Site Announcements 31 Dec 2020
Pool tuning
We've been tuning the ADV and ADV2 stake pool architecture over the last few days. It has been running well since we implemented at the end of July 2020 when...
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Cardano Community 22 Dec 2020
Cardano Foundation 2020 Review
Nice summary video of achievements during 2020, and some great shots of the sights around Zurich where they are based. Lots of energy and improvements from the...
Interesting Links 19 Dec 2020
Oracles!
Want to know about Oracles and how they will work on Cardano? This is the introduction you have been waiting for…
Cardano Updates 18 Dec 2020
IOHK partners with Wolfram
IOHK have struck a deal with Wolfram, and Cardano will join Bitcoin and Ethereum in integrating into Wolfram’s industry leading technology and knowledge base,...
Cardano Community 15 Dec 2020
Cardano 'Elevator Pitch'
Charles covered 'Why Cardano?' in a recent AMA. In 2 minutes he explains the Cardano mission and how it aims to change the world to using a single financial...
Cardano Updates 14 Dec 2020
Cardano brand update
Details of the Cardano brand update and associated animation have been released. In early 2020, the Cardano Foundation and its ecosystem partners embarked on...
Cardano Updates 12 Dec 2020
"Hard Fork" Combinator Event
Confirmation for our delegators that all nodes in the ADAvault passive and active clusters have been upgraded and are running version 1.24.2. We are ready for...
Cardano Community 11 Dec 2020
A reflection on progress
On Ada Lovelace's birthday Charles reflects on Cardano progress over the last 5 years, and shares goals as we go into 2021.
Cardano Updates 11 Dec 2020
Daedalus 3.0.0 released
A new Daedalus version is out and if you are a Ledger or Nano user then you will be very happy with this release. From the notes: The Daedalus 3.0.0 release...
Musings 11 Dec 2020
The 'problem' with Altcoins
We've been spending some time lately looking through the Nakamoto Institute web site. You could perhaps say (unfairly?) it's the spiritual home of the "Bitcoin...
Cardano Updates 9 Dec 2020
Cardano Node 1.24.2
A new version of the node has just been released. From the release notes: This release provides support for the upcoming Allegra and Mary hard forks and the...
Cardano Community 5 Dec 2020
December 3rd Cardano monthly update
Tim and Aparna have a great show this month. Another recommended watch. These two are really polished hosts and they help bring out the best in the guests on...
Interesting Links 5 Dec 2020
The Island, The Ocean, and The Pond (Soon)
Charles has just recorded a whiteboard session that helps explain how smart contracts will be coming to Cardano. Really inspiring stuff (as ever). The Pond is...
Interesting Links 3 Dec 2020
Coin Bureau Cardano update
Coin Bureau have a great Youtube channel. Really enjoyable presentation, technically strong, and good analysis. This recent update on Cardano is well worth...
Cardano Community 3 Dec 2020
Staking lifecycle
A generic version of the staking life cycle infographic as an SVG format vector file that you can modify and use. If you improve please share back with the...
Interesting Links 29 Nov 2020
Bitcoin Power Consumption
Some really nice work on the energy consumption of Bitcoin from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance at Cambridge University. The current estimate is...
Cardano Updates 28 Nov 2020
Cardano Node 1.23.0
Now this is properly exciting. The new Cardano Node has been released which sets the stage for the transition to Goguen. From the release notes: This release...
Cardano Updates 28 Nov 2020
Daedalus 2.5.0
A new week, a new Daedalus release. Daedalus 2.5.0 brings the ability to save transactions to CSV files. It also introduces new sharing functionality for...
Interesting Links 25 Nov 2020
Ada Lovelace
Ada Lovelace, in full Ada King, countess of Lovelace, original name Augusta Ada Byron, Lady Byron, (born December 10, 1815, Piccadilly Terrace, Middlesex [now...
Musings 18 Nov 2020
Innovation and Governance
Economist Robin Hanson writes on his blog Overcoming Bias about the impact of the Overton Window and the art of the possible in politics. The Overton window is...
Interesting Links 13 Nov 2020
Staking in Cardano
A welcome post by the "Architect of Staking": Prof Aggelos Kiayias (Chief Scientist, IOHK), which acknowledges the importance of pledging in the protocol in...
Interesting Links 12 Nov 2020
Decentralisation
Decentralisation of the Cardano ecosystem is important because it helps the network maintain operational resilience against denial of service attacks and other...
Interesting Links 6 Nov 2020
Steve Jobs- Lost 1995 interview
Not a Cardano post, but this is a very interesting interview by Bob Cringely as part of his series Triumph of the Nerds (which is well worth watching to...
Interesting Links 5 Nov 2020
IOHK Sponsors New Haskell Foundation
The independent, open, non-profit body will support tools, libraries, education, and research. Simon Peyton Jones has just announced the launch of the Haskell...
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