Messari, a leading provider of crypto research and insights, has released its Q2 2023 report on Cardano, a prominent Proof-of-Stake (PoS) Layer-1 smart contract network. The report highlights key insights and developments within the Cardano ecosystem, providing a comprehensive overview of its performance, financial status, ecosystem, staking, and decentralization, along with notable community and development events.
Key insights include average daily decentralized application (dapp) transactions being up 49% QoQ, with Minswap experiencing the largest absolute growth. Total Value Locked (TVL) in USD was up 9.7% QoQ and 198.6% YTD, moving Cardano from 34th to 21st in TVL ranking across all chains. Hydra Head, an off-chain mini ledger, continued its development with proposed topologies and a demo shared. Projects like Milkomeda C1, Midnight, Wanchain, and IOG’s sidechains team are working towards increased interoperability within the…
