IOHK | WHY WE ARE BUILDING CARDANO | 06/28/2017 WHY WE ARE BUILDING CARDANO A Subjective Approach CHARLES HOSKINSON <Charles.Hoskinson@iohk.io > <C3A6 5E46 7B54 77DF 3C4C 9790 4D22 B3CA 5B32 FF66> 1. Introduction Motivation Sojourn's End Proof of Stake Social Elements of Money Designing in Layers – Cardano Settlement Layer Scripting Sidechains Signatures User Issued Assets (UIAs) Scalability Cardano Computation Layer Regulation What is the Point of all of it? 2. Science and Engineering The Art of Iteration Facts and Opinions Functional Sins Why Haskell? Formal Specification and Verification Transparency 3. Interoperability The Grand Myopia WHY WE ARE BUILDING CARDANO Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Page 1 of 44