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Cardano Settlement Layer Documentation

  • Introduction
    • Cryptocurrency Basics
    • What Makes Cardano SL Special?
    • Beyond Settlement Layer
  • Installation
  • Cardano overview
    • Ouroboros Proof of Stake Algorithm
    • Differences Between Paper and the Implementation
    • Addresses
    • Transactions
    • Balance and Stake
    • Update Mechanism
    • Topology
    • Monetary Policy
    • Transaction Fees
    • Transaction Assurance Level
    • Explorer
  • Cardano Timeline
    • Testnet Era
    • Bootstrap Era
    • Reward Era
  • Technical details
    • Cardano SL CLI Options
    • Cardano SL Launcher
    • Cardano SL Updater
    • Cardano SL Explorer
    • Blocks in Cardano SL
    • Leader Selection in Cardano SL
    • Cardano SL PVSS
    • Stake Delegation in Cardano SL
    • HD wallets
    • Formal specification for a Cardano wallet
    • Cardano SL Wallet Frontend
    • Protocols
      • CSL Application-Level Messaging
      • P2P Layer
      • Time-Warp-NT Layer
      • Network Transport Layer
      • Binary protocols
    • Plutus
      • Introduction
      • Types
      • Examples
    • API Documentation
  • For Contributors
    • Building Cardano SL From Source Code
    • Haddock Documentation
  • Glossary
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Cardano is an open-source project.

Cardano is a software platform ONLY and does not conduct any independent diligence on, or substantive review of, any blockchain asset, digital currency, cryptocurrency or associated funds. You are fully and solely responsible for evaluating your investments, for determining whether you will exchange blockchain assets based on your own judgment, and for all your decisions as to whether to exchange blockchain assets with Cardano. In many cases, blockchain assets you exchange on the basis of your research may not increase in value, and may decrease in value. Similarly, blockchain assets you exchange on the basis of your research may fall or rise in value after your exchange.

Past performance is not indicative of future results. Any investment in blockchain assets involves the risk of loss of part or all of your investment. The value of the blockchain assets you exchange is subject to market and other investment risks.


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