Cardano (ADA): A New Cryptocurrency and More

[jdebunt]

Hello Cardano community,

I have put together the first - of hopefully many - articles detailing some recent Cardano news and developments (without focusing on the price)

The topics discussed in this edition include:

EMURGO in 2019
Shelley Testnet and Hydra
Major Security Audit
Magnum Wallet News
Testnet “Issues”
Current Network Health

The full article can be found here

Feedback is welcome, as I will use those comments to improve further versions of these news recaps

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[mich]

Cardano update: Patch for incentivized testnet ready

In a new AMA session Charles Hoskinson announced that the developers will release a patch for the incentivized testnet next week.
The patch should increase the security and stability of the network.

https://www.crypto-news-flash.com/cardano-update-patch-for-testnet-ready/

[Raja_MBZ]

Cardano update: Patch for incentivized testnet ready

In a new AMA session Charles Hoskinson announced that the developers will release a patch for the incentivized testnet next week.
The patch should increase the security and stability of the network.

https://www.crypto-news-flash.com/cardano-update-patch-for-testnet-ready/

It was released a few hours back:

https://github.com/input-output-hk/jormungandr/releases/tag/v0.8.6

[Btc_1856]

Cardano update: Patch for incentivized testnet ready

In a new AMA session Charles Hoskinson announced that the developers will release a patch for the incentivized testnet next week.
The patch should increase the security and stability of the network.

https://www.crypto-news-flash.com/cardano-update-patch-for-testnet-ready/

It was released a few hours back:

https://github.com/input-output-hk/jormungandr/releases/tag/v0.8.6

I am confused here, whether the team has released the live version for ADA staking or still they are in testing phase only? Still, they are rectifying the bugs in the Incentivized test net only, if they don't find any errors during this Incentivized test net they will release the live version right?

[dishku]

Cardano update: Patch for incentivized testnet ready

In a new AMA session Charles Hoskinson announced that the developers will release a patch for the incentivized testnet next week.
The patch should increase the security and stability of the network.

https://www.crypto-news-flash.com/cardano-update-patch-for-testnet-ready/

It was released a few hours back:

https://github.com/input-output-hk/jormungandr/releases/tag/v0.8.6

I am confused here, whether the team has released the live version for ADA staking or still they are in testing phase only? Still, they are rectifying the bugs in the Incentivized test net only, if they don't find any errors during this Incentivized test net they will release the live version right?

If you read above the given article than it showing clearly that is still in Testnet phase so it is normal to fix the bugs which appears during this phase. Once they will get satisfied than they will head towards the mainnet which will be more smoother.

[naska21]

Cardano update: Patch for incentivized testnet ready

In a new AMA session Charles Hoskinson announced that the developers will release a patch for the incentivized testnet next week.
The patch should increase the security and stability of the network.

https://www.crypto-news-flash.com/cardano-update-patch-for-testnet-ready/

It was released a few hours back:

https://github.com/input-output-hk/jormungandr/releases/tag/v0.8.6

I am confused here, whether the team has released the live version for ADA staking or still they are in testing phase only? Still, they are rectifying the bugs in the Incentivized test net only, if they don't find any errors during this Incentivized test net they will release the live version right?

The live version will come when the Incentivized-test-net staking is over. And u should not bother yourself about absence of work to fix the bugs during testing phase. There is still plenty of relevant pieces as Oroborous protocol in  Cardano is really complicated.

[mich]

How to Buy Cardano (ADA)?

Cardano (ADA) is a relatively new entrant in the cryptocurrency arena being first launched in October 2017, however it has risen quickly in terms of price and platform maturity. A decentralized smart contracts platform like Ethereum, Cardano aims to be more complex and developed than any other similar project.

https://cryptoticker.io/en/buy-cardano-ada/

[Raja_MBZ]

My (mobile) stakepool will be going live on Daedalus/Yoroi soon:

https://github.com/cardano-foundation/incentivized-testnet-stakepool-registry/pull/1614

[mich]

Cardano Climbs 10% As Investors Gain Confidence

Cardano was trading at $0.045826 by 14:15 (19:15 GMT) on the Investing.com Index on Friday, up 10.07% on the day. It was the largest one-day percentage gain since January 17.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cardano-climbs-10-investors-gain-141600852.html

[naska21]

Coming Ouroborus upgrade and relevant hard fork in February bringing us closer to Shelley Haskell testnet

Cardano ecosystem ‘anticipates’ Ouroborus-BFT hard fork in February

[Raja_MBZ]

