# Blockchain enthusiast new to Cardano's view

**URL:** <https://forum.cardano.org/t/blockchain-enthusiast-new-to-cardanos-view/34326>\
**Category:** Introductions\
**Created:** [13 June 2020 15:23 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/blockchain-enthusiast-new-to-cardanos-view/34326 "2020-06-13T15:23:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![ben10](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@ben10](https://forum.cardano.org/u/ben10)\
**Post date:** [14 June 2020 20:09 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/blockchain-enthusiast-new-to-cardanos-view/34326/7 "2020-06-14T20:09:02Z")

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Welcome @okeygo

Take a look at the Adrestia documentation. It gives a nice overview about some components used to interact with the Cardano blockchain which is probably what you’re looking for: [https://input-output-hk.github.io/adrestia](https://input-output-hk.github.io/adrestia)

Currently everyone’s probably talking about the Shelley Haskell Testnet (HTN) which was made public a few days ago or the Incentivized Testnet (ITN) which is going to be shut down soon. You’ll find a more detailled explanation in this post: [The public testnet is now open for business](https://forum.cardano.org/t/the-public-testnet-is-now-open-for-business/34059)

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