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Governance tools

Emmanuel
VoltaireGovernance tools
Governance tools are indispensable in a truly decentralized blockchain like Cardano. These tools foster collaboration and democratic consent, aligning core principles, processes, organizations, and mechanisms. Voltaire’s developmental roadmap has prioritized governance tooling to create greater efficiencies and provide new avenues for community involvement ...
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CIP-1694

Emmanuel
VoltaireCIP-1694
A technical document that details Cardano's on-chain governance system, enabling changes to be proposed, voted on, and enacted directly on the blockchain.
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Chang upgrade

Emmanuel
VoltaireChang upgrade
Upgrade to Cardano, which implements CIP-1694’s governance features. It is named in honor of Phil Chang, a pioneer in Cardano governance whose work was crucial to the early design of Voltaire.
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Cardano repositories

Emmanuel
Cardano repositoriesVoltaire
The Cardano repository is a central storage location for essential code, crucial to Cardano's open-source maturity and growth. The community, facilitated by Intersect, maintains core code repositories to ensure the ongoing development and expansion of Cardano's infrastructure.
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Cardano civics committee

Emmanuel
VoltaireCardano civics committee
This Intersect committee is tasked with ensuring the governance of Cardano is fair and transparent. It orchestrates community activities to steer the constitutional process in 2024 toward the goal of community ratification
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Liquidity mining

Olga Hryniuk
DEXLiquidity+ 1
The process of creating or adding new coins or tokens to support the demand for transactions on a DEX. Liquidity miners (providers) usually get rewards that incentivize them to support the user base and grow liquidity pools with deposited cryptocurrencies.
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Shelley

Morgan
ShelleyCardano+ 2
The second phase of Cardano development in which network decentralization was delivered in 2021.
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DAO Voting

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DAO VotingGovernance+ 1
refers to the process by which stakeholders participate in governance decisions by casting votes on proposals and protocol upgrades. Leveraging the decentralized nature of Cardano, stakeholders use their voting power, determined by their holdings of ada, to influence the direction and development of the ecosystem. Through transparent and auditable voting me...
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Digital Asset

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represents a unique and transferable unit of value or ownership recorded in a digital format using cryptographic techniques. Digital assets which can include cryptocurrencies like ada, as well as tokens representing real-world assets, digital collectibles, or utility tokens, are securely stored and transferred on the Cardano blockchain.
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Digital Identity

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refers to a secure and verifiable representation of an individual, organization, or entity in the digital realm. It encompasses personal attributes, credentials, and biometric data that are cryptographically stored and managed on the blockchain, providing users with control over their identity and enhancing privacy, security, and interoperability across digi...
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Distributed Ledger

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refers to a decentralized database shared across multiple nodes, where transactions and data are recorded, stored, and synchronized in a transparent and immutable manner. Unlike traditional centralized ledgers, distributed ledgers on Cardano are distributed among a network of participants, enabling consensus mechanisms like Ouroboros to validate and agree u...
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Data Immutability

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refers to the fundamental characteristic where once recorded, data stored within blocks remains unchanged and unalterable. This permanence is achieved through cryptographic hashing and consensus mechanisms, ensuring that transactions and information recorded on the blockchain cannot be tampered with or modified retroactively. Immutable data provides assuran...
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Digital Signature

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Digital SignatureVcoincheck.io
is a cryptographic mechanism that authenticates the origin and integrity of digital messages or transactions. Utilizing asymmetric cryptography, it involves the creation of a unique signature by the sender using their private key, which can be verified by anyone with access to the sender's corresponding public key. This process ensures that the message or tr...
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Cryptography

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refers to the utilization of advanced mathematical techniques to secure and protect sensitive information, including transactions and user identities, through encryption, digital signatures, and cryptographic algorithms, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity within the blockchain ecosystem
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Bootstrap Node

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serves as an initial access point for new network participants, providing essential information and facilitating their connection to the broader network, aiding in the synchronization process and ensuring seamless integration into the blockchain ecosystem.
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BaaS

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BaaS, or Blockchain-as-a-Service, refers to a cloud-based service model where third-party providers offer blockchain infrastructure and management tools to users, enabling them to build, deploy, and manage decentralized applications (dApps) and smart contracts on the Cardano blockchain without the need for extensive blockchain expertise or infrastructure set...
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Batch Processing

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In the context of the Cardano blockchain, batch processing denotes a systematic strategy where numerous transactions are bundled and executed together in a single operation, thereby refining network efficiency and resource allocation. This approach streamlines the validation and implementation of transactions, augmenting overall throughput and scalability by...
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Block syncing

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refers to the vital process by which individual network nodes update their local copies of the blockchain to match the most current version, ensuring uniformity and accuracy throughout the network. This synchronization mechanism ensures that all nodes have access to the latest transactions and state changes, promoting the integrity and reliability of the Car...
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Block producer

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Block producerVcoincheck.io+ 1
A participant on the Cardano blockchain tasked with generating new blocks by validating transactions and adding them to the chain using the Ouroboros protocol. Selected based on stake, performance, and randomness, block producers operate within stake pools, aiming to maintain decentralization and security. Incentivized by rewards in ADA, they encourage commu...
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Asset Tokenization

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TokenizationAsset+ 1
The process of converting real-world or digital assets into digital tokens on a blockchain. On Cardano, the network supports the creation of custom tokens through its native token standard, allowing users to represent any asset or utility directly on the blockchain. Use Cases include fractional ownership of real estate, digital representation of art and col...
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