An collection of (curated) awesome Aiken libraries, DApps, tutorials & other cool stuff.

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Awesome Aiken

• Libraries
• Dapps
• Tutorials/Examples
• Videos

Libraries

• aiken-lang/stdlib - The official standard library
• Cardano-Fans/acca - Extensions to the standard library
• SundaeSwap-finance/aicone - Several reusable Aiken libraries
• Logical Mechanism/assist - A collection of specialized Aiken functions.
• aiken-extra - A collection of additional aiken functions to build tests and help debug.

Dapps

• Sundae Swap V3 - DEX
• Minswap V2 - DEX
• Jpg Store - NFT Marketplace
• Lenfi - Lending and Borrowing
• Minswap - Stableswap - DEX
• Nebula - A Cardano NFT marketplace contract including chain indexer and event listener for individual projects
• morbid - A dead-man's switch contract
• Projected NFT Whirlpool - A new protocol for the Paima Whirlpool vision to allow users from other ecosystems to naturally be able to use existing NFTs in games from other ecosystems while still maintaining custody
• Levvy - NFT based lending and borrowing
• Danogo - Decentralized Bond Exchange
• Fortuna - A Smart Contract that mimics bitcoin proof of work
• Mehen - Fiat-backed stable coin
• ENCOINS - An NFT-based private transactions protocol
• SundaeSwap Yield Farming v2 - SundaeSwap Yield Farming v2 contracts
• unLearn - Modular governance framework

Games

• Tetrano - Tetris style puzzle game on Cardano

Tutorials/Examples

• Hello, World! - Write and execute a smart contract on Cardano in 10 minutes
• Vesting - Learn how to work with time
• Gift Card - Make gift cards using NFTs using Aiken and Deno fresh
• Gift Card NextJS - A similar gift card example but with NextJS
• Maestro Dapps Tutorials
• Logical Mechanism's Distributed Representation - A model semi-liquid mint-lock-stake DAO
• Logical Mechanism's Convert Expression - A novel variation of a Schnorr protocol
• From Aiken to frontend deployment - A end-to-end guide from writing a Aiken smart contract, to creating transactions, to deploying a frontend to interact with it. See also demo and repo.
• Cardano Capture The Flag - A game where Cardano developers and enthusiasts can try to exploit purposely vulnerable smart contracts and learn about the most common security issues and how to prevent them.
• Cardano Recorded Mint - A proof-of-concept for a minting script with historical record of all mints, and on-chain guarantee of uniqueness.
• Gimbalabs Aiken Essentials Module - Learn Aiken from scratch and develop your skills with hands-on exercises and mini-projects.

Videos

• NerdOut's Aiken edition - A high-level presentation of Aiken ^{~11 min}
• ReddSpark's beginner guide to Aiken - A guided 'Hello, World!' tutorial for Windows users ^{~50 min}
• Hello, World! with Demeter - The 'Hello, World!' tutorial but using cardano-cli instead of Lucid ^~19min