Cardano Built Something Genuinely Useful. Naturally, the Price Went Down.
On Oct. 7, the Cardano Foundation announced that a new programmable token standard is live on the Cardano (CRYPTO:ADA) mainnet. The CIP-0113 standard doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, but it adds valuable functionality to Cardano's ecosystem. It's a smart contract system for financial services, baking regulatory checks and token screening into the blockchain ledger. Crucially, the upgrade took place without executing a cumbersome hard fork . And as I'm writing this at 2:45 p.m. ET on Oct. 7, Cardano's price is down 5.6% over the past 24 hours. Continue reading