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Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson pushed back against claims that the network “abandoned scaling in favor of governance,” arguing that Cardano’s scaling roadmap has been built on years of scientific research, experimentation, and engineering rather than short-term changes aimed only at boosting transaction throughput.
Hoskinson said scalability research has remained central to Cardano’s development strategy since the project’s early years, predating the Shelley era. He emphasized that Cardano’s approach is research-driven, with long-term scaling efforts tied to multiple technologies and initiatives.
He pointed to layer-2 solutions, the Extended Unspent Transaction Output (eUTXO) accounting model, partner chains, and zero-knowledge cryptography research as components of Cardano’s scaling plan.
Hoskinson also highlighted Leios, Cardano’s proposed high-performance scaling architecture, describing it as a critical element of the ecosystem’s future infrastructure. He said Leios, together with Peras and Cardano’s broader layer-2 approach, supports a “future-proof” design intended to support long-term growth.
Hoskinson’s comments were directed at community concerns that Cardano should have prioritized faster scalability upgrades over governance development through Voltaire.
He defended the move toward Voltaire by arguing that decentralized governance is necessary to strengthen the ecosystem and enable future scaling. Under the Voltaire framework, ADA holders can vote on network proposals and treasury allocations through decentralized representatives, commonly referred to as DReps.
Hoskinson argued that implementing governance before scaling upgrades helps ensure that future blockchain changes are community-driven rather than controlled by a centralized authority. He also said that abandoning governance for aggressive scalability efforts would have undermined Cardano’s decentralized vision.
“In a semi-centralized and not secure halfway house could have been implemented that crashed all the time like other blockchains. Or we could do it right, like we’ve always done things with the Cardano ecosystem. We chose the latter,” he wrote.
Hoskinson further argued that rushing incomplete solutions to market could lead to a less secure and unstable blockchain ecosystem, drawing parallels to issues seen on competing networks.
Beyond governance, he reiterated that Cardano’s development philosophy prioritizes security, formal verification, and long-term sustainability over rapid deployment cycles. He noted that this approach has faced criticism from traders and developers seeking faster ecosystem expansion, particularly as rival blockchains pursued scalability and decentralized finance adoption more aggressively.
Supporters of Cardano, Hoskinson said, argue that the network’s methodical approach could improve its long-term position—particularly if its scaling technologies increase throughput while preserving decentralization and security.
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