Essential Cardano360

Essential Cardano360 November 2023

Welcome to Essential Cardano360, your monthly source for the latest news and updates from the Cardano ecosystem. In this October edition, we're excited to bring you a recap of the important developments that have taken place in the #CardanoCommunity.

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🌟 Cardano360 October Highlights 🌟

The Input Output Global (IOG) team is heading over to Dubai for this year’s Cardano Summit, and we can’t wait to see you all there in person! With that, this month’s show is a little shorter, but still packed with some incredible updates. 

In this episode: 

🕛 Mauricio Magaldi, Head of Product for Midnight at IOG, shares a bit more about Midnight, the new data protection blockchain that will empower regulation-friendly apps that safeguard sensitive commercial and personal data. 

🔎David Harding, General Manager for Atala PRISM, shares an update on what the team has been up to over the last few months. 

📢Addie Girouard, Communications Manager at IOG and Jack Briggs, Intersect Bootstrapping Team at IOG, talk a little more about Intersect, the new member-based organization for Cardano. 

🗺️ IOG’s Head of Software Engineering Sam Leathers is joined by Carlos Lopez de Lara, Cardano Product Owner for Cardano CLI provide us with an essential update on SanchoNet.

🗳️Michael Madoff, Group Product Manager at IOG, stops by to discuss the Cardano Ballot. 

⭐ The NFTxLV event film is finally here! 

For real-time updates, make sure to follow IOG on Twitter:⁠ https://twitter.com/InputOutputHK⁠ 

⏳Timestamps: 

00:00:00 Welcome to Essential Cardano360 October edition

00:01:30 Update on Midnight’s progress with ⁠Mauricio Magaldi⁠

00:02:46 David Harding, Atala Prism General Manager, joins to share the latest on Atala Prism

00:13:09 Cardano governance: Voltaire Roadmap overview with ⁠Addie Girouard⁠

00:22:03 Cardano governance: Intersect update with ⁠Jack Briggs⁠ and ⁠Addie Girouard⁠

00:27:03 Cardano governance: Michael Maddoff walks us through the Cardano ballot

00:32:28 Cardano governance: SanchoNet & the new gov tool demo

00:43:55 Relive the highlights of the NFTxLV

00:50:29 Lace platform community manager ⁠Rodolpho Ribeiro (Rudi)⁠ interviews the Conrnucopias’s team

01:04:30 Closing remarks

🔗Useful Links: 

Follow Midnight on X: ⁠https://twitter.com/MidnightNtwrk⁠

Hello world! A new dawn for data protection begins with Midnight:

⁠https://midnight.network/blog/hello-world⁠ 

Learn more about Atala Prism ⁠https://atalaprism.io/⁠ 

Join the Intersect MBO:⁠ https://www.intersectmbo.org/⁠ 

Get involved with Intersect committees and working groups: ⁠https://iohk.link/4706AMU⁠ 

Join SanchoNet - Building together in the age of Voltaire: 

⁠https://sancho.network/⁠ 

Shoutout to MIke Hornan at ABLE stakepool for creating tutorials on SanchoNet: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK-LppIAFWNLhUiLSGliUpA⁠ 

Shoutout to Pallas team: ⁠https://github.com/txpipe/pallas⁠ 

Learn more about Cornucopias game: ⁠https://www.cornucopias.io/⁠ 

⚠️Disclaimer: Nothing on this video is intended to be professional advice, including without limitation, financial, investment, legal or tax advice. Input Output Global is not responsible for your use of or reliance on any information in this video. It is up to you to do your own research.

👋Welcome to the June edition of Essential Cardano360, where we bring you a monthly roundup of just some the latest news and developments from across the Cardano ecosystem. 

In this episode, we'll dive into the progress of #Voltaire, which aims to establish sustainable and decentralized governance on Cardano. Join us as we explore the latest on Marlowe, now live on mainnet, and get the scoop from the Lace team. 

