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Ouroboros Consensus

The family of protocols powering Cardano

State-of-the-Art Consensus Protocol

Ouroboros is a family of Proof-of-Stake protocols powering the Cardano blockchain, among others. It is backed by years of research and numerous peer-reviewed publications. This site aims at providing comprehensive and detailed technical documentation about the implementation of Ouroboros at the heart of the cardano-node.