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Cardano is a proof-of-stake blockchain platform: the first to be founded on peer-reviewed research and developed through evidence-based methods. It combines pioneering technologies to provide unparalleled security and sustainability to decentralized applications, systems, and societies.
With a leading team of engineers, Cardano exists to redistribute power from unaccountable structures to the margins – to individuals – and be an enabling force for positive change and progress.
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Proof-Of-Stake And Ouroboros: The Most Environmentally Sustainable Blockchain Protocol
Ouroboros is the first peer-reviewed, verifiably-secure blockchain protocol, and Cardano is the first blockchain to implement it. Ouroboros enables decentralization in the Cardano network on a sustainable scale for global requirements and most crucially, without compromising security.
The protocol is the result of tireless efforts, based on foundational research, propelled by a vision for more secure and transparent global payment systems, and provides the means to equitably redistribute power and control.
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Stay up to date with the latest developments, announcements, and community updates from the Cardano ecosystem.
Weekly Development Report
Node v11.0.1 live for v11 hard fork; Dijkstra era prep continues; Plutus UPLC cuts costs by 10%; Hydra v2.1.0 lowers latency; Mithril finishes SNARK validations.
Cardano High Assurance
IOG launches Blaster, an automated formal verification tool for Lean 4 to secure Cardano smart contracts mathematically and attract institutional capital.
Cardano Critical Integrations - Programme Closure Report
CCI V1 successfully delivered native USDC, LayerZero, Pyth, and Dune using the ₳70M budget. Fireblocks custody missed the window and moves to the upcoming CCI V2 proposal alongside Year 2 maintenance.
Cardano is ready to grow. Leios is how it gets there
IOG is requesting ₳27.7M to finalize the Leios consensus upgrade for a mainnet release candidate by Q4 2026, paving the way for a phased throughput boost up to 65x.
Community Digest
Pyth Pro feeds live; Yoroi rebrands to SecondFi; Intersect confirms elections and Node v11.0.1 readiness; Cardano Foundation launches Brazil lab.
Weekly Development Report
Leios testnet active & Node v11.0 pre-released; Hydra optimizes high-volume benchmarks; Mithril SNARK tests finish; research proposal goes on-chain.
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Cardano is the first blockchain platform to be built through peer-reviewed research, to be secure enough to protect the data of billions, scalable enough to accommodate global systems, and robust enough to support foundational change.
We have changed science. We have changed what it means to build global systems and sustainable models of exchange and governance.