Charles Hoskinson, the founder of the Cardano network, announced that the future road map of the platform will be shaped depending on community votes, treasury funds and the nine proposals currently on the agenda. In this period when the transition to decentralized management in the crypto ecosystem is accelerating, Hoskinson’s emphasis was that the management and implementation processes will be decisive for Cardano to re-enter among the top 10 projects.
Community-oriented management and treasury budget
Input Output Global (IOG), which is responsible for most of Cardano’s technical development, called on the community to approve a reduced treasury budget for 2026. Nine separate proposals submitted by IOG, totaling $46.8 million—166 million ADA—pending support for next year’s operations and network upgrades. This figure is 52 percent lower than last year, which is interpreted as an indicator of the transition to a decentralized management structure.
Hoskinson stated that the platform will now be influenced by community-driven suggestion and voting processes, rather than unilateral decisions. He underlined that decentralization will involve partial failures as well as full success; He stated that successful projects will continue, while unsuccessful ones will be terminated.
The community will have the final say on which parts of the project roadmap to move forward. Voting will not only determine the transfer of funds, but also which topics will be prioritized.
Voting process and details of suggestions
Official voting on Cardano is conducted through a member-based governance organization called Intersect. Representatives (DReps) can vote via the Ekklesia platform. The voting process will continue between April 22 and May 24, 2026, after which the decisions are planned to be approved.
Network scaling, Bitcoin integration, and strengthening developers and economic infrastructure stand out at the center of the nine proposals presented. The consensus upgrade, called Leios, aims to increase Cardano’s transaction speed by 10 to 65 times and support more than 1,000 transactions per second. The Leios testnet is expected to launch in June 2026, and the mainnet will be ready by the end of the year.
Another important offer is Pogun; In this way, it is aimed to move Bitcoin-based credit markets, yield instruments and bridge infrastructure to Cardano. With Babel Fees, users will also be able to pay transaction fees directly with native tokens. More flexible earning models for developers were also among the suggestions.
The rest of the package; It includes layer two scaling with Hydra and Midgard, Plutus smart contract environment updates, new developer tools such as cardano-init, and expansion of API-data services with more advanced authentication and security systems.
Key levels are on the agenda for ADA price
As the management process progresses, the movement in the ADA price also attracts attention. Latest data indicates that ADA has started to form new lows after recovering from the $0.23 level. In the short term, exceeding the $0.25–0.26 band is considered critical for buyers to prove their superiority.
Then, it is evaluated that the $0.265–0.27 level creates a new resistance area and selling pressure may increase in this area. If ADA breaks this band, the next strong liquidity area is stated to be in the $0.28–$0.30 range. Conversely, if the recent recovery remains weak, it could push the price to retest support levels.
