Lesson 1.4: The EUTxO-Model

Welcome to Lesson 1.4! In this lesson, you'll learn about the EUTxO model and how it operates on Cardano.

Learning Objectives

After completing this lesson, you'll be able to:

• Describe the EUTxO model.

• Exemplify how transactions work on Cardano using EUTxO.

• Explain the advantages that EUTxO adds to Cardano for securing transactions.

Additional Resources

To learn more about the topics covered in this lesson, we encourage you to review the following resources:

• Essential Cardano Glossary - EUTXO: extended unspent transaction output

• Understanding the Extended UTxO model

• EUTXO v Account-based models

• The EUTxO Handbook

Collaborate with the Pioneers Community

Remember that you can interact with the participants of the PPP through the IOG's technical community on Discord by joining the channels under the Plutus Pioneers category.

If during the program you have questions about Plutus, we invite you to share them at Cardano Stack Exchange (CSE) by adding the plutus-pioneer-program tag to your question. The IOG's Education Team members will monitor these questions to support your learning journey. Whenever you share a question at CSE, you're helping to build up the Cardano and Plutus development knowledge base.

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