New Cardano node, explorer backend, and web API released

We’ve refreshed Cardano’s architecture – with more yet to come

12 February 2020 Tim Harrison 4 mins read

New Cardano node, explorer backend, and web API released

Today marks the culmination of considerable effort by the Cardano team: the release of a new Cardano Haskell implementation. This implementation consists of two main components: the Cardano Node and the Cardano Explorer Backend and Web API. Over the past 18 months, we’ve been building a new architectural foundation that will not only prepare us for the upcoming releases for…

Shelley Incentivized Testnet: the story in numbers

We've compiled some Incentivized Testnet statistics. Check them out.

7 February 2020 Tim Harrison <1 min read

The Shelley Incentivized Testnet is proving to be an incredible journey. Originally, we hoped for around 100 pools. As of today, we've reached over 1,000 registered and more than 670 active pools. Over 11.5B ada is now being staked on the testnet. The many improvements to performance have resulted in an increase in uptime – but there's still a way to go. We are not resting on…

Reflections on a decade of blockchain, and predictions for the next

We've had bitcoin for over a decade. Now, we're heading into the decade of Cardano

9 January 2020 Charles Hoskinson 9 mins read

Reflections on a decade of blockchain, and predictions for the next

It's January 2020 and that means not only a new decade, but the 11th birthday of bitcoin. The world's first virtual asset was made available to the general public on January 3rd of 2009. It's been one hell of a decade since then, and I'm excited about the next 10 years: a decade that will bring a lot of interesting things to the world.

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Explaining the Shelley Incentivized Testnet incentive model

Learn about Cardano’s incentive model, rewards, and our plan for the Incentivized Testnet

5 December 2019 Kevin Hammond 7 mins read

Explaining the Shelley Incentivized Testnet incentive model

We’ve talked a lot about incentives lately. That’s because right now we’re running the Incentivized Testnet: a Shelley testnet that provides an opportunity for stakeholders to delegate their stake or operate a stake pool to earn real ada rewards. Later this month, anybody that had ada in either a Daedalus or Yoroi mainnet wallet during the balance snapshot (taken on November 2…

Incentivized Testnet update: balance snapshot, wallets, and rewards

Get the latest information on the Incentivized Testnet as we prepare for the balance snapshot

27 November 2019 Dynal Patel 5 mins read

Incentivized Testnet update: balance snapshot, wallets, and rewards

The initial phases of the Incentivized Testnet are underway. We’ve already completed the balance check – a practice run that helped us identify a few bugs and issues – in preparation for the balance snapshot, scheduled for just after 12:00 UTC on November 29.

As a reminder, the balance snapshot is a UTXO snapshot of ada balances held across the mainnet – and the amount of ada…