As we head towards Shelley on the Cardano mainnet, we’re keen to keep you up to date with the latest news. We also want to highlight the tireless work going on behind the scenes, and the team of engineers responsible.

In this Developer Deep Dive series of occasional technical blogs, we open the floor to IOHK's engineers. Over the months ahead, our Haskell developers will offer a…

Building privacy and agency

In the age of information capitalism, data is a commodity which needs to be protected on an individual and global level. Every time someone makes a purchase, logs into an account, or accesses a website, metadata is connected to their individual IP address. Mass amounts of information move around the world every second but if it is not secured through…

As we approach Shelley on the Cardano mainnet, decentralization has, inevitably, become a topic of debate. Regardless of any initial founding intent, proof-of-work cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum have become more centralized over time. The early days of Bitcoin enthusiasts mining blocks at the weekend are long gone and today we see a small group of specialized…

Today, we’re kicking off the ‘Friends & Family’ testnet, which will allow us to establish a robust network to test and iterate, before we roll it out to the wider community. We’ve gathered a small number of around 20 ‘pioneers’ to help us with this important initial work. By the time you probably read this, they’ll be briefed and we’ll have things underway.

In my last blog, I…

昨年インセンティブ付きテストネットの公開がShelley（シェリー）期の到来を告げて以来、Cardanoプラットフォームの開発スピードは加速しています。Cardano Byron（バイロン）と暗号通貨ADAを30か月にわたりサポートしてきたOuroboros Classic（ウロボロスクラシック）コンセンサスプロトコルは、Cardanoの分散化に伴い初期のShelleyにパワーを与えるプルーフオブステーク（PoS）プロトコルバージョン、Ouroboros Praos（ウロボロスプラオス）にまもなく切り替わります。これにより、ステーキングプロセスに、ADA保有者およびステークプールオーナーへの金銭的報酬が構築されます。

2月20日、メインネットをオリジナルのコンセンサスプログラムであるOuroboros Classic…