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New certification levels for smart contracts on Cardano

Certification will bring high assurance to the development of decentralized applications (DApps) on Cardano

25 October 2021 Niamh Ahern 5 mins read

New certification levels for smart contracts on Cardano

High assurance is paramount when developing and working with smart contracts. You want to be confident that the source code is of a high quality, that the contract is secure and will behave as it should, and that it utilizes good properties and behaviors in the process. Certification ensures that security checks are performed prior to any deployment, and that smart contracts…

Bringing premium spirits to the Cardano blockchain

Enhancing the customer experience with blockchain-based supply chain authentication

22 October 2021 Neil Burgess 2 mins read

Bringing premium spirits to the Cardano blockchain

Imagine buying a bottle of super premium spirits. Scan it with an app on your phone, and you know for certain that it is a genuine product, never opened or tampered with, and every ingredient can be traced to its source. All this without needing to trust the retailer or anyone in the supply chain.

That’s authentication security, and it will soon be a reality for customers of Strait Brands, an Australian producer of international award-winning spirits…

Cardano: robust, resilient – and flexible

With its modular, parameter-based approach, Cardano has been architected with true scalability in mind

21 October 2021 Kevin Hammond 10 mins read

Cardano: robust, resilient – and flexible

Cardano is designed to serve millions of users in a globally distributed way. As with any other decentralized blockchain, this means that we need to produce a predictable and consistent supply of new blocks that collectively grow the chain and transparently record transactions between users. In order to ensure that new blocks are propagated across the network as a whole in an…

Oasis Pro partnership is where DeFi meets RealFi for Cardano

New deal promises democratization of financial services and access to capital across developing countries

16 October 2021 Dominic Swords 6 mins read

Oasis Pro partnership is where DeFi meets RealFi for Cardano

At first glance, the deal between Cardano and Oasis Pro Markets announced at the Cardano Summit may sound like a specialist application of blockchain technology to the rarefied world of finance – of interest to bankers, perhaps, but not to the person on the street. But it could turn out to be a game changer for millions of people throughout the world.

Many countries struggle to…

UTXO alliance: fostering innovation and collaboration across the blockchain space

We’re partnering with other UTXO-based blockchains to cultivate innovative solutions to advance interoperability, programmability, and scalability

15 October 2021 Olga Hryniuk 9 mins read

UTXO alliance: fostering innovation and collaboration across the blockchain space

At the Cardano Summit, IOHK announced a collaboration with Ergo, Nervos, and Topl to create the UTXO alliance. Today, we’re delighted to welcome a new alliance partner – Komodo.

Komodo is an open-source technology provider that offers all-in-one blockchain solutions for developers and enterprises. Komodo works closely with organizations that want to launch branded decentralized…