Part of the development budget is no longer directly dependent on the ADA price. The Cardano treasury already manages 201.67 million ADA, 26.1 million USDCx, and 4.8 million USDM

Odaily reports: In its weekly report on October 9, Intersect stated that the Cardano 2026 treasury reserve smart contract has so far managed 201.67 million ADA, 26.1 million USDCx, and 4.8 million USDM, meaning that part of the development budget is no longer directly dependent on the ADA price. Previously, on October 2, Intersect said that two budgets had been minted into the dollar stablecoin USDM through Moneta Digital and deposited into the smart contract: the governance and technical custody budget was 4.505955 million USDM, scheduled through July 29, 2027; and Se7en Labs' Daedalus wallet project budget was 316,253.88 USDM, scheduled through September 29, 2027. USDCx is fully backed by USDC through Circle's xReserve. Burning USDCx releases USDC on Ethereum, which usually takes about 2 to 4 hours; Circle, Input Output, and Midgard can all pause the bridge. USDM issued by Moneta can be redeemed directly for U.S. dollars only through accounts that have passed identity, anti-money laundering, and sanctions screening, and is currently available only to residents of 20 U.S. states.