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Lido Nation

@lidonation.bsky.social

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Blockchain education in plain English, Kiswahili & Español, outreach, and global community-building: because the future is for everyone. ticker: lido #ADAChain

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Lido Nation @lidonation.bsky.social · Sep 5

💰 Like the Ocean’s Eleven vault heist, #Cardano’s pool_pledge_influence is the operator’s personal bet.

More ADA pledged = more skin in the game = stronger trust signal. ✅

But there’s a twist in the rewards formula… 🎲👇 lidonation.com/en/po...

Pool Pledge Influence | Lido Nation English

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Lido Nation @lidonation.bsky.social · Jul 30

🎮 Ever get told your special move is too OP to use?

That’s max_tx_ex_steps on #Cardano—nerfing oversized transactions for fair play. 😂

Go over the step limit 👣 and you’re KO’d before entering the arena.

Saves time, saves fees. GG. 🤯👇 lidonation.com/en/po...

max_tx_ex_steps | Lido Nation English

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Lido Nation @lidonation.bsky.social · Jul 29

💡Imagine a city block’s power grid: that’s max_block_ex_steps.

➡️ Each smart contract = a house plugging in. 🏠
➡️ Too much power? House trips.
➡️ Too many houses? Grid overloads. Block fails. 💥

It's a delicate balance of power 🔧👇 lidonation.com/en/po...

max_block_ex_steps | Lido Nation English

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Lido Nation @lidonation.bsky.social · Jul 28

🏹 May the odds be ever in your favor, #Cardano delegators...

Your DRep is your champion—but if they go silent, so does your voice. 😶
drep_activity ensures only active reps stay in the game.

No votes or updates for 100 days = out. 🕰️

Choose wisely:📘👇 lidonation.com/posts...

drep_activity | Lido Nation English

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Lido Nation @lidonation.bsky.social · Jun 27

Let's talk about the #Governance_Action_Deposit.

The hefty but refundable fee that puts some skin in the game for anyone submitting a proposal. 👇
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Lido Nation @lidonation.bsky.social · Jun 25

In the age of Voltaire and on-chain governance, how will #Cardano keep its proposals from turning into a bureaucratic junk drawer? 🤔 Let's jump into the #gov_action_lifetime parameter in search for answers 👇
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Lido Nation @lidonation.bsky.social · Jun 23

You've been faithfully staking your ADA - but what if it's snoozing instead of staking rewards? 😱

Learn how a 2-minute check can save you months of lost rewards👇
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Lido Nation @lidonation.bsky.social · Jun 1

🎟️ Your next concert ticket might not be a PDF or paper stub…
It could be an NFT!

🎨 No fancy JPEG needed.
🏠 Your house deed? NFT.
🚗 Your car title? NFT.

NFTs = Digital ownership, reimagined.👇 lidonation.com/posts...

No Dumb Questions: Episode 4 | Lido Nation English

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Lido Nation @lidonation.bsky.social · May 31

Did you know? 🧐

Blockchains are just fancy spreadsheets 📒

✅ Everyone keeps a copy
✅ New rows = Blocks
✅ Cryptography keeps it locked 🔐
✅ Tokens are the rewards 💰
✅ Consensus decides who updates next 🎮

See how it really works: lidonation.com/posts...

Building Blocks of Blockchain: Consensus | Lido Nation English

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Lido Nation @lidonation.bsky.social · May 30

🪐 Imagine if Star Wars credits were capped… forever.

In #Cardano, that’s reality.

💥 45,000,000,000,000,000 lovelaces (45B $ADA) is all there will ever be.

No sequels. No reboots. No hidden supply.

Fixed. Final. Finite 📖 👇 lidonation.com/posts...

Max Lovelace Supply | Lido Nation English

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Lido Nation @lidonation.bsky.social · May 29

Why did Cardano cut its #min_pool cost in half? And what does that mean for the future of #stakepools and #decentralization?

#Min_pool_cost - let's break down one of the network's most debated parameters.

🎧 ➡️ open.spotify.com/epi...

Lido Nation @lidonation.bsky.social · May 29

🧱 Ever tried building LEGO without instructions?

Everyone’s got ideas... but whose count? 🤔

That’s governance.

Not just for nations—every project, community, blockchain needs it.

Find out how #Cardano & #Ethereum do it 🧐lidonation.com/posts...

Cardano & Ethereum: Governance Results, Insights | Lido Nation English

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Lido Nation @lidonation.bsky.social · May 28

🦖 Just because you CAN put it on the blockchain…
Doesn’t mean you SHOULD.

