0:00 Intro
0:30 Brief overview
1:19 Cardano origins
2:37 The founder
2:52 What is Cardano?
3:43 Layered technology
4:27 3rd Generation Blockchain
4:55 ADA tokenomics
6:35 Stake pools
7:11 Roadmap
9:19 Goguen rollout
9:35 Cardano smart contracts
10:20 Outro
Want to dive deeper?
If you want to see what the Gogeun rollout looks like this is it.
https://www.crypto-news-flash.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cardano-goguen-roadnmap.png
Smart contracts in Marlowe
Writing in the language of finance, rather than the language of blockchain
https://iohk.io/en/blog/posts/2020/10/13/actus-financial-smart-contracts-in-marlowe/
If you want to try making your own smart contract using Marlowe I would reccomend watching this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQK-o3BPy28&list=PLrnx61V0MfCsBk8nbH9V_pXDB99a_eJ-k&index=2&t=464s
Native tokens on Cardano
The Cardano ledger will handle tokenized assets natively – there’s no need for any custom code. In the first of a two-part post, we’ll look at Cardano’s approach to tokenization through native tokens, why native assets are necessary, and their advantages over ERC-20 and ERC-721 tokenshttps://iohk.io/en/blog/posts/2020/12/08/native-tokens-on-cardano/
Ouroboros Praos: An adaptively-secure, semi-synchronous
proof-of-stake blockchain
https://eprint.iacr.org/2017/573.pdf
Start learning how to write your own smart contracts using Marlowe!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQK-o3BPy28&list=PLrnx61V0MfCsBk8nbH9V_pXDB99a_eJ-k&index=2&t=464s
Cardano or Polkadot!? Which Will Flip ETHEREUM!?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDFnuAmbQTA&t=1s
Sources
Written by the CoinEx Institution, this series of jocular and easy to understand articles will show you everything you need to know about major cryptocurrencies, making you fully prepared before jumping into crypto!
“The Japanese Ethereum: ADA, Mixture of BTC, ETH and LTC”
https://coinexinstitution.medium.com/the-japanese-ethereum-ada-mixture-of-btc-eth-and-ltc-ccb7f7f0ce0e
Cardano roadmap
https://roadmap.cardano.org/en/
Cardano Vs. Ethereum Smart Contracts (Reddit)
https://www.reddit.com/r/cardano/comments/kbrt0s/cardano_vs_ethereum_smart_contracts/