Overview
Cardano With Paul is a YouTube channel that explains what is happening across the Cardano blockchain in language a newcomer can follow. It suits someone who holds ADA, or is thinking about it, and wants ecosystem news without reading technical documentation. Videos are presented by one person speaking directly to camera rather than through voiceover or edited segments1.
Cardano With Paul is run by Paul, an Ireland-based creator who has published on it since November 2020 and who also operates two Cardano stake pools under the tickers PAUL and PAUL12. Coverage centres on Cardano and its closely linked networks, with price and market commentary appearing alongside the ecosystem reporting.
Key Features
- Plain-language ecosystem news. Roundup videos gather what changed across the network into one place, covering protocol upgrades, treasury spending, and app launches without assuming prior technical knowledge1.
- Step-by-step tutorials. Walkthroughs cover practical tasks such as setting up a wallet, delegating ADA to a stake pool, and claiming token allocations, filmed one screen at a time so a viewer can follow along1.
- Long-form founder interviews. Sit-down conversations with people building on Cardano give context that announcement posts leave out. Guests have included Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson3.
- Governance explained for voters. Cardano lets ADA holders vote on how the network's shared treasury is spent, and the channel breaks down what is on the ballot and what each decision would fund1.
- Companion written guides. A separate website carries text versions of staking and setup guidance for people who would rather read than watch4.
What to Expect
Uploads are event-driven rather than scheduled. Something notable in the ecosystem, a governance vote, a protocol upgrade, or a security incident affecting a wallet, tends to prompt a video, so the gap between them varies. The back catalogue runs to several hundred videos, which makes the archive as useful as the newest upload for anyone catching up on a topic.
Individual videos range from short news segments to hour-long interviews and live sessions. Some longer videos include timestamped chapter markers in the description, making it easier to jump to a specific section1. The presentation is informal and first-person, with Paul on camera throughout.
Cardano With Paul is pitched at beginners and general holders rather than developers, so it emphasises ecosystem news, staking, governance, and app walkthroughs rather than code or protocol internals. Paul has also proposed a beginner-focused video series on Cardano DeFi through Project Catalyst, the ecosystem's community funding programme, with the resulting material to be released under an open licence5.
Alongside YouTube, updates are posted on X and to a Telegram channel. Paul describes delegating to the PAUL or PAUL1 pools as a way for viewers to support the channel while keeping control of their ADA, since staking rewards are paid by the network2.