Remember Jurassic Park? 🦕
They could clone dinosaurs.
They did clone dinosaurs.
👉 You know the rest.

Not everything needs to be a DApp.
Learn what really belongs on-chain 🧠👇
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DApps in the Real World: Present and Future | Lido Nation English

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Lido Nation @lidonation.bsky.social · May 27

Every blockchain starts like the Avengers:
👩‍💻 A small crew
💡 A massive idea
💥 A world-changing mission

But launch day isn’t “happily ever after”...

It’s just the beginning 🛠️

Cardano’s story is no different. 👇 lidonation.com/posts...

The Cardano Roadmap: the history, the future, and YOU | Lido Nation English

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Lido Nation @lidonation.bsky.social · May 26

🦕 Remember when they said "Life finds a way"?

Well...so does decentralization.

Just like anyone can dig up amber & clone dinos (😅), anyone can spin up a #Cardano node.

But to join the network party, you’ll need to deposit some ADA—called the pool_deposit 🧠💸👇 lidonation.com/posts...

Pool Deposit | Lido Nation English

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Lido Nation @lidonation.bsky.social · May 25

Your Layer 1 is like a boomer parent 👴

The side chain? That 16-year-old tech whiz fixing the WiFi, running 5 apps at once, and gaming in the cloud 🎮⚡

Blockchain has kids now—and they're FAST.

Learn why Side Chains matter 👇 lidonation.com/posts...

Side Chains and State Channels on Cardano | Lido Nation English

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Lido Nation @lidonation.bsky.social · May 24

💰 In the wild world of trades...

Without smart contracts, it’s Indiana Jones-style risk: Hand over the treasure 🪙... hope they don’t leave you behind 🏃‍♂️

With smart contracts? 🤝✅ Payment meets delivery—automatically.

Code = trust.
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No Dumb Questions: Episode 2 | Lido Nation English

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Lido Nation @lidonation.bsky.social · May 23

From #staking rewards to funding innovation through Project Catalyst, tau (τ) is more than a number - it's a vision.

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Lido Nation @lidonation.bsky.social · May 23

What if a game ran without a game master?

🎲 No one calling the shots, yet every move is valid. That’s blockchain.

The secret sauce? 🤫

Consensus protocols — where everyone plays referee.

Share your thoughts if you agree or disagree! 👇 lidonation.com/posts...

Decentralized, Stable, and Secure | Lido Nation English

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Lido Nation @lidonation.bsky.social · May 22

Remember in Inception when they locked secrets in dream safes?

That’s what Web3 does—but in real life. 🔐

Blockchain ≠ just crypto. It’s your online power-up:
• Own your data
• Protect your identity
• Unlock global access

💡 Overview 👇 lidonation.com/posts...

Web3 101 | Lido Nation English

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Lido Nation @lidonation.bsky.social · May 21

What if the internet had a memory like Dory from Finding Nemo? 🐠

That’s the web without real decentralized storage.

#Filecoin and #Arweave are here to give it an elephant’s memory 🐘

Long-term storage = long-term value 🌱

🔗 lidonation.com/posts...

Lido Nation @lidonation.bsky.social · May 20

Ever wonder 🤔 what happens to the digital "loose change" left after #Cardano Transactions?

#Coins_per_UTXO_word - the parameter that keeps the Cardano #Blockchain tidy, efficient, and ready to scale.

🎧 ➡️ open.spotify.com/epi...

Lido Nation @lidonation.bsky.social · May 20

Without #min_pool_cost, #StakePools could undercut each other to zero 🫠

Great for headlines, terrible for network health.

Min fees keep pools sustainable & secure.

See how it works 👇
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Min Pool Cost | Lido Nation English

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Lido Nation @lidonation.bsky.social · May 19

Hot take: Not all chains are in a cage match. 🥊

#Ethereum = the OG innovator
#Cardano = the patient professor

Different strengths, same mission: evolve how we trust and transact.

Do you think this still holds? 🧠 lidonation.com/en/po...

Two Blockchain Maxis Walk into a Bar | Lido Nation English

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Lido Nation @lidonation.bsky.social · May 18

You pay for internet. You pay for your phone. Some still pay for stamps.

Not because you're a sucker—because you value the service.

So why does paying to use #blockchain trigger #scam alarms?

💡 Perspective shift 👇
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Blockchain - SCAM? Some Perspective | Lido Nation English

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