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Ivan Irakoze06/21/2022

Vasil upgrade - the state of play

Original author: Nigel Hemsley - Head of Delivery and Projects Originally published on IOHK.io: June 20, 2022 Summary: Very close but a little further still to go. Here’s an update on the progress towards the Vasil upgrade Article: On Friday, the core Input Output Global (IOG) team working toward the Vasil upgrade held its regular end-of-week evaluatio...

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Ivan Irakoze04/29/2022

Ouroboros Decentralization

The Ouroboros path to decentralization

Original author: Prof Aggelos Kiayias - Chief Scientist Originally published on IOHK.io: June 23, 2020 Summary: The protocol that powers Cardano and its design philosophy Article: Designing and deploying a distributed ledger is a technically challenging task. What is expected of a ledger is the promise of a consistent view to all participants as well a...

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Plutus Application Backend (PAB): supporting DApp development on Cardano

Olga Hryniuk

03/23/2022

Plutus PAB + 2

Plutus Application Backend (PAB): supporting DApp development on Cardano

Original author: Fernando Sanchez - Technical Writer Originally published on IOHK.io: October 28, 2021 Summary: The PAB provides the components and an environment to help developers create and test DApps, before deploying them to a live production environment Article: The Alonzo protocol upgrade introduced Plutus – a platform that provides a native sma...

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Our million-dollar baby: Project Catalyst

Ivan Irakoze04/29/2022

Project Catalyst Funding

Our million-dollar baby: Project Catalyst

Original author: Dor Garbash - Head of Product Originally published on IOHK.io: February 12, 2021 Summary: The next Catalyst funding round will be our most accessible and ambitious round of funding yet Article: We launched Project Catalyst six months ago as a series of experiments to advance on-chain governance and accelerate community-driven innovatio...

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No-surprises transaction validation: part 2

Olga Hryniuk

06/17/2022

Alonzo Transaction + 2

No-surprises transaction validation: part 2

Original author: Polina Vinogradova - Research Engineer Originally published on IOHK.io: September 7, 2021 Summary: Alonzo transaction validation is performed in two phases to ensure fair compensation for validation work Article: In our previous blog post, we discussed the deterministic nature of transaction and script validation on the Alonzo ledger, ...

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No-surprises transaction validation on Cardano

Morgan

03/23/2022

Transaction EUTXO + 3

No-surprises transaction validation on Cardano

Original author: Polina Vinogradova - Research Engineer Originally published on IOHK.io: September 6, 2021 Summary: Cardano's EUTXO model enables the deterministic nature of Plutus script execution Article: As the Alonzo hard fork brings core Plutus smart contract capability to Cardano, the ledger evolves to meet the growing need for the deployment of ...

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Ivan Irakoze04/29/2022

Development Fees + 1

Network traffic and tiered pricing

Original author: Philip Lazos - Research Fellow Originally published on IOHK.io: November 26, 2021 Summary: Decentralized finance will continue to build demand on Cardano. Our research project is looking at ways to maintain fair access and throughput for every user Article: A recent blog post outlined some of the ways in which the Cardano network would...

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Lace: speed, simplicity, and seamless flow

Olga Hryniuk

06/10/2022

Wallet Light wallet + 2

Lace: speed, simplicity, and seamless flow

Author: Olga Hryniuk - Technical Writer Summary: IOG’s new light wallet – now in development – will help drive adoption by offering enhanced capability and ease of use to crypto users Article: Wallets allow crypto users to safely store and access their digital assets. They come in different forms, from desktop and mobile applications to hardware (USB-li...

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Interoperability is key to blockchain growth

Olga Hryniuk

04/28/2022

Interoperability Sidechain + 2

Interoperability is key to blockchain growth

Original author: Olga Hryniuk - Technical Writer Originally published on IOHK.io: April 13, 2022 Summary: Bridges, sidechains, and the AGIX ERC20 converter are providing solutions for Cardano cross-chain development Article: Cardano is steadily expanding a broad community of developers and blockchain enthusiasts. According to Cardano blockchain insight...

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Increasing the transaction throughput of Cardano

Morgan

03/23/2022

Blog Transactions per second + 2

Increasing the transaction throughput of Cardano

Original author: Matthias Fitzi - Research Fellow Originally published on IOHK.io: March 21st, 2022 Summary: Diffusion pipelining - scheduled for this summer - will increase the budget for block propagation and validation times, allowing for larger blocks and increased transaction throughput. Here’s a technical research perspective. (Along with an introd...

