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Technical Director of Cardano Foundation to Resign in August This Year

The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Cardano Foundation, Giorgio Zinetti, will resign at the end of August 2026 after serving for two and a half years. Zinetti announced his departure on X, stating his plans for a short break followed by a new professional venture in late September. He joined the Foundation in 2024, focusing on scaling enterprise adoption of Cardano's projects and products. The Cardano Foundation confirmed his exit separately but has not yet named a replacement or detailed how the CTO duties will be managed post-departure. The foundation's board and executive team stated they will continue collaborating with senior technical and business development staff to maintain focus on enterprise product implementation. The article also notes that Emurgo, one of the three entities supporting the Cardano blockchain alongside the Cardano Foundation and Input Output Global (IOG), announced its withdrawal from Cardano in July following a hack of its SecondFi wallet that resulted in a loss of 2.4 million ADA. Currently, Cardano ranks 29th by total value locked (TVL) in DeFi at $69.62 million across 69 protocols. At the time of writing, ADA was trading at $0.1961 with a market capitalization of $7.16 billion.

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