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diff --git a/blog/2024-09-02-community-digest/index.md b/blog/2024-09-02-community-digest/index.md
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 slug: 2024-09-02-community-digest
 title: "Community Digest"
 authors: [cf]
-tags: [community digest, goernance]
+tags: [community digest, governance]
 ---
 
 The Chang #1 Hard Fork on September 1, 204, marks a key milestone for Cardano, initiating a new governance era. The first phase introduces an Interim Constitutional Committee (ICC) to oversee governance with limited powers, while Stake Pool Operators retain approval rights for protocol changes. The second phase, Chang Upgrade #2, expected in 90 days, will fully activate on-chain governance per CIP-1694. As Cardano enters the Conway era, the new Delegated Representatives (DReps) role is vital for governance, allowing ada holders to influence decisions. Early DRep registration requires a 500 ada refundable deposit.

diff --git a/blog/2024-09-06-weekly-development-report/index.md b/blog/2024-09-06-weekly-development-report/index.md
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 tags: [weekly development report, development]
 ---
 
-The core technology teams released Cardano node v.9.1.1 to fix an issue causing nodes to replay from the genesis block during restarts in the Conway era. The `consensus` team introduced a snapshot-converter tool to convert non-UTXO-HD snapshots to UTXO-HD, resolving deserialization issues and a memory leak. The `Lace` team improved governance for hardware wallet users and prepared for v.1.16. The `Plutus` team completed built-in functions for the next hard fork. The `Hydra` team focused on network resilience and incremental commits. The `Mithril` team continued decentralizing signature orchestration and improving network operations. `Voltaire` marked Cardano's transition to community governance. `Catalyst` progressed in Fund12 onboarding and wallet integration. The `education` team prepared for Cardano Days events and supported updates in Plutus Core.
+Cardano's core teams released node v.9.1.1 to fix replay issues in the Conway era and introduced a snapshot-converter for UTXO-HD. Governance for hardware wallets improved, Plutus advanced built-in functions, and Hydra enhanced network resilience. Mithril progressed decentralization, Voltaire emphasized community governance, and Catalyst focused on Fund12 onboarding. Education supported Plutus updates and prepared for Cardano Days events.
 
 <div style={{ textAlign: 'right' }}>
  [**Read more**](https://www.essentialcardano.io/development-update/weekly-development-report-as-of-2024-09-06) 

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+---
+slug: 2024-09-13-weekly-development-report
+title: "Weekly Development Report"
+authors: [iog]
+tags: [weekly development report, development]
+---
+
+The ledger team introduced a Conway feature restricting reward withdrawals without DRep delegation post-bootstrap, fixed bugs, and improved testing. Performance benchmarks for node v.9.1.1 were released, setting a new baseline. Mithril advanced decentralization and transaction handling. Voltaire's committee applications are open, Catalyst prepped Fund13 categories, and Fund12 onboarding nears completion. Education updated 'Mastering Cardano' and prepared content for Cardano Days events.
+
+<div style={{ textAlign: 'right' }}>
+ [**Read more**](https://www.essentialcardano.io/development-update/weekly-development-report-as-of-2024-09-13) 
+</div>
+
+ ![weekly development report](./banner.webp)
+
diff --git a/blog/2024-09-16-community-digest/community-digest.png b/blog/2024-09-16-community-digest/community-digest.png
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+---
+slug: 2024-09-16-community-digest
+title: "Community Digest"
+authors: [cf]
+tags: [community digest, governance]
+---
+
+
+The Project Catalyst Team has announced Fund 13, starting on September 25, 2024, with 50 million ada available for distribution. Proposal submissions open on September 26. The updated 2024 Cardano Summit agenda features keynotes, panels, and masterclasses, offering valuable insights into blockchain's future. Additional updates include the announcement of Summit Community Partners, a recap of the first SPO Table Talk on CIP-1694's impact on SPO operations.
+
+<div style={{ textAlign: 'right' }}>
+ [**Read more**](https://forum.cardano.org/t/digest-september-16-2024-project-catalyst-fund-13-launch-date-announced-and-cardano-summit-updates/136054) 
+</div>
+
+ ![community digest](./community-digest.png)
+
diff --git a/blog/2024-09-20-weekly-development-report/banner.webp b/blog/2024-09-20-weekly-development-report/banner.webp
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+---
+slug: 2024-09-20-weekly-development-report
+title: "Weekly Development Report"
+authors: [iog]
+tags: [weekly development report, development]
+---
+
+The consensus team optimized ledger snapshots, bandwidth, and UTXO-HD benchmarks. Plutus updated user documentation and contract blueprints. Hydra v.0.19.0 added Conway ledger support, while Mithril advanced decentralized signature orchestration. Intersect progressed the Chang upgrade, with elections ongoing. Catalyst previewed Fund13 in town hall 175, set to launch next week.
