A few hours ago the **Cardano**-Team (**ADA**) released a new update for their roadmap. In fact there are some really interesting new features: * support for Ledger Wallet * Cardano debit card * sidechains * smart contract development tools (test network, REPL and Plutus) * independent software audit * co-working spaсe in Hong Kong * partnership with two big regional accelerators * new research and development center in Vietnam * accounting model (UTxO for main chain, IELE for side chain) * and a few more... For more detailed information take a look at their official roadmap website: https://cardanoroadmap.com/ The first bullet point confirms the rumors of last week: > ![Twitter screenshot](https://steemitimages.com/DQmc8vbXLmydY2EYRn8SYH27qj5oz4FB9YhFKJgEWSeu6RE/image.png) > *Source: https://twitter.com/IOHK_Richard/status/946839349915717632* # Highlights My personal highlights are the support for **Ledger Wallet**, so you can store your ADA secure in a hardware wallet, the Cardano **debit card** (to pay by ADA everywhere where debit cards are accepted) and the support of **sidechains**, which is a huge advantage in terms of scalability. Also the development tools for **smart contracts** are great. With this news maybe more developers are looking into Cardano. # Future I'm looking forward to the future of Cardano, with this roadmap update it even looks more interesting. The next roadmap update will be in about 30 days (February 5): > ![roadmap screenshot](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZc1jL4as4CTRvELZu1GviDvM2NHhxFidEGsQJvgvypi7/image.png) > Source: https://cardanoroadmap.com/ If you are interested in buying ADA, take a look at [Binance](https://www.binance.com/?ref=11119729). ***Disclaimer**: This post is my own opinion and not financial advice!*