According to @ItsDave_ADA, Cardano launched on-chain governance not even a year ago and hundreds of people worldwide stepped up to represent the ecosystem, with participation currently unfunded and passion driven; source: @ItsDave_ADA on X, Oct 4, 2025. The post highlights recent progress in budget spending and decentralized collaboration as key differentiators of Cardano’s community-led model; source: @ItsDave_ADA on X, Oct 4, 2025. The author adds that a roadmap of innovation has been unlocked and funded proposals are already well underway; source: @ItsDave_ADA on X, Oct 4, 2025. For ADA traders, the concrete milestones cited are on-chain governance participation, budget spending progress, and funded proposal rollout; source: @ItsDave_ADA on X, Oct 4, 2025.