Will Cardano deliver the hype? It’s a lot to deal with. Their SL Mainnet is live, and their progress seems to be following their roadmap.
As a multi layer protocol Cardano is a bold proposition; one layer being an account, then a layer for smart contracts, and an identity/compliance layer on top. First to third generation crypto covered in one ecosystem.
Development is open source and patent free. Check out its backbone: ‘Ouroboros’ directly from the whitepaper. Spoiler: it’s PoS.