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Cardano Metrics E1-259

We’ve been messing around with Cardano-db-sync which puts the entire block chain into a Postgres SQL database instance, and means you can easily access via SQL or PostgREST. This will allow us to start offering some better realtime stats for our delegators, and lay the foundations for some services we are planning to develop. As…

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Cardano Blockchain Insights

Some great insight here on Google data studio from Cardano Fans Stake Pool. Covering Delegation, Supply, Stake Pools, Social, Treasury, Development, and Native Tokens. Worth checking out if you are interested in stats for the Cardano Blockchain. We are also working on adding some real time insight for delegators for this site. Stay tuned. P.S.…

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Cardano Updates

Cardano Node 1.26.1

A new version of Cardano Node has been released as part of the transition to Smart contracts in Alonzo. There will be another release before that however this version makes a number of changes that will support the transition along with a large number of performance improvements. From the release notes: This release includes significant…

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Cardano Updates

Daedalus 4.0.3

A new version of Daedalus has been released with a host of improvements including Native Tokens, improved Trezor support, and better CSV exports. From the release notes: Daedalus 4.0.3 brings support for native tokens, making Daedalus a multi-asset wallet that enables users to send and receive native tokens.  This release also includes the countdown to…

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d=0

So we have now passed the point where the decentralisation parameter “d” reaches zero. What does this mean? The d parameter sets the amount of blocks produced by Stake Pools (like ADAvault) versus the genesis nodes operated by IOG (the creators of the Cardano system). At the start of the Cardano blockchain (the Byron Era)…