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Open Source Matters

Flicking through r/cardano and noticed this post which compares Cardano and ERC-20 (the Ethereum Standard for on-chain tokens). The comparison is interesting, although most seasoned Cardano followers will already know that the approach to native assets will be very strong compared to other implementations. What stood out more was a comment that Polkadot had reused…

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Cardano Updates

Daedalus 2.4.0 released

A new version of Daedalus has just been released. If you installed the last version then it will prompt you to update when you launch. Daedalus 2.4.0 has a much improved UI for delegation. There is also a walkthrough from Darko explaining the changes… You’ll find ADV at #171 #71 in the Stake Pool list…

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The leadership we need

Great video from Charles on speculation in crypto markets. Every now and then it’s good to remind ourselves why Cardano has the potential to be such a transformational force for good in the 21st Century. Leadership matters.

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Geralomo Cardano

Looking for Cardano on Wikipedia leads you to this entry: Gerolamo (also Girolamo[3] or Geronimo[4]) Cardano (Italian: [dʒeˈrɔlamo karˈdano]; French: Jérôme Cardan; Latin: Hieronymus Cardanus; 24 September 1501 – 21 September 1576) was an Italian polymath, whose interests and proficiencies ranged from being a mathematician, physician, biologist, physicist, chemist, astrologer, astronomer, philosopher, writer, and gambler.[5] He was one of the most influential mathematicians of the Renaissance, and was one of the key figures in the…

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The Bitcoin Life Raft

Raoul Pal (ex Goldman’s and CEO of Realvision) knows finance. He makes an interesting case for why BTC will increase in value in the next 5 years. Along the way he touches on important topics of monetary and fiscal policy and how the IMF and Central banks may look to use digital currencies to address…