Quick post on a recent whiteboard video from Charles covering side chains and digging into the architecture of Cardano. He explores the original essay which outlined a settlement layer (essentially Ourobouros which is now in place) with highly secure, reliable and decentralised characteristics, and associated computation layers (or side Chains) which can rely on the…
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IO Scotfest
At the tail end of last year IO hosted Scotfest in Edinburgh. The playlist is available on YouTube. The Cardano community is entering a new era, one where the community’s voice is becoming stronger than ever. To celebrate, IOG hosted a two-day virtual event to showcase all of the features of Cardano and the extensive…
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CH interview with Messari
Ryan Selkis interviewed Charles at the Messari Mainnet conference recently. Kudos to CH for agreeing to do this (if you are aware of Ryan’s public statements over the years you will understand the reason for that comment). Well worth a watch, a very factual overview of the Cardano proposition and why we are just getting…
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Decentralisation and security matters
Charles spoke at the Binance Conference in Dubai a few weeks ago and touched on decentralisation. He got a fair reception all things considered (Binance have one of the most centralised chains around which is largely a cut and paste of Ethereum). You may be familiar with the blockchain trilemma of scalability (or speed), security…
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dApps and more…
Sometimes CH absolutely nails it. Like this time. A timely reminder on why Cardano is built the way it is, what to expect during 2022 and beyond. Closing 5 mins are a great summary of the philosophy and principles that makes this ecosystem different. It’s why we are here, and likely why you are too.