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hydra-sdk
TypeScript SDK for building wallet apps on Hydra, with Head lifecycle management, transaction building inside a Head, and WASM bindings for browser and Node.
SDKs & LibrariesTypeScript
plutus-halo2-verifier-gen
Generates on-chain verifiers in Plinth or Aiken from a Rust Halo2 circuit, so its zero-knowledge proofs can be verified inside Cardano validators.
Smart ContractsRustHaskell
gnark-cardano
Pipeline for writing Groth16 zero-knowledge circuits in Go with gnark and verifying them on-chain with a generic Aiken verifier.
Smart ContractsGoPython
CardanoKit
Swift library for building Cardano wallets and signing transactions in iOS and macOS apps, with HD wallet and address support built on the Cardano Serialization Library.
SDKs & LibrariesSwift
cardano-node
The Cardano node maintained by IntersectMBO: validates the chain, produces blocks, and serves the node-to-node and node-to-client protocols.
Nodes & ClientsHaskell

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