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Implementing Hydra Heads: the first step towards the full Hydra vision

Ivan Irakoze05/04/2022

Hydra Scalability + 1

Implementing Hydra Heads: the first step towards the full Hydra vision

Original author: Matthias Benkort Originally published on IOHK.io: February 3, 2022 Summary: The Hydra Head, the first in a suite of protocols, is an important element of Cardano’s scaling journey. Let’s see how it fits into the bigger picture. And maybe bust some myths Article: We’ve done the science and the theory. We have laid the foundations for a ...

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Olga Hryniuk

03/23/2022

Cardano Scalability + 2

How we’re scaling Cardano in 2022

Original author: Tim Harrison - VP Community & Ecosystem Originally published on IOHK.io: January 14, 2022 Summary: With core smart contract capability now deployed, the next phase for Cardano focuses on performance optimization and scaling. And it starts right here… Article: The Cardano project has always been committed to addressing the classic block...

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Ivan Irakoze04/29/2022

Transaction Fees

How Cardano's transaction fees work

Original author: Lars Brünjes - Education Director Originally published on IOHK.io: October 19, 2017 Summary: The mathematician working on the protocol's incentives explains the research and IOHK's design Article: Why do we need transaction fees? There are two main reasons why transaction fees are needed for a cryptocurrency like Cardano: People who ...

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Guest blog: collaborating on Cardano interoperability

Morgan

04/27/2022

Blog Interoperability

Guest blog: collaborating on Cardano interoperability

Original author: Temujin Louie - Director of Marketing, Wanchain Originally published on IOHK.io: April 27th, 2022 Summary: Today we’re announcing new interoperability solutions between Cardano and EVM blockchains. Article: At Wanchain, we believe in the importance of decentralization and have a clear vision of a future where the global blockchain land...

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From Classic to Chronos: the implementations of Ouroboros explained

Morgan

06/01/2022

Ouroboros Consensus + 2

From Classic to Chronos: the implementations of Ouroboros explained

Author: Olga Hryniuk - Technical Writer Published on IOHK.io: June 3rd, 2022 This post is an updated version of the original (created by Kieran Costello) that has been updated to cover new protocol versions. Summary: Ouroboros is the consensus protocol of Cardano. Here, we explain what it does and how it’s evolving Article: You have probably heard a l...

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Morgan

03/23/2022

DeFi Smart Contracts + 1

DeFi Demystified

Original author: Olga Hryniuk - Technical Writer Originally published on IOG.io: January 10, 2022 Summary: With the Cardano ecosystem set to grow exponentially in 2022, now is the time to get to grips with some of the prime principles – and jargon – behind DeFi Article: The number of ada users and software developers building on the Cardano blockchain ...

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COTI to issue Djed stablecoin on Cardano

Olga Hryniuk

03/23/2022

Djed Stablecoin + 2

COTI to issue Djed stablecoin on Cardano

Original author: Anthony Quinn - Editor Originally published on IOHK.io: September 26, 2021 Summary: Innovative coin for the fast-growing ecosystem announced today at Cardano Summit 2021 Article: At the Cardano Summit stage in Laramie, Wyoming, on Sunday, Charles Hoskinson and Shahaf Bar-Geffen announced that the COTI platform would be the official iss...

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Combinator makes easy work of Shelley hard fork

Ivan Irakoze04/29/2022

Development Shelley + 1

Combinator makes easy work of Shelley hard fork

Original author: Anthony Quinn - Editor Originally published on IOHK.io: May 7, 2020 Summary: A behind-the-scenes look with Duncan Coutts and Edsko de Vries Article: Since the launch of the Incentivized Testnet marked the coming of the Shelley era last year, the Cardano platform has entered a fast-moving period of development. The Ouroboros Classic con...

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Cardano's foundational research overview

Morgan

06/10/2022

Research Ouroboros + 3

Cardano's foundational research overview

Author: Olga Hryniuk - Technical Writer Summary: Here’s the first of a series of blog posts taking a closer look at the research underpinning Cardano Article: Since its inception in 2015, the Cardano project had one clear goal: to alter the way cryptocurrencies are designed and developed. Instead of having a single, authoritative whitepaper, the project...

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Cardano marks its launch with Tokyo event

Ivan Irakoze05/04/2022

Cardano IOG + 2

Cardano marks its launch with Tokyo event

Original author: Jane Wild Originally published on IOHK.io: October 16, 2017 Summary: Hundreds of fans celebrate bright future for the cryptocurrency Article: The technology was conceived in an Osaka restaurant more than two years ago and from that small beginning Cardano has been built into a leading cryptocurrency. The project has amassed a team of e...

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