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Cardano
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decentralized, open-source blockchain network that can execute peer-to-peer transactions and serve as a platform for deploying smart contracts
Key facts
- Symbol
- ADA, ₳
- Code
- cardano-node
- 1 1 000 000
- Lovelace
- Original author s
- Charles Hoskinson & Jeremy Wood
- White paper
- Cardano whitepaper
- Initial release
- 27 September 2017 (8 years ago) ( 2017-09-27 )
- Latest release
- 9.1.0 / 24 July 2024 (22 months ago) ( 2024-07-24 )
- 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
- 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)
via Wikipedia infobox
Source code
The cardano-node repository is the point of integration of the ledger, consensus, networking layers. It provides the cardano-node executable which is used to participate in the Cardano network. The process for getting a cardano-node executable can be found in the Cardano Developer Portal. The configuration and files required to run a cardano-node in one of the supported networks are described also in the Cardano Developer Portal. The API documentation is published on the webpage. If you want to use the cardano-node Haskell packages from another Haskell project, you should set up CHaP to get the packages defined in this repository. For some troubleshooting help with building or running cardano-node , the wiki has a troubleshooting page that documents some common gotchas.
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.cardano.org
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- inception
- 2017-09-28
- source code repository URL
- github.com/IntersectMBO/cardano-node
- software version identifier
- 10.7.1
- WordLift URL
- data.thenextweb.com/tnw/entity/cardano
- social media followers
- 1439655
- Commons category
- Cardano (cryptocurrency platform)
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Article
Cardano is a public decentralized blockchain platform which uses the cryptocurrency, ADA, to facilitate transactions.
Cardano's development began in 2015. When launched in 2017, it was the largest cryptocurrency to use a proof of stake blockchain. 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.