+
+<div style={{ textAlign: 'right' }}>
+ [**Read more**](https://www.essentialcardano.io/development-update/weekly-development-report-as-of-2024-09-20) 
+</div>
+
+ ![weekly development report](./banner.webp)
+
diff --git a/blog/2024-09-27-weekly-development-report/banner.webp b/blog/2024-09-27-weekly-development-report/banner.webp
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+---
+slug: 2024-09-27-weekly-development-report
+title: "Weekly Development Report"
+authors: [iog]
+tags: [weekly development report, development]
+---
+
+Cardano node v.9.1.1 resolved Conway-era replay issues. A snapshot-converter tool addressed UTXO-HD deserialization and memory leaks. Lace enhanced governance for hardware wallets, Plutus finalized functions for the next hard fork, and Hydra improved network resilience. Mithril advanced decentralization, Voltaire emphasized community governance, and Catalyst neared Fund12 onboarding completion. Education prepared for Cardano Days and supported Plutus Core updates.
+
+<div style={{ textAlign: 'right' }}>
+ [**Read more**](https://www.essentialcardano.io/development-update/weekly-development-report-as-of-2024-09-27) 
+</div>
+
+ ![weekly development report](./banner.webp)
+
diff --git a/blog/2024-09-30-community-digest/community-digest.png b/blog/2024-09-30-community-digest/community-digest.png
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+---
+slug: 2024-09-30-community-digest
+title: "Community Digest"
+authors: [cf]
+tags: [community digest, governance]
+---
+
+
+The Cardano Summit Awards voting is now open, recognizing excellence across 11 categories within the ecosystem. The Developer Blog Series features an interview with Sricharan Ganta, CEO of Nucast, discussing innovations in digital media ownership on Cardano. The Stake Pool Spotlight highlights GROW, a pool dedicated to charitable initiatives in Africa. Ambassador Stories introduces Jose Iadicicco, a Meetup Organizer advancing blockchain education in Argentina.
+
+<div style={{ textAlign: 'right' }}>
+ [**Read more**](https://forum.cardano.org/t/digest-september-30-2024-cast-your-vote-for-the-2024-cardano-summit-awards-developer-blog-series-with-nucast-a-spotlight-on-stake-pools-with-grow-ambassador-stories-with-jose-iadicicco/136483) 
+</div>
+
+ ![community digest](./community-digest.png)
+
diff --git a/blog/2024-10-04-weekly-development-report/banner.webp b/blog/2024-10-04-weekly-development-report/banner.webp
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+---
+slug: 2024-10-04-weekly-development-report
+title: "Weekly Development Report"
+authors: [iog]
+tags: [weekly development report, development]
+---
+
+The consensus team set performance goals, rebased UTXO-HD, and improved robustness. Plutus revamped user guides and submitted CIPs on arrays and maps. Hydra advanced incremental commits, Blockfrost integration, and tested Raft networking. Mithril decentralized signature orchestration and prepared for node v.9.2.1. Intersect held annual meetings, and Catalyst opened Fund13 proposals. Education prepped for Cardano Days in Santander and attended the Constitution event in Oslo.
+
+<div style={{ textAlign: 'right' }}>
+ [**Read more**](https://www.essentialcardano.io/development-update/weekly-development-report-as-of-2024-10-04) 
+</div>
+
+ ![weekly development report](./banner.webp)
+
diff --git a/blog/2024-10-11-weekly-development-report/banner.webp b/blog/2024-10-11-weekly-development-report/banner.webp
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+---
+slug: 2024-10-11-weekly-development-report
+title: "Weekly Development Report"
+authors: [iog]
+tags: [weekly development report, development]
+---
+
+The DB Sync team resolved off-chain data issues and improved memory management. Node v.9.2 benchmarks advanced, and cardano-tracer-0.3 was released. Mithril progressed decentralization, and Intersect elections close October 20. Chang #2 hard fork planning aligns with CIP-1694. Catalyst Fund13 submissions finalize with reviews ongoing. Community contributions to Cardano core rose to 45.97%. The education team preps for the Cardano Summit in Argentina and December constitution events.
