Musings 11 Dec 2020
The 'problem' with Altcoins
We've been spending some time lately looking through the Nakamoto Institute web site. You could perhaps say (unfairly?) it's the spiritual home of the "Bitcoin...
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Cardano Updates 9 Dec 2020
Cardano Node 1.24.2
A new version of the node has just been released. From the release notes: This release provides support for the upcoming Allegra and Mary hard forks and the...
Cardano Community 5 Dec 2020
December 3rd Cardano monthly update
Tim and Aparna have a great show this month. Another recommended watch. These two are really polished hosts and they help bring out the best in the guests on...
Interesting Links 5 Dec 2020
The Island, The Ocean, and The Pond (Soon)
Charles has just recorded a whiteboard session that helps explain how smart contracts will be coming to Cardano. Really inspiring stuff (as ever). The Pond is...
Interesting Links 3 Dec 2020
Coin Bureau Cardano update
Coin Bureau have a great Youtube channel. Really enjoyable presentation, technically strong, and good analysis. This recent update on Cardano is well worth...
Cardano Community 3 Dec 2020
Staking lifecycle
A generic version of the staking life cycle infographic as an SVG format vector file that you can modify and use. If you improve please share back with the...
Interesting Links 29 Nov 2020
Bitcoin Power Consumption
Some really nice work on the energy consumption of Bitcoin from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance at Cambridge University. The current estimate is...
Cardano Updates 28 Nov 2020
Cardano Node 1.23.0
Now this is properly exciting. The new Cardano Node has been released which sets the stage for the transition to Goguen. From the release notes: This release...
Cardano Updates 28 Nov 2020
Daedalus 2.5.0
A new week, a new Daedalus release. Daedalus 2.5.0 brings the ability to save transactions to CSV files. It also introduces new sharing functionality for...
Interesting Links 25 Nov 2020
Ada Lovelace
Ada Lovelace, in full Ada King, countess of Lovelace, original name Augusta Ada Byron, Lady Byron, (born December 10, 1815, Piccadilly Terrace, Middlesex [now...
Musings 18 Nov 2020
Innovation and Governance
Economist Robin Hanson writes on his blog Overcoming Bias about the impact of the Overton Window and the art of the possible in politics. The Overton window is...
Interesting Links 13 Nov 2020
Staking in Cardano
A welcome post by the "Architect of Staking": Prof Aggelos Kiayias (Chief Scientist, IOHK), which acknowledges the importance of pledging in the protocol in...
Interesting Links 12 Nov 2020
Decentralisation
Decentralisation of the Cardano ecosystem is important because it helps the network maintain operational resilience against denial of service attacks and other...
Interesting Links 6 Nov 2020
Steve Jobs- Lost 1995 interview
Not a Cardano post, but this is a very interesting interview by Bob Cringely as part of his series Triumph of the Nerds (which is well worth watching to...
Site Announcements 5 Nov 2020
K parameter increasing
IOHK have announced that the K parameter which sets a soft cap on the total number of stake pools is increasing from Epoch 234 (Sunday 6th December) from 150...
Interesting Links 5 Nov 2020
IOHK Sponsors New Haskell Foundation
The independent, open, non-profit body will support tools, libraries, education, and research. Simon Peyton Jones has just announced the launch of the Haskell...
Interesting Links 30 Oct 2020
Cross Chain Communication
This YouTube clip from Charles was released about 3 months ago, but does a great job explaining the approach to interoperability between chains, tokens, and...
Musings 30 Oct 2020
Open Source Matters
Flicking through r/cardano and noticed this post which compares Cardano and ERC-20 (the Ethereum Standard for on-chain tokens). The comparison is interesting,...
Cardano Updates 29 Oct 2020
Daedalus 2.4.0 released
A new version of Daedalus has just been released. If you installed the last version then it will prompt you to update when you launch. Daedalus 2.4.0 has a...
Interesting Links 26 Oct 2020
The leadership we need
Great video from Charles on speculation in crypto markets. Every now and then it's good to remind ourselves why Cardano has the potential to be such a...
Interesting Links 23 Oct 2020
Geralomo Cardano
Looking for Cardano on Wikipedia leads you to this entry: Gerolamo (also Girolamo[3] or Geronimo[4]) Cardano (Italian: [dʒeˈrɔlamo karˈdano]; French: Jérôme...
Interesting Links 20 Oct 2020
The Bitcoin Life Raft
Raoul Pal (ex Goldman's and CEO of Realvision) knows finance. He makes an interesting case for why BTC will increase in value in the next 5 years. Along the...
Interesting Links 19 Oct 2020
Future of Blockchain in Africa
Nice interview from Charles on Future of Blockchain Innovation in Africa recently posted on You Tube. Relevant and of interest given IOHK goals to increase...
Cardano Updates 15 Oct 2020
Goguen: The Third Era
Update from Emurgo on Goguen in this Blog post which looks into how this phase will bring Cardano close to completion: Goguen could be the most important...
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