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Catalyst Winners Announced | New Cardano Aggregation Site | Pool of Babel Jan 13, 2021

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Join James as he covers the following topics:

Input Output releases the winners of Fund 2 for Project Catalyst.
A new Cardano Information Aggregation Site.
Get to Know that SPO with Patrick from Pool of Babel.

Input Output Blogpost on Catalyst Winners: https://iohk.io/en/blog/posts/2021/01/12/project-catalyst-%E2%80%93-the-first-winning-proposals/

Project Catalyst Dashboard: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15R-Vbajy4t4fGs1TipNMfL1pEO9cwdn6WV13lKviX4Q/edit?usp=sharing

Cardano Information Aggregation Site: https://monadpool.com/cardano.html

Pool of Babel: www.pool-of-babel.com

Featured Guest

Name: Alexander

Stake Pool: Monad Pool

Ticker: MONAD

Website: https://monadpool.com

Twitter: @MonadPool

Get To Know That SPO

Name: Patrick

Stake Pool: Pool of Babel

Ticker: BABEL

Website: https://www.pool-of-babel.com/

Twitter: @Padierfind

This episode of Your Cardano Update is brought to you by United Stakes of Cardano [USA01], a premier stake pool on the Cardano network.

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Views expressed by program hosts and guests are their own, and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. This program is for entertainment purposes and is not for the purpose of, nor should be construed as, providing financial tax, accounting, or legal advice.

Financial Inclusion | Catalyst Fund 3 Released! | Stake Pool School Call for Contribution Jan 09, 2021

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Join James as he covers the following topics:

Financial Inclusion in Underserved and Unbanked Communities.
Catalyst Fund 3 and a look at what’s ahead.
Stake Pool School Call for Contribution.

Cardano Foundation article on Financial Inclusion: https://forum.cardano.org/t/how-cardano-could-fast-track-financial-inclusion-in-emerging-economies/44032

Idea Scale: https://cardano.ideascale.com/a/index

Stake Pool School Calls for Contribution: https://forum.cardano.org/t/stake-pool-school-calls-for-contribution/44296

This episode of Your Cardano Update is brought to you by United Stakes of Cardano [USA01], a premier stake pool on the Cardano network.

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Securing your Environment with Virtual Machines Jan 06, 2021

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Join James as he covers the following topics:

Using a virtual machine as a secured environment to operate Daedalus with cyber security expert Vic with Sparta Stake Pool.
Jose Castro of Latin Stake Pool on Get to Know that SPO!

Mac OS Virtual Machine Setup Tutorial: https://youtu.be/GuB7kslN5aM

Windows Virtual Machine Setup Tutorial: https://youtu.be/7a0RwItkQzg

Featured Guest

Name: Vic

Stake Pool: Sparta

Ticker: SPRTA

Website: https://spartasp.com

Get To Know That SPO

Name: Jose Castro

Stake Pool: Latino Stake Pool

Ticker: LATIN

Website: https://cardanolatino.com

Twitter: @CardanoLatino

This episode of Your Cardano Update is brought to you by United Stakes of Cardano [USA01], a premier stake pool on the Cardano network.

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Exclusive Interview: Fred Gregaard Part II Dec 26, 2020

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Join James as he covers the following topics:

Cardano Foundation's CEO Fred Gregaard covers a wide range of topics, from regulatory policy to global acceptance of Cardano… starting with the banks.

Guest Info

Name: Fred Gregaard

Position: Chief Executive Officer

This episode of Your Cardano Update is brought to you by United Stakes of Cardano [USA01], a premier stake pool on the Cardano network.

Exclusive Interview: Fred Gregaard Part I Dec 23, 2020

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Join James as he covers the following topics:

Cardano Foundation's CEO Fred Gregaard covers a wide range of topics, from the rumored contract that defines CF’s role to how CF operates day to day.

Guest Info

Name: Fred Gregaard

Position: Chief Executive Officer

This episode of Your Cardano Update is brought to you by United Stakes of Cardano [USA01], a premier stake pool on the Cardano network.

Smart Contracts Coming to Cardano via KEVM DevNet Dec 19, 2020

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Join James as he covers the following topics:

KEVM DevNet and how it will bring in the very first smart contracts to operate on the Cardano blockchain.
Sugar with Sugar Stake Pool on Get to Know That SPO.

Smart Contracts Arrive Through the KEVM DevNet: https://forum.cardano.org/t/smart-contracts-arrive-through-the-kevm-devnet-what-does-this-mean-for-cardano/43398

IOHK DevNet Building Bridges: https://iohk.io/en/blog/posts/2020/12/17/devnets-building-bridges-to-developer-communities/

Featured Guest

Name: Sugar

Stake Pool: Sugar Stake Pool

Ticker: SUGAR

Website: https://sugarstakepool.wordpress.com

Twitter: @sugar417K

This episode of Your Cardano Update is brought to you by United Stakes of Cardano [USA01], a premier stake pool on the Cardano network.

