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Blockchain Adoption: IOG Founder Charles Hoskinson Outlines New Framework for Cardano Devs, Validators

IOG founder & CEO Charles Hoskinson recently outlined a new framework that will offer new ways for developers and validators to utilize Cardano’s core strengths – and some new Cardano technologies in order “to build their own optimized partner chains.” Partner chains will aim to… Read More

Cardano Builder IOG Welcomes Ex- Symphony Exec as CEO of Midnight Blockchain Initiative

Input Output Global, Inc. (IOG), a software research & development company, and one of the builders behind sustainable blockchain platform Cardano, has appointed Eran Barak as CEO of Midnight, “its new data-protection focused protocol.” Barak has previously “held senior roles in the financial services industry.”… Read More

Cardano Builder IOG, University of Edinburgh to Develop Decentralization Index

Input Output Global, Inc. (IOG), one of the builders of Cardano, the proof of stake blockchain, has partnered with the University of Edinburgh, one of the “most highly rated” academic institutions in the United Kingdom, “to develop the blockchain industry’s first ‘decentralization index’.” The Edinburgh… Read More

Cardano (ADA) Developers Report Complete Decentralization, Smart Contracts, and NFT Updates

The team at IOHK, which supports the development of major blockchain platform Cardano (ADA), says that 2021 was the year robots, and “graffiti came to a decentralized, smarter Cardano.” The update posted by IOHK noted that Beeple used to illustrate their write-ups, however, art NFTs… Read More

Charles Hoskinson and Shahaf Bar-Geffen Announce Cardano Stablecoin Djed

Announced today at Cardano Summit 2021 in Wyoming, Charles Hoskinson and Shahaf Bar-Geffen said the COTI platform would be the official issuer of Djed, a new stablecoin for Cardano. The company was the first recipient of equity investment from the cFund for Cardano developments. According to… Read More

First Day With Smart Contract Capability the Latest Cardano Success

The first day with smart contract capability was a good one for Cardano, it reports. Cardano’s recent upgrade to give it smart contract functionality allows developers the ability to create apps on it. Within the first 24 hours, the platform saw more than 100 smart… Read More

dcSpark’s Milkomeda to Help Fringe Cryptos Gain Wider Acceptance

Blockchain company dcSpark, which builds critical products and solutions on top of crypto projects, this week announced a sidechain project named Milkomeda. It is focused on helping non-Ethereum Virtual Machine cryptocurrencies gain wider adoption. Milkomeda said it addresses scaling issues seen in several new blockchains… Read More

Blockswap DeFi App to Improve Savings Account Access on Cardano

Blockswap’s Open Saver savings account allows eligible participants to benefit from holding green cryptocurrencies without needing advanced knowledge of the sector or even personal cryptocurrency holdings. It will also help users lessen their carbon footprint. Open Saver will offer a targeted return of seven per… Read More

Cardano Founder Hoskinson Offers Conditional Help to Ethereum Classic Community after Blockchain Platform Suffered Malicious Network Attacks, but they Won’t Accept Terms

Charles Hoskinson, an Ethereum co-founder and now better known for being the founder of Cardano (ADA), a platform for building decentralized applications (dApps), recently came forward to offer help to the Ethereum Classic (ETC) community members. However, Hoskinson had certain conditions that he wanted the… Read More

Cardano’s ADA Might be Listed on Coinbase in Late 2020, While Token’s Holders May Soon Stake It via Coinbase Custody

Cardano’s native crypto token, ADA, might get listed on San Francisco-based digital asset exchange Coinbase by the end of this year. ADA investors will soon have the option of staking their digital assets via Coinbase Custody. A representative from IOHK (Input Output Hong Kong), the… Read More

Controlling What You Reveal: How Zero Knowledge Proofs are Changing How We Spend the Currency We Now Call Data

When you go to a bar and give your ID to the bartender, do you ever think about how much you’re giving away? Let’s say you use your driving license as your ID; you’re letting the bartender know that you’re not underage, but you’re also… Read More

Cardano Blockchain Founder Charles Hoskinson Confirms that IOHK has Joined Hyperledger and W3C Initiatives

IOHK (Input/Output Hong Kong), a research and development (R&D) firm focused on bringing innovation via blockchain and cryptocurrencies, has confirmed that it will be joining the Hyperledger initiative and W3C. Hyperledger is an open-source project focused on blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT) development. It… Read More

Cardano Reboot: IOHK to Deploy Code Update End of Month

IOHK has announced a “reboot” of Cardano blockchain, according to a release. IOHK was founded by Charles Hoskinson, well-known in the blockchain world as a founder of Ethereum among other things. IOHK describes the update as a transition from the “Byron-era codebase” to the “Shelley… Read More

Major Blockchain Platform Cardano’s Development Going as Planned, Despite Coronavirus Pandemic, Founder Charles Hoskinson Claims

Cardano (ADA), a proof-of-stake (PoS)-based blockchain network with a market cap of around $680 million (at the time of writing), is working on developing its commercial infrastructure. Cardano’s developers have reassured the cryptocurrency’s investors and other community members and stakeholders that development is still on… Read More

IOHK, the Software Firm Behind Cardano (ADA), Donates $500,000 to University of Wyoming to Help with Blockchain Research

Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK), the main software firm behind the development of Cardano (ADA), one of the largest platforms for deploying decentralized applications in terms of market cap, confirmed on February 14, 2020 that it had donated $500,000 in ADA tokens to support the… Read More

Polymath Partners with Charles Hoskinson, co-founder of Ethereum and Cardano on Security Focused Blockchain

Security token platform Polymath has formed a new partnership with Ethereum and Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson to launch a targeted security token blockchain. The news was revealed today during a presentation at Consensus. Polymath Co-Founder Trevor Koverko joined Hoskinson on stage to make the announcement…. Read More

Say Hello to IOHK’s New Cardano Blockchain Tools, Plutus and Marlowe

IOHK, a blockchain research and development company, has introduced two new tools developed for writing smart contracts for use on the Cardano blockchain. Plutus and Marlowe launched in test format at the first (and currently live) PlutusFest conference in Edinburgh, Scotland. These tools aim to enable… Read More

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