We had the pleasure of sitting down with World Mobile’s CEO, Micky Watkins, for an exclusive interview. Join us as we hear more on the team’s progress, including their latest endeavors in Africa, the US, and now, Asia.

Kriss Baird, Product Lead at Input Output Global, stops by to share an update on what the community can expect in this round of Project Catalyst, including the largest ada fund ever for community projects helping build out the Cardano ecosystem. 

Tony from  Input Output Global, joins to give us an update on Atala Prism v2. And the team’s work with the community.

Plus, Cardano OG Marek Mahut from infrastructure builder Five Binaries , introduces its latest initiative - in the NFT space - Continuity Token. 

Remember to hit that like button, subscribe, and join us as we explore the latest news from across the ecosystem. 

Want to be considered for inclusion in the show? Apply here: https://iohk.link/3WNG8SZ 

🐦For real-time updates, follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/InputOutputHK 

Disclaimer: Nothing on this video is intended to be professional advice, including without limitation, financial, investment, legal or tax advice. Input Output Global is not responsible for your use of or reliance on any information in this video. It is up to you to do your own research.

⌛Timestamps: 

00:00:00 Welcome to June edition of Cardano360

00:01:02 CEO of World Mobile Micky Watkins joins to tell us about the latest endeavors of WM in Africa, US and Asia

00:09:45 The world of Voltaire - update from IOG, Emurgo and CF teams on CIP-1694 community workshops

00:22:18 Project Catalyst - Fund 10 launch and the largest ever funding round with Kriss Baird

00:26:48 Marlowe’s launch on mainnet & upcoming celebration party 

00:31:23 Tony Rose with an update on Atala Prism release V2.

00:35;43 Lace wallet updates - Brave support, going open-source and v 1.2

00:42:56 BuildingOnCardano: Marek Mahut CEO of 5binaries introducing Continuity token

00:47:06 Closing remarks

ℹ️Useful links & blogs: 

World Mobile 

https://worldmobile.io/ 

Join the World Mobile Global Android App Community Beta: https://beta.worldmobile.io/ 

Voltaire & CIP-1694

CIP-1694 Global Community Workshops: https://voltaire.essentialcardano.io/ 

Join the conversation on CIP-1694: https://iohk.link/44kUe0w  

https://twitter.com/_MrHunt_ 

Project Catalyst 

https://projectcatalyst.io/ 

Marlowe 

Marlowe launch party - Register and join the celebration in Lisbon: https://iohk.link/3PH13Wh  

https://marlowe.iohk.io/ 

A comprehensive guide to Marlowe's security: audit outcomes, built-in functional restrictions, and ledger security features: https://iohk.link/43Z6HXU  

Atala Prism

https://atalaprism.io/ 

Lace

https://www.lace.io/ 

Follow lace on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lace_io 

Join Lace channel on Discord: https://discord.com/invite/inputoutput 

https://iohk.link/3XxuxaT   

Five Binaries 

https://fivebinaries.com/ 

Volunteer to feedback on Mithril: https://iohk.link/3pl6Juh  

Cardano Node course created by Carlos Lopez de Lara: https://iohk.link/3NTgYiH 

Welcome to the May edition of Essential Cardano360, your go-to show for the latest updates and insights from the Cardano ecosystem.

In this episode, we’ll have the latest on #Voltaire, exploring the advances made towards fostering a culture of self-governance and community empowerment. Community Engagement Lead Sheldon Hunt will join us to give an update on the CIP-1694 community events happening over the next two months. We will also hear from Pi from SundaeSwap about minimal viable governance and his experience with the latest governance workshops.

Plus members of the UTXO alliance Alephium, Ergo Foundation, Nervos Network, Topl & Wolfram Blockchain Labs will share an update on their work advancing collaboration and interoperability for Cardano network.

This month, we’re also joined by just a few of the many projects Building on Cardano. They’ll be showcasing their contributions to the ecosystem, from Cexplorer, network analytics dashboards to project-based learning with Gimbalabs and a demo from cross-chain DEX BlueShift.

