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World mobile update

We are big fans of World Mobile here, and keep a close eye on their progress. They have a very exciting proposition in merging open access to mobile networks with blockchain capabilities that allow community operation of nodes, and the chance for all network users to gain from the growth of the network. They have…

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Plutus Explainer

John Woods has been at it again. A high level explanation of Plutus, which for those of you who have been in this space for any time will already know is Cardano’s Smart Contract Language. One of John’s gifts is his ability to communicate complex topics in a simple and understandable way, distilling out the…

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Cardano Foundation expand research with Zurich University

A recent Cointelegraph article covers a new three-year collaboration by the Cardano Foundation (based in Zug, Switzerland) with the Blockchain Center of the University of Zurich (UZH BCC) to further research initiatives and explore blockchain education development.  Through the partnership, the foundation will work with the Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies (BDLT) Group at the…

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Start up incubator for Africa

Project Catalyst, the Cardano funding incubator for new start up companies has launched a focussed incubator for Africa in partnership with Iceaddis: Input Output Global’s Project Catalyst has launched Ariob, an incubator scheme, in collaboration with iceaddis, a pan-African business incubator, and accelerator. Ariob means ‘a collection of stars’ in Ge’ez, an ancient Semitic language of Ethiopia.…

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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…