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We are moving from Trust but Verify to Trust By Architecture
author • 2026-06-18
As CEO of the Cardano Foundation, Frederik Gregaard plays a key role in turning blockchain into public infrastructure. In this interview, he explains how AI will change corporate accountability and why blockchain is key to rebuilding trust.
Meet the Fortune Crypto Innovators
author • 2026-06-11
When Satoshi Nakamoto first articulated his vision for Bitcoin in 2008, there was no such thing as the crypto industry. Now, Nakamoto, whose identity still remains hidden, is just one of many personalities who have helped birth an entire new asset class. There are countless cryptocurrencies, thousands of digital asset companies, and an entire class of blockchain billionaires.
Exclusive: Cardano Foundation Recasts Itself as Active Adoption Driver
author • 2026-06-11
The Cardano Foundation is stepping out from behind the blockchain's technical curtain to actively push adoption and seed its decentralized finance markets, a reversal of the supporting role it held for most of the network's history.
Cardano powers Brazil Olympic tech push with blockchain and AI
author • 2026-06-02
The Cardano Foundation has partnered with the Brazilian Olympic Committee to test blockchain, artificial intelligence and Internet of Things tools across Brazilian sport.
Cardano Foundation’s Sandro Knöpfel Says Tokenized Finance Will Succeed When Blockchain Becomes Invisible
author • 2026-05-25
As tokenization narratives dominate institutional crypto conversations, the race to bring real-world assets (RWAs) on-chain is increasingly framed as a battle over scale, regulation, and infrastructure.
Yet according to Sandro Knöpfel, Global Lead Market Structure and Strategic Partnerships at the Cardano Foundation, the industry is still focusing too heavily on blockchain technology itself instead of the operational realities institutions face when integrating tokenized assets into existing financial systems.
Cardano Foundation Expands Into Latin America with New Blockchain Lab at University of Brasília
author • 2026-05-07
The Cardano Foundation has formed a significant partnership with the University of Brasília (UnB), making great strides toward promoting blockchain adoption in South America. This marks an important milestone in launching the first Cardano Project Development Lab located in Latin America. These labs are meant to help connect the academic research community to real-life cases for decentralized applications (dApps).
Cardano Foundation's CEO on Bringing Real Finance Onchain
author • 2026-04-26
In this special interview that took place at Paris Blockchain Week, Frederik Gregaard, CEO of the Cardano Foundation, sits down with The Block’s Gareth Jenkinson to discuss how blockchain is being used to rebuild financial trust and infrastructure.
Why Cardano Thinks It Solved Crypto’s Biggest Problem
author • 2026-04-16
Frederik Gregaard, CEO of the Cardano Foundation, joins us at Paris Blockchain Week to discuss why institutions are increasingly paying attention to Cardano.
How AI and blockchain are reshaping the workforce
author • 2026-04-16
Cardano Foundation CEO Frederik Gregaard sat down with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi on Opening Bid Unfiltered to discuss the evolution of blockchain technology, where it may be headed next, and how AI is shaping Corporate America.
Cardano Foundation on Blockchain Adoption, Agentic AI and Smart Contracts | CEO Frederik Gregaard
author • 2026-04-15
From the New York Stock Exchange, Jane King interviews Frederik Gregaard, CEO of the Cardano Foundation, for GBBC’s Markets on Chain series, produced in partnership with the Global Blockchain Business Council and GBBC Digital Media.
Cardano opens treasury for Bitcoin liquidity drive in high-stakes push to scale DeFi by 2030
author • 2026-04-08
The Cardano community has officially approved the first tranche of the Orion Fund, a venture-style initiative designed to bridge Bitcoin liquidity into its decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.
Cardano Unveils $80M Fund to Drive Institutional Adoption
author • 2026-04-07
Cardano and Draper Dragon announced the creation of an $80 million initiative, the Orion Fund, on Tuesday. The initiative aims to increase institutional adoption while expanding real-world applications across the wider Cardano ecosystem.
Cardano Foundation: transparency and innovation for the future of blockchain
author • 2026-04-02
The year 2025 proved to be unprecedented for the Cardano Foundation, the independent organization based in Zug, Switzerland, dedicated to promoting Cardano as a public digital infrastructure.
How Blockchain Could Solve AI Misinformation & Transform Global Finance
author • 2026-03-21
Frederik Gregaard, CEO of the Cardano Foundation, joins in from the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange to discuss how blockchain is transforming trust, verification, and the future of global finance.
Cardano's ADA Token Now Accepted at Spar Supermarkets in Switzerland
author • 2026-03-05
Brick-and-mortar retail payments in Swiss Spar stores are enabled through the Cardano Foundation's partnership with DFX.swiss.
Cardano Foundation reports that ADA now accepted at 137 SPAR stores across Switzerland
author • 2026-03-05
The Cardano Foundation, a Swiss-based, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to advancing Cardano as a public digital infrastructure, reports the integration of the Cardano blockchain into DFX.swiss's platform.
Cardano Foundation CEO: why Europe's next move on Digital Product Passports matters for global blockchain
author • 2026-02-13
Can Digital Product Passports become Europe’s clearest path to blockchain leadership? Cardano Foundation CEO Frederik Gregaard argues that they could.
Cardano Foundation: Some crypto projects erode institutional trust
author • 2026-02-06
Frederik Gregaard, CEO at Cardano Foundation, joins Squawk Box Europe to discuss the Cardano protocol, recent volatility in cryptocurrencies, and why he believes some projects are “destroying institutional trust” in the sector.
Cardano's digital ID layer: a path to financial sector business growth
author • 2025-12-04
Following the 2025 Cardano Summit, Thomas A. Mayfield from Cardano Foundation shares how a future-proof digital identity layer enables business growth in the financial sector.