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Cryptocurrency News Articles
Cardano Marks Seventh Anniversary, Solidifying Its Position as a Major Blockchain Protocol
Sep 28, 2024 at 11:00 pm
On Friday, the Cardano blockchain marked its seventh anniversary, solidifying its position as one of the most recognized protocols in the cryptocurrency market.
Cardano, one of the leading blockchain protocols in the cryptocurrency market, recently celebrated its seventh anniversary. Currently ranked eleventh among cryptocurrencies, Cardano's native token, ADA, boasts a market capitalization of around $14 billion.
Input Output Global (IOG), the development company behind Cardano, marked this occasion on social media, highlighting key achievements since its inception by co-founder Charles Hoskinson, who was also instrumental in creating the Ethereum blockchain.
Cardano's Architectural Evolution Over Seven Years
In a commemorative video, IOG shared some notable statistics that reflect Cardano's growth and development. The blockchain has processed over 95 million transactions, showcasing its usage and adoption over the years.
Furthermore, more than 74,000 Plutus scripts have been executed, which are essential for the effective deployment of smart contracts on the platform.
Cardano has also seen significant community engagement, with the creation of 1.3 million delegated wallets and the publication of 226 research papers. Additionally, around 1,373 projects have been launched on the blockchain, also highlighting community usage.
The Catalyst funding program, which has seen 12 funding rounds, has been instrumental in advancing the Cardano ecosystem. This initiative has funded over 1,800 ideas, facilitating upgrades and further developments within the protocol.
However, the last seven years have also seen significant shifts in Cardano's architecture. The transition from the Shelley era to the Alonzo hard fork marked a pivotal change.
Moves Toward Decentralized Decision-Making
The Shelley era, which began in 2020, focused on enhancing decentralization and network security with the Ouroboros upgrades. These upgrades decentralized stake pool operations and ADA delegation, encouraging users to stake for rewards.
The Alonzo hard fork, implemented in 2021, brought smart contract capabilities to Cardano, notably increasing the block size and enhancing script memory unit parameters. This advancement enabled developers to build decentralized applications (dApps) that leverage Cardano's capabilities.
Further enhancements continued with the Vasil and Chang upgrades, with the latter being the first hard fork of the Voltaire era, the protocol's final era. The Vasil upgrade, which was released in 2022, introduced new features like Plutus script upgrades to reduce transaction costs and the implementation of diffusion pipelining for faster block propagation.
The recent Chang upgrade is being rolled out in two phases, introducing on-chain governance to the network. The first phase, which adds governance via CIP-1694, paves the way for decentralized voting and governance actions.
The second phase will introduce additional governance functionalities, including delegated representative participation and treasury withdrawals, further empowering the community.
Next Steps In The Voltaire Era
Looking ahead, the second part of the Voltaire era will see the initial genesis keys, which have been crucial in managing the network since its genesis with support from stake pool operators (SPOs), being gradually phased out as delegated representatives (DReps) and the Constitutional Committee (CC) become more involved.
The next steps in achieving decentralized governance involve ensuring that stake pool nodes meet the necessary thresholds for operation and that decentralized applications (DApps) are nearing completion.
The final transition to the Voltaire era will occur with the last use of the Genesis keys, which will trigger a hard fork and ultimately establish Cardano as a self-sustaining blockchain. Notably, further announcements regarding subsequent upgrades and their respective dates are yet to be disclosed.
At the time of writing, the protocol's native token, ADA, is trading at $0.403, up nearly 15% in the last week alone amid the broader market rally.
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