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#629
Network Activity
Transactions per epoch — last 30 epochs (~5 months)
Wealth Distribution
Wallets categorized by ADA balance
VIPER
🐍Viper Stake Pool
Luck
Fee
0.9% + 170 ADA
Delegators
2,684
Live Stake
40.2M ADA
Blocks
33 this epoch · 16,350 total
Pledge
401K ADA
POWER
POWER Stake Pool 1
Luck
Fee
1.0% + 340 ADA
Delegators
4,002
Live Stake
14.6M ADA
Blocks
6 this epoch · 8,989 total
Pledge
135K ADA
A4G
ADA4Good ❤️ ADA + Save the Children ❤️
Luck
Fee
3.0% + 340 ADA
Delegators
2,405
Live Stake
34.3M ADA
Blocks
14 this epoch · 13,394 total
Pledge
25K ADA
BERRY
Berry
Luck
Fee
1.5% + 340 ADA
Delegators
16,400
Live Stake
30.3M ADA
Blocks
17 this epoch · 12,625 total
Pledge
45K ADA
ECO
ECO Pool
Luck
Fee
2.5% + 340 ADA
Delegators
3,011
Live Stake
48.6M ADA
Blocks
24 this epoch · 16,730 total
Pledge
100K ADA
SMAUG
竜SM₳UG
Luck
Fee
3.0% + 170 ADA
Delegators
2,882
Live Stake
32.7M ADA
Blocks
18 this epoch · 15,215 total
Pledge
1.0M ADA
POLY
POLYPool
Luck
Fee
0.9% + 170 ADA
Delegators
2,561
Live Stake
55.2M ADA
Blocks
24 this epoch · 17,550 total
Pledge
1.0M ADA
STR8
Straight Pool
Luck
Fee
2.0% + 170 ADA
Delegators
4,425
Live Stake
56.7M ADA
Blocks
29 this epoch · 22,073 total
Pledge
650K ADA
THOR
THOR - The Viking Pool
Luck
Fee
3.0% + 340 ADA
Delegators
2,683
Live Stake
14.7M ADA
Blocks
3 this epoch · 8,135 total
Pledge
100K ADA
Updated: 02:16 PM 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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