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ADA Crunch

No opinions, no nonsense, no shills. Just a Cardano aficionado with things to share. Writer for Block Magnates and Age of Awareness. Find me on Publish0x, Medium, r/CryptoGasFees, and r/CryptoNews.


Slightly Unrelated: A Case for Bitcoin (Part 1 of 3)

6 Oct 2022 3 minute read 1 comment ADA Crunch

  When I first got introduced to the Crypto world, I met Bitcoin. The idea of cryptocurrencies seemed revolutionary and a positive development for the world. So I wrote a little paper on the advantages of Bitcoin compared to traditional currencies (...

What Exactly is the VASIL Hard Fork: In Simple Terms (Part 2 of 2)

5 Oct 2022 2 minute read 3 comments ADA Crunch

Last time we covered some key details of Cardano’s VASIL Hard Fork. This time we have some more. Hopefully, it doesn’t get too complicated. If it does ask for clarification in the comment section. CIP-31 Cardano Improvement Proposal 31 (CIP-31) allo...

5 Years of Never-Ending Innovation — Happy Birthday Cardano!

29 Sep 2022 1 minute read 3 comments ADA Crunch

  Five years ago today (September 28, 2017), the Cardano Blockchain was born. Five years later, the blockchain has gone through many iterations and improvements (including the recent VASIL hard fork). But what is next?   Matsuo Bashō was a haiku po...

What Exactly is the VASIL Hard Fork: In Simple Terms (Part 1 of 2)

15 Sep 2022 2 minute read 1 comment ADA Crunch

  The Cardano community is abuzz with excitement for the upcoming VASIL Hardfork. But you may be reading this and wonder: what is VASIL? This post should help answer your question, even if you aren’t crypto-savvy. What is a Hard Fork? A hard fork in...

What You Need to Know About Cardano EVM Sidechains Before VASIL

13 Sep 2022 1 minute read 0 comments ADA Crunch

Visualization of sidechains for the main blockchain As the VASIL hard fork is quickly approaching while infrastructure and adoption for Cardano grows, it's time to discuss one of the most important issues with the current state of all cryptocurrenci...

Lace Wallet: Everything We Know About IOG’s New Wallet for Cardano

12 Sep 2022 1 minute read 0 comments ADA Crunch

On June 9, 2022, IOG technical writer Olga Hryniuk released a blog post revealing that IOG is working on a new wallet — a wallet Hryniuk describes as a “one-stop-shop for all blockchain operations.” Daedalus was IOG’s first implementation of a full...

Cardano will soon be offered on the world’s first digital asset bank

11 Sep 2022 1 minute read 1 comment ADA Crunch

  On August 2, Team Sygnum announced in a press release that the digital asset bank will integrate Cardano into its “bank-grade staking offering.” Valued at over $800 million, Sygnum’s integration of Cardano (alongside similar moves made by Ledger Li...