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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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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cardano” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.