Thread by @kdevpls

So you're finally willing to explore #Cardano

I get why you have/had doubts, there's a lot of misinformation out there.

Thanks for coming around and reconsidering.

This community is unmatched; welcoming, intelligent and willing to help.

A thread to help you get started:
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Let's start with the basics.

Proof of Stake and staking.

Cardano allows for safe, non-custodial staking. This means that you can hold your $ADA in your own wallet, w/ no locking mechanism, and delegate that to a stake pool of your choice to earn rewards (3-5% APY) every 5 days.

PoS allows for greater throughput/decentralization, and less power consumption.

There are thousands of stake pools minting blocks for the network, and you can move your delegation at any time to another if you choose.

You can also spend the ADA in your wallet at any time.

A few pools, and their operators I personally recommend are:

HAZEL @NilsCodes
HERO @HEROsPool
MALU @Cryptofly777
21ADA @thinkgrowcrypto
BERRY @berry_ales
SMAUG @SmaugPool
APE @TheADAApe
PRIDE @StakeWithPride

DYOR and apologies to the great operators this list omitted.

Moving on, let's talk wallets.

PC full node:
daedaluswallet.io

Browser extension / Simple UX
NamiWallet.io

Browser extension / Mobile app 🏆
eternl.io/app/mainnet/we…

Browser/mobile/EVM compatible
flint-wallet.com

DEXs - Cardano Native Tokens can be exchanged as "first class citizens" on the L1.

@MinswapDEX
minswap.org

@wingriderscom
wingriders.com

@SundaeSwap
sundaeswap.finance

@CardanoMaladex
maladex.com

NFTs: Cardano NFTs (sometimes called CNFT) have been active since early spring 2021 and there are TONS of great projects to dive into.

The largest NFT marketplace is:
@jpgstoreNFT
jpg.store

Other marketplaces include:
@CNFT_IO
@artano__io
@Tokhun_io

NFTs cont'd (DYOR)

Some popular projects to check out:

@spacebudzNFT

@claymates

@unsigned_algo

@beyond_rockets

@ChilledKongs

@adaGOATS

@pxlzNFT

@YummiUniverse

@Pavia_io

@CornucopiasGame

@DeadRabbitRS

@officialmocossi

@EquineNFT

@discosolaris

@OnBoard_NFT

Data / analytics resources

You can find great on chain data at:

Cardanoscan.io

OpenCNFT.io

NFTJungle.io

WenCNFT.com

On chain wallet explorer/ NFT display:

Pool.pm

Community members of significant value:

@Padierfind
@cardano_whale
@TheADAApe
@berry_ales
@RichardMcCrackn
@DanielTetsuyama
@StaleDev
@N8iveToEarth
@IOHK_Josh
@JeremyFirsterCF
@theuttermost
@Cinnamon__Bunnn
@Welikethetrees
@_AskNemo
@DeansEpoch
@adamKDean
@monad_alexander

Community cont'd*

@moonbeamr_art
@AdamRusch
@RyanJones_NEWM
@bigjoethedon
@Dirashi_
@Red_PalmNFT
@0xMrWzrd
@BullishDumpling
@SheeshLaBoi
@garza_aadam
@Hobbjw
@cryptodramz
@FahadoukenNFT
@claytoshi
@allyillustrated
@realjasonmatias
@cookthymeNFT

*Not exhaustive

I hope this thread has been helpful in easing the learning curve to the Cardano ecosystem

If you have questions, don't hesitate to participate in the regular community discussions and especially twitter spaces that are constantly running

Welcome aboard.
Let's change the world.