Project Catalyst is back. Cardano has one superpower. That is a committed community eager to build, and a project treasury from which anyone can raise funds if they convince the ADA stakers of their idea. Thus, the Cardano ecosystem is not dependent on VC
The Minimum Attack Vector (MAV) has increased from 22 to its current value of 36 in about 7 months. This is an improvement of roughly 40%. Although the MAV is not a sufficiently telling indicator of the quality of decentralization, it is one piece of data
The first generation of the blockchain, led by Bitcoin, launched a decentralized financial revolution. However, blockchain itself has many shortcomings that are worse from a user perspective than what traditional financial services offer. Volatile fees, es
Swiss lending Fintech company Acredius has partnered with the Cardano Foundation to use the Cardano blockchain for tokenization and lending services. Acredius customers can leverage ADA to directly invest in small and medium Swiss enterprises. Cardano need
ChatGBT is historically the fastest-adopted application on the Internet. AI is experiencing hype and many predict that this technology will change the world. Could something useful come out of combining AI and decentralization? Can Cardano be of any use fo
The Cardano community is one of the largest and most active in the blockchain industry. This is certainly good news, but there are several dangers behind it. Some are starting to refer to Cardano as a cult. If you look closely at other blockchain communiti
You want to get from A to B. You can buy an expensive ticket and travel for an hour, or buy a cheaper one and be there in 2 minutes. People behave rationally and most will choose the more affordable and faster option. Therefore, they will never be willing
What's the first answer that comes to mind when someone asks you what Cardano is? If you answer something like it's a decentralized blockchain, you might be right, but only partially. Cardano, but basically any other public blockchain, has to be much more
It would be healthy for the blockchain industry if the projects in the top 3 changed regularly from time to time. Competition is good for technological progress. It would force teams to innovate faster, which would benefit users. Things that the entire blo
One of Cardano's advantages over other chains is the predictable fees for on-chain services. Cardano processes transactions on a first-come, first-served basis. Unlike most blockchains, the transaction fee size does not increase when the network is under p
Traditional banks and cryptocurrency exchanges are collapsing. Blockchain is an emerging technology that can potentially improve how banks operate. DeFi offers an alternative to the traditional financial world. When else but now is the chance to get the sp
I was just looking at the new Bitcoin standard for token minting and transfer, BRC-20. I have to admit that I don't like it technically at all. We'll get to the details in the article. It made me realize how important it is when innovation is wanted and we
People could first buy ADA in 2017 when the bull market was just peaking. Cardano is actually a few years older than that, and the project's roots go back to 2014/2015. However, what is particularly important is the year when the blockchain was launched, w
The NFT sector is one of the most discussed topics around blockchain. NFTs have gone through a hype that has waned in the bear market. Were NFTs just an experiment that failed, or will they come back even stronger? From our perspective, NTFs technology is
It is commonly said that Bitcoin is the best possible use for blockchain and that the technology is not suitable for anything else. Let's debunk this myth once and for all. Before Bitcoin was launched, there was another famous distributed network that revo
Cardano's security is based on ADA coins' distribution and market value. This is based on the assumption that one entity cannot quickly and cheaply acquire a supermajority of all coins. The demand for ADA coins increases the market value, making a potentia
The blockchain industry offers many opportunities that you can take advantage of. Many people have already done so and there are more and more of us. Are you tired of your current job and would you like to experience the feeling of being at the start of so
The more blockchain networks are ready for mass adoption, the more community members will ask how to help projects get more people interested in and using them. People don't care about technological details or decentralization. Even the majority of the pop
When I started learning about cryptocurrencies many years ago, one of the most strange opinions on social media was the claim that Bitcoin had no leader and that it was the best thing for decentralization. Some people even claimed that Bitcoin doesn't even
The University of Edinburgh is going to measure the decentralization of blockchain projects and provide this information through an index (EDI). It will start with Bitcoin and continue with other relevant projects, i.e. Ethereum, Cardano, etc. The Edinburg
Occasionally, Cardano FUD appears and people ask if this project deserves to have such a high capitalization and be in the top 10. I believe that blockchain projects are not here to fight among themselves for a higher market capitalization, but to provide
People don't see the Internet as an endless tangle of network protocols, but as a place where they can work, communicate and have fun. They say blockchain is going to change the Internet and we've even started calling it Web3. The idea of Web3 has one majo
Paima Studio designed a blockchain game engine called Paima Engine. One of the most exciting concepts the team has created is Stateful NFTs. Most people view non-fungible tokens as an image linked to a token on the blockchain. Stateful NFT is a revolutiona
Would you like to improve the Cardano protocol? There is a process for doing this called Cardano Improvement Proposals (CIPs). Through the CIP process, you can create a document in which you can describe the problem and propose a solution. CIPs should serv
Cardano has 1.23B ADA coins in its project treasury. Every 5 days, 0.3% is taken from the reserve (currently about 9.32B) together with collected fees and both are used for the epoch reward. From this amount, 20% is taken and put into the treasury. That's
Who should decide who Cardano should have served best? Many people would answer that no one because a decentralized network should have no leader. They believe that the blockchain should be launched and then no major changes made. Another possibility is th
As cryptocurrency's popularity continues to rise, more and more investors seek ways to maximize profits. Staking is a strategy that has gained a lot of attention in recent years.
