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<div data-id="174664" data-title="Cardano’s IOG invests $4.5 million in research hub at the University of Edinburgh" data-slug="https://en.cryptonomist.ch/2022/11/18/cardanos-iog-4-5-million-hub/"><p><span>Input Output Global (IOG), Cardano&rsquo;s blockchain development arm, has decided to invest </span><b>$4.5 million to establish a research hub</b><span> in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh.</span></p><p><span>IOG&rsquo;s goal is to expand the possibilities and development areas of blockchain technology. The vision of the team, led by leader and founder of Cardano </span><b>Charles Hoskinson</b><span>, focuses on conveying an academic approach related to the exploration of this &ldquo;new&rdquo; technology.&nbsp;</span></p><h2><span id="Cardanos_program_an_ambitious_and_forward-looking_project"></span><span>Cardano&rsquo;s program: an ambitious and forward-looking project</span><span></span></h2><p><span>On the heels of already granted funding to Stanford and Carnegie-Mellon universities, the founders of Cardano Input Output Global (IOG) have decided to invest further in the future of blockchain.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>The new research hub, the Input Output Research Hub, has the main goal of promoting and accelerating blockchain research </span><b>by funding new projects.</b></p><p><span>The hub will indeed enable researchers to come up with creative new solutions, fostering greater industry attention to fundamental research</span></p><p><span>As a twofold goal, it is intended to facilitate learning and access aimed at understanding how this technology works, for many still unexplored grounds.</span></p><p><span>The decision for such an investment is part of IOG&rsquo;s broader academic program designed to bring the new Web3 closer to universities, thus fostering ever-greater synergy between the two worlds.</span></p><p><span>The hub will also be guided by a steering committee, composed of representatives from IOG and the universities. Its purpose is to review project proposals and </span><b>allocate funding to the most promising ones.</b></p><p><span>This move could be of crucial importance for the expansion of the Cardano ecosystem.&nbsp;</span></p><h2><span id="The_beginning_of_the_blockchain_era_and_its_development"></span><span>The beginning of the blockchain era and its development</span><span></span></h2><p><span>The very first blockchain was Bitcoin and has been on the market since 2008.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>The real leap forward was later brought by </span><b>Vitalik Buterin</b><span> through his creation. As a matter of fact, Ethereum revolutionized the concept of blockchain by introducing the first programmable network.</span></p><p><span>The creation and composition of smart contracts </span><b>made possible the emergence of new sectors,</b><span> such as </span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.cryptonomist.ch/categoria/defi-en/" rel="noopener"><span>decentralized finance (DeFi)</span></a><span> and the </span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.cryptonomist.ch/categoria/nft/" rel="noopener"><span>NFT market.</span></a><span>&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>These sectors, together with those of </span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.cryptonomist.ch/categoria/nft/gaming-nft/" rel="noopener"><span>GameFi</span></a><span> and decentralized insurance products, form the now well-known world of Web3.</span></p><p><span>Some of these are already more developed than others, especially that of DeFi, which has been the subject of heavy speculation by investors.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>Decentralized finance is the result of monetary evolution combined with the introduction of smart contracts. Hence, new platforms, so-called dApps (decentralized applications), have emerged.</span></p><p><span>The real news, however, is not only related to the influx of more wealth into the blockchain world.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>It is the new financial products that have overturned the concept of traditional finance, </span><b>which is slowly bearing the brunt of decentralization</b><span>.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>New ways of allocating one&rsquo;s resources, different channels of earning, interest received in real-time and, last but not least, THE solution for all that part of the population defined as &ldquo;unbanked.&rdquo;</span></p><p><span>We are talking about those people who, thanks to blockchain, have now access to a range of financial services otherwise light years away.