Charles Hoskinson has rejected demands that he take responsibility for Cardano adoption and measurable network growth, saying he leads Input Output Global, or IOG, rather than Cardano itself. He made the comments after a market commentator urged him to focus on developers, trading activity and everyday uses, and after a community member referred to him as Cardano's chief executive. Hoskinson said Cardano operates without central control, that he has no official role within the network, and that founders are not servants. ADA traded near $0.2491 on October 1, roughly 92% below its September 2021 peak of $3.10. A September 28 market report had placed ADA near $0.2537 after an 11.5% weekly gain, although traders had repeatedly failed to move it above $0.26. Hoskinson has previously estimated his losses from ADA's decline at about $3 billion. Cardano development continues through Ouroboros Leios, which aims to increase transaction capacity, and RealFi, which develops financial products linking crypto capital with assets such as loans and government debt. Separately, Petrobras is testing a Cardano platform for sustainable aviation fuel claims with PUC-Rio's Ledger Labs and the Cardano Foundation. The research application records environmental claims, tracks recipients and prevents reuse, but discloses no airline customers, fuel volumes or completed claims. Robinhood has also announced planned crypto futures for Cardano and seven other assets for eligible U.S. customers through Bitstamp, without setting a launch date. Hoskinson has said ADA could return to the ten largest cryptocurrencies by market value before the end of 2026.