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Cardano, an open-source blockchain, was created due to peer-reviewed academic research, with several academic articles serving as the project’s foundation. This outpost describes the Cardano ecosystem’s history, plans, and current state.


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Exploring the Surge in TVL of Defi on Cardano

It has been over a year since the deployment of smart contracts on the Cardano blockchain, and since then, the DeFi ecosystem on Cardano has experienced steady TVL growth. With the recent launch of some big names, we take a look at the recent spike in interest for Cardano's DeFi ecosystem.

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NMKR - The platform powering the Cardano NFT ecosystem

In this article, we take a look at NMKR, a platform that enables the no-code launch of NFTs on Cardano.

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Cardano and the UN team up to help refugees

We look at the efforts by The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to use the Cardano blockchain to raise funds for unfairly displaced people.

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Cardano's stablecoin Djed faces its first test, how did it do?

With all the fear around stablecoin USDC over the weekend and a number of other stablecoin offerings under pressure, we look at how Cardano's newest algorithmic stablecoin responded to the challenge.

Empowa Launches Their Staking Vault

Empowa Launches Their Staking Vault

Empowa, a RealFi affordable housing project built on Cardano, offers a significant update to their project with the launch of both their blackpaper and Vault.

Cardano initiates its next Cardano Improvement Proposal (CIP)

Cardano initiates its next Cardano Improvement Proposal (CIP)

We unpack what CIP-1694 is, and what it means for decentralization on the Cardano blockchain.

Cardano Monthly report - February 2023

Cardano Monthly report - February 2023

Let's have a look at the top Cardano stories making news in February.

What is a sidechain and what does it mean for Cardano

What is a sidechain and what does it mean for Cardano

In today’s outpost, we unpack a bit more about the value of sidechains and how it could impact the long-term adoption of the Cardano layer 1

An Interview With Clarity DAO

An Interview With Clarity DAO

We sit down with Logan from the Clarity project to talk DAOs and understand how Clarity is making setting up a DAO a process taking only a couple of clicks

What does contingent staking mean for Cardano

What does contingent staking mean for Cardano

We look at the debate around contingent staking on Cardano to see if this is net good for the ecosystem

Cardano's Valentine's Day Upgrade

Cardano's Valentine's Day Upgrade

We deep dive into the latest upgrade to the Cardano network named the Valentine's Day upgrade.

The January recap of all the latest Cardano news

The January recap of all the latest Cardano news

We look at all the major Cardano developments that made news in January