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>Starting from the simple opening of a line of credit, and concluding with the different opportunities and forms of investment created, we arrive at a new world.</span></p><p><b>Transparency, uncensorship and full control of one&rsquo;s funds:</b><span> this is the new movement that will accompany the world we know until the next revolution.&nbsp;</span></p><h2><span id="The_potential_of_blockchain_not_just_finance"></span><span>The potential of blockchain: not just finance</span><span></span></h2><p><span>Suffice it to say that the first-ever application of blockchain was precisely financial, with the introduction of a decentralized network that would support the use of the world&rsquo;s first electronic currency,</span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.cryptonomist.ch/categoria/crypto/bitcoin-en/" rel="noopener"><span> Bitcoin.</span></a></p><p><span>This is all due to </span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.cryptonomist.ch/?s=+Satoshi+Nakamoto&amp;search=" rel="noopener"><b>Satoshi Nakamoto,</b></a><span> whoever he/she (or they) are.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>Overall, however, blockchain as a technology still has a lot to offer and not all the potential has yet been tapped, let alone discovered. There is still a long way to go, but what is certain is the </span><b>future!</b></p><h2><span id="Cardanos_vision"></span><span>Cardano&rsquo;s vision</span><span></span></h2><p><span>And this </span><b>Charles Hoskinson</b><span> knows well. Founded in 2017, Cardano has always taken a scientific and meticulous approach. This is precisely why, unlike other third-generation blockchains, its ecosystem is not yet fully developed.</span></p><p><span>Accomplice is the wait for the Vasil update, which is of utmost importance, in order to lay a solid foundation for the improvement of network scalability and efficiency.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>This explains why, unlike other third-generation blockchains, Cardano is growing very slowly.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>Now that the main phases of </span><a target="_blank" href="https://roadmap.cardano.org/en/" rel="noopener"><span>Cardano&rsquo;s roadmap</span></a><span> are over-except for Voltaire&rsquo;s last-we can focus on spreading an idea that </span><b>has all the makings of becoming an industry standard.</b></p><p><span>In this regard, </span><b>Charles Hoskinson</b><span>, CEO of IOG and co-founder of Cardano, states:&nbsp;</span></p><p><span><i><span>&ldquo;IOG has been working with the University of Edinburgh for some time, and I am excited that this new research hub will allow us to continue to advance our industry. Working with leading institutions like Edinburgh to set up these blockchain research hubs is essential to our vision of making academic rigor an industry standard. Our end&nbsp; goal with this hub is to allow blockchain development to grow more rapidly, based on new learnings that will emerge&rdquo;.</span></i></span></p><p><span>These are the words of a man with a clear vision: the same man everyone has come to know through Cardano&rsquo;s </span><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja9D0kpksxw&amp;t=1s" rel="noopener"><span>famous whiteboard</span></a><span>.&nbsp;</span></p><h2><span id="The_development_of_DeFi_in_Cardano"></span><span>The development of DeFi in Cardano</span><span></span></h2><p><span>Suffice it to say that Ethereum&rsquo;s DeFi ecosystem began to take off in 2017 and, with ATH in the crypto market in November 2021,</span><b> reached an LTV of $110 billion</b><span>.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>At that time, Cardano&rsquo;s DeFi sector was virtually worthless, while to date it boasts a TVL of about $53 million.</span></p><p><span>Paradoxically, its ATH of $326 million was reached in March 2022. In short, nowhere near Ethereum&rsquo;s figures.</span></p><p><span>The most developed category so far is DEX, which makes sense because it allows for the foundation for the later creation of Lending &amp; Borrowing platforms.</span></p><p><span>What is really interesting is that thanks to the composition of the Ouroboros protocol infrastructure, more complex solutions can be devised that cannot be developed on other blockchains.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>For example, thanks in part to the innovative EUTXO (Extended Unspent Transaction Output) accounting model, it would be possible to almost completely eliminate the risk of the so-called impermanent loss resulting from participation in liquidity pools in DEXs.