Cardano Update

Mar 15, 2023

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Executive Summary

Last summer we published our deep research report on the Cardano Network, an open-source blockchain network leveraging a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism to provide a sustainable infrastructure for the development and secure execution of smart contracts. In our update report we discuss the latest technical and ecosystem developments along with refreshed quantitative analysis.

Key Slides from this Report…

Plutus v1: Smart Contracts and Cardano Refactoring (Slide 4)

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Vasil Hard Fork: Diffusion Pipelining (Slide 6)

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A Focus on Governance (Slide 9)

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Committed Existing Developer Base (Slide 11)

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Cardano Network Metrics (Slide 17)

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Valuation Metrics (Slide 19)

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