For Charles Hoskinson, Cardano is primed to transform the blockchain and lead the decentralized revolution. In a recent Twitter/X post, Hoskinson shared his campaign to make Cardano accessible to its users and token holders. He says governance must include everyone, and Cardano is on track to lead the change.
According to Hoskinson, Cardano only needs to hurdle two more milestones: a community-ratified constitution and approval of the budget system, before it can lead and redefine blockchain governance.
Blockchain Governance Should Involve Everyone
Governance in the blockchain is a hot-button issue in the crypto sector. For Hoskinson, the road to inclusion and participation in the blockchain could be smoother and easier. The Cardano founder admits taking the campaign personally and added that he’ll never apologize for his passion for improving governance.
Welcome to governance everyone, it’s messy and tough, but it’s the only way to include everyone. For the last decade, I’ve tried to do everything in my power to ensure that Cardano is run by the millions who use it and own ada.
We are at a very critical inflection point where…
— Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) December 16, 2024
Hoskinson admitted that Cardano’s roadmap has been challenging, but with recent developments, he predicts that the blockchain can achieve complete decentralization in 2025. When it happens, according to Hoskinson, it will dominate the blockchains.
Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson. Image: Harvard International Review
Cardano Gets Major Upgrade With Chang Hard Fork
Last September 1st, Cardano introduced its Chang Hard Fork, a two-part system upgrade that aims to boost functionality and decentralized governance. The first part of the upgrade was launched early this year, increasing the network performance by burning genesis keys and assigning voting power to its Constitutional Committee. Also, the latest roll-out of new improvements on the network, like the Plutus v3, enhanced the blockchain’s innovative contract features.
The Constitutional Committee now has voting powers and is just a temporary addition to the system. Once the constitution has been ratified, the committee will be abolished. From hereon, the governance of the Cardano blockchain is in the hands of ADA token holders. The launch of this new upgrade represents a significant milestone, allowing it to come closer to the ultimate objective of complete decentralization.
ADA’s Price Remains Volatile
While Hoskinson remains passionate about Cardano’s future, its native token’s price performance has been underwhelming. As of this writing, ADA is trading at $1.10, up just 2.7% from the previous day’s close.
Although the token’s price performance has slowed, investor sentiment on the blockchain and its token remains high. For example, ADA scores 74 on The Fear & greed Index. Over the last 30 days, ADA price has been up over 50%, reflecting its stability while other assets struggled.
Market commentators suggest that ADA will continue its erratic price action, with prices to move anywhere between $0.934 and $1.10.
Featured image from Forbes, chart from TradingView
