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The First Decentralized Data Storage Now Live on Cardano Mainnet - IAGON
On December 24th, 2023, IAGON successfully launched its highly anticipated decentralized shared storage platform on the Cardano mainnet. This event, leveraging the Cardano blockchain, marks a significant step forward in revolutionizing data processing and storage solutions across various industries. Read more
The First Ever Cardano Builder Fest Confirmed
Recently, the Cardano Builder Fest has been announced ā a 2-day event designed for tech-savvy Cardano builders to connect, showcase, and share their amazing works. The event will place a large focus on demos, open source, project presentations, and live coding.
If you are a developer who enjoys writing code, wants to learn or share coding techniques, discuss the latest smart-contract development trends, or prefer fiddling with infrastructure, or are designing user interfaces for DApps, this event is for you.
The fest is scheduled to be held in Toulouse, France, on the 23rd and 24th of April 2024. Read More
The Rosen Bridge is now live between the Ergo and Cardano blockchains
Recently, the Rosen Bridge team announced that the Bridge is now live between the Ergo and Cardano blockchain. This long-awaited implementation stands as a groundbreaking achievement on the Ergo platform, enabling users to now send and receive ada and supported native tokens between Cardano and Ergo.
What sets the Rosen Bridge apart is its unique approach ā it doesnāt require deploying smart contracts on the destination chain. Instead, all consensus actions are executed on the Ergo blockchain, reducing security concerns associated with other blockchains. Read More
Other Cardano Related News
- dcSpark announced a huge update to their JS/Rust SDK, now with No more memory leaks, New native Rust interface (no longer just WASM!) and Conway era support
- The announcement of the Cardano Foundationās partnership with Petrobras has garnered coverage in several outlets, including CoinTelegraph, Cryptopolitan, BSC News, CryptoPanic, BanklessTimes and Cardano Feed. As part of the partnership, the Cardano Foundation will deliver blockchain education for Petrobras employees.
- Intersect has announced that the core Cardano codebases will be transferred to its stewardship. Intersect will oversee the administration of core Cardano infrastructure such as the node repositories, empowering distributed development and forming a key part of Cardanoās ongoing Voltaire era.
- It Is Smart To Use Plutus V2 Applications. Source
- CNCLI v6.0.0 has been released. This version supports the latest 8.7.3 node versions
- Genius Yield successfully launched their order book Dex on Cardano. Source
Cardano Forum Top 10 Top Referred Topics
Topics that have received the most clicks from external sources. (last 10 Days)
Topic
- Have not minted a block yet, is this normal for the amount Iām staking?|236|
- Iagon: Midnight Deception Or Just Misleading?|163|
- Daedalus - It now appears to be a dead project|100|
- Problem with node startup (code=exited, status=126)|95|
- What To Expect From Cardano In 2024|63|
- āQuick Winā Wallet security features?|54|
- Delegation on Liverpool [Liv] pool - Seems inactive|51|
- A ZK domain-specific language implemented in Haskell - Keelung|49|
- Resumo de 27 de novembro de 2023: Teste os recursos de governanƧa usando SanchoNet GovTools, novas mudanƧas nas atualizaƧƵes do Project Catalyst Fund 11, blog do desenvolvedor com Mainstreet|36|
- Je ChytrĆ© PoužĆvat Plutus V2 Aplikace|35|
Spotlight for Community-Built Tools
The Developer Portal serves as a central hub for developers committed to building tools and services on Cardano. This platform empowers developers to collaborate on projects and proudly showcase their innovative works.
With a vision to evolve into a reliable resource, the Developer Portal aims to be the go-to destination where users can discover tools tailored to their specific requirements.
Moreover, community projects currently active on the mainnet are warmly encouraged to integrate their initiatives into the Developer Portal.
Recently added:
- Liqwid: Liqwid is a non-custodial pooled lending protocol with liquid staking built on Cardano.
- GeroWallet: Start exploring the possibilities of Cardano. Purchase, send, and receive ADA - the cryptocurrency for Cardano. Available as a browser extension.
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