Are ADA holders just investors, or something more? Everyone can view it subjectively. Some are just pragmatic investors, some are investors and fans. Is there any other category? I'm sure there is. Someone can be more than just a fan. There is a group of p
Cardano is a Peer-to-Peer network. This means that anyone can run their own node, which is easy, cheap, and requires no third-party approval. Have you ever thought that a single entity could run multiple nodes? In theory, there's nothing to prevent it. The
In recent years, the digital landscape has been transformed by the emergence of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). As a unique and versatile digital asset, NFTs have opened up new opportunities for artists, collectors, and investors alike. In this comprehensive S
Computers changed the world because we were able to write more efficient software. Computers have automated many tasks that were previously performed by humans, especially in areas such as accounting, science, and other fields that involve large amounts of
Every decentralized and public blockchain network needs some means on which decentralization is based. For Cardano, it's ADA coins. This is a finite, non-renewable resource with a non-zero market value. For PoW networks like Bitcoin, the two resources are
Total Value Locked (TVL) makes a new ATH regularly. That's definitely a good thing for DeFi, but it's not the only important indicator we should be concerned about. More important is the activity on the network and the number of users. Cardano is growing i
Most stakers understand the basic principles of Proof-of-Stake and know that every epoch (5 days) they will receive rewards from the protocol if the pool to which the ADA coins are delegated has minted at least one block. There is confusion about how rewar
The traditional financial world is in trouble as banks in the US and Europe have begun to fail. Governments and central banks are implementing measures that will have an impact on rising inflation. This is not the first time we have seen a similar scenario
Cardano uses ADA coins to reward pool operators and stakers, but also to fund Catalyst projects. In the future, coins from the project treasury will be used to reward DReps and the team that maintains the source code and implements protocol changes. Where
Many people think that the decentralization of blockchains is based only on block production. Underneath the Proof-of-Stake (or another consensus) layer is the peer-to-peer network (or gossip network) that is used to connect the nodes. This is a physical i
Total Value Locked (TVL) has been rising steeply since the start of February 2023 and is making new ATH in a bear market when that is not usual. Cardano reached its previous ATH in March 2022 when TVL was at 324M ADA. We are now at 362M ADA (118M USD). DeF
In recent debates, it has become apparent that people don't fully understand how staking and block production are related. Some people mistakenly believe that if a pool started using Contingent Staking (CS) functionality and required KYC from stakers, it w
The US government is proposing to impose a 30% tax on crypto mining. The government's decision can essentially drive Proof-of-Work miners out of the country in a relatively non-violent manner. If mining is unprofitable, there is no point in continuing. The
Delegation Representatives (DReps) will decide on important issues concerning the future of Cardano. Should they be rewarded for this work? And what about the ADA holders who delegated their decision-making authority to the DReps, should they be rewarded a
In the past, there have been several cases of people losing their digital assets because hackers managed to exploit the vulnerabilities of blockchain wallets. It is important to note that this is not the fault of the blockchain itself, but of the team resp
Cardano switched to Proof-of-Stake consensus on July 29, 2020. This was in epoch 208 and the first block was minted by one of the Genesis pools operated by IOG. The block had a Height of 4,490,511. 10 days later, the first community pool minted a block. Th
There will only be 45,000,000,000 ADA coins in the Cardano ecosystem. New ADA coins will gradually be released from the reserve and eventually, we will get to the point of having almost all coins in circulation. People believe that cryptocurrencies could s
The Cardano ecosystem is preparing to launch decentralized governance (on-chain governance). Therefore, new roles will be introduced: a constitutional committee and delegation representatives (DReps). Each ADA holder will be able to register themselves as
ChatGPT has taken the world by storm. Within 5 days, 1 million users had tried the app. In two months, it had more than 100 million users. That's a new world record for how quickly people adopted the service. 13 million people use the app every day. Conver
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is a digital form of fiat money issued by a central bank. We believe you have all heard of this phenomenon. Many central banks around the world are in the research phase, development phase, or have completed their first
Every Cardano supporter knows that there will only be 45,000,000,000 ADA coins. ADA is a scarce resource. For many, it is a store of value or the money of the future. The immutability of monetary policy is a fundamental principle for any blockchain. If it
Some may mistakenly think that if you want to write smart contracts for Cardano you have to learn Haskell. You can go that route, or use one of the emerging alternatives. One of these is Aiken, a new programming language and toolkit for developing smart co
The blockchain technology has proven to be useful not only for financial services, but also for other fields, including philanthropy and fundraising. With Cardano, one of the ways ADA holders can contribute to philanthropy is through staking, which allows