EMURGO CEO talks Cardano development, important ADA milestones and what the future holds

Ken Kodama: EMURGO, as the official commercial arm of Cardano & its Cardano ecosystem partners IOHK and the Cardano Foundation recently celebrated the 2nd year anniversary of Cardano's ADA first exchange listing in September 2017.

These products include Yoroi Wallet - a safe & reliable way to send and receive Cardano ADA through iOS, Android, Chrome, and Firefox; Seiza Cardano Blockchain Explorer which lets Cardano ADA users seamlessly track ADA transactions and other relevant data on Cardano's public blockchain; and most recently, Tangata Manu - a new fully open source codebase library for third-party developers & enterprises to create their own secure light wallets and explorers for Cardano ADA on Internet browsers and mobile devices.

A lot of our team members speak multiple languages and have lived & worked in many different countries thereby adding to the global nature of EMURGO. What future milestones is EMURGO and Cardano most excited about rolling out in the near short, mid and long term?

Shelley is the second phase of development in the Cardano roadmap and marks the dawn of full decentralization in Cardano.

In the mid and long term, the big milestones for Cardano can be found on the Cardano roadmap site.

EMURGO is focused on building the Cardano ecosystem with a rich diverse set of stakeholders and thus we've entered different associations in a variety of industries to create dialogue and explore potential synergies in adopting Cardano for their businesses.

KK: The Cardano community can rest assured that EMURGO and its partners are constantly working on building the Cardano ecosystem on all fronts.

Once Shelley is ready for launch, we expect to see more momentum with the drive of Cardano adoption and the continued development of the Cardano roadmap.

About EMURGO. EMURGO drives the adoption of the Cardano blockchain and increases the convenience of the Cardano blockchain through investment, advisory services, and by building projects & organizations that adopt Cardano's decentralized blockchain ecosystem.

EMURGO acts as the official commercial arm of the Cardano project, and closely with IOHK and The Cardano Foundation to grow Cardano's ecosystem globally and promote its adoption.