Cardano (blockchain platform)

Cardano
Denominations
Symbol	ADA, ₳
Code	cardano-node
Subunits
1⁄1000000	Lovelace
Development
Original author(s)	Charles Hoskinson & Jeremy Wood
White paper	Cardano whitepaper
Initial release	27 September 2017
Latest release	9.1.0 / 24 July 2024
Code repository	https://cardanoupdates.com/
Development status	Active
Written in	Haskell
Operating system	Cross-platform
Developer(s)	Cardano Foundation, IOHK, EMURGO
Source model	Free and open-source software
License	Apache
Ledger
Timestamping scheme	Proof of stake
Block time	20 seconds
Block explorer	Adatools.io Pooltool.io Cardanoscan.io
Circulating supply	36.365 billion ₳ (as of Nov. 2023)
Supply limit	45 billion ₳
Valuation
Exchange rate	Floating
Demographics
Official user(s)	~3264 stake pools globally (as of Nov. 2023)
Website
Website	cardano.org
	Uses Distributed computing.

Cardano is a public decentralized blockchain platform which uses the cryptocurrency, ADA, to facilitate transactions.^[5]

Cardano's development began in 2015. When launched in 2017, it was the largest cryptocurrency to use a proof of stake blockchain.^[6] A number of independent entities collaborate on the project, including the Cardano Foundation based in Zug, Switzerland and led by its chief executive officer Frederik Gregaard.^[7]^[8]

^ "Releases - input-output-hk/cardano-sl". Retrieved 28 October 2020 – via GitHub.
^ "Releases - input-output-hk/cardano-node". Retrieved 17 August 2024 – via GitHub.
^ Cite error: The named reference CardanoEU was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Cardano Blockchain Explorer".
^ "Die Grundlagen der Cardano-Kryptowährung". hamburg-magazin.de (in German). 26 June 2020. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
^ "What is Cardano? The 'green' crypto that hopes to surpass the tech giants". The Independent. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
^ "Bitcoin's Smaller Cousins". Bloomberg L.P. 20 December 2017. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018. Cardano, backed by the Zug, Switzerland-based Cardano Foundation, is a decentralized public blockchain that aims to protect user privacy, while also allowing for regulation
^ "ZUG: Ex-Tezos-Mann geht zu Cardano". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Luzerner Zeitung. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

[1] "Releases - input-output-hk/cardano-sl". Retrieved 28 October 2020 – via GitHub.

[2] "Releases - input-output-hk/cardano-node". Retrieved 17 August 2024 – via GitHub.

[CardanoEU-3] Cite error: The named reference CardanoEU was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] "Cardano Blockchain Explorer".

[5] "Die Grundlagen der Cardano-Kryptowährung". hamburg-magazin.de (in German). 26 June 2020. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

[6] "What is Cardano? The 'green' crypto that hopes to surpass the tech giants". The Independent. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

[Privacy-regulation-7] "Bitcoin's Smaller Cousins". Bloomberg L.P. 20 December 2017. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018. Cardano, backed by the Zug, Switzerland-based Cardano Foundation, is a decentralized public blockchain that aims to protect user privacy, while also allowing for regulation

[Luzerner_Zeitung-8] "ZUG: Ex-Tezos-Mann geht zu Cardano". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Luzerner Zeitung. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

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