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By using its ecosystem venture fund dubbed cFund, Cardano has made its first investment in COTI. As part of the deal, the so-called “Finance on the blockchain” project will update the internally developed ADA Pay system to accommodate the upcoming Shelley mainnet. Cardano Invests in COTI Anchored by IOHK and managed by Wave Financial, cFund is a recently launched initiative that enables the parties behind It to “primarily” sponsor projects “synergistic with Cardano.” The...

ADA price failed to settle above $1.280 and corrected lower below $1.220 against the US Dollar. The price is now above the $1.160 support and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $1.220 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Bitfinex). The price is likely to start a fresh rally once there is a clear break above the $1.220 resistance. Cardano price is trading above a major support at $1.160 against the US...

IOHK, the company behind Cardano, has partnered with Orion Protocol, becoming the first liquidity aggregator of the Cardano blockchain.  Orion has provided a non-custodial gateway to the crypto market by aggregating liquidity from crypto exchanges into a single DeFi platform. The partnership with Cardano comes after a series of integration to other protocols, such as Binance Smart Chain, Avalanche, and Elrond.  Cardano’s Bridge to the Crypto Market This partnership provides...

On March 31, Cardano will become a fully decentralized platform, this means that over 1,800 community pools will be responsible for block production.  Since the release of the Shelley update in July 2020, Cardano was slightly criticized by the DeFi community for issuing their own blocks while its SPO (stake pool operator) was being developed, instead of leaving the production to the community. Now the protocol is ready to become a fully decentralized platform. Cardano’s...

ADA price struggled to clear the $1.285 resistance and corrected lower against the US Dollar. The price is still above the $1.160 support and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $1.200 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Bitfinex). The price could either rally above $1.200 or it might break $1.160 for a fresh decline. Cardano price is trading near a key juncture below $1.200 against the US Dollar, while...

The founder of Cardano, Charles Hoskinson, tuned in through another video, explaining some of the next steps ahead of the team. In the laid-out roadmap, he outlined that a testnet for the long-awaited smart contracts on Cardano should be rolled out in late April or early May.Cardano Smart Contracts Getting CloserAt the time of this writing, Cardano’s native cryptocurrency, ADA, is trading at around $1.20 and sits on a market cap of almost $40 billion. This makes it the fourth-largest project...

While doing the necessary work on the upcoming hard fork Alonzo, Cardano’s founder Charles Hoskinson said that his project would also focus on NFTs and NFT marketplaces. He noted that Cardano has already carried conversations with several such marketplaces about potentially transitioning to its blockchain.Cardano and the NFT ManiaNon-fungible Tokens (NFTs) are undoubtedly the hottest trend in the cryptocurrency space this year. It enabled representatives of other industries, such as artists,...

The founder of Cardano, Charles Hoskinson, has stated that his company has seen “overwhelming demand” despite only being in the second stage of its Goguen upgrade.Currently, Cardano does not have programmability at the base layer, with no smart contracts for the moment, but this didn’t stop companies from subscribing to it, according to Hoskinson. Several applications, such as BeefChain, are already using Cardano’s metadata features.Over 100 Companies Migrating to Cardano“At the moment our...

ADA price topped near the $1.450 level and started a fresh decline against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below the $1.200 support and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $1.070 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Bitfinex). The price remains at a risk of more losses below the $1.070 and $1.050 support levels. Cardano price is showing bearish signs below $1.200 against the US Dollar, similar to...

Cardano is working on new deals that will bring millions of users into its ecosystem, said the project’s founder Charles Hoskinson. He added that his team is negotiating contracts with several African nations to enable citizens to have digital identities linked to wallets and payment systems.Millions of Users Coming on CardanoWhile speaking during the annual Blockchain Africa Conference, Cardano’s founder touched upon the continent’s need for revolutionary technology that could enhance its...