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Overview of the research enabling smart contract support on Cardano

Taking a closer look at Cardano’s research, part 2. Here’s more on Cardano’s innovative EUTXO model and how it facilitates more efficient smart contracts

23 June 2022 Olga Hryniuk 6 mins read

Overview of the research enabling smart contract support on Cardano

Before you start, read:

  • Part 1: Cardano's foundational research overview

Our previous blog post discussed the research underpinning some of the core elements of Cardano, including staking, delegation, and reward sharing. This time, we outline the papers that helped establish a functional smart contract platform for decentralized application (DApp) development – enabled by the Extended Unspent Transaction Output

Cardano's foundational research overview

Here’s the first of a series of blog posts taking a closer look at the research underpinning Cardano

10 June 2022 Olga Hryniuk 6 mins read

Cardano's foundational research overview

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 combined a range of scientific design principles and engineering best practices to produce a solid, pioneering, research-based blockchain. The key ideas of Cardano development were…

Lace: speed, simplicity, and seamless flow

IOG’s new light wallet – now in development – will help drive adoption by offering enhanced capability and ease of use to crypto users

10 June 2022 Olga Hryniuk 3 mins read

Lace: speed, simplicity, and seamless flow

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-like) devices.

The Daedalus wallet is IOG’s full node implementation and it is a desktop application that fully synchronizes with the blockchain history. While full node wallets are a good option for more tech-savvy users…

From Classic to Chronos: the implementations of Ouroboros explained

Ouroboros is the consensus protocol of Cardano. Here, we explain what it does and how it’s evolving

3 June 2022 Olga Hryniuk 9 mins read

From Classic to Chronos: the implementations of Ouroboros explained

This post is an updated version of the original (created by Kieran Costello) that has been updated to cover new protocol versions.

You have probably heard a lot about Ouroboros: the ground-breaking proof-of-stake consensus protocol used by Cardano. Developed as a more energy-efficient and sustainable alternative to proof of work, upon which earlier cryptocurrencies – Bitcoin and…

Interoperability is key to blockchain growth

Bridges, sidechains, and the AGIX ERC20 converter are providing solutions for Cardano cross-chain development

28 April 2022 Olga Hryniuk 8 mins read

Interoperability is key to blockchain growth

Cardano is steadily expanding a broad community of developers and blockchain enthusiasts. According to Cardano blockchain insights, there are over 4.5 million native tokens, over 5,000 NFT projects, and more than 900 projects overall building on Cardano to date.

To support this growth, the community is now working on Cardano's wider adoption. The ability to work with other…