Overview
- Charles Hoskinson said he spoke with Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse about integrating XRP, with Lace wallet support targeted before the end of 2025.
- He met Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov to explore bringing oracle infrastructure to Cardano’s UTXO model, including potential Midnight and Bitcoin links.
- Hoskinson reported $23 million invested to expand Cardano’s native token ecosystem as part of an adoption push.
- An Asia outreach tour is planned with stops in Vietnam, South Korea, Japan, and Singapore to drive regional growth.
- He said a CLARITY Act draft is expected by late September with possible enactment as soon as October, subject to U.S. policymaking.