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Cardano builder IOG and University of Edinburgh to create first ever index to provide industry standard metric for crypto decentralization

18 November 2022 Fernando Sanchez 4 mins read

Cardano builder IOG and University of Edinburgh to create first ever index to provide industry standard metric for crypto decentralization
  • Edinburgh Decentralization Index (EDI) will be based on a methodology developed at a leading UK university
  • EDI will be the first index of its kind, and calculated continuously to track the fast-moving blockchain market
  • EDI could protect users against opaque centralization of blockchain projects

Edinburgh, UK, November 18, 2022: Input Output Global, Inc. (IOG), one of the builders of Cardano, the leading proof of stake blockchain, has partnered with the University of Edinburgh, one of the most highly rated academic…

IOG announces new blockchain to protect data and safeguard technology freedoms

18 November 2022 Fernando Sanchez 4 mins read

IOG announces new blockchain to protect data and safeguard technology freedoms
  • Data protection-based blockchain, Midnight, will protect sensitive commercial and personal data
  • Industry-first platform aims to safeguard users’ fundamental freedoms to speak, interact and share information securely
  • Platform is designed for developers to build and deploy rule-based confidentiality DApps using a variety of programing languages, starting with Typescript

Edinburgh, UK, November 18, 2022: Input Output Global, Inc. (IOG), a leading blockchain research and developer, has revealed that it is creating a data protection-based platform to allow users to operate more freely and securely by safeguarding sensitive personal…

Cardano, 5 years on

Cardano turns five this year, so this is the perfect time to take a look at some of the key achievements and milestones that have defined the blockchain's evolution

27 September 2022 Fernando Sanchez 6 mins read

Cardano, 5 years on

Cardano is still young in relative terms, but so was Mozart when he wrote Minuet and Trio in G. Same age, in fact. Mozart composed an uplifting (some describe it as charming) melody, pursuant to his youth, perhaps. Cardano's mission is just as inspirational: the provision of a balanced ecosystem to meet the needs of its users.

Five candles shine bright today. Five beacons that…

Layer 1 & Layer 2: all you need to know

When discussing blockchain architecture, the terms 'layer 1' and 'layer 2' are frequently mentioned. These are important concepts that serve two purposes: explain how a blockchain network is built, and provide an easy-to-understand visual representation of what a blockchain network looks like. Let's break these ideas down

5 August 2022 Fernando Sanchez 13 mins read

Layer 1 & Layer 2: all you need to know

Layer 1: definition

Imagine a wedding cake, with different tiers -layers, if you will-, and the figurine of a couple on top. That beautiful cake rests on a solid stand, the base. For all intents and purposes, that robust and solid cake stand is the first layer (layer 1) that supports the cake infrastructure. You can probably see where this is going. In a blockchain, layer 1 is…

DISH launches decentralized identification and loyalty coin system built on Input Output Global (IOG) technology

The initiative is part of a long-term collaboration between DISH and IOG to create innovative blockchain solutions to drive adoption of decentralized technologies into the DISH ecosystem

7 June 2022 Fernando Sanchez 4 mins read

DISH launches decentralized identification and loyalty coin system built on Input Output Global (IOG) technology

DISH Network Corporation has taken the first step towards the launch of a decentralized identification and loyalty coin system built on Input Output Global (IOG) designed and developed blockchain technology. This first step enables blockchain capabilities in DISH's infrastructure through Atala PRISM's identity services and Cardano's native asset features.

The end objective of…