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>Among the most interesting projects awaited by the Cardano community are certainly </span><a target="_blank" href="https://www.liqwid.finance/" rel="noopener"><span>Liqwid</span></a><span> and </span><a target="_blank" href="https://www.maladex.com/" rel="noopener"><span>Maladex</span></a><span>.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>Returning to the DeFi sector, unlike what many might think, the numbers bode well. Cardano is now a leading blockchain reference and a solid and well-established entity. This is confirmed by ADA, the network&rsquo;s native crypto, which </span><a target="_blank" href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/cardano/" rel="noopener"><span>currently</span></a><b> ranks ninth among the highest-capitalization cryptocurrencies.&nbsp;</b></p><h2><span id="Hope_for_a_better_future"></span><span>Hope for a better future</span><span></span></h2><p><span>The fact that the most developed blockchain application area ever is still in the early stage of this network projects a vision of sustainable development on the horizon.</span></p><p><span>In light of recent events, such as </span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.cryptonomist.ch/2022/05/12/what-happened-terra-luna-ust/" rel="noopener"><span>the collapse of the Terra ecosystem</span></a><span>, and the more recent </span><a target="_blank" href="https://en.cryptonomist.ch/2022/11/15/collapse-ftx-worst-crisis-bearish-period/" rel="noopener"><span>failure of FTX</span></a><span>, it is clear that the market needs a reality like Cardano&rsquo;s.&nbsp;</span></p><p><span>The market is at an all-time low, losing about 80 percent of its total value. Right now, everyone needs a big dose of confidence to jumpstart a market that has yet so much to give.</span></p></div>


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Cardano: IOG opens $4.5M research hub

<div> <p><span><a href="https://coinpedia.org/crypto-live-news/">Crypto Live News</a></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div> <p><img data-del="avatar" src="https://image.coinpedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/12121315/Qadir-AK.webp" height="64" width="64"></p><div><h3>Written by: <span>Qadir AK</span></h3><div id="popover_content_wrapper"><div><div> <p><img data-del="avatar" src="https://image.coinpedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/12121315/Qadir-AK.webp" height="64" width="64"></p><div><h4>Written by <a href="https://coinpedia.org/author/admin/"><img src="https://image.coinpedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/24135545/right_arrow.png" width="100%" height="100%" alt="right arrow"></a></h4><h3>Qadir AK</h3></div></div></div><div><p>Qadir Ak is the founder of Coinpedia. He has over a decade of experience writing about technology and has been covering the blockchain and cryptocurrency space since 2010. He has also interviewed a few prominent experts within the cryptocurrency space.</p></div></div><p>Sep 28, 2022</p></div></div></div></div><p><a target="_blank" href="https://news.google.com/publications/CAAiEG7KpurHdTYeCwkkCPP48SgqFAgKIhBuyqbqx3U2HgsJJAjz-PEo?r=7&amp;oc=1&amp;hl=en-IN&amp;gl=IN&amp;ceid=IN:en"><img src="image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=&#039;http://www.w3.org/2000/svg&#039;%20viewBox=&#039;0%200%20128%2035&#039;%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="news-image" width="128" height="35" data-lazy-src="https://image.coinpedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/18113629/google-news-img.webp"></a></p></div></div></div></div></div><p>Cardano (ADA) just completed the launch of its much-awaited Vasil hard fork on September 22. The Vasil improvements have gone live on the main net as ADA turns five this month. In addition, Input Output Global (IOG) tweeted about rolling out the Plutus V2 cost model on the chain a few days after the launch.</p><p>According to IOG, the new cost model is supposed to make decentralized applications (DApps) more efficient and cheaper. According to a blog post by IOG, several DApps, including Indigo protocol, a tokenization network, Liqwid Finance, and Maladex, a Cardano-based decentralized exchange (DEX), were waiting to take advantage of the new Plutus version.</p><p>Currently, the network is in the penultimate phase, the Basho era, an era of improved scalability. Founder Hoskinson hinted that IOG would be pushing the network into the Voltaire era next year.</p></div>


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Cardano Turns 5! Rolls Out The Entirety Of The Vasil Improvements