Cardano: Partnership with IBM, staking service and marketing update

https://www.crypto-news-flash.com/cardano-cooperation-ibm-staking-service-marketing-update/

Cardano’s Commercial Arm to Help Uzbekistan Form Blockchain Task Force

https://cointelegraph.com/news/cardanos-commercial-arm-to-help-uzbekistan-form-blockchain-task-force

Coming Ouroborus upgrade and relevant hard fork in February bringing us closer to Shelley Haskell testnet

Cardano ecosystem ‘anticipates’ Ouroborus-BFT hard fork in February

Seems like we'll soon get some more official updates regarding the hard fork soon:

Cardano Co-Founder and CEO: We Anticipate a Hard Fork in Mid-February

https://cointelegraph.com/news/cardano-co-founder-and-ceo-we-anticipate-a-hard-fork-in-mid-february

[naska21]

Davos recognizes Cardano and prices it with grant

[mich]

Cardano packs its schedule with new releases every week

The immense success of the Shelley incentivized testnet seems to have left Cardano invigorated and ready to pick up the pace when it comes to development. According to Charles Hoskinson, the CEO of IOHK, the company is up for quite an eventful couple of months. He shared upcoming plans and events in a recent interview and AMA.

https://cryptoslate.com/cardano-packs-its-schedule-with-new-releases-every-week/

[mich]

Even if I am long on ADA this is till good news for short term holders too
Smart contracts are the future and ADA is something I am confident in

Renowned analyst estimates that Cardano (ADA) is about to skyrocket

On Jan. 20, TraderX0 was expecting that ADA could make a quick retracement to the yearly open of 468 satoshis. This correction could increase the probabilities for a significant price movement. Now that Cardano indeed pullback to this area of support, the analysts believe that it could skyrocket over 100% to hit 975 satoshis.

https://cryptoslate.com/renowned-analyst-estimates-that-cardano-ada-is-about-to-skyrocket/

[Raja_MBZ]

Jormungandr v0.8.7 released:

https://github.com/input-output-hk/jormungandr/releases/tag/v0.8.7

So far, for the last 10 hours, it has been performing rock stable for me! Let's see if it continues to work this way.

Coming Ouroborus upgrade and relevant hard fork in February bringing us closer to Shelley Haskell testnet

Cardano ecosystem ‘anticipates’ Ouroborus-BFT hard fork in February

Seems like we'll soon get some more official updates regarding the hard fork soon:

Cardano Co-Founder and CEO: We Anticipate a Hard Fork in Mid-February

https://cointelegraph.com/news/cardano-co-founder-and-ceo-we-anticipate-a-hard-fork-in-mid-february

Cardano OBFT Hard fork explained

https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-obft-hard-fork-explained/30186

[VintageBazaar]

$ADA  i like because it has big names behind it and plenty of funds for development. It is very well known Crypto currency and should be on anyone's top 10 list.  500-600 sats, is a steal.   Easy 10X come Summer.

[Raja_MBZ]

A Year in Crypto: Santiment's 2019 Market Report

Cardano tops the list of the ‘busiest’ 2019 projects, which ought to come as little surprise to those following the team. The much-awaited Cardano Incentivized Shelley testnet - a big step towards network decentralization - went live on December 13th, and already boasts over 500 staking pools.

https://insights.santiment.net/read/a-year-in-crypto%3A-santiment's-2019-market-report-4214


In case someone's wondering how Cardano handles the smart contracts:

The Extended UTXO Model

https://t.co/6UqjqGhIwC


Cardano update by Charles (today):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74UdVaxyMec

[mich]

Cardano Breaks 6-Month Slump, Signaling Potential Altcoin Revival

ADA/BTC breaks above its 6-month trading range

https://cointelegraph.com/news/cardano-breaks-6-month-slump-signaling-potential-altcoin-revival

[bittraffic]

So many hard forks to watch out and every time this happens prices drops too.

Cardano Breaks 6-Month Slump, Signaling Potential Altcoin Revival

ADA/BTC breaks above its 6-month trading range

https://cointelegraph.com/news/cardano-breaks-6-month-slump-signaling-potential-altcoin-revival

Yes. Its kicking off finally got out of that walls that left investors shaking. It looks very manipulated but I'm hoping there will be more news coming now that there are progress in the project. Some may have tried moving to Cardano after BTC spike. Are the holder of ADA who just bought this month can stake already to the pools?

[Raja_MBZ]

Are the holder of ADA who just bought this month can stake already to the pools?

No, sorry, only those who bought before the incentivized testnet snapshot can stake to the pools right now.


Charles looks on fire at Twitter: