Improving Haskell’s big numbers support
Work by IOHK engineers is part of the latest release of the Glasgow compiler
28 July 2020 9 mins read
Haskell is vital to IOHK’s work in ensuring Cardano is a secure blockchain for the future of decentralized finance. As part of this, we use the language to develop the Plutus smart contract platform, and you may have read about the training courses run by our engineers, including a Haskell course in Mongolia this month. Smart contract applications are a powerful way for a…
Cardano’s path to decentralization
Three mini-protocols are vital to the network’s operation
9 July 2020 6 mins read
The next releases of Cardano and the Ouroboros protocol contain changes that guide us towards decentralization and the Shelley era. This Deep Dive post explains how we are approaching this phase. With the release of the Praos algorithm for Shelley, which comes with the staking process, stake pools can be set up so ada owners can delegate their stake. The networking team is…
Cardano Virtual Summit 2020: Shelley Edition
Bringing the global community together under one virtual roof.
3 July 2020 5 mins read
Day One of the Cardano Virtual Summit 2020: Shelley Edition started with a splash. IOHK CEO, Charles Hoskinson, took the stage to welcome almost 10k registered attendees from around the world to the digital conference space. Each participant was met with exhibition areas, lots of virtual hangout space, and most importantly, session programming across five digital stages…
Documenting Cardano: a single source of developer truth, fit for the future
1 July 2020 3 mins read
With yesterday’s release of the first Shelley-complete node on the Cardano mainnet, a new era has begun. Between this, the launch today of a brand new Cardano website and brand identity, and tomorrow’s Cardano Virtual Summit, the dawn of Shelley is casting fresh light on IOHK's future. It has also highlighted the need for a documentation framework fit for our rapidly growing…
Bringing the community together for the Cardano Virtual Summit 2020: Shelley Edition
Celebrating the journey and making way for the future with IOHK
30 June 2020 4 mins read
Shelley has arrived and IOHK is gearing up to celebrate with the Cardano Virtual Summit 2020: Shelley Edition on July 2nd and 3rd. Every presentation, panel and guest speaker at this online event, has been chosen to represent the many faces of Cardano. From world-class foundational research to the latest advances in cryptographic development; from the passion and dedication of…
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