+
+<div style={{ textAlign: 'right' }}>
+ [**Read more**](https://www.essentialcardano.io/development-update/weekly-development-report-as-of-2024-10-11) 
+</div>
+
+ ![weekly development report](./banner.webp)
+
diff --git a/blog/2024-10-14-community-digest/community-digest.png b/blog/2024-10-14-community-digest/community-digest.png
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+---
+slug: 2024-10-14-community-digest
+title: "Community Digest"
+authors: [cf]
+tags: [community digest, governance]
+---
+
+
+The 3rd Governance Info Action is live, inviting DReps, SPOs, and ICC members to vote on increasing the K parameter to enhance decentralization. Developers are encouraged to participate in the annual State of the Cardano Developer Ecosystem Survey to provide insights for future improvements. Rhys Morgan has launched a new Aiken programming course, offering tutorials on smart contract development. The Cardano Foundation introduces 'Our Cardano,' outlining its ecosystem ethos and principles to foster a thriving, decentralized community.
+
+<div style={{ textAlign: 'right' }}>
+ [**Read more**](https://forum.cardano.org/t/digest-october-14-2024-3rd-governance-info-action-live-dreps-spos-and-icc-members-urged-to-vote-participate-in-the-cardano-developer-ecosystem-survey-new-aiken-programming-course-by-rhys-morgan-cardano-foundation-launches-our-cardano/137192) 
+</div>
+
+ ![community digest](./community-digest.png)
+
diff --git a/blog/2024-10-18-weekly-development-report/banner.webp b/blog/2024-10-18-weekly-development-report/banner.webp
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+---
+slug: 2024-10-18-weekly-development-report
+title: "Weekly Development Report"
+authors: [iog]
+tags: [weekly development report, development]
+---
+
+The consensus team released updated packages, improved IOSim, and reduced header clock skew. The ledger team added protections against deposit loss, updated delegation rules, and refined SPO vote thresholds. Plutus enhanced user guides, Hydra progressed incremental commits with Aiken integration, and Mithril prepared for the Pythagoras era. Intersect elections and Chang #2 upgrade planning continue. The education team held a Madrid meetup and preps for the Cardano Summit in Argentina.
+
+<div style={{ textAlign: 'right' }}>
+ [**Read more**](https://www.essentialcardano.io/development-update/weekly-development-report-as-of-2024-10-18) 
+</div>
+
+ ![weekly development report](./banner.webp)
+
diff --git a/blog/2024-10-25-weekly-development-report/banner.webp b/blog/2024-10-25-weekly-development-report/banner.webp
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+---
+slug: 2024-10-25-weekly-development-report
+title: "Weekly Development Report"
+authors: [iog]
+tags: [weekly development report, development]
+---
+
+The ledger team finalized protocol 10.0 changes, advanced Conway testing, and refined conformance tests. Performance benchmarking for node v.10.0 began, and Mithril released distribution 2442.0, supporting the Pythagoras era with enhanced metrics. Intersect completed elections, onboarding new members in late October. Catalyst Fund13 entered community review, nearing 1,000 completed projects. The education team supported the Cardano Summit in Argentina and updated the 'Mastering Cardano' book.
+
+<div style={{ textAlign: 'right' }}>
+ [**Read more**](https://www.essentialcardano.io/development-update/weekly-development-report-as-of-2024-10-25) 
+</div>
+
+ ![weekly development report](./banner.webp)
+
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+---
+slug: 2024-11-01-weekly-development-report
+title: "Weekly Development Report"
+authors: [iog]
+tags: [weekly development report, development]
+---
+
+The core technology teams released node v.10.1.1 for the Chang #2 upgrade, enhancing governance with SPO delegation and auto-abstain DRep votes. Lace v.1.17 introduced shared wallets in beta. Plutus conducted end-to-end testing for new primitives, and Hydra advanced incremental commits and on-chain validators. Mithril released CIP-137 for decentralized message queues and added Prometheus-based metrics.
+
+<div style={{ textAlign: 'right' }}>
+ [**Read more**](https://www.essentialcardano.io/development-update/weekly-development-report-as-of-2024-11-01) 
+</div>
+
+ ![weekly development report](./banner.webp)
+
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+---
+slug: 2024-11-08-weekly-development-report
+title: "Weekly Development Report"
+authors: [iog]
+tags: [weekly development report, development]
+---
+
+The core technology teams released node v.10.1.2, while DB Sync v.13.6.0.0 nears mainnet testing. The ledger team improved code quality and added stake pool vote queries. Performance benchmarks advanced decentralized submission via `cardano-cli`. Mithril pre-released distribution 2445.0-pre and explored signer registration solutions. Voltaire refined node v.10.1.2, Catalyst celebrated 1,000+ completed projects, and voter registration continues, with Catalyst Voices focusing on core improvements.
