The March monthly edition was a jam-packed 3+ hours of updates within the Cardano Ecosystem, and there were plenty of good news to cheer about! In our first blog post, we are going to break down some of these news into bite-sized content.
if you are interested, we have linked the full video below and a condensed 7 mins version ( Thanks David!) highlighting the various key takeaways.
Cardano 360 - March 2021
-
Update on Decentralisation Fully decentralised on 31 March 2021: D=0, 100% of blocks are produced by Stake Pool Operators (SPOs)
--> First of three steps, automate P2P network infrastructure, improving Governance (fair inclusive voting for all users) - 1200+ developers onboard DevNet
-
Chat with Grigore, Runtime verifications on LLVM smart contracts universality on the Cardano network
--> IELE allows conversion of all programming languages, thereby allowing developers using any languages to develop smart contracts on the Cardano network. First iteration in 6 months -
Alpha Frontier: a common certification standard for safe, secure and smart contracts
--> Automating a visual rating indication - Update on rewards sharing and pledge
-
Public demo of Uniswap-type app.
--> running in Plutus -
Plutus Pioneer programs/ Mastering Cardano Book
--> Teaches developers how to write in Plutus / the definitive guide to Cardano -
Project catalyst updates: new $2M fund and over 17k $ADA holders on platform
--> Fund 5 will have $2m to fund new projects that will help the Cardano Ecosystem. -
Chat with Ben, SingularityNet
--> Working on AI-DSL, a domain-specific and general purpose description language for AI agents running on Cardano. Updates on Grace( sister of Sophia), aimed at medical industry and is built by Hanson Robotics using the AI mind of SingularityNET. This would run on the Cardano blockchain, offering an added layer of security for sensitive data. -
Integration with Wolfram language
--> Able to read Cardano transactions in the Wolfram language. Next step, to write Cardano transaction and full integration with Oracle. -
Alonzo roadmap
-->Smart contracts testnet, targeted code freeze in June and Alonzo hardfork
Huat thoughts
The Cardano ecosystem has been busy, with updates from multiple ongoing projects and integration with other like-minded companies. Despite missed timelines in the earlier days (and of course a postponement due to the big crash in Jan 2018), the upcoming progress and roadmap certainly look very promising as it continues to achieve its goals of dencentralisation.
Looking forward to the next few monthly updates!