# Where is the Ouroboros Praos Genesis paper?

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**Created:** [25 April 2018 21:23 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/where-is-the-ouroboros-praos-genesis-paper/11033 "2018-04-25T21:23:34Z")\
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> [@IOHK Statement: Ouroboros Genesis - New research for Cardano](https://forum.cardano.org/t/iohk-statement-ouroboros-genesis-new-research-for-cardano/11074):
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> We’re very proud to announce Ouroboros Genesis, a new paper from the IOHK research team. This latest version of Ouroboros, the algorithm powering Cardano, is a step forward in the cryptography that powers cryptocurrency systems. For the first time, new users joining the blockchain can bootstrap from the genesis block, and do not need a checkpoint block or any prior knowledge of the number of users active in the system. This feature was previously not possible in proof of stake distributed ledg…

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