There has been some heated debate amongst the denizens of Crypto Twitter lately about the supposed challenges that Cardano faces to run Smart Contracts at scale. Cardano uses a blockchain data structure for transactions called extended UTXO (Unspent Transaction Outputs) or eUTXO, which is derived from Bitcoin. It is a battle tested design with some…
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Djed Stablecoin
Another innovation we have to look forward to with Cardano is the Djed algorithmic stablecoin protocol. The white paper on this has been recently published by IOHK and there have been a number of tests already implemented on other networks to refine the design. In a recent IOHK blog post Olga Hryniuk explores how Djed…
Smart contracts explained
You might already follow Crypto Capital Ventures (CCV) on Twitter or YouTube. If not Dan summarises the Cardano move into the Goguen era of Smart Contracts. It’s a great summary and explanation of what’s coming. Recommended viewing if you are interested in understanding more.
Cardano Developer Portal
News just in that the Developer Portal is live. This is a very positive development which will help new entrants to the ecosystem. As you might expect from a project that has grown and evolved very quickly over the last 2 years Cardano documentation is somewhat fragmented and in some places out of date. This…
Grayscale adds Cardano
Grayscale have just announced that they have adjusted the portfolio of Grayscale Digital Large Cap Fund by selling certain amounts of the existing Fund components in proportion to their respective weightings and using the cash proceeds to purchase ADA. The table above shows the weightings as of July 2, 2021. The Digital Large Cap Fund…