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The End for The Cardano Effect | Live Stake Pool Analytics | Cardano Foundation's Project Renovare Dec 16, 2020

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Join James as he covers the following topics:

The Cardano Effect Broadcasts Final Episode.
Suzanne Ahjira, creator of Stake Pool Data Spreadsheets and Leslie created a Pool Picker website.
Cardano Foundation releases its brand logo visual information animation.

Final Episode of The Cardano Effect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvNsvNrPjdc

Pool Picker: https://insights.banderini.net/pool-picker

Suzanne Ahjira’s Dec. 6th Stake Pool Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1psYmhHIW91PnwC6bPRkvShrNuhNJr2NTOeeW-49ejoM/edit?usp=sharing

Cardano Foundations Brand Animation Video Blog Post: https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-s-brand-animation-video/43037

Featured Guest 1

Name: Suzanne Ahjira

Twitter: @Ahjira

Featured Guest 2

Name: Leslie

Stake Pool: Banderini Stake Pool

Pool Ticker: BANDA

Twitter: @banderini1

This episode of Your Cardano Update is brought to you by United Stakes of Cardano [USA01], a premier stake pool on the Cardano network.

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Adrestia: What is it & What it Does with Product Manager Alex Apeldoorn Dec 12, 2020

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Join James as he covers the following topics:

Ada Lovelace a day after her 205th birthday.
Product manager of Adrestia talks about what his team is doing and why it’s critical to adoption.
Input Output Global is looking for stake pools to delegate to. Does your pool qualify?

Impact of Ada Lovelace: https://forum.cardano.org/t/the-impact-of-ada-lovelace-on-technology-and-cardano/42957

Integrating with Cardano: Adrestia - Gateway to the World: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzGodOWJjK0

Integrating and Advancing with Adrestia: https://iohk.io/en/blog/posts/2020/06/15/integrating-and-advancing-with-adrestia/

Adrestia APIs & SDK: https://docs.cardano.org/projects/adrestia/en/latest/

Getting Started with Third-party Integration: https://docs.cardano.org/en/latest/getting-started/3rd-party-integration/index.html

IOG Delegation Policy: https://iohk.io/en/blog/posts/2020/12/10/delegating-to-decentralize-and-build-value/

IOG Delegation Application Form: https://input-output.typeform.com/to/miMkwmlp

Guest Info

Name: Alex Apeldoorn

Position: Production Manager of Adrestia and Atlas

Company: Input Output Global

Telegram: @AlexIOHK

This episode of Your Cardano Update is brought to you by United Stakes of Cardano [USA01], a premier stake pool on the Cardano network.

Cardano Hard Forks with Emurgo's Sebastien Guillemot Dec 09, 2020

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Join James as he covers the following topics:

Sebastien Guillemot, Lead R&D Engineer at Emurgo answers questions about Cardano hard forks.
The Cardano Foundation's brand refresh is nominated.

Cardano Allegra+Mary hardfork changes explained: https://youtu.be/9mjvXjxTks8

Project Renovare – a brand refresh for Cardano and the Cardano Foundation: https://youtu.be/9fbOQ05zi2k

Guest Info

Name: Sebastien Guillemot

Position: Lead R&D Engineer

Company: Emurgo

Website: https://www.sebastiengllmt.com

Twitter: @SebastienGllmt

This episode of Your Cardano Update is brought to you by United Stakes of Cardano [USA01], a premier stake pool on the Cardano network.

Cardano Foundation's New Partnership | ADA Token Locking | Adosia's IoT Solution Dec 05, 2020

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Join James as he covers the following topics:

Cardano Foundation collaborates to bring proof of concept supply chain to blockchain.
Input Output Global introduces token locking.
Adosia Wolf talks about his Internet of Things company and his plans for tokenization on Cardano.

Cardano Foundation Collaboration Blog Post: https://forum.cardano.org/t/cardano-foundation-develops-metadata-connector-for-scantrust-supply-chain-tracking/42741

IOG Introduces Token Locking: https://iohk.io/en/blog/posts/2020/12/02/goguen-brings-token-locking-to-cardano/

Adosia's Site: https://adosia.com/

Adosia IoT Platform YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/JK1Z9x5n0_k

GrepBeat Article on Adosia: https://grepbeat.com/2019/05/07/raleigh-based-adosia-provides-iot-legos-for-building-on-blockchain/

Guest Info

Name: Kyle Solomon (Adosia Wolf)

Stake Pools: FROG, FROG2, WOLF

Website: https://www.adafrog.io/

Twitter: @adosiawolf

This episode of Your Cardano Update is brought to you by United Stakes of Cardano [USA01], a premier stake pool on the Cardano network.