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Cardano 360 August

Tim and crew (Nigel, Kevin, Ben, Maki, Eric et al) have another action packed show. Yes…they are still on track for September 12th. Wearing our security hats it’s very nice to hear that a bug bounty programme has been set up with HackerOne. Bug bounties provide a way to enable ethical hacking in a responsible…

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Some thoughts from CH

We always enjoy it when Charles talks about the broader industry and reflects on the project progress to date. Worth watching as ever. The good thing is that the Cardano project now has some of the smartest scientifically aware leaders, entrepreneurs, programmers, engineers, researchers, artists, sysadmins, all highly motivated to improve the state of legacy…

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Djed Stablecoin

Another innovation we have to look forward to with Cardano is the Djed algorithmic stablecoin protocol. The white paper on this has been recently published by IOHK and there have been a number of tests already implemented on other networks to refine the design. In a recent IOHK blog post Olga Hryniuk explores how Djed…

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Ignore the price

Every now and then we write about price. The last time was when ADA reached $0.60USD which seems a long time ago now. We don’t write about price often for a reason. Why? Simple. In the short term price discovery (the technical term for the market process of determining the value of an asset), especially…

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The environmentally sound option

Cardano ADA remains the premium option if you are concerned about the environmental impact of investing in cryptocurrencies. Proof of stake is approximately a million times more efficient than Proof of Work block chains like Bitcoin and Ethereum. It is just as secure, and processes transactions faster. If you’d like to learn more there is…