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Mithril: powering lightweight access to the Cardano blockchain

Mithril enables secure and efficient blockchain interactions for light wallets, layer 2 solutions, and stake pool operators by eliminating the need for full node synchronization

19 May 2025 Emmanuel Ameh 3 mins read

Mithril: powering lightweight access to the Cardano blockchain

What is Mithril

Mithril is Cardano’s solution for enabling secure, efficient, and lightweight interactions with the blockchain. By removing the need to download and verify the entire blockchain history, Mithril significantly reduces resource requirements and makes Cardano more accessible for use cases such as:

  • Certification of account transactions/balances in browser-based light wallets (including mobile)
  • Certification of transactions in layer 2 solutions (bridges…

Native tokens in the extended UTXO model

A brief recap on how Cardano handles native assets and why it matters

9 May 2025 Olga Hryniuk 5 mins read

Native tokens in the extended UTXO model

Blockchain tokens can be used for many different purposes – for example, to send and receive payments, access services in decentralized applications (DApps), or store and transfer value. The utility of a token is determined by its use case, the market, or the community that issues or adopts it. Tokens can be:

  • Fungible – identical and interchangeable, like reward points or units of the same currency
  • Non-fungible (NFTs) – often representing unique items such as…

Cardano’s EUTXO model: bringing deterministic predictability to blockchain

Discover the simplicity, security, and power behind Cardano’s extended unspent transaction output (EUTXO) model

2 May 2025 Ivan Irakoze 3 mins read

Cardano’s EUTXO model: bringing deterministic predictability to blockchain

Cardano builds on Bitcoin’s unspent transaction output (UTXO) model, enhancing it for smart contracts and complex applications without sacrificing security or simplicity. This advanced version, extended UTXO (EUTXO), offers significant benefits for developers and users.

In his recent video, Charles Hoskinson highlighted the model’s power:

‘When you look at EUTXO, it’s really hand…