Cardano exists to provide a collection of design principles and engineering practices to create a better balanced and sustainable cryptocurrency ecosystem. It aims to solve scalability, interoperability, and sustainability on cryptocurrency platforms

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Cardano is a public, open-source, proof-of-stake blockchain platform. It was founded in 2015 by Charles Hoskinson, one of the co-founders of Ethereum. 

Cardano (ADA)

Hoskinson, Charles. (2017). Why Cardano. https://why.cardano.org/

Why Cardano

A way for governments to gain an element of control over cryptocurrency transactions. It holds everyone accountable. Regulation is often needed or desired as financial systems scale.

Cardano Regulation

Motivation for Cardano

* Cardano Settlement Layer
* Cardano Computational Layer
* Proof of Stake Protocol
* Ouroboros
* Social Elements of Cryptocurrencies
* Simon Scripting Language
* KMZ Sidechains
* User Issued Assets
* Plutus
* Smart Contracts

Key Cardano Terms

To provide a basis for the design of a self-evolving financial stack in jurisdictions that lack them. It's long term vision looks to enable economic empowerment for those who need it most.

Vision for Cardano

Through Cardano's proof of stake consensus, it is less power intensive and more environmentally friendly.

Sustainability of Cardano 

- The Art of Iteration
- Facts and Opinions
- Functional Sins
- Why Haskell?
- Formal Specification and Verification
- Transparency

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