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After Voltaire: the next evolution of Cardano
Ivan Irakoze

After Voltaire: the next evolution of Cardano

Nearly seven years ago, Input | Output CEO Charles Hoskinson introduced the world to his vision for Cardano in the now legendary whiteboard video. That moment in 2017 set the stage for a groundbreaking journey in decentralized technology, one that has seen Cardano grow into one of the most advanced blockchain platforms in the world. As we enter a new era fo...
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Dynamic P2P is available on mainnet
Olga Hryniuk

Dynamic P2P is available on mainnet

日本語版はこちら 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 pe...
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Hydra monthly meeting March 2023: Mainnet demo, Hydra for payments & more
Ivan Irakoze

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

In March’s monthly technical meeting, the team shared the latest updates and discussed topics with the community, including Hydra for payments, voting, and more. More on the recently released version 0.9 and the changes it includes, such as decreased costs and improved UX features, Hydra for payments, Hydra roadmap update. Last but not least, there’s also ...
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CIP-1694 Community Workshop
Ivan Irakoze

CIP-1694 Community Workshop

The whole Cardano community will be rallying around Voltaire this year. The age of Voltaire is all about governance, fully unlocking the community’s contributions to create an autonomous system. CIP-1694 is a Cardano Improvement proposal, named after the birth year of the French enlightenment thinker. And it’s a key component of Cardano's next generation of...
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Your Cardano onboarding guide
Olga Hryniuk

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)
Fernando Sanchez

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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Cardano’s Vasil upgrade: what to expect
Olga Hryniuk

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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6 types of blockchain consensus mechanisms
Ivan Irakoze

6 types of blockchain consensus mechanisms

日本語版はスクロールダウンしてください Blockchains are distributed systems in which records of digital transactions are both publicly verifiable and immutable. Each new transaction is included in a block along with other recent transactions, and the block is then added to a chain of other blocks (hence the term ‘blockchain’). For a blockchain to operate successfully, the par...
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A list of community-built developer tools on Cardano
Ivan Irakoze

A list of community-built developer tools on Cardano

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 Anvil: a developer agency that provides advanced solutions for Web3 projects through various s...
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The EUTXO Handbook
Fernando Sanchez

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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