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Cardano

decentralized, open-source blockchain network that can execute peer-to-peer transactions and serve as a platform for deploying smart contracts
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Cardano

Summary

Cardano is a free software[1]. Cardano ranks in the top 3% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (931 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cardano's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • Cardano's instance of is recorded as blockchain[4].
  • Cardano's instance of is recorded as smart contract platform[5].
  • Cardano's instance of is recorded as cryptocurrency[6].
  • Cardano's founder is recorded as Charles Hoskinson[7].
  • Gerolamo Cardano is named after Cardano[8].
  • Cardano's developer is recorded as Q141268580[9].
  • Cardano's copyright license is recorded as MIT License[10].
  • Cardano's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[11].
  • Cardano's programmed in is recorded as Q34010[12].
  • Cardano's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.3[13].
  • Cardano's software version identifier is recorded as 0.3[14].
  • Cardano's software version identifier is recorded as 0.2[15].
  • Cardano's software version identifier is recorded as 0.1[16].
  • Cardano's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.0[17].
  • Cardano's software version identifier is recorded as 0.3.2[18].
  • Cardano's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.1[19].
  • Cardano's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.0[20].
  • Cardano's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.1[21].
  • Cardano's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.0[22].
  • Cardano's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.1[23].
  • Cardano's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.2[24].
  • Cardano's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.0[25].
  • Cardano's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.1[26].
  • Cardano's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.0[27].

Why It Matters

Cardano ranks in the top 3% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (931 views/month).[2] Cardano has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Cardano is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

blockchain free software Gerolamo Cardano

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.0.3, 0.3, 0.2 +87
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 11.1.2, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/6f32b4faf4b6|details]])"
  2. 2d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.0.3, 0.3, 0.2 +87
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 11.1.1, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/24e24052106|details]])"
  3. 15d ago · Highbaud · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → Q141268580
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P178]]: [[Q141268580]], add developer: Cardano's node was developed in the input-output-hk organization before moving to IntersectMBO"
  4. 15d ago · Highbaud · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Programmed in → Q34010
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P277]]: [[Q34010]], add programmed in: GitHub reports the node implementation IntersectMBO/cardano-node as Haskell"
  5. 19d ago · Highbaud · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Github account → cardano-foundation
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2037]]: cardano-foundation, add GitHub account, corroborated by the account's own GitHub profile"
  6. 17w ago · CryptoContent · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    User manual url → https://cardano.org/get-started/
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2078]]: https://cardano.org/get-started/"
  7. 18w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.cardano.org/
    Has parts → —
    Aliases → —
    Copyright license → MIT License, Apache Software License 2.0
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 11.0.1, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/1dd90a1831b2|details]])"
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