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Olga Hryniuk

03/16/2023

Networking SPO + 1

Dynamic P2P is available on mainnet

Dynamic peer-to-peer (P2P) networking comes with the release of node v.1.35.6. Network participants can now test automatic node communication without a need for static configurations. Dynamic P2P networking is an important evolution for Cardano and a further boost to the network's performance, resilience, and decentralization. By automating the peer selecti...

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Essential Cardano360 May 2023

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Hydra monthly meeting March 2023: Mainnet demo, Hydra for payments & more

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CIP-1694 Community Workshop

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New Cardano cryptographic primitives will bring greater interoperability and secure, cross-chain DApp development

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IOG research overview

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A list of community-built developer tools on Cardano

Ivan Irakoze10/21/2022

developertools developerresources + 3

Cardano’s community of developers is one of the strongest in blockchain. Many developers build and provide access to the tools and applications needed to improve Cardano. Here is a list of available tools and resources according to categories: NFT creation tools Cardano Sounds: a platform aiming to create a new economy inside NFTs where individual creator...

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Olga Hryniuk

11/18/2022

Cardano roadmap Development + 8

What IOG has delivered for Cardano

Cardano’s development is guided by a methodical, research-based, and deliberate approach to innovation. Over five development phases, IOG introduced innovations, new functionality, and novel features, with each phase building upon the previous phase's achievements. This paper has been written by Fernando Sanchez and Olga Hryniuk with input from all IOG team...

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Olga Hryniuk06/02/2022

Cardano NFT + 7

Your Cardano onboarding guide

New to Cardano? No worries, here’s a list of essentials to get you started Disclaimer: Nothing in this article is intended to be professional advice, including without limitation, financial, investment, legal or tax advice. IO Global is not responsible for your use of or reliance on any information in this article. Blockchain is one of the most influential...

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What is Cardano (Cardano 101)

What is Cardano? The Cardano universe is expanding with the arrival of a broad range of decentralized applications and exchanges. From games to decentralized finance (DeFi), Cardano covers the whole gamut of blockchain-based versatility. As Cardano grows, so does its reach, its community, value, and adoption. This paper reflects all that Cardano is, what i...

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Olga Hryniuk06/02/2022

Cardano NFT + 7

Your Cardano onboarding guide

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Olga Hryniuk

07/04/2022

Scalability Cardano + 4

Cardano’s Vasil upgrade: what to expect

Author: Tim Harrison - VP Community & Ecosystem Last updated: 16th September 2022 Summary: Increased functionality, performance & scalability; find out what the Vasil upgrade will bring to Cardano. Article: We’re now a little under one week away from the deployment of the Vasil upgrade, which significantly improves and enhances Cardano's capabilities. N...

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An analysis of the research underpinning Cardano's scalability

Olga Hryniuk

07/19/2022

Cardano Research + 4

An analysis of the research underpinning Cardano's scalability

Taking a closer look at IOG research, part 4. How layer 1 and layer 2 solutions create a faster and more resilient blockchain Before you start, read: Part 1: Cardano's foundational research overview Part 2: Overview of the research enabling smart contract support on Cardano Part 3: Research overview: tokens, stablecoins, and fees Previous blog posts del...

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Weekly development report as of 2022-07-22

Olga Hryniuk

07/22/2022

Development Weekly development updates + 2

Weekly development report as of 2022-07-22

CORE TECHNOLOGY The node, ledger, and consensus teams worked on the upcoming release of node v.1.35.2. This version will bring improvements and bug fixes found in the previous node versions during Vasil testing. The teams continue testing Vasil functionality, working closely with DApps and projects building on Cardano. The Plutus V2 cost model was tempora...

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Fernando Sanchez09/08/2022

EUTXO bitcoin + 3

The EUTXO Handbook

The EUTXO Handbook There currently are two major accounting ledgers in the blockchain space: UTXO-based blockchains (Bitcoin, for instance), and Account/Balance chains (Ethereum and others). Cardano combines Bitcoin’s unspent transaction output (UTXO) model with the ability to handle smart contracts into an Extended Unspent Transaction Output (EUTXO) accou...

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