Revolution and improvement is the key for human satisfaction. Every human makes efforts each day to get improved from the day before with the purpose of satisfaction.
It is still in the way of development. Blockchain is a growing network connected via cryptography, and the units which are connected are known as blocks.
Cardano vs Ethereum
The difference between Cardano and Ethereum is the native cryptocurrency they use for all the transactions on the platform. The native cryptocurrency used by Cardano for all the transactions on the platform is ada, whereas the native cryptocurrency for the Ethereum platform for all the transactions is Ether.
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Cardano is the first one of the 3rd revolutions of the blockchain. It has two inbuilt layers. These two layers give the liberty to deploy more sets of rules in the smart contracts.
Ethereum is a decentralized blockchain platform. It is open-source and comes with smart contract functionality. The native cryptocurrency on the platform for the transactions is ether.
Comparison Table
Parameters of Comparison | Cardano | Ethereum |
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Organization | IOHK, Cardano foundation and EMURGO are the organizations behind the development of Cardano. | It is an open-source, decentralized blockchain platform. |
Establish | Its development was started in 2015 and launched in 2017 | It went live on 30th July 2015. |
Founder | It was developed by the co-founder of Ethereum, i.e. Charles Hoskinson. | It was proposed by Vitalik Buterin, and development was crowdfunded in the year 2014. |
Native Currency | Cardano uses ‘Ada’ as the native cryptocurrency for the transactions. | Ethereum uses ‘Ether’ as the cryptocurrency for the transactions on the platform. |
Maintanence | Cardano is managed by independent organizations. | Ethereum is an open-source platform where anyone can launch and run an application. |
What is Cardano?
Cardano is a blockchain platform. It belongs to the 3rd generation proof–of–stake.
The thing which makes it different from the other blockchain platforms is its commitment to peer-reviewed scientific research for the process of updating building blocks on its platform.
The organizations responsible for the development and management of Cardano are IOHK, Cardano Foundation and, EMURGO.
The organizations mentioned above consist of two non-profit organizations, which are IOHK and Cardano, whereas EMURGO is a for-profit entity.
Cardano is also a smart contract platform and proved to be a good alternative to Ethereum. Atala PRISM, Atala SCAN, and Atala Trace are the products released by the organization of Cardano, which are maintaining the Cardano services and image.
What is Ethereum?
Ethereum is also an open-source, decentralized blockchain platform. It is the most active blockchain platform. According to market capitalization, Ethereum is the second-largest market after bitcoin.
The programmer Vitalik Buterin proposed the concept of Ethereum in 2013, and then crowdfunded was organized in 2014.
It provides the service to the users of launching and running the decentralized applications on the server. Another update version is beginning to be in progress which includes various upgraded facilities.
It is still in progress and will be launched soon. It is also open source and comes with smart contract functionality. The reason for it to be open-source was the vision of Vitalik Buterin, which saw this as a “World computer”.
Main Differences Between Cardano and Ethereum
- Cardano uses ‘Ada’ as the currency for exchange, whereas ‘Ether’ is used by Ethereum for the transactions.
- Cardano is still maintained by the organizations, whereas Ethereum is open source and available to all.
Sandeep Bhandari holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computers from Thapar University (2006). He has 20 years of experience in the technology field. He has a keen interest in various technical fields, including database systems, computer networks, and programming. You can read more about him on his bio page.