# What is the value proposition of Cardano?e

**URL:** <https://forum.cardano.org/t/what-is-the-value-proposition-of-cardano-e/111284>\
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**Created:** [7 December 2022 12:40 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/what-is-the-value-proposition-of-cardano-e/111284 "2022-12-07T12:40:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jaromir](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/jaromir/32/14207_2.png) [@Jaromir](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Jaromir)\
**Post date:** [7 December 2022 12:40 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/what-is-the-value-proposition-of-cardano-e/111284/1 "2022-12-07T12:40:16Z")

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Sometimes a very simple question pops up on social media. What is the value proposition of Cardano? The question is legitimate, but it is very difficult to answer in a few sentences. To say that Cardano is a social and financial operating system is a too abstract answer that doesn’t tell anyone how Cardano differs from other smart contract platforms. If one wants to explain a single detail, the others can be overlooked. The project must be seen in all its details in order to get a realistic picture. We will try to create a list of things that should be looked at by everyone who wants to know the value proposition of Cardano.

## TLDR

- It is easy to overlook the advantages of the Extended UTXO model.
- PoS Leios can solve the blockchain trilemma in a very elegant way.
- Cardano has a so-called multi-asset ledger. Tokens are stored directly in the ledger similar to ADA coins and smart contracts are not needed for interaction.
- Cardano has native liquid staking.
- Mithril is a light client that enables even mobile devices to communicate Peer-to-Peer.
- The IOG team is building Cardano as a mission-critical system, i.e. as software for nuclear power plants, aeroplanes, hospitals or banks.
- It is easy to upgrade Cardano via a hard-fork combinator. No ghost blockchains and ghost tokens.
- Cardano has a fair distribution of ADA coins.
- Cardano has a project treasury and Catalyst.

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**Author:** ![FrankR](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/frankr/32/71512_2.png) [@FrankR](https://forum.cardano.org/u/FrankR)\
**Post date:** [10 December 2022 16:23 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/what-is-the-value-proposition-of-cardano-e/111284/2 "2022-12-10T16:23:00Z")

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Good list. Here’s one:

- Cardano subjects its technology to peer review by academic researchers, and extensively tests code before it goes live.