{"id":19634,"date":"2025-03-28T19:32:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T19:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=19634"},"modified":"2025-03-28T19:32:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T19:32:31","slug":"if-us-chose-cardano-for-elections-it-needs-to-stockpile-ada-says-founder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=19634","title":{"rendered":"If US Chose Cardano For Elections, It Needs To Stockpile ADA, Says Founder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>In an interview with David Gokhshtein, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson shed light on his deep ties to the US government under President Donald Trump. Throughout the discussion, Hoskinson revealed ongoing legislative engagements, potential blockchain collaborations, and insights into how Cardano might serve large-scale systems like national elections.<\/p>\n<h2>Cardano Founder\u2019s Ties To US Politics<\/h2>\n<p>One of Hoskinson\u2019s most striking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zsMStZlDZDo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">comments<\/a> addressed the prospect of a government-level blockchain deployment. Specifically, he noted how a hypothetical decision by the US government to adopt Cardano for elections could have far-reaching implications: \u201cIf the US government was building a blockchain solution, let\u2019s say they chose Cardano to run elections, then you\u2019re stockpiling ADA to maintain the fuel to pay for your election system\u2014a different consideration than a speculative interest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, Hoskinson also alluded to his advisory roles in Washington, D.C., referencing discussions with both legislators and regulatory bodies: \u201cI\u2019m advising people like Senator <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/crypto-regulation-senator-tim-scott-priorities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \">Tim Scott<\/a>, as Tim publicly revealed yesterday, and others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He went on to describe meetings with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and various congressional representatives: \u201cI met with one of the CFTC commissioners, many members of Congress, and spoke with Congressman Warren Davidson. There\u2019s a good chance we pass a <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/bitcoin-as-stablecoin-market-cap-reach-new-high\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \">stablecoin <\/a>bill within 3 months and get a market structure bill done by August.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hoskinson expressed optimism about this legislative push, highlighting the synergy between the White House and other stakeholders: \u201cWe\u2019re glad the White House is doing their thing, and it\u2019s fun to be on the legislative side and work with them. Hopefully they\u2019ll meet in the middle with the bicameral working group and all the things will come together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Delving deeper, Hoskinson described a vigorous timeline for policy initiatives: \u201cWe\u2019re going to bring a great team of people together at the senate and have some wonderful policy discussions about the market structure bill and begin marking that up.\u201d He pointed out that various \u201cnon-financial use cases\u201d potentially of blockchain extend to defense, supply chain, and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>In the realm of digital currencies, Hoskinson highlighted the current administration\u2019s apparent priority list: \u201cThe White House is trying their best to help and push the process along. Stablecoins first, market structure second. There\u2019s about $230B of stablecoins in circulation, representing about 76% in value transactions in crypto.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hoskinson also addressed <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/trump-jr-backs-crypto-as-wlf-launches-reserve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \">World Liberty Financial (WLF)<\/a>, a crypto business created by President Trump and his sons, which launched a stablecoin called USD1 this week. Hoskinson spoke openly about his initial impressions: \u201cWell I think they\u2019re great guys [\u2026] the first time I had a chance to really talk to Don [Jr] [\u2026] I really [found them] very nice and\u2026 we\u2019ll see where that goes, where that relationship goes [\u2026] I have never really engaged with them before and hopefully there can be something in the future that\u2019s possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He further explained how WLF could potentially collaborate with Cardano\u2019s ongoing projects, particularly those focused on lending in Africa: \u201cFor example, one thing I\u2019d love to look at is\u2026 if there is a path to increase the available liquidity for our real fine lending portfolio that we have in Africa [\u2026] right now we\u2019re kind of trying to [\u2026] fight with that [\u2026] t may be faster to market to do that through what WLF is doing [\u2026] so that could be potentially a path of USD1 [\u2026] it\u2019d be really nice to see if there\u2019s a path to get that stablecoin on the Cardano ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At press time, ADA traded at $0.70.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-432993\" src=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ADAUSDT_2025-03-28_09-04-43.png?resize=1024%2C453\" alt=\"Cardano price\" width=\"1024\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ADAUSDT_2025-03-28_09-04-43.png?w=3628 3628w, https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ADAUSDT_2025-03-28_09-04-43.png?w=640 640w, https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ADAUSDT_2025-03-28_09-04-43.png?w=768 768w, https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ADAUSDT_2025-03-28_09-04-43.png?w=980 980w, https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ADAUSDT_2025-03-28_09-04-43.png?w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ADAUSDT_2025-03-28_09-04-43.png?w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ADAUSDT_2025-03-28_09-04-43.png?w=750 750w, https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ADAUSDT_2025-03-28_09-04-43.png?w=1140 1140w, https:\/\/bitcoinist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ADAUSDT_2025-03-28_09-04-43.png?w=3000 3000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an interview with David Gokhshtein, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson shed light on his deep ties to the US government under President Donald Trump. Throughout the discussion, Hoskinson revealed ongoing legislative engagements, potential blockchain collaborations, and insights into how Cardano might serve large-scale systems like national elections. 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