+
+<div style={{ textAlign: 'right' }}>
+ [**Read more**](https://www.essentialcardano.io/development-update/weekly-development-report-as-of-2024-11-08) 
+</div>
+
+ ![weekly development report](./banner.webp)
+
diff --git a/blog/2024-11-11-community-digest/community-digest.png b/blog/2024-11-11-community-digest/community-digest.png
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+---
+slug: 2024-11-11-community-digest
+title: "Community Digest"
+authors: [cf]
+tags: [community digest, governance]
+---
+
+
+The Cardano Summit 2024 in Dubai featured masterclasses on topics such as decentralized governance, sidechains, and protocol parameters; recordings are now available on the Cardano Community YouTube channel. The interim Constitutional Committee has voted on the 3rd Governance Info Action regarding the potential increase of the K parameter. Intersect invites community participation in the 2025 annual budget survey to guide resource allocation and ecosystem growth.
+
+<div style={{ textAlign: 'right' }}>
+ [**Read more**](https://forum.cardano.org/t/digest-november-11-2024-cardano-summit-dubai-2024-masterclass-recordings-now-available-constitutional-committees-votes-on-3rd-governance-info-action-2025-annual-budget-survey-now-live-have-your-say/138494) 
+</div>
+
+ ![community digest](./community-digest.png)
+
diff --git a/blog/2024-11-15-weekly-development-report/banner.webp b/blog/2024-11-15-weekly-development-report/banner.webp
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+---
+slug: 2024-11-15-weekly-development-report
+title: "Weekly Development Report"
+authors: [iog]
+tags: [weekly development report, development]
+---
+
+The core technology teams assessed Ouroboros Leios feasibility and integrated `ouroboros-network` for Mithril. Non-P2P support will end post-next hard fork. The consensus team reviewed UTXO-HD and hard fork combinator updates, while Plutus advanced compilation tools and ScriptContext API. Mithril released distribution 2445.0, supporting node v.10.1. Hydra progressed on incremental commits and validator rewrites. Intersect's budget committee prepares Cardano treasury allocations for 2025.
+
+<div style={{ textAlign: 'right' }}>
+ [**Read more**](https://www.essentialcardano.io/development-update/weekly-development-report-as-of-2024-11-15) 
+</div>
+
+ ![weekly development report](./banner.webp)
+
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+---
+slug: 2024-11-22-weekly-development-report
+title: "Weekly Development Report"
+authors: [iog]
+tags: [weekly development report, development]
+---
+
+The core technology teams released components compatible with the latest Cardano node, including DB Sync and Cardano wallet updates. The ledger team shared the ImpSpec framework, while performance teams enhanced benchmarking and locli analysis. Mithril prepared for the Pythagoras era, and Hydra's Doom tournament qualifiers start December 3. The Constitutional Convention will vote on the Cardano constitution, and the community may rename Chang #2 to the Plomin hard fork.
+
+<div style={{ textAlign: 'right' }}>
+ [**Read more**](https://www.essentialcardano.io/development-update/weekly-development-report-as-of-2024-11-22) 
+</div>
+
+ ![weekly development report](./banner.webp)
+
diff --git a/blog/2024-11-26-community-digest/community-digest.png b/blog/2024-11-26-community-digest/community-digest.png
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@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+slug: 2024-11-26-community-digest
+title: "Community Digest"
+authors: [cf]
+tags: [community digest, governance]
+---
+
+
+The first Cardano Constitutional Convention is scheduled for December 4–6, 2024, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Nairobi, Kenya, aiming to draft and ratify the Cardano Constitution based on extensive community feedback. A recent roundtable discussion featured key ecosystem members deliberating on the draft constitution, fostering transparency and community engagement. The Stake Pool Spotlight highlights WADA, a pool dedicated to supporting innovation and ecosystem growth across the African continent.
+
+<div style={{ textAlign: 'right' }}>
+ [**Read more**](https://forum.cardano.org/t/digest-november-26-2024-what-to-expect-at-the-cardano-constitutional-convention-in-december-2024-roundtable-talk-cardano-constitution-drafts-a-spotlight-on-stake-pools-wada/139522) 
+</div>
+
+ ![community digest](./community-digest.png)
+
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+---
+slug: 2024-11-29-weekly-development-report
+title: "Weekly Development Report"
+authors: [iog]
+tags: [weekly development report, development]
+---
+
+The consensus team refined Praos documentation and addressed chain growth violations. DB Sync v.13.6.0.2 improved rollbacks, Lace v.1.17.5 enhanced syncing, and Hydra advanced API filtering. Mithril introduced a one-line installer and new certifications. Catalyst Fund13 voting began on November 28, and the Constitutional Convention on December 4–6 will address the Cardano constitution. A proposal suggests renaming Chang #2 to the Plomin hard fork.
+
+<div style={{ textAlign: 'right' }}>
+ [**Read more**](https://www.essentialcardano.io/development-update/weekly-development-report-as-of-2024-11-29) 
+</div>
+
+ ![weekly development report](./banner.webp)
+