<div id="content"><div><div><div id="primary"><div><div><div><div><p><span>&ndash; Advertisement &ndash;</span></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://bit.ly/3uvm777" rel="noopener"><img fifu-featured="1" alt="" title="" width="728" height="90" data-src="https://thecryptobasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Follow-Us-On-Google-News.png" src="https://thecryptobasic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Follow-Us-On-Google-News.png"></a></p></div><p><strong>Cardano (ADA) Vasil Improvements Goes Live On The Mainnet As ADA Turns Five.</strong></p><p>All Vasil features are live on the chain, promising improved user and development experiences.</p><p><span>Days after the </span><a target="_blank" href="https://thecryptobasic.com/2022/09/22/cardano-ada-vasil-hard-fork-finally-goes-live/" rel="noopener"><span>launch</span></a><span> of the long-anticipated Vasil hard fork, the Plutus V2 cost model finally went live on the chain. Input Output Global (IOG), the development team behind the Cardano network, disclosed this in a tweet on Tuesday.</span></p><p><span><em>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re pleased to announce that after a successful Vasil upgrade on the 22nd of Sept, the new capabilities (including node &amp; CLI support for reference inputs, inline datums, reference scripts), along with a new Plutus cost model, are now available on the Cardano mainnet!&rdquo;</em> IOG wrote.</span></p><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We&rsquo;re pleased to announce that after a successful <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Vasil?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener">#Vasil</a> upgrade on the 22nd of Sept, the new capabilities (including node &amp; CLI support for reference inputs, inline datums, reference scripts), along with a new <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Plutus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener">#Plutus</a> cost model, are now available on the <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cardano?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener">#Cardano</a> mainnet! &#127881; <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/USja3TcJNi" rel="noopener">pic.twitter.com/USja3TcJNi</a></p><p>&mdash; Input Output (@InputOutputHK) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/InputOutputHK/status/1574879048698044416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener">September 27, 2022</a></p><p><span>The new cost model will make decentralized applications (DApps) more efficient and cheaper to run, says IOG. Notably, the marginal change brought about by this new cost model will vary from one DApp to the next. However, initial testing of the new cost model by Artano, an NFT project on the Cardano network, revealed an over 90% reduction in script size and over 75% reduction in cost.</span></p><p><span>According to a </span><a target="_blank" href="https://iohk.io/en/blog/posts/2022/09/16/vasil-what-to-expect/" rel="noopener"><span>blog post</span></a><span> by IOG, nearly two weeks ago, several DApps have been waiting to take advantage of the new Plutus version. These DApps include Indigo protocol, a tokenization network, Liqwid Finance, and Maladex, a Cardano-based decentralized exchange (DEX).</span></p><p><span>It bears mentioning that the blockchain network conceived by Charles Hoskinson and Jeremy Wood turns five this month. The network has made significant progress along its roadmap, moving from a federated (centralized) chain to one of the most decentralized networks in the crypto space. Currently, the network is in the penultimate phase in its roadmap, the Basho era, an era of improved scalability.</span></p><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cardano turns 5 this month. To celebrate this marked occasion, IOG takes a trip down memory lane and looks back at some of the milestones that helped define what <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cardano?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener">#Cardano</a> has become: <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/WsbhYIEiTV" rel="noopener">https://t.co/WsbhYIEiTV</a></p><p>&mdash; Input Output (@InputOutputHK) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/InputOutputHK/status/1574868233391333377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener">September 27, 2022</a></p><p><span>In part of a recent </span><a target="_blank" href="https://thecryptobasic.com/2022/09/26/hoskinson-says-cardano-will-change-world-decries-bizarre-narratives-of-cardano-heralded-by-eth-community/" rel="noopener"><span>Twitter thread</span></a><span>, Hoskinson has hinted that IOG will usher the network into the Voltaire era next year. The founder noted that they would make significant contributions to governance.