Cardano (ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson made noteworthy statements regarding the governance structure, growth strategy, and community unity within the Cardano ecosystem.
Hoskinson stated that the Cardano community needs to return to unity, empathy, and productive discussion, saying, “I want to return to unity, empathy, and productive conversations. I want to return to the mindset of solving problems and getting things done.”
Cardano’s founder also announced plans to establish a political party and a DRep structure within the ecosystem. Hoskinson stated that the priority in this process is clarifying the growth strategy. He then explained that the focus will shift to how to add executive functionality, how to formulate the strategy, and how to determine the budget. According to Hoskinson, these topics will form the four fundamental pillars of the new structure.
Hoskinson stated that his current priority is to ensure Cardano grows responsibly, with a unified voice, and under the right structures. Responding to those who expect leadership from him, Hoskinson said his goal is to move the community to that point and that he will continue working towards it every day.
Hoskinson, defending Cardano’s technical and governance infrastructure, said that competing projects cannot compare to Cardano’s level of decentralization and the quality of the structure built. “Our competitors cannot stand up to the level of decentralization and the quality of the structure we have built,” Hoskinson stated.
However, Hoskinson also acknowledged that there are serious problems within the Cardano ecosystem. While stating that he wants Cardano to succeed, Hoskinson pointed out a lack of unity within the ecosystem, a absence of a common ground where healthy discussions can take place, and the need for these discussions to translate into action. Hoskinson also added that Cardano needs more effort in the areas of marketing and commercialization.
Hoskinson argued that Cardano governance has been in “complete chaos” for the past two years. He noted that fatigue had set in during the DReps (Deep Resource Areas) and some participants had left, resulting in a sharp drop in ADA price, Cardano falling out of the top 10 by market capitalization, a decline in TVL (TVL) and trading volume, many promising projects struggling, and fatigue on both the developer and governance sides.
The founder of Cardano recalled that in the past, there was a clearer delegation of authority in Cardano, and that the ADA price rose from $0.04 to $3 between 2017 and 2021. Hoskinson stated that during that period, executive power regarding growth and strategy was more pronounced, but that the structure subsequently descended into chaos.
