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Debunking myths surrounding ADA price fluctuation: you are a Project Manager, not a speculator

Sebastian Pabon05/14/2022

The current price fluctuation in ADA has generated much concern and a state of helplessness among my colleagues at Catalyst and the community at large in the face of the loss of value of their funded proposal budgets. The purpose of this article is to present from an Efficient Market Theory\* point of view, simple arguments that can provide project managers...

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Fernando Sanchez07/22/2022

101 Cardano + 2

Cardano 101

Cardano is a third generation blockchain whose versatility enables the creation of a broad range of solutions, including cryptocurrencies, digital identity, supply chain traceability, DeFi, DApps, and many more. Cardano is built on a foundation of peer-reviewed research and developed through evidence-based methodologies. This new series explores the compone...

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The new digital economy is emerging on Cardano

Cexplorer.io08/03/2022

Cardano Circle Economy + 1

The new digital economy is emerging on Cardano

In 2015, it was common to say that it was a pity that there were no decentralized exchanges and sandboxes where people could test new concepts. New protocols are emerging on the Cardano platform that people are using to interact with each other. How to understand this and what direction can it take? People wanted decentralized services from the start Short...

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PeakChain Ridesharing Platform: Uber on Cardano

PeakChain08/01/2022

#ProjectCatalyst Funding + 2

PeakChain Ridesharing Platform: Uber on Cardano

Ridesharing companies like Uber offer a significant mobility solution for millions of global users. The market size of ridesharing services is increasing worldwide: in 2021, this was 58 billion USD, to an estimated 185 billion USD in 2026 . The demand for cost and time effective mobility solutions justifies the massive number of ridesharing users. These fi...

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PeakChain08/01/2022

Funding Delegation + 2

PeakChain Cardano Car Wallet Device

Today, the mobility sector is one of the most prominent, as well as fastest-growing, sectors worldwide, when judged by size and user numbers. Nonetheless, increasing vehicle connectivity constitutes rising privacy and security problems. All vehicles connect to centralized servers by sending sensitive data to manufacturers or mobility service providers’ serve...

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PeakChain Fleet Management Platform on Cardano Blockchain

PeakChain08/01/2022

#ProjectCatalyst Funding + 2

PeakChain Fleet Management Platform on Cardano Blockchain

Businesses in a range of sectors, including logistics and taxi services, must monitor their vehicle fleet for many reasons. Two key examples include protecting vehicle security and optimizing fuel usage during trips. As a result, a fleet management platform represents a critical component, allowing greater oversight for such businesses. These days, all fle...

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PeakChain Car-Sharing Platform on Cardano Blockchain

PeakChain08/01/2022

#ProjectCatalyst Funding + 2

PeakChain Car-Sharing Platform on Cardano Blockchain

In recent years, car sharing services have been growing in popularity. Consequently, there is a growing market for such services, meaning the potential for significantly more data. As a result of this, data will need to be managed in a centralized server of the car sharing services. However, centralized servers are consistently targeted by hackers and data ...

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olga.hryniuk@iohk.io

07/28/2022

Cardano Staking + 5

Staking is the bedrock of Cardano

Staking delegation helps keep the blockchain growing – and ada holders are rewarded for participating Original author: Anthony Quinn Each month, a few more Cardano stake pools are being created, so far bringing the total number of active pools to more than 3,000. At the start of 2021, there were about 2,000. The ada is staked from 1.2 million wallet addres...

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Essential Resources and Documentation for the Plutus Pioneer Program

Oussama Benmahmoud07/23/2022

Plutus Pioneers Plutus + 5

Essential Resources and Documentation for the Plutus Pioneer Program

This blog post will offer the essential resources for you to keep in mind while learning Plutus. The Plutus Pioneer Program’s structure is worth mentioning before beginning with these resources. In this way, this is an online course offered by IOG and led by Dr. Lars Brünjes, the Director of Education at IOG, which aims to educate developers about Plutus — ...

