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Cardano

Cardano is a highly secure, energy-efficient blockchain focused on scientific rigor and formal verification.

Fault tolerance

High resilience through peer-reviewed consensus model

~250 TPS; Hydra L2 scaling in development

Governance, identity systems, mission-critical apps

Consensus	Ouroboros (Proof-of-Stake)
Public / Private / Permissioned	Public
Smart contracts	Yes
Smart contract language(s) supported	Plutus, Marlowe
Transaction privacy	No
Transaction visibility	Fully transparent ledger
Transaction ordering	Deterministic block production; leader elected per slot