📘 Technical Sheet of Cardano ( $ADA )
🔹 Name: Cardano
🔹 Symbol: ADA
🔹 Ticker: ADA
🔹 Launch: September 29, 2017
🔹 Creator: Charles Hoskinson (co-founder of Ethereum)
🔹 Type of Network: Third generation blockchain
🔹 Consensus Algorithm: Proof of Stake (Ouroboros) ♻️
🔹 Maximum Supply: 45,000,000,000 ADA
🔹 Circulating Supply (2025): ~35 billion ADA
🔹 Block Time: ~20 seconds
🔹 Native Token: ADA
🔹 Scientific Development: Peer-reviewed research 🔬
🔹 Smart Contracts Language: Plutus (based on Haskell)
🔹 Advantages:
High energy efficiency 💡
Academic and scientific approach 📚
Modular and scalable network 🔗
Very low fees 💸
Compatible with smart contracts and DApps
Strong and committed community 🌍
🔹 Risks:
Slower development due to its academic approach
Lower adoption of DApps compared to Ethereum and other networks 📉
Strong competition (Solana, Polkadot, Avalanche, etc.) ⚔️
Still in full implementation phase (voltaire, governance) 🛠
🔹 Use cases:
Blockchain solutions for governments and public education 🏛️📖
Infrastructure for DApps, DeFi, and NFTs 🔁
Decentralized digital identity (Atala PRISM) 🪪
Accessible and fast global payments 🌐
💬 Key fact: ADA is not just a currency... it is the engine of a blockchain built with mathematics and patience.
