# Cardano 101 ## Table of Contents * What is Cardano? * Founding and IOG Organization * The Team Behind Cardano * The Cardano Blockchain * Commitment to Decentralization * How does Cardano work? * Three layers: Concensus, Ledger and Network layers.h * Cryptography * Peer-to-peer communication between nodes * Ouroborosg * What makes Ouroboros unique? * EUTXO * Interoperability * Sidechains * Hydra * Mithril * DApp Store * Hard Fork Combinator * Programming languages * Chain comparisons * Financial aspects * Wallets * Governance * Digital Identity * Educational initiatives * NFTs * Cardano resources and further reading **Source:** --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://cardano-wiki.gitbook.io/cardano/what-is-cardano/cardano-101.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.