卡尔达诺迎来七周年，巩固其作为主要区块链协议的地位

周五，卡尔达诺区块链迎来了成立七周年，巩固了其作为加密货币市场最受认可的协议之一的地位。

Cardano, one of the leading blockchain protocols in the cryptocurrency market, recently celebrated its seventh anniversary. Currently ranked eleventh among cryptocurrencies, Cardano's native token, ADA, boasts a market capitalization of around $14 billion.

卡尔达诺是加密货币市场领先的区块链协议之一，最近庆祝了成立七周年。卡尔达诺的原生代币 ADA 目前在加密货币中排名第十一位，其市值约为 140 亿美元。

Input Output Global (IOG), the development company behind Cardano, marked this occasion on social media, highlighting key achievements since its inception by co-founder Charles Hoskinson, who was also instrumental in creating the Ethereum blockchain.

Cardano 背后的开发公司 Input Output Global (IOG) 在社交媒体上纪念了这一时刻，强调了联合创始人查尔斯·霍斯金森 (Charles Hoskinson) 自成立以来所取得的主要成就，他在创建以太坊区块链方面也发挥了重要作用。

Cardano's Architectural Evolution Over Seven Years

卡尔达诺七年来的架构演变

In a commemorative video, IOG shared some notable statistics that reflect Cardano's growth and development. The blockchain has processed over 95 million transactions, showcasing its usage and adoption over the years.

在纪念视频中，IOG 分享了一些反映卡尔达诺成长和发展的值得注意的统计数据。区块链已处理超过 9500 万笔交易，展示了其多年来的使用和采用。

Furthermore, more than 74,000 Plutus scripts have been executed, which are essential for the effective deployment of smart contracts on the platform.

此外，已经执行了超过74,000个Plutus脚本，这对于平台上智能合约的有效部署至关重要。

Cardano has also seen significant community engagement, with the creation of 1.3 million delegated wallets and the publication of 226 research papers. Additionally, around 1,373 projects have been launched on the blockchain, also highlighting community usage.

卡尔达诺还吸引了大量社区参与，创建了 130 万个委托钱包并发表了 226 篇研究论文。此外，区块链上已启动约 1,373 个项目，这也凸显了社区的使用情况。

The Catalyst funding program, which has seen 12 funding rounds, has been instrumental in advancing the Cardano ecosystem. This initiative has funded over 1,800 ideas, facilitating upgrades and further developments within the protocol.

Catalyst 融资计划已进行 12 轮融资，在推进卡尔达诺生态系统方面发挥了重要作用。该倡议已资助了 1,800 多个想法，促进了协议的升级和进一步发展。

However, the last seven years have also seen significant shifts in Cardano's architecture. The transition from the Shelley era to the Alonzo hard fork marked a pivotal change.

然而，过去七年卡尔达诺的架构也发生了重大变化。从雪莱时代到阿朗佐硬分叉的过渡标志着一个关键的变化。

Moves Toward Decentralized Decision-Making

走向去中心化决策

The Shelley era, which began in 2020, focused on enhancing decentralization and network security with the Ouroboros upgrades. These upgrades decentralized stake pool operations and ADA delegation, encouraging users to stake for rewards.

2020 年开始的雪莱时代专注于通过 Ouroboros 升级来增强去中心化和网络安全。这些升级分散了权益池操作和 ADA 委托，鼓励用户通过抵押获取奖励。

The Alonzo hard fork, implemented in 2021, brought smart contract capabilities to Cardano, notably increasing the block size and enhancing script memory unit parameters. This advancement enabled developers to build decentralized applications (dApps) that leverage Cardano's capabilities.

2021 年实施的 Alonzo 硬分叉为 Cardano 带来了智能合约功能，特别是增加了区块大小并增强了脚本内存单元参数。这一进步使开发人员能够构建利用卡尔达诺功能的去中心化应用程序（dApp）。

Further enhancements continued with the Vasil and Chang upgrades, with the latter being the first hard fork of the Voltaire era, the protocol's final era. The Vasil upgrade, which was released in 2022, introduced new features like Plutus script upgrades to reduce transaction costs and the implementation of diffusion pipelining for faster block propagation.

随着 Vasil 和 Chang 的升级，进一步的增强仍在继续，后者是伏尔泰时代（该协议的最后时代）的第一个硬分叉。 Vasil 升级于 2022 年发布，引入了 Plutus 脚本升级等新功能，以降低交易成本，并实施扩散管道以加快区块传播速度。

The recent Chang upgrade is being rolled out in two phases, introducing on-chain governance to the network. The first phase, which adds governance via CIP-1694, paves the way for decentralized voting and governance actions.

最近的 Chang 升级分两个阶段推出，向网络引入链上治理。第一阶段通过 CIP-1694 增加治理，为去中心化投票和治理行动铺平道路。

The second phase will introduce additional governance functionalities, including delegated representative participation and treasury withdrawals, further empowering the community.

第二阶段将引入额外的治理功能，包括授权代表参与和金库提款，进一步赋予社区权力。

Next Steps In The Voltaire Era

伏尔泰时代的下一步

Looking ahead, the second part of the Voltaire era will see the initial genesis keys, which have been crucial in managing the network since its genesis with support from stake pool operators (SPOs), being gradually phased out as delegated representatives (DReps) and the Constitutional Committee (CC) become more involved.

展望未来，伏尔泰时代的第二部分将看到最初的创世密钥，这些密钥自诞生以来在权益池运营商 (SPO) 的支持下对于管理网络至关重要，将逐渐被淘汰为委托代表 (DReps) 和宪法委员会（CC）更多地参与其中。

The next steps in achieving decentralized governance involve ensuring that stake pool nodes meet the necessary thresholds for operation and that decentralized applications (DApps) are nearing completion.

实现去中心化治理的下一步包括确保权益池节点满足运营所需的门槛，并且去中心化应用程序（DApp）即将完成。

The final transition to the Voltaire era will occur with the last use of the Genesis keys, which will trigger a hard fork and ultimately establish Cardano as a self-sustaining blockchain. Notably, further announcements regarding subsequent upgrades and their respective dates are yet to be disclosed.

到伏尔泰时代的最终过渡将在创世密钥的最后一次使用时发生，这将触发硬分叉并最终将卡尔达诺建立为一个自我维持的区块链。值得注意的是，有关后续升级及其各自日期的进一步公告尚未披露。

At the time of writing, the protocol's native token, ADA, is trading at $0.403, up nearly 15% in the last week alone amid the broader market rally.

截至撰写本文时，该协议的原生代币 ADA 的交易价格为 0.403 美元，仅上周在大盘上涨的情况下就上涨了近 15%。

The visual was generated by DALL-E, and the chart is from TradingView.com

视觉效果由 DALL-E 生成，图表来自 TradingView.com