Why we are joining Hyperledger
Collaboration is central to fostering industry development and enterprise blockchain adoption.
11 June 2020 3 mins read
A community's overall success largely depends on its ability to collaborate. How its members interact with each other, how they share knowledge to find new avenues of development, and how open they are to embrace innovation and novel technologies will determine the community's long-term viability.
One of IOHK’s founding principles is its belief in nurturing a collaborative ecosystem for blockchain development. Our commitment to knowledge-sharing and to our deeply-held principles of open-source serves as the rationale behind becoming a member of the Hyperledger community…
Looking to the future of Haskell and JavaScript for Plutus
Smart contracts use the GHCJS cross-compiler to translate off-chain code
4 June 2020 8 mins read
This is the second of the Developer Deep Dive technical posts from our Haskell team. This occasional series offers a candid glimpse into the core elements of the Cardano platform and protocols, and gives insights into the engineering choices that have been made. Here, we outline some of the work that has been going on to improve the libraries and developer tools for Plutus…
The abstract nature of the Cardano consensus layer
This new series of technical posts by IOHK's engineers considers the choices being made
28 May 2020 21 mins read
As we head towards Shelley on the Cardano mainnet, we’re keen to keep you up to date with the latest news. We also want to highlight the tireless work going on behind the scenes, and the team of engineers responsible.
In this Developer Deep Dive series of occasional technical blogs, we open the floor to IOHK's engineers. Over the months ahead, our Haskell developers will offer a…
Building new standards for privacy and scalability
IOHK joins the conversation around zero-knowledge proofs at the ZKP Workshop
20 May 2020 6 mins read
Building privacy and agency
In the age of information capitalism, data is a commodity which needs to be protected on an individual and global level. Every time someone makes a purchase, logs into an account, or accesses a website, metadata is connected to their individual IP address. Mass amounts of information move around the world every second but if it is not secured through…
How pledging will keep Cardano healthy
Warding off attacks on the decentralized blockchain is just one benefit of the process
12 May 2020 5 mins read
As we approach Shelley on the Cardano mainnet, decentralization has, inevitably, become a topic of debate. Regardless of any initial founding intent, proof-of-work cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum have become more centralized over time. The early days of Bitcoin enthusiasts mining blocks at the weekend are long gone and today we see a small group of specialized…
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