Why publish a paper before writing the code for a public blockchain’s consensus protocol?
The Cardano mainnet launched in September 2017. It was named after the Italian mathematician Gerolamo Cardano.
There are many livestreams impersonating project founders and offering “free coins.” Any offer that asks you to transfer money first is a scam.
$ADA is Cardano’s native coin, named after the mathematician Ada Lovelace.
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Just for reference; proceed at your own risk.