Cardano foundation selects Z/Yen for research programme into blockchain applications to inform and accelerate the development of the Cardano Protocol and its new cryptocurrency, Ada.
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I am sure that this currency will be very strong at the beginning of 2018
Yeah.its considered to be next ethereum