Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said the network must complete key roadmap and governance milestones before entering its next phase of growth, as the community ratified an updated Constitutional Committee during preparations for the Leios upgrade and Dijkstra era governance. The on-chain action, titled "Update Constitutional Committee 2026," seated four newly elected members after Delegated Representatives approved it with 69.36%, above the required 67%, and Stake Pool Operators approved it with 51.18%, above the 51% threshold. The change takes effect at the boundary between Epoch 653 and Epoch 654 on September 6, 2026, with members serving through Epoch 799. Hoskinson said Cardano must "finish what we started" by completing the Leios scalability enhancement, executing its associated hard fork and completing the last mile of governance. He also highlighted RealFi, which he said could channel billions of dollars in total value locked into the ecosystem, and the Pogun Bitcoin DeFi initiative, which has attracted $600 million in preliminary funding commitments. The refreshed Constitutional Committee preserves its ability to review governance actions for consistency with Cardano’s constitution and to process treasury withdrawals, protocol-parameter changes and other foundational decisions. A failed vote would have reduced the committee to three members. Newly seated representatives include Marek Mahut, the Eastern Cardano Council and Cardano Curia, following audited community elections. ADA has declined 40.71% year-to-date in 2026 and fallen out of the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. Cardano ranks 36th in TVL and has no approved spot ETF product, while Solana has declined approximately 18% this year. ADA is trading near $0.20, about 94% below its nearly $3 all-time high reached in September 2021. Market analyst Ali Charts said the Tom DeMark Sequential indicator generated a new buy signal, although previous rallies following the indicator do not establish that another rally will occur. Hoskinson said Cardano remains "not out of the game," while Leios and RealFi are scheduled for deployment later this year.