For real-time updates, follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/InputOutputHK 

Inclusion in this show is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be treated as financial advice or as a direct endorsement of any project.

Timestamps: 

00:00:00 Welcome to Essential Cardano360 May edition

00:01:13 Voltaire and CIP-1694 workshops with Addie Girouard, Sheldon Hunt and Pi Lanningham

00:18:00 UTXO alliance 

00:26:08 An interview with Lukas Barta, Ceo and co-founder of Cardanians joins to talk about Cexplorer 

00:34:26 Building on Cardano: Gimbalabs and Blueshift

00:52:54 Useful links & closing remarks

Links

Voltaire:

Join the conversation and contribute to Cardano's on-chain governance - wherever you are: https://voltaire.essentialcardano.io/ 

Contribute to the CIP-1694 on github: https://github.com/cardano-foundation/CIPs/pull/380  

Join a workshop hosted by Pi Lanningham: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSesgcCtAjzZSDeYnHs1ppqsNZ6CjKfLdPIUvGqTHjt0wr2E7g/viewform 

Join discussion on governance on the Cardano Forum: https://forum.cardano.org/c/governance/140 

UTXO Alliance: 

💻Event ‘Chain Science’: https://www.wolfram.com/events/chainscience/2023/

💻UTXO Alliance website: https://linktr.ee/utxoalliance

📩Newsletter: https://input-output.typeform.com/to/t7IkPzwm

✨Alephium - https://alephium.org/

✨Ergo Foundation - https://ergoplatform.org/en/

✨Nervos Network - https://www.nervos.org/

✨Topl - https://www.topl.co/

✨Wolfram Blockchain Labs - https://www.wolframblockchainlabs.com/

💻Cexplorer: https://cexplorer.io/ 

💻Gimbalabs website: https://gimbalabs.com/gimbalgrid  

💻Blueshift website:  ​https://blueshift.fi/ 

📌Cardano Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/pro/cardano/ 

📹State of Cardano Q1 2023 Messari Analyst Call: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouUhWwF74MM 

Blog posts

📘Atala PRISM: pioneering digital identity with decentralized solutions: https://iohk.io/en/blog/posts/2023/05/11/atala-prism-pioneering-digital-identity-with-decentralized-solutions/

📘Former Deloitte Blockchain Leader Joins IOG’s New Midnight Project: https://iohk.io/en/blog/posts/2023/05/03/former-deloitte-blockchain-leader-joins-iog-s-new-midnight-project/

📘Cardano advances with Valentine upgrade and zippier nodes: https://iohk.io/en/blog/posts/2023/05/02/cardano-advances-with-valentine-upgrade-and-zippier-p2p-nodes/

📘Native tokens thread https://twitter.com/InputOutputHK/status/1654077799697727488 

🥁 SPO Community 

SPO digest registration: https://www.iogservices.io/register-for-the-spo-digest 

IOGs technical community Discord: https://discord.gg/inputoutput 

Want to be considered for inclusion in the show? Apply here: https://iohk.link/3WNG8SZ 

🌐CIP-1694 Community Workshops - The Line Up: https://www.essentialcardano.io/article/cip-1694-community-workshops-the-line-up 

Welcome to your April edition of Essential Cardano360! In this month's episode, we are excited to share with you the latest updates and news from the Cardano ecosystem.

Join us as we discuss the Hydra protocol and the progress towards CIP-1694, fostering a culture of self-governance and community empowerment across the Cardano ecosystem. We will also discuss how you can contribute and be a part of this journey.

We’ll bring you news about Lace, the new Web3 light wallet platform launched by Input Output Global, that promises to simplify the way we interact with the blockchain.

Later in the show, our guest, Sebastian Guillemot, will also be joining us to talk about his latest project, the Paima Engine, which is set to transform gaming on the Cardano network.

