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Cardano ADA

BUY

£0.1908476

-3% (24h)

Marketcap

£6,888,919,621

Volume 24h

£266,735,829


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Description

Cardano (ADA) is a blockchain platform that aims to create a more secure and scalable infrastructure for the development of decentralized applications (dApps) and smart contracts. Launched in 2017 by Charles Hoskinson, one of the co-founders of Ethereum, Cardano is built on a research-driven approach and uses a unique proof-of-stake consensus mechanism called Ouroboros. ADA, the platform's native cryptocurrency, is used for transactions, governance, and staking on the network. Cardano's development is divided into several phases, with a focus on security, scalability, and interoperability.