Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said a technical integration between Cardano and Ethereum could be operational within months if both development teams agree to work together, as ADA posted a 26% weekly gain and traded at $0.2052 at the time of writing. Speaking on The Breakdown with David Gokhshtein, Hoskinson rejected claims that Cardano is losing relevance after ADA’s steep decline from previous highs, governance disputes and difficulties affecting ecosystem projects. His comments followed criticism from ARK Invest researcher Lorenzo Valente, who questioned why Cardano continues to receive conference invitations, sponsorships and podcast attention. Hoskinson urged token holders to prioritize long-term technology goals over short-term price movements and reiterated his ambition for ADA to become the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. He described potential cooperation with Ethereum as an academic and engineering collaboration requiring no money transfers or apologies, with Ethereum developers potentially examining Cardano’s UTXO-based approach to smart contracts. Cardano is also developing Ouroboros Leios to increase network capacity and Hydra as a Layer-2 scaling solution, upgrades intended to support competition with Ethereum and Solana and broaden the ecosystem’s real-world adoption.