Cardano has officially launched Hydra, a long-awaited Layer 2 scaling solution designed to significantly increase the network’s transaction throughput.
Hydra enables Cardano to process thousands of transactions per second by creating “Hydra Heads,” which are off-chain channels that operate independently but still maintain the security of the main blockchain.
This innovation is expected to enhance Cardano’s ability to support a wide range of decentralized applications (dApps) and decentralized finance (DeFi) projects, making it more competitive with other blockchain platforms like Ethereum and Solana.
The launch of Hydra marks a major milestone in Cardano’s roadmap, as the network continues to evolve and expand its capabilities in the rapidly growing blockchain ecosystem.