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PeakChain: Connected Car Solution Provider on Cardano

PeakChain07/23/2022

#ProjectCatalyst

PeakChain: Connected Car Solution Provider on Cardano

Modern vehicles have become highly connected IoT devices requiring added security and data privacy. But, despite this, there is no blockchain standard for the automobile industry. Currently, all vehicles are connected to centralized servers. We have chosen Cardano as a platform for building Connected Car DApps. Cardano is a proof-of-stake blockchain platfor...

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How to prepare for the Plutus Pioneer Program

Oussama Benmahmoud07/22/2022

Plutus Pioneers Haskell

How to prepare for the Plutus Pioneer Program

As i was fascinated by Cardano’s philosophy, i have taken the first step towards understanding the technology. I dived into the journey of exploring the technology and understanding the opportunities and challenges of building on Cardano. 1- Haskell Course I begun by learning the basics of functional programming in general, as well as, in particular, the f...

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Fernando Sanchez07/22/2022

101 Cardano + 2

Cardano resources and further reading

Technical documentation Our technical documentation site covers all topics about Cardano’s technology, features, etc. Developer portal Find all the tools and resources you need to build on Cardano. Cardano forum Chat and interact with fellow Cardano enthusiasts from around the world. Social media Twitter IOG Cardano community Discord channels IO...

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Fernando Sanchez07/22/2022

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Community

Stake pools A stake pool is a network node holding the combined ada ('stake') of several delegators. Stake pools yield rewards to those ada holders who choose to delegate their ada to them. Stake pools are used to ensure that everyone can participate in the Cardano Blockchain, regardless of technical experience or availability to keep a node running. These ...

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Fernando Sanchez07/22/2022

Cardano 101 + 1

Digital identity

Atala PRISM Identity is key to accessing a range of private and public services. From opening a bank account to obtaining loans or a driver's license, access to education, etc., the need to prove to others who we are is almost omnipresent in everyday life. Atala PRISM is IOG’s decentralized identity solution. It enables people to own their personal data ...

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Fernando Sanchez07/22/2022

Cardano 101 + 4

Governance

Liquid Democracy One of the key pillars for Cardano's viability is active community engagement and participation. This necessitates an effective governance mechanism. Using an iterative, anti-fragile approach and setting high standards for effective decision making, IOG provides the Cardano community with the mechanisms and human-processes required to help...

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Fernando Sanchez07/22/2022

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Financial aspects

The ada token: definition and functionality Ada (from 19th-century English writer and mathematician Ada Lovelace) is Cardano's native digital currency. It is the sole means to pay for transactions on the Cardano blockchain. Formal ledger rules determine the effects of these ledger transactions, yielding an immutable and independently verifiable record that ...

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Fernando Sanchez07/22/2022

101 Cardano + 1

Chain comparisons

How does Cardano differ from Bitcoin? Cardano and Bitcoin bear some fundamental differences in terms of design, purpose, and usability. Cardano uses a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism, while Bitcoin relies on proof of work to mine new coins and add blocks to the chain. Functionally, Bitcoin is designed to transfer digital currency in a decentralized, pe...

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Fernando Sanchez07/22/2022

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Programming languages

Haskell Cardano is written in Haskell, a functional language that emphasizes 'pure' functions. That is, functions that produce the same result for the same input. Haskell is particularly well suited to Cardano's high-assurance code, and the need for greater formal verification in the blockchain. Cardano aims to become a global social and financial system, ...

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Fernando Sanchez07/22/2022

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Technology

How does Cardano work? The Cardano architecture features three layers: Consensus layer Ledger layer Network layer Consensus layer This layer performs two fundamental functions: Running the Ouroboros consensus protocol. This layer takes decisions like adopting blocks, choosing between competing chains (if there are any), and decides when to produce blo...

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Fernando Sanchez07/22/2022

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The Cardano blockchain

Cardano is a third generation, open source, proof-of-stake blockchain platform. Its name derives from Gerolamo Cardano, a mid-16th century Italian physician and mathematician. Third generation blockchain platforms are designed to resolve the issues that the first two generations (Bitcoin and Ethereum) suffer from, including scalability and interoperability, ...

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