Introducing the Cardano EVM sidechain

The Cardano EVM sidechain is a fully decentralized scalability solution deployed by IOG. Find out more about its features, benefits, and delivery plans

6 July 2022 Olga Hryniuk 6 mins read

Introducing the Cardano EVM sidechain

Cardano is growing. Expanding. The Vasil upgrade will open up even more opportunities for efficient development and usage of various DApps and DeFi products on Cardano.

Sidechains and layer 2 solutions are key to increasing scalability for projects building on Cardano. In this post, we discuss what sidechains are and how they contribute to an ecosystem of interconnected…

Cardano’s approaching Vasil upgrade: what to expect

The Vasil upgrade will bring increased functionality, performance, scalability, and interoperability to Cardano through new features and improvements

4 July 2022 Tim Harrison 9 mins read

Cardano’s approaching Vasil upgrade: what to expect

The Vasil upgrade will bring significant performance and capability enhancements to Cardano. The network has seen consistent incremental improvements over the past couple of years – and the launch of NFT, multi-asset and smart contract capability in 2021 – but put simply, Vasil is the most significant network upgrade since the deployment of staking via Shelley.

In June, the node…

Cardano data on BigQuery

BigQuery allows querying Cardano data quickly, seamlessly, and at a low cost

1 July 2022 Olga Hryniuk 5 mins read

Cardano data on BigQuery

The Cardano blockchain is fast becoming a hive of development for decentralized applications (DApps) and decentralized finance (DeFi) solutions. With almost one hundred projects already live, and over one thousand projects busy building, Cardano’s database of transactions keeps growing.

Data querying is essential for live projects or developers working on the blockchain. Why…

Future of Digital Asset Regulation - testimony of Charles Hoskinson

On June 23 2022, IOG CEO Charles Hoskinson was called upon to provide testimony and respond to questions from members of the U.S. House Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit. Here’s a transcript of his testimony

23 June 2022 Charles Hoskinson 13 mins read

Future of Digital Asset Regulation - testimony of Charles Hoskinson

Hearing before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy and Credit

June 23, 2022

I. Introduction

Chairman Maloney, Ranking Member Fishbach, Members of the Subcommittee and distinguished guests, thank you for inviting me to testify at this hearing. My name is Charles Hoskinson and I sincerely applaud the work of this subcommittee and appreciate you all taking the…

Overview of the research enabling smart contract support on Cardano

Taking a closer look at Cardano’s research, part 2. Here’s more on Cardano’s innovative EUTXO model and how it facilitates more efficient smart contracts

23 June 2022 Olga Hryniuk 6 mins read

Overview of the research enabling smart contract support on Cardano

Before you start, read:

  • Part 1: Cardano's foundational research overview

Our previous blog post discussed the research underpinning some of the core elements of Cardano, including staking, delegation, and reward sharing. This time, we outline the papers that helped establish a functional smart contract platform for decentralized application (DApp) development – enabled by the Extended Unspent Transaction Output