Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano and IOG, has claimed he knows how to boost the ADA ecosystem’s TVL to multi-billion-dollar valuations.
According to him, the roadmap for improving the Cardano DeFi ecosystem is very clear and involves Midnight. He also shared which implementations are in place to address this persistent TVL underperformance and how much they would cost.
Solution to Cardano TVL Stall
Notably, Cardano has been the subject of widespread criticism over its lack of traction in decentralized finance. Despite its large market cap and status, it still lags behind its peers and newer chains in total value locked on the network.
Hoskinson has persistently discussed this subject in the past, sharing how Cardano lost its footing in the DeFi sector to rivals like Solana and Ethereum. In a recent podcast, he claimed that he knows just how to resolve this long-standing issue.
“I know how to get hundreds of millions, if not billions of dollars, of TVL on Cardano,” he said.
One of the measures in place to attract heavy DeFi capital flow into Cardano is the Midnight debut. The imminent sidechain launch has continued to excite Hoskinson and the broader Cardano community, possibly due to its teased potential.
Midnight’s TVL Prospects
Currently in the testnet phase, Midnight is already creating a buzz in the crypto industry. Its NIGHT airdrop attracted millions of users across multiple chains.
Hoskinson has earlier tipped the privacy-focused chain to boost developer and user adoption of the Cardano network, tagging it as a game-changer. Midnight has landed major partnerships, and the recent privacy boom has further boosted its traction.
The Cardano founder sees Midnight attracting multi-chain interest in Cardano, which could impact its DeFi activities and, consequently, its TVL. He reiterated that the zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) innovation, alongside the upcoming Real Finance (RealFi) project, will attract billions of dollars in TVL to Cardano. For the uninitiated, RealFi connects blockchain to real-world economies, focusing on delivering microloans and credit to the underbanked globally.
However, there is a little price for this course. Hoskinson highlighted that the integrations required to achieve this impressive TVL boost would cost the network around $100 million. Notably, the Cardano Foundation has shown commitment to enhancing this aspect of the chain, recently committing eight-figure ADA to bolster DeFi liquidity and mainstream adoption.
Bitcoin and XRP DeFi Another Boost
While Hoskinson has blamed Cardano users for contributing to TVL underperformance through their lack of participation, he has continued to discuss ways to improve. Another tool he believes would increase ADA’s TVL to billions is the Bitcoin and XRP DeFi unlock.
The Ethereum co-founder teased that Bitcoin DeFi alone could take Cardano’s TVL to $15 billion. The ADA ecosystem has been working on accessing the $2 trillion Bitcoin ecosystem, and Hoskinson believes that using the eUTXO accounting model, similar to BTC’s UTXO, already gives it an edge.
Furthermore, Hoskinson also sees a $100 billion untapped XRP DeFi opportunity. He stated that harnessing these sectors would place Cardano in the forefront of the DeFi narrative.
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