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Pipelining…why does it matter?

We talked in a recent blog post about Hydra which is one the core layer 2 scaling technologies which will be rolling out for Cardano this year. Another part of the scaling puzzle is pipelining which John Woods (Director of Cardano Architecture) covers in a recent blog post. Pipelining – or more precisely, diffusion pipelining…

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Cardano Updates

Daedalus Update

A new version 4.8.0 of Daedalus has been released which brings significant performance improvements. From the release notes: This Daedalus release integrates the latest version of cardano-wallet, which supports  Cardano node v1.33.0. This latest Cardano node version brings a significant performance improvement.  For computers with less than 16GB of RAM, a new splash screen is displayed,…

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Cardano Updates

Hydra and scaling

Some news on Hydra progress which is a key Layer 2 (L2) component to help Cardano scale out in the coming years. Matthias Benkort, IOG Software Engineering Lead explores Hydra goals in a recent blog post. Hydra is an ensemble of layer 2 solutions designed to address network security and scalability capabilities. Originally conceived within…

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Interesting links

Kraken Research Report

A very balanced report on Cardano from Kraken research has just been published. It covers the background and goals of Cardano and takes a deep dive into the roadmap, technology, and network growth metrics. Cardano initially took on notoriety among a class of ICO-craze-driven projects in 2017 following the network’s launch. While the ICO-wave gained…

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Cardano Community

Cardano360

January update for Cardano360. Yes it’s that time again already. Tim and team take us through another packed episode, with a focus on planned performance improvements through 2022 which will enable the network to scale out during the Basho era. Worth checking out for updates from Kevin, Nigel and John at the beginning, and details…