With all signs pointing toward a lively market in the coming months, it’s a great time for any blockchain that wants to keep up with the hype to be thinking about scalability. Cardano’s “Basho” era, which we are in right now, is all about scalability. Chapter 8 of “Cardano for the Masses” covers this topic as well.

In simple terms, scalability refers to the network’s capacity to handle increasing usage. When you get into the details, what it really means to scale can include lots of things. How big should a blockchain transaction be allowed to be? What about the block itself? How fast does transaction confirmation need to be, and what threshold of reliability is acceptable?

Matsuo Basho, for…