In this edition, we’ll also have an excerpt from a longer interview with Frederik Gregaard, CEO of the Cardano Foundation, who will share updates from its recent annual report. Stay up to date with all the latest news and updates from IOG by following us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/InputOutputHK 

Timestamps: 

00:00:00 Welcome to Essential Cardano360 April Edition

00:01:15 A recap on the Lace wallet mainnet launch with Alex and Rudi from IOG’s Lace Team joined by special guest, Thomas Olofsson from auditors FYEO

00:14:07 Zero-knowledge tech briefing with Dr. Vanishree Rao, Head of applied cryptography at IOG

00:20:47 IOG Lead Software Engineer Sebastien Nagel shares the progress on Hydra, Cardano’s layer 2 scalability protocol.  

00:26:40 The latest on Cardano on-chain governance, Voltaire & CIP-1694 with Addie Girouard and Sheldon Hunt.

00:30:40 Web3 Gaming: Introduction to Paima Engine with Sebastien Guillemot.

00:33:44 Frederik Gregaard joins Cardano360 to talk about the Cardano Foundation annual report, partnerships, policies, education & more. Full length interview available soon.

00:41:34 Closing notes

Useful links: 

Lace:

Discover Lace: https://www.lace.io/

Follow Lace on Twitter for all the latest news: https://twitter.com/lace_io 

FYEO: https://www.fyeo.io/

Learn Cardano Lace overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwgJN-f52bU 

Zero-knowledge: 

ZK-Lab – investigating the foundations of zero-knowledge proofs https://iohk.io/en/blog/posts/2022/11/18/zk-lab-investigating-the-foundations-of-zero-knowledge-proofs/  

Models for Generation of Proof Forest in ZK-SNARK Based Sidechains https://iohk.io/en/research/library/papers/models-for-generation-of-proof-forest-in-zk-snark-based-sidechains/ 

What Makes Fiat–Shamir zkSNARKs (Updatable SRS) Simulation Extractable? https://iohk.io/en/research/library/papers/what-makes-fiat-shamir-zksnarks-updatable-srs-simulation-extractable/ 

Zswap: zk-SNARK Based Non-Interactive Multi-Asset Swaps https://iohk.io/en/research/library/papers/zswap-zk-snark-based-non-interactive-multi-asset-swaps/ 

Hydra: 

Hydra website: https://hydra.family

IOG technical discord: https://discord.com/invite/inputoutput 

Voltaire & CIP-1694:

Contribute to CIP1694: https://github.com/cardano-foundation/CIPs/pull/380 

Learn more & apply for CIP1694 community workshop grants: https://www.essentialcardano.io/article/cip-1694-community-workshops 

Explore Paima Studios: https://paimastudios.com/

A closer look at Paima with Cardano Over Coffee:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTzdDUosEu8  

Cardano Foundation: 

Cardano Foundation website: https://cardanofoundation.org/

Annual report from the Cardano foundation: https://cardanofoundation.org/en/annual-report/ 

Useful links:

State of Cardano Q1 2023 Quarterly Community Report by Messari: 

https://messari.io/report-pdf/edc353bbbc03344b99add98e1da184beccf549fe.pdf 
Essential Cardano website: https://www.essentialcardano.io/ 

Blockchain Consensus Mechanisms: https://www.essentialcardano.io/article/6-types-of-blockchain-consensus-mechanisms

Wanchain bug bounty program: https://medium.com/wanchain-foundation/help-make-cardano-interoperable-cardano-bridge-public-bug-bounty-is-live-b24ac31b01c8

Welcome to another episode of Cardano360, your ultimate guide to the latest developments in the Cardano ecosystem. As we near the end of the month, we're pleased to bring you the March edition of Essential Cardano360. In this episode, we will share some highlights from the recent IOG workshop held in Colorado, where we had the pleasure of welcoming a small yet representative group of community contributors. We'll also hear from Charles Hoskinson and the CIP authors as they sit down for a roundtable discussion on CIP-1694.