Cardano has been called many names along the way. One name, in particular, stuck around — Ghost Chain. The name is constantly brought up by competition
to imply empty block production and low utility of Cardano Blockchain. But, unfortunately, they didn't look close enough or didn't look at all. Cardano
is a long-term project based on years of research, and this is what this artwork symbolises.
In the meantime, Cardano is the only working Proof Of Stake chain with smart contracts on the main net. Some went so far as to say there aren't any NFTs on Cardano.
There are. 1.5 million CNFTs and the following artwork is one of them. The biggest CNFT marketplace recently celebrated 100k registered users along with ₳50,000,000
of volume since its inception. New wallet creation is at an all-time high; daily transactions are constantly climbing up, and the volume transacted recently hit a new
record.
How is that for the Ghost Chain?
It's not only the protocol that is being attacked and called names. For example, Charles Hoskinson, the Founder and CEO of IOHK, has been named The King of Rats.
So here is to the King of Rats and his Ghost Chain!
Cardano has been labeled a "ghost chain" by individuals who do not take the time to thoroughly investigate the project. However, upon conducting proper research, one can quickly realize the significant contributions IOHK has made to the industry. Look close and you'll see. Each "ghost block" features a white paper wrote by IOHK.
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has added "King of the Rats" to his Twitter bio after Blockstream's Adam Back complimented him for understanding Bitcoin better than "Faketoshi" Craig Wright and Ethereim founder Vitalik Buterin. The message sounded like Hoskinson is the "best" of the three, even though he works to create Bitcoin alternatives and does not worship BTC as the only proper cryptocurrency.
source: U.Today
The artwork not only boasts stunning visuals but also incorporates numerous CNFTs throughout. Among the CNFT collections featured is "Hosks" (now deprecated).
Another hidden collection is DexoWorld. In fact, there are a few of them.
DexoWorlds are NFT collectables of 11,008 planets orbiting around 2,500 stars that live in the fictional Veran Way Galaxy. Created by astrophysics students, the entire galaxy and its contents are procedurally generated— this includes its map, stars, and planets.