Zug, Switzerland, 25 September 2025 – The Cardano Foundation today announced the launch of “Cardano Fundamentals,” a new course created by its educational arm, the Cardano Academy. Now available for Binance Academy’s 44 million users, the course offers a clear entry point for professionals, students, and builders who want to understand the foundations of Cardano and its role in public digital infrastructure.
Cardano Fundamentals introduces learners to Cardano’s design principles and real-world themes such as resilience, transparency, and coordination. It is intended as the first step in a broader learning journey. This on-demand, live-presentation style course delivers 3 hours of expert-verified content across the following modules:
Introduction to Cardano: Exploring the origins of Cardano, its development milestones, and the innovative Ouroboros consensus protocol
Cardano Deep Dive: Advanced coverage of scaling solutions, Cardano’s monetary policy, NFT ecosystem, and governance approaches
Benefits & Use Cases: Real world applications, business benefits, use cases in Web3, DeFi, tokenization, gaming, supply chain management, and beyond
“Whether you are an enterprise leader, a startup founder, or simply curious about blockchain, this course is your entry point to understand how Cardano is helping shape the infrastructure of the future,” said Frederik Gregaard, CEO of the Cardano Foundation. “Education is central to the Foundation’s mission. Through the Cardano Academy, this initiative with Binance Academy aims to broaden access to research-informed learning on a global scale, helping to address a persistent barrier to innovation: the shortage of qualified talent.”
“Education is critical for the growth of blockchain ecosystems, where learning about diverse blockchain networks and their real-world applications with accessible and research-driven courses is essential to further development and participation. By working with the Cardano Foundation to launch the Cardano Fundamentals course, we’re empowering learners to explore Cardano’s unique design and its real-world impact,” said Stephen McAllister, Team Lead, Binance Academy.
The Academy team and subject matter experts combine 20+ years experience across education, enterprise and technology sectors. Together, they ensure learners gain a practical understanding of how Cardano is being used to build a new generation of decentralized applications, preparing learners for real-world engagement with the ecosystem.
