Cardano fund injecting $6m to support Africa’s pioneers
Investment will help entrepreneurs capitalize on lack of barriers from legacy infrastructure
25 September 2021 2 mins read
A new fund in Africa is investing $6m to finance the most innovative blockchain projects on the continent. The fund was created in recognition of the unique opportunities for innovation in Africa, which has the highest percentage of entrepreneurs of any continent.
The fund focuses on blockchain technology because the lack of deeply embedded legacy infrastructure means that…
Cardano to integrate Chainlink oracles for real-time market data
Our new collaboration will add additional support for developers building smart contracts for Cardano DeFi applications
25 September 2021 4 mins read
At the heart of the potential of DeFi and RealFi is the use of blockchain-based peer-to-peer technology to build reliable and transparent financial products using oracles and smart contracts. During today’s Cardano Summit, we announced an exciting new strategic collaboration with Chainlink Labs that will help developers build smart contracts for Cardano DeFi applications.
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Luxury spirits brand chooses Cardano to verify alcohol supply chain
25 September 2021 2 mins read
Strait Brands, an Australian luxury spirits company, is embracing a blockchain-first approach to managing its alcohol supply chain. Set to deliver four million bottles before the end of 2022, the business will build its production process around the Cardano platform.
The partnership will see Strait Brands deploy a tamper-proof software system created by Input Output using Atala SCAN, which can record and store data securely and instantly verify the origins of products throughout the supply…
Bringing certified DApps to Cardano
We’ll unveil a new integrated approach at the Cardano Summit this weekend. Here’s a preview...
22 September 2021 6 mins read
The Alonzo upgrade has enabled the deployment of smart contracts, decentralized applications (DApps), and other applications on top of Cardano. All this is hugely significant for Cardano, as it will open Cardano to a whole new developer community whose creative drive will boost Cardano's utility and adoption.
Any new application ecosystem presents an enticing smorgasbord of…
Hydra – Cardano’s solution for ultimate Layer 2 scalability
Scalability is baked into the Cardano development roadmap; enter Hydra
17 September 2021 7 mins read
The Alonzo upgrade enables the creation of smart contracts, decentralized applications (DApps), and other applications on top of Cardano.
Alonzo marks a significant milestone in the Cardano journey, deploying base level scripting capability that will, in turn, enable further innovation and network development. It also starts the process of transforming a transactions & tokens…
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