What is Cardano?
Cardano is a third-generation blockchain platform built on peer-reviewed research and formally verified code. It's designed to be the most secure, sustainable, and scalable blockchain in the world.
Epoch Stats#639
Network Activity
Transactions per epoch — last 30 epochs (~5 months)
Wealth Distribution
Wallets categorized by ADA balance
THOR
THOR - The Viking Pool
Luck
Fee
3.0% + 340 ADA
Delegators
2,680
Live Stake
14.4M ADA
Blocks
3 this epoch · 8,283 total
Pledge
100K ADA
HYPER
Hyperlink Pool
Luck
Fee
1.8% + 170 ADA
Delegators
2,342
Live Stake
29.8M ADA
Blocks
9 this epoch · 11,934 total
Pledge
300K ADA
BERRY
Berry
Luck
Fee
1.5% + 340 ADA
Delegators
16,338
Live Stake
29.9M ADA
Blocks
8 this epoch · 12,945 total
Pledge
45K ADA
ITC2
Into the Cryptoverse #2
Luck
Fee
4.0% + 340 ADA
Delegators
4,051
Live Stake
21.4M ADA
Blocks
7 this epoch · 10,378 total
Pledge
10K ADA
A4G
ADA4Good ❤️ ADA + Save the Children ❤️
Luck
Fee
3.0% + 340 ADA
Delegators
2,387
Live Stake
32.6M ADA
Blocks
22 this epoch · 13,716 total
Pledge
25K ADA
POLY
POLYPool
Luck
Fee
0.9% + 170 ADA
Delegators
2,581
Live Stake
54.0M ADA
Blocks
28 this epoch · 18,088 total
Pledge
1.0M ADA
ECO
ECO Pool
Luck
Fee
2.5% + 340 ADA
Delegators
2,978
Live Stake
42.0M ADA
Blocks
18 this epoch · 17,212 total
Pledge
100K ADA
PAUL
Cardano With Paul 2 ☘️
Luck
Fee
3.0% + 340 ADA
Delegators
4,638
Live Stake
34.1M ADA
Blocks
12 this epoch · 11,788 total
Pledge
100K ADA
ST3AK
Steak.and.ADA
Luck
Fee
2.0% + 170 ADA
Delegators
6,983
Live Stake
53.8M ADA
Blocks
27 this epoch · 20,388 total
Pledge
2.8M ADA
OCTAS
OctasPool
Luck
Fee
0.9% + 340 ADA
Delegators
3,850
Live Stake
57.1M ADA
Blocks
30 this epoch · 23,008 total
Pledge
50K ADA
Updated: 03:58 AM UTC
Why Cardano is different
Most blockchains move fast and fix things later. Cardano does the science first.
Peer-Reviewed Research
Every Cardano protocol upgrade is backed by academic papers reviewed by cryptographers and computer scientists. No shortcuts.
Ouroboros Consensus
The first provably secure proof-of-stake protocol. Ouroboros ensures decentralization without the energy waste of proof-of-work.
Plutus Smart Contracts
Smart contracts written in Haskell-based Plutus or the newer Aiken language. Formally verifiable, meaning bugs can be mathematically ruled out.
Voltaire Governance
ADA holders vote on protocol changes and treasury spending on-chain. No company controls Cardano — the community does.
Built for the Real World
Cardano targets financial inclusion in developing nations, digital identity, supply chain, and government systems.
Hydra Scaling
Hydra is Cardano's layer-2 solution, enabling thousands of transactions per second off-chain while inheriting layer-1 security.
Development Eras
Cardano unfolds in five named eras, each adding a new capability layer.
Foundation — initial launch, ADA transfers.
Decentralization — stake pools, staking rewards.
Smart contracts — Plutus, native tokens, NFTs.
Scaling — Hydra, Mithril, performance upgrades.
Governance — on-chain voting, treasury, DReps.
ADA — The Token
ADA
Ticker
45B
Max Supply
~3–5%
Staking APY
~20s
Block Time
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