Ricky Rand has been appointed as general manager of Input | Output Engineering (IOE). He brings a wealth of experience to the role, both from a technical and commercial perspective. This short blog post offers a glimpse into Ricky's experience and trajectory and a brief introduction to IOE.

Ricky's journey so far

Leading IOE required someone with a strong technical background, a…

Input | Output (IO) will attend Rare Evo 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, taking place from 15-17 August. A blockchain convention created to ‘celebrate around the theme of interoperability and the convergence of traditional industry with Web3 technology’, the Cardano Foundation and Emurgo will also attend, as will teams from Project Catalyst, Midnight, and the member-based…

Input | Output is excited to showcase the first step in the partner chains journey, following Charles' vision at the Cardano Summit in November 2023 and this blog post. This initial release represents a landmark moment in the roadmap to deliver on that vision.

Some chains lack a sufficient number of validators, rendering the network vulnerable to low-cost attacks. The partner…

The elections for the interim Constitutional Committee have been taking place over the last week or so. Kudos to all of you picking up those Voltaire governance shovels and contributing towards another important step in Cardano governance!

We felt it important that IOG voted. And we wanted to vote as wisely and fairly as possible. When choosing a candidate, it’s critical to…

Ouroboros Genesis is a series of enhancements to the already robust Ouroboros protocol, with countermeasures to protect a network node when it is new or returning after an absence.

Ouroboros is the consensus protocol at the heart of the Cardano blockchain. Given the continuing development and increasing uptake of Cardano, Ouroboros has progressed along its planned upgrade path. Ouroboros Classic was the first provably secure proof-of-stake protocol. Ouroboros BFT was an interim solution that enabled the Byron update. Ouroboros Praos…