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Fin is an experienced editor with a focus on the frontlines of global business news and cutting-edge technological trends. He has published engaging interviews with leading industry figures from the likes of...

Fin is an experienced editor with a focus on the frontlines of global business news and cutting-edge technological trends. He has published engaging interviews with leading industry figures from the likes of...

Cardano, the proof-of-stake blockchain network oft touted as Ethereum’s most serious competitor, plans to launch an algorithmic stablecoin in January 2023. Project ‘Djed’, which is being developed in partnership with COTI, a DAG-based Layer 1 protocol, will use an...

Cardano’s much-anticipated Vasil upgrade has successfully launched on the project’s testnet. Vasil is the most significant upgrade for Cardano since ‘Alonzo’ in September 2021 which brought smart contracts to the platform. The platform’s main developer, IOHK, described Vasil as...

The Cardano Summit 2021 on September 26 has led to a number of strategic partnerships designed to drive adoption of the Cardano blockchain being announced. Held by the non-profit custodian of the blockchain, the Cardano Foundation, the Summit was...

EMURGO, a blockchain solutions company and the commercial arm of Cardano, plans to invest $100 million (£73m) into the network’s ecosystem. In a tweet, the company said the funds will be used to “accelerate DeFi, NFT solutions and blockchain...

ADA, Cardano’s native token, has surpassed stablecoin Tether to become the third largest cryptocurrency based on market cap. According to cryptocurrency tracker CoinGecko, the ADA token now has a market cap of $64.9 billion (£47.2bn) compared to recently overtaken...

The Block spoke with Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson about the blockchain industry and restoring trust through decentralisation ahead of the platform’s upcoming launch of smart contracts. Hoskinson co-founded the current decentralised app platform leader, Ethereum, but left the project...

Cardano is launching a new KEVM (K Ethereum Virtual Machine) to build a bridge with the leading smart contract platform’s developers. Charles Hoskinson, Founder of Cardano and CEO of IOHK, was a co-founder of Ethereum.  Disagreements over Ethereum’s direction...