{"id":4375,"date":"2021-09-28T11:27:58","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T15:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coincentral.com\/?p=4375"},"modified":"2021-09-30T12:23:35","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T16:23:35","slug":"cardano-beginner-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coincentral.com\/cardano-beginner-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Cardano (ADA)? | The All-Inclusive Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cardano is a smart contract platform<\/a>, similar to Ethereum<\/a>, with a focus on security through a layered architecture. The self-described “third generation blockchain” is the first of its kind to be created from scientific philosophy and built on peer-reviewed academic research<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The team behind Cardano is creating it with both the end-user and regulators in mind. They’re attempting to find a middle ground that balances the need for regulation with the privacy and decentralization principles at the core of blockchain technology.<\/span><\/p>\n

The platform also uniquely uses Haskell<\/strong>, a programming language with a high degree of fault tolerance. With the relatively unknown future and complexity of blockchain-based systems, it\u2019s important to build flexibility into projects. It\u2019s near impossible to know what a system may have in months or even years, so it’s important to have a robust language like Haskell which allows for a certain margin of error.<\/span><\/p>\n