Modern security practices require a balanced focus between prevention, detection and response capabilities. Implementing Cardano Node on Linux gives a secure base to start, with some basic things that should be in place to lock down access for relays and block producing nodes: But even the best security defences can be breached. And this is…
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The ‘Killer App’?
We are used to the idea of a ‘Killer App‘, that one application that drives the adoption of a new technology. That one capability that just can’t be replicated easily elsewhere. In the early days of personal computing it was the spreadsheet which drove adoption of the Apple II. Later Word, Excel and Powerpoint played…
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First block for ADV2
A minor milestone, but an important one for our delegators to ADV2. First block minted in Epoch 241, with the another block for 242. The stake is steadily increasing and block production will become more reliable as it does. When pools are smaller the returns are more variable, however small pools can enjoy a run…
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Native Assets
Details of the Cardano native assets implementation are available on the developers site. The introduction notes: Native Tokens is the name of Cardano’s Multi-Asset (MA) support feature, which enables users to transact with ada, and an unlimited number of user-defined (custom) tokens natively. Native support offers distinct advantages for developers: there is no need to…
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Set the controls…
So we learn that Cardano will get native multi-asset support in February as part of the Mary hard fork. Native assets, no added complexity through smart contracts, no heavy gas fees. To say this is a big deal is a bit of an understatement. And general adoption rates are increasing very nicely. For the 8th…