Practical overview
When it fits
Use Cardano as a point of exploration or development when a project involves a public blockchain, staking, on-chain governance or decentralized applications.
Who it is for
- People exploring staking and governance on a public blockchain.
- Developers considering decentralized applications, staking-related services or on-chain governance tools for Cardano.
Documented uses
- Explore a public blockchain ecosystem.
- Consider building a decentralized application on Cardano.
- Develop a staking-related service or an on-chain governance tool for Cardano.
Requirements & limits
- The supported use areas include staking, on-chain governance and decentralized applications.
- The available technical description does not specify implementation tools, programming languages or setup steps.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Contribute translations to cardano.org through Crowdin
Translate cardano.org content into a language supported by the Crowdin project.
Before you start
- A Crowdin account.
- A language to contribute to that is available in the cardano-org Crowdin project; access must be requested.
Steps
Create a free account at crowdin.com.
Visit the cardano-org Crowdin project and request access to your language.
Use Crowdin's editor to translate strings; translations are reviewed and merged automatically.
Expected outcome
Your translation contribution can be reviewed and merged into cardano.org.
Guide limitations
- The documented process covers contributing to listed languages; adding a language instead requires a request on Crowdin Discussions or a GitHub issue.
- Preserve the original tone, brand names, technical terms, code examples, placeholders, and HTML tags.
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 7 October 2026
- Original website title
- Cardano, Secure Decentralized Blockchain Platform | Cardano · Official homepage title · retained in its source language

