The
Cardano Roadmap outlines five distinct stages of development; however, what
will the Cardano Basho upgrade bring?
Following
the Alonzo hard fork in mid-September, Cardano took its next steps into the
Goguen era, including the implementation of smart contract functionality.
Cardano will enter the Basho era after the Goguen era.
While
several upgrades are still on the way in the Goguen era, here's what to expect
from Cardano Basho.
What Exactly Is Cardano Basho?
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Basho will concentrate on scaling the Cardano network in order to improve
performance. It was named after Japanese poet Matsuo Bash, who was famous for developing
haikus during the Edo period.
According
to the Cardano Roadmap, the Basho era of Cardano is an era of optimization,
improving the network's scalability and interoperability.
To
achieve this scaling, Basho will add sidechains to the Cardano blockchain,
allowing these new chains to relieve pressure on the main chain. This is
similar to the upcoming sharding upgrade in Ethereum 2.0. These sidechains can
also be used to test features, lowering the risk of doing so on the main chain.
Users
will also be able to use an account model for transactions, according to Basho.
Cardano currently only uses UTXO, but users will be able to switch between
models in the Basho era.
Of
course, the Basho upgrade is still subject to change, so any new features will
be added as they are announced.
Cardano Basho's Publication Date
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Basho does not yet have an official release date because the Goguen era is
still in its early stages.We do know, however, that work on Cardano scaling has
already begun, thanks to the Alonzo hard fork.
Hydra Layer-2 Solution
Hydra
is IOHK's layer-2 solution for increasing Cardano scaling by processing
transactions off-chain. This should reduce the load on the main blockchain even
further while increasing the number of transactions per second.


