• New Upgrades on Cardano’s Platform
• Swiss Banks Explore Use of Joint Deposit Tokens

New Upgrades on Cardano’s Platform

A recent update to Cardano, a well-known blockchain system called Node 1.35.6, brings a higher degree of decentralization. Peer-to-peer (P2P) capability is included in the update, allowing nodes to link without depending on a centralized server or a particular development platform code.

In addition, the Cardano environment is strengthened by this upgrade, improving its security and resilience. Peer-to-peer (P2P) interactions are now supported by Cardano as of Node 1.35.6, making it simpler for nodes to interact with one another.

Users can enable this capability by adjusting the “EnableP2P” configuration to real and upgrading the layout file with the latest connection arrangement. However, for those who desire it, the earlier connection technique is still accessible.

The upgrade includes configuration settings and several latest tracers for various components, including the Inbound and Outbound governors. Whereas the Inbound Governor oversees all mini-protocols’ responder side, the Outbound Governor handles connectivity to recognized, established, root, and active peers.

These governors aid connection management and upkeep, enhancing network security and effectiveness. The version also contains enhancements to the Connection Manager feature, which controls various layoffs and monitors the status of all Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) links to ensure network stability and manage many connections simultaneously.

Also, to increase the security of the Cardano platform, the selection of relays or ledger peers listed on the chain is now based on the quadratic voting (stake-squared) distribution.

Swiss Banks Explore Use of Joint Deposit Tokens

The Swiss Bankers Association has made known that it intends to introduce a Swiss Franc common deposit token to assist in advancing Switzerland’s digital economy aims. This action is being taken as the digital economy grows quickly and financial institutions work to stay up.

Although all digitization in business models is becoming more common, stablecoins are not widely used in the Swiss monetary network and need more public access. The Association’s white paper highlights how important this project is to accomplish the goals of the nation’s digital economy.

The report recommends some stablecoin alternatives, including an appropriately regulated deposit token produced by facilitators. Smart contracts would be used to create, distribute, and redeem this token, valued in Swiss Francs. The coin may instead be made as a ledger-established security, which would optimize its potential.

Three conceptual possibilities for deposit tokens are presented in the document: standardized tokens, colored tokens, and joint tokens. The third option the authors advise is the joint token, jointly issued by collaborating financial firms through a special-purpose vehicle (SPV) and entirely or partly guaranteed by secured and high liquidity reserves.

They think that because of its adaptability, the potential for earning interest when kept in bank accounts, low costs, and a shared deposit token would make it easier to create money. It would also be less susceptible to failure than tokens provided by certain banks.

The perfect deposit token may be kept in either bank- or personal custody and would act as a layer-2 solution for using decentralized finance (DeFi) apps. While deposit tokens are a more recent innovation than digital currency, many claims that Project Guardian is where they originally surfaced.

This project, which the Monetary Authority of Singapore started in May 2022, engaged several financial institutions and looked into DeFi apps in extensive financial markets. In November of the same year, JPMorgan carried out the first DeFi transaction on a blockchain network as a component of the initiative.