EMURGO, the official commercial arm of the Cardano blockchain protocol, formally announced today Astarter — a joint venture with China-based technology firm BlockChain4A — to facilitate collaboration between the two companies to build decentralized financial (DeFi) services infrastructure on Cardano.
EMURGO, the official commercial arm of @Cardano, has teamed up with Shenzhen-based technology firm Blockchain 4A to form Astarter, a joint venture to build #DeFi services infrastructure on CARDANO! https://t.co/Fq5F0UUanS$ADA /1 https://t.co/9e9qwBxH0u — EMURGO (@emurgo_io) September 16, 2021
The joint venture combines EMURGO’s technical expertise and deep understanding of Cardano as one of its founding entities coupled with Blockchain4A’s experiences in developing DeFi technical infrastructure.
Cardano’s Alonzo hard fork successfully integrated smart contract functionality to Cardano’s blockchain which now provides developers with the ability to start deploying a variety of decentralized applications (dApps) including DeFi, NFTs, and more for Cardano ADA users.
Astarter will start the development of an initial decentralized exchange offering (IDO) launchpad to be released by the end of the year, along with a decentralized exchange (DEX) on Cardano to follow.
DeFi on Cardano
Upon completion, Astarter will also plan to integrate lending & borrowing (decentralized money market) features on Cardano. These services aim to bring more utility to Cardano ADA users and open up financial services to a greater number of people in underserved regions.
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Written by Shaurya Malwa.