DeFi
Technology
IOHK launches the new Plutus Playground for Cardano (ADA) developers
IOHK, the company behind the Cardano blockchain, has announced the launch of the new Plutus Playground. The playground represents a new testing environment enabling…
Stablecoins
EMURGO, Ergo, and IOHK announce AgeUSD, the first stablecoin that will come to Cardano
The Ergo Foundation, EMURGO, and IOHK have announced AgeUSD, a stablecoin protocol based on the Ergo blockchain. According to Roman Pellerin, the CTO of…
Wallets
More than half of all Cardano wallets are now staking ADA
Almost 55 percent of all the ADA wallets on the market have all of their funds delegated to a stake pool. The sharp rise…
Adoption
The value of Cardano’s treasury reaches $100 million
As the price of ADA reached $0.38, the value of the tokens locked in Cardano’s treasury briefly surpassed $100 million. But what does this…
DeFi
DeFi on Cardano will enable users to earn yield on staked ADA
Once Cardano’s Goguen era is launched, users will be able to earn additional yield on their ADA without having to unstake their funds. Liqwid…
Analysis
What the first half of 2021 will look like for Cardano (ADA)
In his latest YouTube video, Charles Hoskinson, the CEO of IOHK, shared some of the updates scheduled to take place in the following weeks…
DeFi
This company is bringing DeFi to 140 million users thanks to a $50 million round of venture capital
Alameda Research, the company behind the FTX exchange, has led a funding round that raised $50 million to create a DeFi ecosystem on Maps.me,…
Adoption
Charles Hoskinson tells Jack Dorsey that Cardano is working on a decentralized social media initiative
Charles Hoskinson, the CEO of IOHK, called on Jack Dorsey not to create a decentralized social media standard within Twitter. He said that Dorsey’s…
DeFi
Staking Polkadot (DOT) just became easier for institutions
Crypto custodian Fireblocks has announced the launch of new proof-of-stake capabilities on its platform, enabling its 165 enterprise and institutional clients to stake cryptocurrencies.…
Adoption
Bitcoin is now worth half of all silver in the world
With a market cap of almost $780 billion, Bitcoin is currently worth half of all the silver that has ever been mined. According to…
Crypto
Polkadot becomes first blockchain platform to rebrand through a bounty program
Blockchain platform Polkadot announced that it has hired leading design agency Koto to give the blockchain platform a complete design revamp. However, all key…
Adoption
Cardano becomes the most decentralized network on the market with majority of ADA supply staked
With more than 69 percent of its total circulating supply now staked, Cardano has surpassed Polkadot as the most decentralized network in the world.…
