Scalable and Sustainable Blockchain

Cardano is a blockchain platform designed for scalability, interoperability, and sustainability, with a focus on providing a secure and decentralized infrastructure for building smart contracts and decentralized applications (DApps).

Layered Architecture

Cardano's layered architecture separates the settlement layer (Cardano Settlement Layer - CSL) from the computation layer (Cardano Computation Layer - CCL), allowing for greater flexibility, scalability, and interoperability between different components of the platform.

Proof-of-Stake Consensus

Cardano utilizes a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism called Ouroboros, which is energy-efficient and environmentally friendly, allowing network participants to earn rewards by staking their ADA tokens.

Decentralized Governance

Cardano features a decentralized governance model that empowers stakeholders to participate in decision-making processes through a voting mechanism, ensuring that the platform evolves in a transparent and community-driven manner.

Peer-Reviewed Research

Cardano's development is driven by peer-reviewed research and academic rigor, ensuring that the platform's protocols and features are robust, secure, and scientifically validated.

Smart Contract Capabilities

Cardano is working towards full smart contract capabilities through its Alonzo upgrade, enabling developers to build and deploy decentralized applications (DApps) and execute complex smart contracts on the platform, opening up new possibilities for decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and more.