What is Cardano?

A blockchain built for long-term reliability

Cardano is a blockchain network designed with a strong focus on security, sustainability, and long-term development. Rather than prioritizing rapid experimentation, Cardano emphasizes careful design and gradual evolution to support applications that need stability and resilience over time.

The network is built to support digital services such as financial applications, identity solutions, and governance systems, with an emphasis on predictable performance and responsible growth.

Why Cardano?

Cardano takes a structured and research-driven approach to blockchain development:

Energy-efficient design: The network uses a proof-of-stake model that significantly reduces energy consumption compared to earlier blockchain systems.

Focus on security: Cardano is developed using formal methods and extensive testing, aiming to reduce risks and improve reliability.

Built to evolve: The platform is designed to upgrade over time without disrupting existing applications or users.

This approach makes Cardano suitable for use cases where trust, stability, and sustainability are important.

ADA: The asset supporting the network

ADA is the native asset of the Cardano network and plays a central role in how the system operates.

Network usage: ADA is used to pay for transactions and application activity on the network.

Network participation: ADA can be staked to help secure the network and support transaction validation, with participants receiving rewards.

Through these functions, ADA connects network usage, security, and long-term development.

Cardano’s vision

Cardano aims to provide blockchain infrastructure that can support critical digital services in a responsible and sustainable way. The focus is on building systems that can be trusted over long time horizons, rather than optimizing solely for short-term growth.

By combining academic research with practical implementation, Cardano positions itself as a platform designed to mature alongside the digital economy.

Invest in Cardano

Virtune Staked Cardano ETP is a physically backed exchange-traded product (ETP) that seamlessly combines exposure to Cardano (ADA) with the benefits of staking. By including staking, this ETP enables investors to generate additional yield on their Cardano investment. This is made possible through a transparent and physically backed structure with institutional grade security.

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