- During a recent interview with Etor’s Market Analysts, Charles Hoskinson shared a vision where Cardano’s technology and ecosystem benefits both XRP and BTC.
- He also noted that the RWA market is not to be overlooked, and Cardano has the potential to help it reach its projected $13 trillion in the next 5 years.
Recently, Sam North, a market analyst at eToro, a social trading and multi-asset investment company, sat down with Charles Hoskinson, the co-founder of Ethereum (ETH) and the founder of Cardano (ADA). Their conversation centered on the future of the crypto market, blockchain innovation, artificial intelligence, and U.S. regulations under the Trump administration. With this in mind, let’s view Cardano through Charles’s lens in the discussion.
Charles Hoskinson stated:
When we look in the next five years, our big area of growth is likely going to come from XRP and Bitcoin, because we can do things for them and that’s a win-win. And when you add that together, that TVL is going to be four times larger than mine… just facilitating the Real World Asset revolution… that’s a ten to thirteen trillion dollar opportunity over the next five to ten years.
According to DefiLama, Ethereum’s Total Value Locked (TVL) is currently $64.17 billion, and Solana’s TVL sits at $9.61 billion. By comparison, Cardano’s TVL is only $400 million. To reach Hoskinson’s ambitious projection, four times larger than Ethereum and Solana combined, Cardano would need to see a 73,182% increase, bringing its TVL to approximately $288 billion.
For context, Midnight, developed by Input Output Global (IOG), is a blockchain protocol focused on data protection and security. It leverages zero-knowledge (ZK) technology to protect user data and enables the development of secure, regulatory-compliant smart contracts.
Midnight is the key to Cradano’s push to bring real-world assets onto the blockchain. This includes both on-chain and off-chain assets, allowing secure and private representation of ownership, an essential requirement for unlocking the $13 trillion RWA opportunity Charles envisions.
When asked, “If I grant you one wish that would benefit you and Cardano, what would it be?”, Hoskinson responded: “The first thing I would do is probably restructure the way he’s done the crypto working group.”
Referring to President Donald Trump’s regulatory approach, Hoskinson critiqued the lack of clarity, inclusivity, and long-term vision: “It’s been very short-term, not clear how people participate… some people are in, some people are out.”
Charles’s vision of a synergistic, multichain ecosystem is gradually becoming a reality. Last week, Crypto News Flash reported that Cardano expanded its browser accessibility with the release of Lace 1.22.1. This update introduced support for Firefox and enhanced functionality across major browsers, enabling users to manage ADA, interact with decentralized applications (DApps), and explore Bitcoin integration features seamlessly.
On top of this, Charles confirmed during an AMA session that the development team behind Cardano is working on adding XRP support for the Lace wallet, however, he did not specify the timeline for this integration. Meanwhile, ADA is trading at $0.8239, reflecting a 3.70% increase over the past 24 hours and a 20.85% rise over the past week, bringing its market capitalization to around $29 billion.
