# Cardano Foundation

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04.

- **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/cardano-foundation
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/cardano-foundation.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/cardano-foundation/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://cardano.org
- **Slug:** cardano-foundation
- **Categories:** cloud-infrastructure, developer-tools

## Overview

- **Tagline:** The first proof-of-stake blockchain founded on peer-reviewed research and developed using evidence-based methods, featuring the Ouroboros protocol for unparalleled security, sustainability, and scalability, with a strong focus on ethical development and decentralization.
Source: Brand's website (https://cardano.org) · 2026-10-04

- **Description:** Cardano is a pioneering proof-of-stake blockchain platform, the first to be founded on peer-reviewed research and developed through evidence-based methods. It combines advanced technologies to offer unparalleled security and sustainability for decentralized applications, systems, and societies, aiming to redistribute power to individuals and enable positive global change.
Source: Brand's website (https://cardano.org) · 2026-10-04

## Offerings

- **Core capabilities:**
  - Proof-of-stake blockchain platform
  - Ouroboros protocol
  - infrastructure for decentralized applications and smart contracts.
Source: Brand's website (https://cardano.org) · 2026-10-04

- **Pricing:** Transaction fees (paid in ADA, the native cryptocurrency), staking rewards for network participation (delegators and stake pool operators).
Source: Brand's website (https://cardano.org) · 2026-10-04

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Individuals, developers of decentralized applications, global systems (e.g., governance, financial institutions), enterprises seeking secure and sustainable blockchain solutions.
Source: Brand's website (https://cardano.org) · 2026-10-04

## Landscape

- **Competitors:**
  - Ethereum
  - Solana
  - Polkadot
Source: Brand's website (https://cardano.org) · 2026-10-04

Page last updated 2026-10-17.