Cardano’s network update, Alonzo, is finally live. With Alonzo’s arrival at at 21:47 UTC at epoch 290, smart contracts – pieces of code that self execute when predefined conditions are met – can now begin to be created and deployed on the Cardano mainnet.
Read moreCan Cardano do smart contracts?
Smart contract deployment As of December 19, there are currently 929 smart contracts live on Cardano’s mainnet , which are mainly focused on DeFi, following September’s Alonzo upgrade. Thanks to Alonzo, developers can now create DeFi protocols such as DEXes and lend/borrow platforms on the Cardano blockchain.
Read moreWhat is Cardano Goguen?
Goguen era The era is named after Joseph Goguen, the US computer scientist and academic. The Goguen era represents a big step forward in capability for the Cardano network as it is designed to allow developers to create decentralized applications on top of the Cardano blockchain .
Read moreDoes Cardano have Mainnet?
As of December 19, there are currently 929 smart contracts live on Cardano’s mainnet , which are mainly focused on DeFi, following September’s Alonzo upgrade. Thanks to Alonzo, developers can now create DeFi protocols such as DEXes and lend/borrow platforms on the Cardano blockchain.
Read moreWhat phase is Cardano in now?
The Cardano project is now entering the Basho phase . This phase sees both on and off-chain improvements to the Cardano ecosystem. The last major update saw smart-contract capability added to the blockchain via the Plutus scripting language.
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