Shawn McMurdo - SQUID
Shawn McMurdo - SQUID is an active Cardano DRep with ₳2.18M of voting power from 58 delegators. Voted on 36 of the 62 governance actions of the last six months.
- Status
- Active
- Voting power
- ₳2,184,362
- Delegators
- 58
- Votes, last six months
- 36 of 62 governance actions
- Explains their votes
- 11 of 58 votes came with a published rationale
- Registered
- 9 Nov 2024
- DRep ID
- drep1yt99uyp9c8qura9spfgqe8uf7g2avmqc683x28zcugh0sycjd6wp0
Objectives
To actively contribute to realizing the Cardano vision of creating fairer, more transparent systems that empower individuals. We aim to support the ongoing improvement of the Cardano platform and foster the growth of its ecosystem.
Motivations
I am inspired by the use of technology to empower people and make the world a more just place for everyone. I believe Cardano is one such technology and that I can help guide it's evolution.
Qualifications
In Cardano since 2017. Squid Pool SPO since 2019. Proposed CIP7, PCP2, and other improvement proposals that were well received by IOG, CF, researchers, and the technical community. Cardano Summit 2023 Standards and CIPs Award Nominee. FinTech CTO. Software Architect and Developer.
Links
Latest votes
- Yes on Name the Protocol Version 12 hard fork “von Bergen“, 9 Aug 2026
- Yes on Withdraw 120,000,000 ada for AlphaGrowth’s Cardano PRIME, 9 Aug 2026
- Yes on Update Constitutional Committee 2026, 9 Aug 2026
- Yes on Reduce minPoolCost to 75 ada and increase Plutus Memory Limits (Part 2), 9 Aug 2026
- Yes on Bifrost: Unlocking Bitcoin DeFi on Cardano — Road to Mainnet (Phase 1 of 2), 7 Jul 2026
- Yes on Se7en Labs: Daedalus Wallet Maintenance and Improvements 2026-2027, 7 Jul 2026
- Yes on Blockfrost's transformation to not-for-profit, 7 Jul 2026
- Yes on Withdraw 540,750 ada for Oura by TxPipe: Maintaining Cardano’s Event Pipeline, 7 Jul 2026
- Yes on Withdraw 3,810,423 ada for Mithril Protocol, 7 Jul 2026
- Yes on Reforming Treasury Governance, 7 Jul 2026