Cardano Blockchain Exceeds 200 Smart Contracts, Five Days After Alonzo Upgrade

Cardano Blockchain Exceeds 200 Smart Contracts, Five Days After Alonzo Upgrade

Cardano (ADA) blockchain underwent one of the most important upgrades earlier this week thanks to the Alonzo hard fork. The upgrade introduces important functions of smart contracts into the Cardano blockchain. 2,300 Smart Contracts Prepares for Launch So far, more than 200 smart contracts have been listed in the Cardano blockchain explorer. However, these 200 […]

Cardano Founder Says the Crypto World Needs to Have the “Wi-Fi Moment”

Cardano Founder Says the Crypto World Needs to Have the "Wi-Fi Moment"

The Cardano network got closer to more intense competition with the larger Ethereum network this past weekend after a critical upgrade meant it could host decentralized financial applications. But founder Charles Hoskinson does not believe that any blockchain will dominate in the next few years, not even so-called “Ethereum killers” like Cardano. As the internet […]

Cardano Smart Contract Upgrade Successfully Launched, But ADA Dumped

Cardano Smart Contract Upgrade Successfully Launched, But ADA Dumped

InputOutputHK, the company behind Cardano, released an update report early in the morning of September 13th stating that the Alonzo upgrade was successfully deployed. A blog post celebrating the event on September 12th said, “The Alonzo upgrade is an epochal moment in the birth of a new ecosystem.” The upgrade introduces the smart contract functionality […]

Cardano Confirms Date of Smart Contract Official Launch on the Public Testnet

Cardano Confirms Date of Smart Contract Official Launch on the Public Testnet

Input-Output Hong Kong (IOHK), the development team behind Cardano, announced that the smart contract upgrade will be released on the public testnet on September 12th. The company announced on Twitter on Sept. 7 that a Cardano update called Alonzo is set to cause a hard fork all weekend. Alonzo Hardfork: Cardano’s Biggest Upgrade So Far […]

Cardano Criticized After Concurrency Issues Were Discovered on the Alonzo Testnet Upgrade

Cardano Criticized After Concurrency Issues Were Discovered on the Alonzo Testnet Upgrade

Cardano, the third-largest cryptocurrency in terms of market capitalization after Bitcoin and Ethereum, has been criticized after reports of Concurrency issues were discovered on the Testnet. The Cardano (ADA) Concurrency Crisis The Cardano team announced at the beginning of September that the smart contract function is now available in the Alonzo testnet. With the provision […]

Cardano Enters the Final Phase of Launching its Smart Contracts

Cardano Enters the Final Phase of Launching its Smart Contracts

Input-Output Global (IOG) announced that Cardano’s main testnet has been hard forked into the Alonzo era. Cardano in its Final Stage Before Smart Contract Activation on Mainnet Before the smart contract is activated in the mainnet, the largest proof-of-stake blockchain has entered the “final” phase. At a recent Cardano 360 event, Dimitris Poulopoulos, Head of […]

Cardano to Launch ERC-20 Converter Next Week to Transfer Ethereum Tokens on Testnet

Cardano to Launch ERC-20 Converter Next Week to Transfer Ethereum Tokens on Testnet

With the platform’s ERC-20 converter close to being deployed on the testnet, the Cardano blockchain is gradually approaching the adoption of decentralized financial utilities. Francisco Landino, the project manager at IOHK and the R&D department behind the blockchain, said the new tool will be rolled out on the testnet next week. Cardano Introduces Many New […]

Cardano Sees Millions of Dollars Inflow Before the Alonzo Hard Fork Upgrade

Cardano Sees Millions of Dollars Inflow Before the Alonzo Hard Fork Upgrade

Cardano is up 14% over the past week, due to increased institutional investment prior to upgrading Alonzo. Although the technical schedule is unpredictable, the Cardano team has set the start date for the smart contract function in the mainnet to be mid-September. Cardano Ranks Third in Market Cap, Surpassing Tether Cardano surpassed the stablecoin USD […]