ADA Crypto: 15 Things to Know Ahead of the Cardano Alonzo Hard Fork

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Cardano (CCC:ADA-USD) is preparing for its Alonzo hard fork and there’s a few things crypto traders need to know about ADA undergoes that change.

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Let’s dive into the Alonzo hard fork below!

  • First off, it’s important to understand that Cardano has set periods of time for its development.
  • These different periods include various focuses for moving the network forward.
  • They’re called eras by the crypto and ADA has five of them in total.
  • They are Byron, Shelley, Goguen, Basho, and Voltaire.
  • Cardano is currently in the Shelley era, but it’s approaching the end of it.
  • Goguen will start when the company introduces smart contracts.
  • These are codes that operate on their own when certain conditions are met.
  • The Alonzo hard fork will add the ability for anyone to introduce their own smart contracts to the blockchain.
  • The exact date for when this will happen is unknown but Cardano is aiming for the third quarter of this year.
  • It’s also worth pointing out that the Alonzo hard fork will also happen in three main stages.
  • These are called Alonzo Blue, Alonzo White, and Alonzo Purple.
  • Each of these stages will see the tests for smart contracts expand as more developers are brought in.
  • This allows developers to find and remove bugs from the blockchain ahead of the official switch over to the Goguen era.
  • Crypto traders are jumping into ADA ahead of the change.
  • Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve seen ADA steadily increase as higher volume trading takes place.

ADA was largely unmoved over a 24-hor period as of Wednesday morning.

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