DApp development, Scala to UPLC compiler. Co-author of "Marlowe: implementing and analysing financial contracts on blockchain" paper. Deep expertise in Cardano ecosystem, blockchain technology, and cryptocurrencies. Extensive experience in system architecture and compiler development. Business owner with practical experience in operations and finance management. Speaker at international conferences on technical topics. Advanced understanding of Bitcoin, Lightning Network, Hydra, and state channels.
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Latest votes
- Abstain on Scalus 2026: Maintenance, Dijkstra Readiness, Interoperability & Application Runtime, 2 Aug 2026
- Yes on Net Change Limit: Cardano Treasury (Epochs 613-713), 2 Aug 2026
- Abstain on Bifrost: Unlocking Bitcoin DeFi on Cardano — Road to Mainnet (Phase 1 of 2), 2 Aug 2026
- Yes on Withdraw 120,000,000 ada for AlphaGrowth’s Cardano PRIME, 2 Aug 2026
- Yes on Name the Protocol Version 12 hard fork “von Bergen“, 2 Aug 2026
- Yes on Reduce minPoolCost to 75 ada and increase Plutus Memory Limits (Part 2), 2 Aug 2026
- Abstain on Scalus: Cardano’s Application Platform for Building, Launching, and Scaling, 14 May 2026
- Yes on Approve Cardano Foundation as New Managing Entity of Project Catalyst, 3 Apr 2026
- Yes on Dingo: a Production-Grade Block Producer in Go by Blink Labs, 3 Apr 2026
- Yes on Cardano x Draper Dragon: Orion Fund, 3 Apr 2026