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Former Symphony COO joins Cardano builder IOG as CEO of new Midnight blockchain project

Eran Barak takes on newly created CEO role, bringing extensive financial services experience to the software developer

27 March 2023 Tim Harrison 3 mins read

Former Symphony COO joins Cardano builder IOG as CEO of new Midnight blockchain project

Input Output Global, Inc. (IOG), a software research & development company, and one of the builders behind world-leading sustainable blockchain platform Cardano, has appointed Eran Barak as CEO of Midnight, its new data-protection focused protocol.

Barak has previously held senior roles in the financial services industry. Most recently, he helped found and served as chief…

Dynamic P2P is available on mainnet

Dynamic peer-to-peer (P2P) networking comes with the release of node v.1.35.6. Network participants can now test automatic node communication without a need for static configurations

16 March 2023 Olga Hryniuk 6 mins read

Dynamic P2P is available on mainnet

Dynamic P2P networking is an important evolution for Cardano and a further boost to the network's performance, resilience, and decentralization. By automating the peer selection process, Dynamic P2P enables enhanced communication between distributed nodes and simplifies the process of running a relay or a block-producing node. This eliminates the need for static configurations…