Welcome to the January edition of Essential Cardano360 - your monthly look at the people, progress, and projects shaping Cardano.This month, we have a governance roundup with Jack Briggs from Intersect covering the holiday period's on-chain activity. We introduce Bitcoin DeFi with project lead Omer Hussain, and get the latest from Input Output Research with Fergie Miller. Easton from Lace walks us through the wallet's multi-chain and mobile expansion, and in our Building on Cardano segment, we spotlight Xerberus, No Witness Labs, and Masumi.🐦For real-time updates, follow IO on X: https://x.com/InputOutputHK🗒️If you want to play your part in contributing to the Cardano ecosystem and help develop Cardano and IO products, check the IO Careers page: https://iohk.link/3TlsMgH Want to be considered for inclusion in the show? Apply here: https://landing.essentialcardano.io/360-project-details If you’d like to be notified about the next show release sign up here: https://landing.essentialcardano.io/360-newsletter-sign-up💻 Useful Links:🔗 Intersect Governance Update:Learn more about Intersect: https://intersectmbo.orgFollow Intersect on X: https://x.com/IntersectMBO Read about the net change limit extension: https://intersectmbo.org/news/recent-cardano-governance-actionsRead about the Constitutional Committee snap election: https://www.intersectmbo.org/news/updating-the-constitutional-committeeCardano 2030 Vision and Strategy info action: https://intersectmbo.org/news/cardano-2030-an-info-action-to-validate-shared-directionRegister for the Cardano Africa Tech Summit Nairobi (Feb 11-13): https://cats.wada.org/Register for BuilderFest Buenos Aires (March 2026): https://buidlerfest.com/?x 🔗 Input Output Research:IOR Cardano Vision Work Program 2025: End-year report – Fundamental Research (Draft): https://forum.cardano.org/t/ior-cardano-vision-work-program-2025-end-year-report-fundamental-research-draft/152057 IOR Cardano Vision Work Program 2025: End-year report – Technology Validation (Draft): https://forum.cardano.org/t/ior-cardano-vision-work-program-2025-end-year-report-technology-validation-draft/152058Cardano Vision 2025 IOR reports video: https://youtu.be/LXWubWqpO6o?si=J9B7z7X997rNAEVa Leios Development Tracker: https://engineering.iog.io/leiosLeios Documentation: https://leios.cardano-scaling.org/docs/roadmap 🔗 Lace:Lace website: https://lace.ioFollow Lace on X: https://x.com/lace_io🔗 BuildingOnCardano:Xerberus website: https://xerberus.ioFollow Xerberus on X: https://x.com/XerberusNo Witness Labs website: https://nowitnesslabs.comFollow No Witness Labs on X: https://x.com/nowitnesslabs Evolution SDK: a new era for Cardano development: https://www.essentialcardano.io/article/evolution-sdk-a-new-era-for-cardano-developmentEvolution SDK documentation: https://intersectmbo.github.io/evolution-sdk/docs/Masumi website: https://www.masumi.network/ Follow Masumi on X: https://x.com/MasumiNetwork 🔗 Governance:Beyond MVG Project: December 2025 progress report: https://www.essentialcardano.io/article/beyond-mvg-project-december-2025-progress-report⚠️Disclaimer: Nothing on this video is intended to be professional advice, including without limitation, financial, investment, legal or tax advice. Also, publication of this video should not be construed as a solicitation, recommendation, or endorsement by Input Output Global or any of its affiliates (collectively, IOG). The views and opinions of the guests of Cardano360 in this video are their own and do not represent the views and opinions of IOG. IOG is not responsible for your use of or reliance on any information in this video. It is up to you to do your own researchThe information contained in the content (“Video Content”) represents the views and opinions of the guests on Cardano360 and do not represent the views and opinions of Input | Output.