Advertisement
AD

Main navigation

Cardano Achieves Historic Feat by Reaching Complete Decentralization

Advertisement
Wed, 31/03/2021 - 21:44
Cardano Achieves Historic Feat by Reaching Complete Decentralization
Cover image via stock.adobe.com
Read U.TODAY on
Google News

History has been made.

Advertisement

At 21:44:51 UTC, Cardano, the fourth-largest blockchain by market cap, became fully decentralized, with block production now being completely controlled by the community.     

The global network of more than 2,000 stake pools is now in the driving seat.

Aparna Jue, product director at IOHK, calls it “a key milestone” for the blockchain’s development:

This is a key milestone in Cardano’s development, as it is the first component of the handover of control to the community. This is a process that will continue throughout the rest of this year.

He adds that Cardano plans to add implement peer-to-peer network decentralization as well as advanced governance features in 2021.

Related
Huge Achievement for Cardano as Charity-Focused Stake Pools Surpass $500 Million Worth of ADA

The gradual decay of centralization    

Cardano’s switch to decentralization didn’t happen overnight. During the Byron era, it operated as a federated blockchain, meaning that IOG’s and EMURGO’s core nodes were producing all of the blocks.        

In July, Cardano rolled out the Shelley hard fork that brought the much-anticipated staking functionality. This also kicked off the decentralization clock.   

As reported by U.Today, the first key decentralization milestone was achieved on Nov. 2 when the majority of public stake pool operators started producing the majority of blocks for the first time.

It took the proof-of-stake blockchain almost five more months to finally achieve complete decentralization, with the d-parameter reaching a much-coveted zero.

Advertisement
TopCryptoNewsinYourMailbox
TopCryptoNewsinYourMailbox
Advertisement

Latest Press Releases

Our social media
There's a lot to see there, too

Popular articles

Advertisement
AD