</span></p><p><span>Cardano Blockchain Insights </span><a target="_blank" href="https://datastudio.google.com/u/0/reporting/3136c55b-635e-4f46-8e4b-b8ab54f2d460/page/k5r9B" rel="noopener"><span>shows</span></a><span> that there are now over 3.5 million ADA wallets. Furthermore, 1.2 million of these addresses are staking their holdings, according to Pooltool.io. With 25.06 billion ADA staked, it represents nearly 74% of the total supply.</span></p><p><span>&ndash; Advertisement &ndash;</span></p></div><p>Source: https://thecryptobasic.com/2022/09/28/cardano-ada-vasil-improvements-goes-live-on-the-mainnet-as-ada-turns-five/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=cardano-ada-vasil-improvements-goes-live-on-the-mainnet-as-ada-turns-five</p></div></div><h2>Post navigation</h2></div></div></div></div>


All Vasil Features Goes Live On Cardano Mainnet As ADA Turns Five

<div id="content"><div><div><div id="primary"><div><div><div><p>Top cryptocurrency exchange <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://twitter.com/binance/status/1572867514882826241">Binance</a> has voiced support for the Vasil hard fork, which will occur in two waves, at epochs 365 and 366, respectively.</p><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Binance?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Binance</a> will support the <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://twitter.com/CardanoStiftung?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CardanoStiftung</a> <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24ADA&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$ADA</a> network upgrade &amp; hard fork.<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://t.co/byMfBcbJF4">https://t.co/byMfBcbJF4</a></p><p>&mdash; Binance (@binance) <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://twitter.com/binance/status/1572867514882826241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 22, 2022</a></p><p>According to the notice, the Vasil network upgrade will occur at epoch 365, or around Sept.&nbsp;22, at 9:45 p.m. (UTC). It says that ADA withdrawals and deposits will be suspended one hour earlier.</p><p>The network upgrade for the Plutus V2 Cost Model will happen at epoch 366, or roughly on Sept.&nbsp;27&nbsp;at 9:45 p.m. (UTC). In this case, beginning around Sept.&nbsp;27 at 8:45 p.m UTC, ADA deposits and withdrawals will be suspended.</p><p>When Binance determines that the upgraded network is stable, it says it will reopen deposits and withdrawals for ADA. Meanwhile, ADA trading will not be affected during the network upgrade and hard fork.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://u.today/cardanos-vasil-hard-fork-now-supported-by-binanceus-what-about-coinbase" rel="noopener">Binance.US</a>, the American subsidiary of crypto exchange Binance, has also indicated support for Cardano&rsquo;s Vasil hard fork. On&nbsp;Vasil launch day, the exchange announced it would momentarily suspend deposits and withdrawals.</p><h2>Cardano&rsquo;s Vasil arrives</h2><p>Expectations are already lining up for the <a target="_blank" href="https://u.today/cardanos-big-day-arrives-whales-grab-ada-in-last-minute-rush" rel="noopener">Vasil upgrade</a>, which is just hours away. Cryptoanalyst Lark Davis claims that Cardano&rsquo;s Vasil upgrade remains a long-term bullish event that could considerably improve the blockchain.</p><p>The upgrade that will take place today, in the words of Tim Harrison, IOG&rsquo;s VP of community and ecosystem, &ldquo;will significantly improve and enhance Cardano&rsquo;s capabilities.&rdquo; The upgrades to Plutus are highly anticipated by the community, he said.</p><p>Already, several eagerly anticipated new DeFi projects, such as Indigo Protocol, Liqwid Finance&nbsp;and Maladex plan to make use of Plutus v2 capabilities. Numerous more active projects will update their code to fully utilize the new features. As reported by U.Today, Aada Finance, the first NFT lending platform on Cardano, launched on the mainnet on Sept.&nbsp;13 ahead of Vasil.</p><p>With such a wide range of improvements, the Cardano ecosystem might witness the beginning of the deployment of both new and upgraded dApps in Q4, 2022, and beyond.</p></div><p>Source: https://u.today/cardano-ada-withdrawals-on-binance-might-be-temporarily-suspended-at-these-two-times-details</p></div></div><h2>Post navigation</h2></div></div></div></div>


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